Damn the darkness, anyhow! It makes it ten times harder." His incoherence alarmed his listener more than his words.
"Were have you look ?" "I've been to the house, but Alluna is crazy, and says Gale has gone to kill Stark, as near as I can make out.

Both of them were at my quarters to-night, and I'm afraid the squaw is right." "But w'ere is Necia ?" "We don't know; maybe Stark has got her." The Frenchman cursed horribly.

"Have you try hees cabane ?" "No." Without answer the Frenchman darted away, and the Lieutenant sped after him through the deserted rows of log-houses.
"Ha! Dere's light," snarled Doret, over his shoulder, as they neared their goal.
"Be careful," panted Burrell.

"Wait! Don't knock." He forced Poleon to pause.

"Let's find out who's inside.