The traces of these boot heels lead directly to the place where the largest tent stood.

We know it was the largest, because the holes left by the tent pegs are farthest apart.

And we know it belonged to the Marquis de Montcalm, because, always having that keen eye for effect, the French Commander-in-Chief would have no tent but the largest." "True as Gospel, Tayoga," said the hunter, "and the French officers themselves had a little conference in the tent of the Marquis, after they had finished with the Indian chiefs.

Here, within the square made by the pegs, are the prints of many boot heels and they were not all made by the Marquis, since they are of different sizes.

Probably they were completing some plans in regard to the artillery, since the warriors would have nothing to do with the big guns.