But you saw Minnetaki's footprints.
You saw the snow-shoe trails.

You--and you alone--know which way they went!" Wabi spoke rapidly, excitedly, and then sank down on the sledge, weakened by his exertion.
"We have been chasing you with two teams since dawn," he added, "and pretty nearly killed the dogs.

As a last chance we doubled up the teams and I came on alone.

I left Mukoki a dozen miles back on the trail." Rod's blood had turned cold with horror at the knowledge that Minnetaki was in the clutches of Woonga himself.

The terrible change in Wabi was no longer a mystery.