If that isn't the campfire of your men with the pack horses then I'll eat my cap." Captain Colden laughed, but it was the slightly hysterical laugh of relief.

He was bent upon doing his task, and, since the Lord had carried him so far through a mighty danger, the disappointment of losing the supplies would have been almost too much to bear.
"You're sure it's they, Mr.Willet ?" he said.
"Of course.

Didn't I tell you it wasn't possible for another such party of fools to be here in the wilderness, and that the God of the white man and the Manitou of the red man taking pity on their simplicity and innocence have protected them ?" "I like to think what you say is true, Mr.Willet." "It's true.

Be not afraid that it isn't.

Now, I think we'd better stop here, and let Robert and Tayoga go ahead, spy 'em out and make signals.