"Franco knows." "No, that isn't the way," said the woman; "the dog don't know any thing about it.

We must go straight forward." "No," said Jonas, "it will be safest to follow Franco." And so saying, he began to turn his oxen in the direction indicated by Franco.
The woman remonstrated against this with great earnestness.

She said that they should only get entirely lost, for he was leading them altogether out of their way.

But Jonas considered that the responsibility properly belonged to him, and that he must act according to his own discretion.

So he pushed forward steadily after Franco.
But his progress was now interrupted by hearing another loud call behind him, back upon the pond.
"What's that ?" said Josey.
"Somebody calling," said Jonas.
"More travellers lost," said the woman.--"O dear me!" He listened again, and heard the calls more distinctly.