He suspected a clumsy white man, from the cities.

When he got near the bank he stopped behind a tree.

There was a narrow opening, but he saw nobody and heard nothing except the wind in the pine-tops.
He tried to creep round the opening, but fell among a clump of wild-berry canes.

They were green and did not rustle much, but he knew that after this it would be useless to go on with the search.

Besides, he was not certain that a man had disturbed the stone.