Ziua," he called to one of the bystanders, "go and tell those toward the left to come where I stand.

Ohotika," calling another, "run to the right and command those there to wait until we join them." The runners left in the directions indicated.
The information which had just been conveyed to Tyope was most disagreeable.

The presence of one human being at the time and place indicated looked very suspicious.

If the man had seen his warriors he would certainly run home and give the alarm.

All Tyope could do now was to keep as close as possible to the Rio Grande, push up parallel with the river as cautiously as possible, and thus sneak beyond the enemy, in case, as he still could not believe, the latter were in anything like a considerable force.