Nothing could be heard, and nothing else of a suspicious character met his gaze.
Meanwhile his companion had crept over to where Tyope was lying, and had reported to the commander the strange apparition.

Tyope turned over so as to face the east and said,-- "It is well." He also began to scan the network of shadows and illuminated patches extending in that direction.

The Indian who had spoken to him went back to his post, but very soon returned, whispering,-- "Somebody has crossed over from one tree to another." "Where ?" Tyope asked in a subdued voice.
"There," replied the scout, pointing with his hand toward a group of bushes.
"It is well," said the leader; "go back and keep your eyes open." The Indian crawled off.

Tyope rose to his knees, seized two branches of the tree behind which he had been reclining, and bent them asunder.

In this manner he was able to overlook the ground to the east at a greater height than before.