Mebbe he thought Tododaho was wrong and that the time for him to settle score with the Ojibway had re'lly come.

Any way he wuz off after him like an arrer from the bow." Robert went outside and found Tayoga standing quietly by the front door.
"Did you overtake him ?" he asked.
"No," replied the Onondaga.

"I knew that I could not, because Tododaho had not whispered to me that the time was at hand, but, since I had seen him and he was running away, I felt bound to pursue him.

The legs of Tandakora are long, and he fled with incredible speed.

I followed him to the landing of the next chateau, where he ran down the slope, leaped into a canoe, and disappeared into the mists and vapors that hang so heavily over the river.