His last act was to sniff the air.

"Please God the weather mends," he muttered.

"I've got to find old Jim." Very early next morning there was a consultation.

Lovelle had not appeared and hunting was impossible on two shoots of powder.

It was arranged that two of them should keep camp that day by the limestone cliff while Daniel Boone went in search of the missing man, for it was possible that Jim Lovelle had gone to seek ammunition from friendly Indians.