The other would accompany
the boy, and bring down word when the right path had been
discovered.
As soon as it became light Frank, without rousing the men, went out
into the path and moved cautiously up it. He had but just started
when he saw Dominique coming towards him.
"All right, sar. Boy gone on; he hunt about. When he find he send
Sam back to fetch me. De oder stay with him."
"Oh, you have sent both with him."
"Yes, sar, me thought it better. If only one man go, when he come
back, boy could talk to people. Perhaps talk too much, so sent both
men."
"That was the best plan, no doubt," Frank agreed. "I will join the
men, and remain there until you come for me."
"Dat best thing, sar. People might come along, better dey not see
you."
It was twelve o'clock before Dominique joined the waiting group in
the wood.
"They have been a long time finding the track, Dominique."
"Yes, sar, bery long time. Dey try four tracks, all wrong. Den dey
try 'nother. Sam say boy tell him try that last, because bad track;
lead ober hills, to place where Obi man live. Black fellow no like
to go there. Bad men there; steal children away, make sacrifice to
fetish.
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