They were ten or twelve inches long. They had a funny
way of running and every few steps would turn around and look at me."
"I'm not surprised," said Grant soberly, breaking in upon the
conversation. "I understand precisely the feeling of those lizards.
There's only one of your kind in all the world."
"You're right for once in your life," retorted John. "Now tell me," he
added, "what your plans are. What is the next thing to be done?"
"Now that little Johnnie has arrived," laughed Grant, "I think the best
thing we can do, if Zeke and Pete agree, is to stay here to-night and
start on early to-morrow morning."
"Start where?" demanded John.
"Why for Simon Moultrie's claim."
"I had almost forgotten about that," laughed John, "but I guess that's as
good a trip as we can make."
By this time Zeke had supper prepared and the boys responded to his
announcement with a zeal that caused the guide to say, "You boys must not
forget that one of our packs is gone. We may have to go short on our
rations."
The statement at once led to the story of the coming of the two white men
and their strange departure. Grant explained how Zeke and Thomas Jefferson
had each made a search, but the two men had disappeared.
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