Twenty minutes had elapsed when they stood beneath the tree which had been
discovered by Zeke.
"What kind of a tree is it?" inquired Fred.
"It's a Two Crow Tree," retorted George glibly.
"I wish I was dead sure of that," spoke up Zeke.
"Don't you think it is?" demanded Grant.
"Yes, I think it is, but of course I can't be sure."
"What shall we do now?" demanded Fred.
"Cook our dinner here and decide what we'll do next."
As soon as the simple meal had been prepared the young prospectors were
summoned to the repast. Their interest was so keen, however, in the tree
under whose branches they were seated that all the Go Ahead Boys were
ready to declare that the first landmark indicated by Simon Moultrie had
been found.
"The only thing for us to do," said Zeke after he had listened to all that
the boys had to say, "is for Thomas Jefferson and myself to leave you here
while we go ahead to see if we can find anything that looks like Tom's
Thumb. If we find it then we may be pretty sure that we're on the right
track."
"How will you know?" inquired John.
"Have to use our common sense," said the guide sharply.
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