Few questions were asked and it was not plain that all the boys
were listening.
Suddenly John arose and exclaimed, "There comes Zeke! I wonder what he has
to report."
In a moment John's companions had joined him and all four were advancing
to meet the guide who was returning from the rim of the Gulch.
CHAPTER XXVI
CONCLUSION
"Where have you been, Zeke?" called John.
"Down, 'n the Gulch," replied the guide gruffly.
"What did you find? Did you see any one?"
"Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to
recount the story of his recent adventures.
Without halting, the guide said, "The Navajos will be coming soon."
"What do you mean?" demanded John excitedly.
"Just what I say," said Zeke.
"Do you mean the whole Navajo tribe or just the two that we've seen?"
"You certainly be the most innocent chap I've ever seen," remarked Zeke
irritably, as for a moment he halted and looked sternly at the two boys.
"Of course I mean Thomas Jefferson and Kitoni."
"What are they coming up for?" demanded Fred.
"Children should be seen and not heard," retorted Zeke.
John laughed, but the face of his diminutive friend flushed angrily though
he did not reply to the statement of the leader.
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