human
Ordway! Gass! Pryor! Lewis called in the sergeants in charge of the three messes.
gpt
The boy Shannon has not returned. Which of your men, Ordway, will best serve to find Shannon and meet us up the river?
human
Myself, sir, said Ordway,
gpt
No, 'tis meself, sor,
human
You three are needed in the boats, said the leader.
gpt
No, I think it will be better to send Drouillard and the two Fields boys. But tell me, Sergeant Ordway----
human
Yes, sir!
gpt
Has any boat passed up the river within the last day--for instance, while we were away at the hunt?
human
I think not, sir. Surely any one coming up the river would have turned in at our camp.
gpt
And no man has come into the camp from below--no horseman?