e we to do?"

"Dat's what I do'no' myself!" the sore old fellow confessed; even his
superior wisdom, usually sufficient (in his own estimation) for the
whole family, failing him now. "When it comes to lickin' white women and
'spec'able servants, ain't nobody safe. I's glad ol' massa and Miss
Jinny's safe up dar in de cave; and I on'y wish we war safe up dar too."

"Toby," said Salina, "we will go there. Can you find the way?"

"Reckon I kin," said Toby, delighted at the proposal.

They set out early. They succeeded in reaching the woods without
exciting suspicion. They kept well to the south, in order to approach
the cave on the same side of the ravine from which Toby had discovered
it, or rather Penn near the entrance of it, before. He thought he would
be more sure to find it by that route. At the same time he avoided the
burned woods, and, without knowing it, the soldiers.

But, the best they could do, the daylight was gone when they came to the
ravine; and Toby could not find the place where he had previously
crossed. He passed beyond it. Then they crossed at random in the easiest
place. Once on the side where the cave was, Toby decided that they were
above it; and, owing to the steepness of the banks, it was necessary to
go around over the rocks, at a short distance from the ravine, in order
to reach the shelf behind the thickets. It was in making this movement
that they had been seen to descend the ledge and pass behind the bushes
at its base.

"Now," said Toby, "you jes' wait while I makes a reckonoyster!"

Salina, weary, sat down in the shadow of a juniper-tree.

Toby made his reconnoissance, discovered nothing, and returned. She,
sitting still there, had been more successful. She pointed.

"What dar?" whispered Toby, frightened.

"There is somebody. Don't you see? By those shrub-like things."

"Dey ain't nobody dar!"--with a shiver.

"Yes there is. I saw a man jump up. He is bending over something now,
trying to lift it. It must be Penn, or some of his friends. Go softly,
and see."

Toby, imaginative, superstitious, did not like to move. But Salina urged
him; and something must be done.

"I--I's mos' afeard to! But dar's somebody, shore!"

He advanced, with eyes strained wide and cold chills creeping over him.
What was the man doing there? What was he trying to lift and drag along
the ground? It was the body of another man.

"Who dar?" said Toby.

"Be quiet. Come here!" was the answer.

"Wh