Then Henry awakened Shif'less Sol, and
whispered to him all that he had seen.
"Whatever took Jim and Paul has took him," whispered the
shiftless one at once.
Henry nodded.
"An' we're bound to look for him right now," continued Shif'less
Sol.
" Yes," said Henry, " but we must stay together. If we follow
the others, Sol, we must follow 'em together."
It would be safer," said Sol. " I've an idee that we won't find
Tom, an' I want to tell you, Henry, this thing is gittin' on my
nerves."
It was certainly on Henry's, also, but without reply he led the
way into the bushes, and they sought long and well for Silent
Tom, keeping at the same time a thorough watch for any danger
that might molest themselves. But no danger showed, nor did they
find Tom or his trail. He, too, had vanished into nothingness,
and Henry and Sol, despite their mental strength, felt cold
shivers. They came back at last, far toward morning, to the bank
of the creek. It was here as elsewhere a narrow but deep stream
flowing between banks so densely wooded that they were almost
like walls.
"It will be daylight soon," said Shif'less Sol, "an' I think we'd
better lay low in thicket an' watch.
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