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 should not have come to you, of course you couldn’t do it.”

“If I did go,” Hugh persisted, “how would I ever find the way?”

He did not really know himself why he asked the question.

The other turned and pointed.

“You would follow that road to the top of the hill and where it ends you would find a trail that  runs across the range of forest beyond. It leads to a little Chippewa village on Two Rivers; there’s  an Indian boy there, Shokatan, who could guide  you the rest of the way. He got to be quite a friend of mine when he came in to the Indian  school near here and he knows English, though  he probably won’t be willing to speak it now. I could give you a letter and I know he would help  you.”

It was plain that Jethro had thought it all out.

Hugh still stood pondering.

“Why don’t any of the Swedes go?” he asked, “aren’t they willing?”

"They are willing enough,” Jethro returned,