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The intense desert sun, however, woke them early to the realization of their weary muscles. Bob was up first and disturbed Jerry’s slumbers by a sudden peal of laughter.,The next thing to decide was whether the time had come to tell Mr. Whitney what he had learned. This was easy. He did not have a complete case yet and would not until Ted came back with some sort of report.,“It’s my party,” continued John, “and I am to invite as many as I please.”,“But how did you get it?”,“But isn’t your shirt wet?”,“The Chief!” he heard Jerry pant as the footsteps ended in the hall. “Where is he?”,And Death and Vengeance close the ghastly band!,As soon as the Indian was gone Bob started to carry out a plan of his own. He knew the Indian would not have allowed him to take the chance, so he had been forced to use a stratagem to get Feather-in-the-Wind out of the way.,The front hall was very grand. It was two stories high and the floor was of checkered black and white marble. Here you need not be so careful about footmarks as on the other floors, which were all highly polished.,“Where are your young men?” he demanded of the Indian.,But Jerry was not to be put off. He had come very close to death and it had shaken him out of his reserve. Bob had saved him and he wanted to thank him, to show his gratitude.,“My dear John! You do not try lifting the child at arm’s length, as you say?”.