4 THE EASTERN HUNTERS. 



examining intently for a few seconds some foot- 

 prints which here and there appeared in the sand or 

 looser portion of the soil. " This is the road." 



" How do you know that for certain ? " inquired 

 Hawkes, whose appearance, less bronzed and more 

 boyish than that of his companions, proclaimed his 

 Indian experience to be some few years less than 

 theirs. " I see a lot of camel footprints ; but how do 

 you know they are ours ? " 



"Mark, learn, and inwardly digest," was the 

 reply. " Do you see this horse's footprint or ' pug/ 

 as we usually call an animal's track ? " 



" Yes, I see it. But what about it 1 " 



" What about it ? Look at it. Don't you see 

 the impression of the shoe 1" questioned the 

 instructor. 



" Well, I'm sure I don't know. It all looks like 

 one flat mark to me. Ah, yes ! here 1 think I can 

 make out the edge of the shoe," continued Hawkes, 

 as he looked more attentively. " It seems to have 

 that appearance, though I could not be certain." 



" That's right ; it is so. An English one, is it 

 not ? " 



" I suppose so. But what {hen, Norman 1 " 



" I know by that our horses have passed here," 

 was the reply. " The natives, you know, do not 

 use shoes like ours. They are much broader and 



