He had just finished this as
Sergeant Gosse knocked at the door, and immediately afterwards entered
the room.
"Gosse," said the sub-factor, "find Jeff Hyde, Gaspe Toujours, and Late
Carscallen, and bring them here." Sergeant Gosse immediately departed
upon this errand. Hume then turned to the Indian, and said
"Cloud-in-the-Sky, I want you to go a long journey hereaway to the Barren
Grounds. Have twelve dogs ready by nine to-morrow morning."
Cloud-in-the-Sky shook his head thoughtfully, and then after a pause
said: "Strong-back go too?" Strongback was his name for the sub-factor.
But the other either did not or would not hear. The Indian, however,
appeared satisfied, for he smoked harder afterwards, and grunted to
himself many times. A few moments passed, and then Sergeant Gosse
entered, followed by Jeff Hyde, Gaspe Toujours, and Late Carscallen. Late
Carscallen had got his name "Late" from having been called "The Late Mr.
Carscallen" by the chief factor because of his slowness. Slow as he was,
however, the stout Scotsman had more than once proved himself a man of
rare merit according to Hume's ideas. He was, of course, the last to
enter.
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