long, thin flame? That's one
of their tails."

"I can see the American flag," Willie Wide-awake said.

"Sure, Old Glory;--right underneath it is a little kind of a bungalow all
fixed up, and a canoe right near it. See the canoe? And I can see a
face-yes sir, I can see a face. Mr. Jennis, is it? See, right through the
middle of the flame? That's Mr. Jennis, all right. And--"

"I can see it!" Willie Wide-awake shouted.

"Sure you can," Harry said, "plain as day--"

"_Look! Look!_" the little fellow shouted, and he clutched Harry by the
arm, all excited. _"I see it! It's real! Look!"_

I was looking, too, and I saw it and then I knew. And I wanted, I just
wanted to go over and clutch Harry Donnelle by the arm, just like that kid
was doing. I could see Brent Gaylong roll over and look, kind of curious,
through the blaze. And all the fellows seemed to start, all except Dorry
and I. But I didn't budge, only sat there watching Brent Gaylong. His face
looked kind of strange. Then he stood up. And the other face behind the
blaze rose up, too. And Jib Jab was standing there and the fire was shining
on his face. And even I could see the twinkle in his eye.

Then I heard Harry Donnelle speak and his voice sounded queer, because it
was so still around there. And there wasn't any sound except the fire
crackling.

He said, "Who are you? What do you want here?"

"Just a stranger after food and shelter," I heard; "I've been wandering in
the woods. I am a discharged soldier and I'm in hard luck."

But I didn't notice him, because I was looking at Brent Gaylong. He was
standing up straight and looking steady, right across the fire, into that
face. And he didn't take his eyes off it; just stared.

CHAPTER XXXIII

WE PART COMPANY

Oh, it was great to watch Harry--the way he acted. He just said, "A
soldier, eh? Sit down, we were just going to have a bite to eat. I was in
the big scrap, myself." That's what he always called it--the big scrap. He
didn't pay any attention to Brent Gaylong, and Brent just stood there
staring.

Pretty soon Brent said, "Your name isn't Chandler, is it?"

"Maybe, and maybe not," Jib Jab said. "Who are you?"

He didn't admit he was Chandler right away and Harry Donnelle said, kind of
careless sort of, "If you're the missing Chandler you might as well so say.
We're all tramps and wanderers here. All broke, too."

So pretty Soon _Jib Jab, is he human?_ admitted that he was Horace E.
Chandler,