Paused to hear Fingo's account confirming Brother Francis' find. Although he was not prepared to believe that Francis had discovered anything of real importance the priest regretted his earlier impatience with the boy. Having noticed the box lying nearby with its contents halfspilled in the road and having glanced briefly at the note in the lid while Francis sat groggy and confused at the edge of the trail Cheroki found himself willing to regard the boy's earlier babblings as the result of romantic... read more
