Chapter 83
Carcajou frowned. “This is not good news?”
“No, it is not. Major Wallston was a seasoned officer. Captain Jamieson is a decent man but doesn’t have the depth…the experience. Smith is a bigot of the worst stripe, if I am any judge. He will now be in charge of the patrols, and I don’t trust his judgment.”
“Then we must be careful.”
“Yes. May I ask a favor?” His expression told me he did not like what I was going to ask. “Cut Hand should know of this. If I write him a letter, can you see it is delivered before the snowfall comes?”
He made no reply for a minute. “I will do this because you have shared information gathered for the Yanube with the Pipe Stem. Do not ask it often.”
When I placed the note to Cut in Carcajou’s hand, he turned it over thoughtfully. “Cut Hand can understand what you wish to tell him from this scratching?”
“He learned to read and write a long time ago. I can teach you, as well. It would be good to know such things when dealing with the white man.”