noon
All trace of civilization was gone . Henry Ware , Thomas floss , and Solomon Hyde had disappeared . In their places were Big Fox , Brown Bear , and The Bat , Shawnee warriors who bore belts to the Miami village , and who would talk about the war to be made upon the white intruders far to the south of the Ohio . Shortly before noon Big Fox , Brown Bear , and The Bat approached the Miami village , pitched in a pleasant valley , where wood and water were in plenty . Then they uttered the long whoop of the Shawnees , and it was answered from the Miami village ; but Big Fox , Brown Bear , and The Bat , assured of a welcome , never stopped , keeping straight on for the village . Squaws and children clustered around them , and openly spoke their admiration of the three stalwart , splendidly proportioned warriors who had come from the friendly tribe ; but Big Fox , Brown Bear , and The Bat , in accordance with the Indian nature , took no notice . It was only warriors and chiefs to whom they would condescend to speak , and they were silent and expressionless until the right moment should come .