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He had been several times along this river , a fine broad stream . He meant to leave the boat and take to the forest when within twenty miles of Wareville , but , before doing so , he hoped to achieve a victory which would console him for many defeats . The warrior left behind for purposes of ambush was to rejoin them at noon , but at the appointed hour he did not come . Nor did he come at one o'clock or at two . He never came , and after Wyatt had raged with disappointment and apprehension until the middle of the afternoon he sent back a second warrior to see what had become of him . The second warrior was the best trailer and scout in the band , a Shawnee with a great reputation among his fellows , but when the night arrived neither he nor the other warrior arrived with it . They waited long for both .