He has been to Fort Pitt," interposed Mrs.Zane.As she was speaking a tap sounded on the door, which, being opened by Betty, disclosed Captain Boggs his daughter Lydia, and Major Samuel McColloch, the brother of Mrs.
Zane.
"Ah, Colonel! I expected to find you at home to-night.

The weather has been miserable for hunting and it is not getting any better.

The wind is blowing from the northwest and a storm is coming," said Captain Boggs, a fine, soldierly looking man.
"Hello, Captain! How are you?
Sam, I have not had the pleasure of seeing you for a long time," replied Colonel Zane, as he shook hands with his guests.
Major McColloch was the eldest of the brothers of that name.

As an Indian killer he ranked next to the intrepid Wetzel; but while Wetzel preferred to take his chances alone and track the Indians through the untrodden wilds, McColloch was a leader of expeditions against the savages.

A giant in stature, massive in build, bronzed and bearded, he looked the typical frontiersman.