What eyes she had! Contrary to what I expected, this little frontier settlement bids fair to become interesting." The afternoon wore slowly away, and until late in the day nothing further happened to disturb Alfred's meditations, which consisted chiefly of different mental views and pictures of red lips and black eyes.

Just as he decided to return to the fort for his supper he heard the barking of a dog that he had seen running along the road some moments before.

The sound came from some distance down the river bank and nearer the fort.

Walking a few paces up the bluff Alfred caught sight of a large black dog running along the edge of the water.

He would run into the water a few paces and then come out and dash along the shore.