Indeed, this rustling was caused by the small feet of the prairie mice, which now and then ran over the newspaper which lay beneath the blanket.

Battersleigh's table was again a rude one, manufactured from a box.

The visible seats were also boxes, two or three in number.

Upon one of these sat Battersleigh, busy at his writing.

Upon the table lay his whip, gloves, and hat, in exactly the same order as that which had been followed in the little chamber in the city.