At length she resolved to give up thinking of plans altogether, and take to prayer instead.
On reaching the highest ridge of the mountains, Keona suddenly stopped, placed Alice on a flat rock, and went to the top of a peak not more than fifty yards off.

Here he lay down and gazed long and earnestly over the country through which they had just passed, evidently for the purpose of discovering, if possible, the position and motions of his enemies.
Poopy, whose wits were sharpened by love, at once took advantage of her opportunity.

She crept on all fours towards the rock on which Alice lay, in such a manner that it came between her person and the savage.
"Missy Alice! O, Missy Alice! quick! look up! it's me--Poopy," said the girl, raising her head cautiously above the edge of the rock.
Alice started up on one elbow, and was about to utter a scream of delight and surprise, when her sable friend laid her black paw suddenly on the child's pretty mouth, and effectually shut it up.
"Hush! Alice; no cry.

Savage hear and come back--kill Poopy bery much quick.Listen.Me all alone.

You bery clibber.