He was feared and respected by all the tribes of the St.John.He had used all his cunning and power to pilot the sloop safely to her destination.

He had for several days spread the report that large herds of caribou and moose had appeared in a part of the country forty miles west of the St.John River.

The Indians took the bait and had suddenly left in pursuit of the game.
Before leaving the deck Paul advised Margaret to get the vessel under way at daylight next morning, in order that the journey might be completed before the next setting of the sun.

He then took Mrs.Godfrey by the hand and raising it to his broad breast passed it firmly over his quickly throbbing heart, and almost instantly turned and shot from her presence like an arrow in the darkness.

Very early in the morning the sloop was made ready to proceed on her voyage.