However, the _Wanderer_ went north during the night," he explained, "and brought mail from below, so we are being held for the return letters.

I am going up to the office now." My eyes returned to the scene below.
"You have some passengers aboard." "A few; picked up several at the lead mines, besides those aboard from Prairie du Chien.

No soldiers this trip, though.

They haven't men enough at Fort Crawford to patrol the walls." "So I'm told; and only the merest handful here.

Frankly, Captain, I do not know what they can be thinking about down below, with this Indian uprising threatened.