I know now how foolish I was, but then I was reckless.

It was dark and I saw and heard nothing to warn me of danger.

It was in my mind that my father had been lured on to the open prairie behind the hotel.

Suddenly I was seized roughly, and a cloth whipped over my face before I could even scream.

I heard a voice say: 'Damned if it ain't the girl! What will we do with her ?' and then Dupont's voice answered gruffly: 'Hell, there ain't anything to do, but take the little hussy along.