Be ye goin' ter stay thar long ?" "No," I answered, feeling anxious to have his guidance back to the Fort, "not over five minutes.

Will you wait ?" "Reckon I may as well," and he seated himself on a stump.
No one greeted me at the house, not even a dog; though I could see figures moving within.

Either the occupants felt that an assumption of confidence was their best security, or experienced no fear of Indian treachery, for I rapped twice before there was any response.

A young girl, with a face of rare beauty and a pair of roguish black eyes, peered out curiously.

At sight of a stranger she drew back slightly, yet paused to ask: "Did you wish to see some one here ?" "I am seeking for a young girl," I answered, wondering if this could possibly be she, "and they told me at the Fort I should probably find her here.