IN THE INDIAN CAMP It cut me deeply to think that this girl would willingly sacrifice me to save the French gallant from injury, and an anxiety to escape her presence before I should speak words I might always regret caused me to leave with scant ceremony.

Yet I was none too soon; for scarce had I stepped without the door when I met Lieutenant Helm ascending the steps.
"Ah, Wayland!" he said, catching sight of me, "do you happen to know where I am most likely to find Captain de Croix ?" "He is scarcely to be disturbed at present, unless the matter be truly urgent," I replied, my plan hastily sketched in mind.

"Have you arranged a banquet in honor of the Frenchman ?" "No such good fortune," was the grave response.

"Captain Heald desires his company upon an immediate mission to the Pottawattomie camp." "Oh, is that all?
Well, Captain de Croix will hardly be found sufficiently recovered from his late adventure to enter upon another one so early.

'T is in my thought he either sleeps or is prinking himself for more pleasant conquests.