She had just a mile to go before she came to another place where a stretch of still water opened through the trees.

There were several of these blind channels opening off the bed of the Ahwewee.

They were the terror of those who were travelling in boats, for they were easily mistaken for the river itself, and they led to nothing but impenetrable marsh.

From this particular inlet David Brown had discovered a passage to the land, and Ann pursued the new untried way boldly.

Somewhere farther on David had told her a little creek flowed in where the eye could not discern any wider opening than was constantly the case between the drowned trees.