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92 THE MOHEGAN MAIDEN. cold water from a bubbling spring, ania Christian applied a poultice of chewed leaves and roots which at once allayed most of the unpleasant feeling. After a brief respite they set forward again, hope once more lending its rosy hue to all their hearts. All day they pressed on without any adventure, and when night fell they were within a few miles of Hadley. Here a consultation was held, and though all parties were quite tired, it was decided best to maintain. their efforts till the town be sfeached, as there was no determining what might take Place before morning. | A good moon gave them a plenty of light, so that their progress was not really difficult, more especially since both of the men were well acotiainted with every foot of the ground. _ They had accomplished more than half of the remaining distance, when Christian, who was a little in advance, stopped and touched the arm of his companion. “ See,” he remarked, pointing through a vista in the wood, to a point some distmaad in advance. “ Pale face.” There was, indeed, a dark figure sitting in the moonlight, but whether it was a human being or animal, Archibald could not, at first sight,.have determined. Closer investiga- tion, however, convinced him that Christian was right in re- gard to its character. “ What can he be doing there?” was the natural inquiry, which he breathed in a whisper to his companion. “Don’ know. S’pose we go see? Guess noffin good.” “So do I guess; and I think we had better steal that way, and see what manner of person he may be. Quite likely it is a scout, though, and one who can give us some news as to what we may look for.” _ The trio moved noiselessly in the direction of the reciding figure, and so silent was their progress that the unconscious sitter knew nothing of his neighbors till a hand was placed upon his shoulder. ile sprung to his fect. } _ Both parties were about equally astonished. re The strange figure waS none other than he who had twice before appeared and vanished like the supernatural being he " comicbooks.conm