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CHANGE OF CAMP. 63 killed the Injun? Black Beaver knows good place to hide.” ; “P’raps I can. Tl try it, anyhow. IfI can git that old squaw out of the way, I will fix her up Injun-fashion.” “ Good ! Bring gal. out. Black Beaver will wait, and make all safe.” | So saying, the Delaware drew his blanket more closely about him, and glided away. Eben went to the chief’s lodge, where he found Nip-muck- we improving, and gave directions for his further treatment. He could only get a chance to whisper a few words to Ellen, as she was closely watched by As-moo-tah, and he soon went to his own couch, intending to arrange his means of escape the next day. The plan was frustrated, however, by an unexpected change of camp. arly in the morning, the lodges were taken down, and all the large assemblage of Blackfeet, men, women, chil- | dren, horses and dogs, together with Ellen Carver and Eben Gookin and his harpoon, were on their way to another location. CHAPTER X ON THE TRAIL, THERE was much excitement in Captain Steele’s camp When Bill Bush returned, bringing with him Frank, Red Plume and La-la. The trader was overjoyed to meet his son, whom he had hardly expected to see again, notwithstanding * the assurances of Bush. The Carvers were very anxious to learn the fate of Ellen, but young Steele could give them little information, beyond the fact that she was a prisoner, and, as far as he could know, was unharmed. Red Plume had not seen her, and La-la had been: too much occupied with ‘her Own sorrow, to think of the captive white maiden. A great deal of sympathy was manifested for the Carvers, and it was resolved that no time must be lost in attempting to rescue Ellen from the Indians. Frank desired to organize comicbooks.con