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4 RED PLUME, about the loss of your partner, and wondering what had become of him, until you dreamed about him, and the remembranee of the only spot you had not searched came to you in your dream.” “Wal, I declar’ that’s too pi’son bad! I thought ye hed more sense, Cap’n Frank. Why, it’s plain as a wagon-trail that Hutch’s ghost told me about it.” | “So be it; Iam glad he is at rest now. I want to hear what you learned about the Blackfeet and our friends.” Black Beayer could only say that Eben Gookin, in his capacity of big medicine, was still there, and that Ellen ‘Carver was still there, but. that he had had no further oppor- tunity of communicating with them, Bush gaye an estimate © of the strength of the camp, and the renegade reported a con- versation that he had heard between some warriors, the pur- port of which was, that a strong war-party, to be led by the principal chief, was shortly to set out, and that a sufficient guard would be left with the women and children at the camp. This information was considered of sufficient importance to demand immediate action, as there were no bodies of men in the neighborhood against whick a war-party would be likely to be sent, except Captain Frank Steele and his friends. It was agreed that a messenger should be immediately dispatched to the camp, to put them on their guard against attack, and the renegade was selected for that duty. He was willing to go, as he was quite depressed in spirits, and was anxious to leave © the scene of his late adventure. He was a brave man, and never flinched from fighting fleshly foes, but a ghostly antag- onist was, 10 use a popular phrase, “ too much for him.” - The others determined to remain, for the purpose of watch- ing the Blackfeet camp, and taking advantage of any opportu- nity that might be offered. : s CHAPTER XII. TRIBULATIONS OF EBEN. Esen Gookgy didnot find his situation at all improved by the remoyal of the Blackfeet to their new camp. In the first place, he was obliged to perform the journey on horseback, connicloooks.comn