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98 RED PLUME. © 5 suspended animation, and felt himself the happiest fellow in the world, when she opened her eyes upon him with an ex- pression of tenderness, as well as gratitude. Eben Gookin, as soon as he could regain his feet, ‘took an active part in the combat around the lodge, doing good ser- vice with his long harpoon. His attention was attracted to a group on the plain, collected around the body of a fallen Indian. Eben walked up to them, and perceived that the man on, the ground was Red Plume. La-la was kneeling by his side, bitterly lamenting in her own language. ¢ “ Darned if that ain’t the gine who killed my patient!” said Eben; ‘and that’s the gal who was with him. What is she sayin’ Po | “ She says,” answered one of the trappers, “ that she begged him not for to go into that fight, ’cause he had seen the ghost of an Injun he had killed, and that’s a sure sign of death.” “When did he see the ghost?” _ “ A few nights ago, somewhar’ ’bout here.” “Jist you tell her, mister, that it’s no such thing, for the old rascal was alive shane He is dead enough now, but it was hardly half an hour ago that he pegged out.” _ he Yankee knelt down, and looked at the prostrate ~ renegade. “ Sart'inly, I will,” jhe anid, in reply to a request from La-la to restore her lover to life. ‘ Bring me some water.” Water was brought, and liberally used. The effect was, that Red Plume, who had been merely stunned by a spent ball, slowly revived, and sat up. Eben told her, if she wished to be sure that Nip-muck-we was dead, he would show her his corpse, but she shuddered at the proposition, and he went alone, to take a last look at the departed chief. “Darn you, for a big old bundle of grease!” he exclaimed, as he shook his bent. harpoon at the inanimate form of the Fat Bear.. ‘“ You've cost me a nation “sight of anxiety; but I ° won't abuse you now, as you happened to hold onto your life as long as it was of any use to Eben Gookin,” Captain Steele and his party remained at the scene of the battle, resting themselves, and attending to various duties, until comiclotooks..com