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"That may be all fery true, my frund," returned Fergus, "nevertheless I'm goin' to follow up his track, for it is sure that he took no proveesions wi' him, an' it was too dark for me to see if he escaped wi' his gun. Dan is a strong man, but the strongest man will be findin' himself in diffeeculties without grub.
On his part, the stranger seemed to perceive that Fred suspected him, but he was not rendered less hearty or free-and-easy on that account. In the course of conversation Paul chanced to refer to Betty. "Ah! me frund," said the stranger, "has you brought you's vife to dis vile contry!" "No, I haven't," replied Paul, bluntly. "Oh, pardon.
"That iss bad, Taniel, ferry bad," said Fergus, as they reached the bottom of the hollow and began to ascend the succeeding undulation, "an' I am all the more sorry to hear it because our goot frund Okematan is a Cree." "Ay, Fergus, he is a great chief of the Crees, and a man of considerable influence among his people. I should not like to have him for an enemy."
The wife said he had a strong sled with him, an' the best team o' dogs in the camp. Do you think the boat will need a new false keel? I was lookin' at it, an' it seemed to me rather far gone for a long trup." "I will go an' hev a look at it, Tonal'. But I hev been wonderin' that Mozwa, who seemed so fond o' his frund, should hev let him start away all by his lone on such a trup."
I only t'ink so, as you's come from dere." "An' why should I be afraid?" "Because, me frund, de contry be full ob scoundrils." "Yes, an' you are one of the biggest of them," thought Fred Westly, but he kept his thoughts to himself, while Paul muttered something about being well protected, and having no occasion to be afraid.
"You'll do now," said Davidson, relaxing his grip and panting somewhat. "Ay, Taniel, I will be doin' now. An' you're a frund in need whatever," returned the restored Highlander with a smile of appreciation. About an hour later the travellers again stopped. This time it was Davidson who called a halt. "Fergus," he said, "we have been successful so far, thank God. But we must part here.
A sharp look-out was kept for the smoke of wigwams, but nothing of the kind was seen on either side, and the end of the lake was finally reached without any sign of the presence of natives being observed. "No doubt Mozwa has forgotten, or it may be that he iss away to seek for his frund Nazinred among the Eskimos. No metter. We will camp here, whatever, for the night.
"True, me frund," returned the stranger, "it is ver' leetil ve gits; but den dat leetil is ver' goot valooable you calls it." "Humph!" ejaculated Bevan, with an air that betokened doubt. Flinders and Fred said nothing, but the latter felt more than ever inclined to believe that their guest was a deceiver, and resolved to watch him narrowly.
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