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He might have reported that the Indians called McTaggart Napao Wetikoo because he gave them only half price for their furs.
They called him Napao Wetikoo the man-devil. This was under their breath a name whispered sinisterly in the glow of tepee fires, or spoken softly where not even the winds might carry it to the ears of Bush McTaggart. They feared him; they hated him.
Come!" David held him back a moment. "I will go to Marge," he said quickly. "I will wake her. And you bring her mother. Understand, dear Father? Bring her up there, where Marge is sleeping...." The voice came again: "Napao Napao!" "I am coming; I am coming!" cried the Missioner. He turned to David. "Yes I will bring her up there to your camp."
And as David hurried away, he heard the sweet voice saying: "You must not leave me alone, Napao never, never, never, so long as we live...." On his knees, beside the Girl, David waited many minutes while he gained his breath. With his two hands he crumpled her hair; and then, after a little, he kissed her mouth, and then her eyes; and she moved, and he caught the sleepy whisper of his name.
Under his close-cropped beard his reddish face blazed with the fire that was in his blood. It was an unpleasant face like iron, merciless, filled with the look that gave him his name of Napao Wetikoo. His eyes gleamed, and he drew a quick breath as he put out the light. He chuckled again as he made his way through the darkness to the door. Nepeese as good as belonged to him.
She followed, and we met as Metoosin and I were returning. We did not go back to the Château. We turned about and followed your trail, to seek our daughter. And now...." Out of the shadow of the trees there broke upon them suddenly the anxious voice of the woman. "Napao! where are you?" "Dear God, it is the old, sweet name she called me so many years ago," whispered Michael O'Doone. "She is awake.
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