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Adolay also helped to instruct, for when among the sail-maker's tools they found a number of the finer sort of needles and threads, as well as a few feminine thimbles, so to speak, she was able to show the women at once how to use them, and thus saved them from the trouble of puzzling out the matter for themselves.
"Let me try to steer your canoe," he said, pointing eagerly to the place where the Indian girl was about to seat herself. Although Adolay did not understand the words, she had no difficulty with the boy's expressive pantomime. She nodded assent cheerfully. Anteek took the paddle, stepped into her place, and the girl pushed them off into deep water.
See, here is one of their things; the white traders call it a paip, or piep." As he spoke he opened the fire-bag which Adolay had given him and took out of it the clay pipe, tobacco, and materials for producing fire.
"Moreover," said the trader, "your old prisoner who gave you the slip and ran away with Adolay is among them." "Then," cried Magadar, starting forward, "we will get our guns and go after them. The young men have long wished for a chance of revenge." "The young men hev wished for nothing o' the sort," cried MacSweenie, with a fierce expression in his blue eyes that was very impressive.
The few Fire-spouters whom we have seen and heard of have better food, better homes, better tools of every kind. Why should not we have the same?" Here the wise Cheenbuk drew from the breast of his seal-skin coat the axe and scalping-knife which Adolay had given him, and held them up.
"Listen, then," cried Adolay in a loud tone, and with looks more furious than before. "You are to die to-morrow." "I expected it would be to-night," replied Cheenbuk calmly. "And you are to be tortured to death!" At this the boys set up a howl of delight. At the same time the girl advanced a step nearer the captive, and said in a low voice hurriedly: "I will save you. Be ready to act to-night."
You have yourself told me, father, that the Indian uses a smaller charge both of powder and shot than the white trader, as he cannot afford to waste it. I never heard the guns of our men speak so loud. Perhaps we are going to meet white men." The chief regarded his daughter with a pleased smile and a look of pride. "Adolay observes well," he said; "she is like her mother.
They said little while feeding, but when the venison steaks had well-nigh disappeared, a word or two began to pass to and fro. At last Cheenbuk arose, and, taking a small cup of birch-bark, which, with a skin of water, formed part of the supplies provided by Adolay, he filled it to the brim, and the two concluded their supper with the cheering fluid.
It is probable that the fact of Adolay being capable of forsaking her parents in such a way tended to increase the grief occasioned by her loss. But he spoke of his feelings to no one not even to his wife.
"Yes. I know him well. He loves truth, and he will do what he says." "It is a long time till the open water comes. Will the young Eskimo's mind not change?" "Cheenbuk's mind will not change. He loves Adolay better than himself." Nazinred pondered this statement for some time in silence, caressing the sleek head of Attim as he did so.
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