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I wonder if de Good Lo'd made dis place, anyway," and she gazed ruefully around. "It looks to me as if de deb'l had a mighty big hand in it, fo' sich a mixed up contraption of a hole I nebber set my two eyes on befo'. An' to t'ink dat de Cun'l had to leab his nice home in Ol' Connec., an' come to a jumpin'-off place like dis.
"Doan yo' worry 'bout dem, chile," the old woman replied. "Dey's well able to take care of demselves. Yo' might hab reason to be anxious if yo' daddy was alone. But he's got Mistah Dane wif him, an' dat young man knows de woods better'n I used to know my cookin'-stove in Ol' Connec. No, yo' needn't worry one bit. Dey'll turn up all right, 'specially when dey's good an' hungry; dat's jes like men."
"It makes me t'ink of de lil'l chile I los' long time ago in ol' Connec. Yes, I'se willin'." The Indian understood, and smiled. He turned to go, but paused and looked at Jean. "White woman keep canoe, eh?" he queried. "Oh, may I?" the girl eagerly asked. She had often longed for a canoe to paddle along the shore and explore the various creeks. "Ah-ha-ha. White woman paddle all sam' Injun bimeby.
I nebber saw yo' look better'n yo' do jes now, wif yo' hair fixed up so nice, de lobely col'r in yo' cheeks, an' wearin' dat beau'ful dress yo' brung from Ol' Connec." Jean turned and smiled upon the woman. She had been standing at the open door for some time, watching and listening for the hunters. "You must not flatter me, Mammy, or you will make me vain," she replied.
"I could cook on our stove in Ol' Connec., Missie Jean, but it's mighty hard work on dat," and she looked contemptuously at the rude fire-place. "To t'ink that we should ebber come to dis!" "Why, I think it's great, Mammy." "What' not better'n Ol' Connec.?" "Oh, not at all. But this might be worse. I miss our dear old home in Connecticut, and yet I have often longed for a life such as this.
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