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"It was moving behind those bushes at the head of the island. I am not sure whether it was an animal or an Indian." "Injuns. Go back and be natur'l like. Don't say nothin' and watch Miller," whispered Wetzel. Much perturbed by the developments of the last few moments, and wondering what was going to happen, Alfred turned away.
Then, in winter there's another good an' sure way, where ye don't want to clean out the whole house, which is killin' the goose what lays the golden egg, like the Injuns does! Ye cut a hole in the ice, near the bank.
At least, not so long as that man Sears is alive. Of course, if anything happens to Sears " Dorothy was interrupted by Little Jim, who turned in the saddle to address her. "Say, Dorry, if you keep on talkin' out loud, the Injuns is like to jump us! Scoutin' parties don't keep talkin' when they're on the trail." "Don't be silly, Jimmy," laughed Dorothy.
An' that's a matter o' twelve hours to us, an' twelve hours counts a heap, on the Injun trail. The Injuns can't do him any harm. They kin harm us a lot. No; it's time we kin light out, an' if we say he's dead we'll not be lyin', for dead he'll be long 'fore we get to t'other end. Two live men are wuth more'n one dead man, in this country; an' we've done our duty to old Hugh, sech as he is.
Jerry turned; and, seeing my looks of astonishment, hurriedly said, "That ere's the lingo of the plains. Every Injun understands that. I told the feller to stop and explain who he was. He answered that he was a Comanche, and friendly. Mebbe we can git some news of the boys from him, though we shan't ef he ain't a mind to tell, for Injuns is mighty clus-mouthed critters."
And a chorus of inquiry greeted him from the bystanders. The newcomer raised an undisturbed face to them, and his words came without any of the excitement that the pace he had ridden in at had suggested. "The Injuns are out," he said, and bent down to feel his horse's legs. They seemed to be of most interest to him at the moment.
So they decided it wuz no use to try to defend themselves, an' that ther only chance to save ther scalps wuz to steal out befoh the Injuns got to the door. You see, they couldn't git to the hosses, fur the red imps wuz between the house an' whar the hosses wuz in the woods which grew up close to the cabin in front.
"It'll pay in the long run," said Luck, "to give them an hour here. I'll pay the Injuns for what grass they eat. Ramon must have stopped here yesterday. I'm going up and see if I can't pry a little information loose from those squaws and papooses. Come on, Applehead you can talk a little Navvy; you come and tell 'em what I want." Applehead hesitated, and with a very good reason.
Yan took one and began with his knife to whittle it down to proper size and shape, but Sam said, "I can do better than that," then took the lot to the workbench and set to work with a smoothing plane. Yan looked worried and finally said: "Injuns didn't have planes." "Nor jack-knives neither," was the retort.
The yells of Indians were easily understood, even by the "greenest" of our party, and these, mingled with the neighing of horses, the prancing of hoofs, and the shouts of our guard, were the sounds that readied us. "Injuns, by God!" cried Ike, springing up, and clutching his long rifle. This wild exclamation was echoed by more than one, as each leaped back from the fire and ran to his gun.
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