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Updated: June 29, 2025
"I am afraid Linna can't leap it," remarked Ben with a smile. "Me show you." And, without recoiling a step, the nimble little one made a graceful bound, which landed her several feet beyond the other margin. "Well done!" said Ben; "I couldn't do much better myself. Now, Alice, you are not going to let her beat you?" Alice was timid at first, but with a good start she cleared the space.
It was a signal for Red Wolf and the other Seneca. They understood it, and hurried to the spot, with Linna close behind them. It would have been expected that she would indulge in some outburst when she saw how ill everything had gone; but, with one grieved look, she went up to the sorrowing, weeping mother and buried her head between her knees.
Strange that though the distance was not far, and the confusion seemed to be increasing every minute, the little party had not gone half way when they were checked by one of the men that had been in the battle. He was slightly wounded, and under the influence of liquor. "Who's that you've got with you?" he demanded, looking down at Linna, who saw no danger in the act. "A friend of Alice and me."
She therefore sat down on the edge of the bed, and in simple words began the wonderful story of the Saviour, who gave His life to save her as well as all others. Alice dropped asleep right away, but Linna lay motionless, with her round black eyes fixed on the face of the lady, drinking in every word she said. By and by, however, the eyelids began to droop, and the good woman ceased.
Now that they had departed, Linna came over to her champion though she could not have fully understood all that had passed and placed her hand confidingly on his shoulder. "Linna, I have two sisters," he said tenderly; "yonder is one, and her name is Alice: can you tell me the name of the other?" "Yes she name be Linna." "You are right.
If that doesn't beat everything!" "Why don't shoot?" she abruptly asked. The call made by Linna was the exact imitation of a wild turkey when lost in the woods. Perhaps you may know that the body of every one of those birds contains a bone which a hunter can so use as to make the same signal; but it is hard to produce the sound without such help, though it has been done.
"But are we really rid of him?" asked Ben of his mother. The two sat close to each other on the tree, and the children were playing a few steps away. "I am quite sure we are." "He may steal back tonight, if we camp near." "Why should he? He does not want to harm Linna, but to use her as a means of safety against her own people." "That was what he said, but I don't believe him.
All this was new and strange to Linna. In her own home, she was accustomed to sit on the ground, and use only her fingers for knife and fork when taking food; but she was observant and quick, and knowing how it had been with her, her friends soon did away with her embarrassment.
The dangers, excitement, and suspense of the hours drove away the thought of food. Young as was Linna, she had already learned not to ask for it when either of her parents chose not to offer it to her. Doubtless she was hungry, but if so, no one else knew it. Alice had been given bread when at Forty Fort, and she now suggested that some more would not come amiss.
"I want to see how a little Indian girl looks," muttered Ben with a laugh, following his mother into the house. Alice caught sight of him, and was in his arms the next instant, while Linna rose to her feet, and stood with her forefinger between her teeth, shyly studying the newcomer. "Helloa, Linna! how are you?" he called, setting down his young sister and catching up the little Indian.
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