was of another and a hostile tribe, liv- 

 ing the other side of the mountain. 

 When the moonlight shadow of the tall 

 pine fell upon a particular spot on the 

 big rock, the ardent lover arrived, guided 

 through the dark and trackless forest 

 by the roar of the falls, which could be 

 heard beyond the mountain top. 



Of course the chief, the girl's father, 

 objected to the attentions of this enemy 

 lover, as also did other and rival admir- 

 ers of her own tribe. 



On a mid-summer night the lovers 

 parted, he to go on a mission to Mon- 

 treal, which then involved a long, diffi- 

 cult and dangerous tramp through the 

 wilderness. Both were pledged to meet 

 again at the falls at midnight of the 

 harvest-moon. As the shadow of the 

 September moon fell upon the midnight 

 mark on the big rock, the Indian maid 

 arrived in her canoe, but the lover came 

 not. Instead, appeared one of the rival 



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