horse, a mere speck breaking the 

 severe line of the hill against the 

 horizon, but able to see and be seen 

 for miles on either side. 



Manita and Wah-pu-ta also were 

 early astir, for they had the work 

 of the modest establishment to do. 

 Wah-pu-ta was old and feeble, and 

 many household duties, such as 

 carrying water, chopping sticks and 

 loading the tethered horses, tasks 

 quite beneath the dignity of a brave, 

 had been reluctantly assumed by 

 Whiteleg. Manita, since her com- 

 ing, from a desire to be useful and 

 not to be a burden on her rescuers, 

 had performed these duties and 

 many more, and Whiteleg had 

 found it very pleasant to sit in the 

 sun, smoke cigarettes and watch her. 

 During his long hours of vigil, the 

 thought continually recurred to him 

 that his teepee, of which up till now 

 he had been barely conscious, had 

 become a much more attractive 

 place than it was last week, or 

 last month with only Wah-pu-ta 

 in charge. His mind slowly and 

 laboriously worked out one or two 

 clear impressions concerning just 



