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ing chap in her tribe had stolen a pelt or two, and these 
fellows wanted to square the account. 
'' John shook his head, and said he believed the spirit 
of the girl was abroad in the woods, and would be the 
death of us if we didn't go out. 
" He wanted to tell the two gentlemen about it, but T 
told him they'd laugh at him, and we'd better wait a 
while before doing anything. 
' H'm,' said John, ' if we want to go back, who can 
hinder ? ' 
' You'd have to go alone,' said I, ' for I won't leave a 
party I've once taken into the woods, spirit or no spirit.' 
" That night one of our two masters was taken with 
fever and chills, though he had been perfectly well 
an hour before. John looked hard at me as we sat by 
the fire, but I pretended not to see him. 
" Next morning the poor gentleman was rather worse 
than better. Part of the time he was out of his head, 
and kept raving about somebody he thought was trying 
to drown him in the canoe. 
" 'Dont tij) it over I Dont tip it over ! ' he'd cry, in 
the most awful way, starting up and then sinking back 
with a choking sound as if he were going under water. 
" As soon as I got a chance I called John out into the 
brush a bit. 
" ' John,' said I, ' I had a queer dream last night.' 
" ^ So did I,' said he, quietly. 
" ' I dreamed I found that canoe.' 
