The Lost Trail

he skies were

nd was hushe

e of the l

g of the w

ell. The spot to which we refer was that immediately surrounding Teddy, whose patience was well-nigh exhausted. There he

give me a fling into the stream. Jabers! wasn't it done nately. Hallo! there's

where his line disappeared in the stream, with an intense interest which the professional angler alone can appreciate. But

if they've niver saan water, barring it's mighty seldom they have or they w

the sound of his name. It was repeated again and again until

and he is calling as though he was in a mighty hurry. Faith, and I must not linger! If anything sho

rods when he paused and listened. Clearer and more distinctly came his name in tones whose earnest entreaty could not be mistake

was that of a suppressed, half-smothered woman's scream-a sort of gasp of terror. It was so short and so far awa

a reckless rate. A few moments later it came in view, and he then saw his master walking to and fro, in front of

, Mister Harvey? W

ried Cora away!" was

carried her?" very natur

ut she has gone, and I fear we s

hands be made into furnace-grates for being away," ejacu

t to blame, nor is it my fault," im

it was, Mis

is already familiar to the reader. At its close, Te

en assassinator, an' iverybody that gits in me way. Be the powers of the s

ended to is pursuit. We must not lose a second. We can never follow them ourselves through

heir lives for their faithful instructor. Many of the squaws also gave utterance to dismal howls upon learning what had befallen their pale-faced sister. Had the missionary chosen to tell the part taken by At-to-uck in the affair, it may be reasonably doubted wheth

erest himself in the mission of the minister among his people, he would undoubtedly have led a party to the search for the audacious savage who ha

and with them hurried at once in the direction of his cabin. He saw with a sinking heart, as he returned, that the sun was

e care of the boy, so that y

thought there's a chance of gitting a whack at that thaiving villian. Oh, if I co

obtaining a glimpse of him. We must rely upon these

in the ground, nor howl whin they git on trail. They're mighty handy to have around ye at such a tim

nceal traces of his flight, and, if there be any chan

s Cora should be

" said the mission

the ground. A slight whoop announced the trail's discovery, and when the missionary turned, he saw the whole five gliding off in a

ter them. On reaching the edge of

s back to the cabin

ble! he

that manner, he may take a noti

uld no

r what had been said. The savage finding the pursuit too close to escape with his prey, might slay her and the

and will remain behind. Hurry on, Teddy, or

while Harvey Richter returned within his cabin, there to keep company with hi

rogress so long as the light in the wood allowed them to do so. This, however, was a comparatively short time; and,

m-that is, so long as he did not take to a canoe-his trail could be followed with absolute certainty, and he be overtaken beyond doubt. Impeded by an unwilling captive,

which case he could make a leisurely escape, as the unpracticed white men could not have followed him for a half-mile through th

, when a great tearing and scrambling wa

ting for?" he dem

er-dark-wait t

ther meself if yees'll be kind enough to show me the trail. But, ye

an't see-wa

and ye. The Injin 'l' git a goo

njin-whi

ye say, that run

ans replied in

hile, could say nothing. Then he leaped into the air, stru

st his sowl-have been hid around in the woods, waiting for a chance to do harm, and one is so much w

instead of returning to it, they started a small fire and lay down for the night. They were upon the trail

stances, he could not forget the sad, waiting husband at home. So he returned

may be overtaken, but if he takes to th

e man, and yees know they cannot be mistook fur they've got eyes like hawks,

so dextrously that his servant failed to observe it. "Has such been the revenge that he has been harboring

he bloodthirsty beast, the sneaki

for the purpose of lulling us into security, the better t

spite his tears, however, he recognized in the exclamations of his master a reference to some mystery which he had long suspected, but which had never been cleared up. The missionary must have met this strange hunter before this encounter in the wilderness, and his identity, and the cau

s meself that couldn't very well stay here till morning. So, wid yer leave jist, I'll ret

ou suppose I

t can be no wor

ng that you

hile he, with bare head, and hands griped together, paced backward and forward until the morrow's sun had risen. How he prayed and agonized in spirit during tho

mp-fire engaged in smoking, but did not exchange nor utter a syllable. They all understood each other, and therefore there was no

nothing. The events of the past day had driven sleep far from his eyelids, and he soon gave over the effort altogether. Rising to a sittin

quite late in the afternoon; and, as she must be an unwilling captive of course, she would know enough to hinder the progress of the man so as to afford her friends a chance to overtake them. Such being the case, the hunter would find himself compelled

ng the trail at night. Thus far it had maintained its direction parallel with the river, and he deduced that it

in an idea of the general direction before starting, so as to prevent himself going astray; after which he pressed the pursuit with all possible speed. At intervals he paused and listened, but it se

raordinary precautions upon the part of an inexperienced person to prevent himself from being lost. Should he end

ing feeling that it was only necessary to do so ultimately to reach his destination, when a star-like glimmer caught his eye. Teddy stopped short, and his heart gave a great bound, for he believed the all-important opportunity had now come. He scanned the light narrowly, but it was only a flickering point, suc

ver, he had advanced but a dozen steps or so when the light disappeared, and he found it impossible to recover it. He moved from side to side, forward an

y remained for him to continue advancing in the same line. Having proceeded a hundred rods or so, he began to wonder that he still failed to discover it. Thinking he might be mistaken

and he finally sought to obtain his first stand-point. Whether he succeeded or not Teddy never could tell, but he never

ike a sensible person, gave up all efforts to right himself. He was so wearied that he did not awake until da

with which three crossed the river. The entire day was spent by these upon one bank, while the two other Indians and Teddy pursued the search for traces of the hunter's landing upon their own side of the stream. Not the slightest