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A sone in a h love the white men?" he said "Some day he will do e and the dark Ee, with its painted people, yellowing u pace with Rolfe's horse, and giving us now and then, in his deep musical voice, this or that bit of woodland news At the block house we found confirmation of the Ehs had come with presents, and the peace pipe had been sht news that all war-like preparations had ceased in the village It had sunk oncethe sleepy, dreamy, hazy weather

Rolfe and I held a short consultation All appeared safe, but there was the possibility of a ruse At the last it seemed best that he, who by virtue of his peculiar relations with the Indians was ever our negotiator, should remain with half our troop at the block house, while I reported to the Governor So I left him, and Nantauquas with hi the town so when I passed through the gates of the palisade, and an hour later when I finished my report to the Governor When he at last dismissed me, I rode quickly down the street toward the lanced up at thefrom which, at daybreak, the Italian had looked down upon me No one looked out now; the as closely shuttered, and at the door beneath my lord's French rascals were conspicuously absent A few yards further on I ed froht of me he started violently, and his hand went to his ate of the churchyard, a stone's throw from home, I met Master Jeremy Sparrow

"Well met!" he exclaimed "Are the Indians quiet?"

"For the nonce How is your sick ravely "I closed his eyes two hours ago"

"He's dead, then," I said "Well, he 's out of his troubles, and hath that advantage over the living Have you another call, that you travel from home so fast?"

"Why, to tell the truth," he replied, "I could not but feel uneasy when I learned just now of this cost the heathen You ht it a day for ht I would cross the neck and bring her home"