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All day long Annette was in sore trouble, for she felt that the

words of the rebel chief boded no good to herself or to her deliverer

"Why should he think that I loved Captain Stephens?" the girl

e of crimson stole into her cheek "I airl should not act towards

the man who had risked his life to save hers"

With the dusk came her father, his horse covered with foahter's cheek so pale?" he asked as he calories, and bunches

of nonette

"I have been a little disturbed, papa The Metis chief and one of

his friends stayed here last night O, I do fear that we are now very

near an outbreak Is it not so, my father? Will you not tell me?"

"It is even so, child Already nearly a thousandBois-

Brule's and Indians have arms in their hands, and await the words of

their leaders"

"But, papa, can good really come of this insurrection which you

propose? I mean, mon pere, can you and Monsieur Riel, with your

scattered followers, who have no gle, hope to overcome the numerous trained

soldiers of the Government, with the money and the enthusiashter, as if so his tale into your ear Now, Annette, child, I love you very

dearly, and I a man who has saved your life;

but as the opinions which you have expressed could only have come

from him I must ask that further intercourse between you and hiht out and settled"

"Captain Stephens, mon pere, has never uttered a word to me about

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