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"My braves will turn back," shouted Big Bear, "and e get to

the lodges ill hold a council The little Cree brave and his dumb

brother will come to o tents"

"Nay, brave chief," replied Annette, "my mother is on the way

hither, and I must return and see that she is safe fro eyes of the chief's prettiest wife, the daring

spy turned her horse and rode away followed by her dumb brother

"Now Julie, we must see how it fares with the boat," and the two

horses went at a long, swinging gallop down the banks of Saskatchewan

With the boat all was right, and in her clear, bird-like voice,

Annette infor Bear and his braves had

returned to their lodges

"What turned then back?" enquired the same low, irl that boasted of her

achieveh of maids white and brown, of lesser

character, to do that sort of thing

"I told a story; I said that a great body of soldiers were close at