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Yes, Julie saw a little of what herat; and

reposed perfect trust in Annette's ability to do everything with

skill and success The beasts were tethered, and dark as was that

prairie night, these two girls with skill as unerring as the instinct

of a pair of night-hawks could co grass, and made for the bluff where lay

the Stonies and their prisoners

"Now, if we can find their ponies!" Annette said

"Wherefore look for their ponies, mademoiselle?"

"You soon shall see Ah, here they are; stay you there, Julie, I

will coain presently" But Julie followed her h her heart as she saw the dull glitter

of so in her ; but then I spill only brute

blood; and I do so to save the shedding of human blood" Julie now

surmised what her mistress was about; and drew her own knife Annette

had already passed fro for a few

seconds stooped by its hinder legs, to another; and with the knife

still glea in her hand, performed upon the second beast what she

had done to the first

"You just cut the tendons of the hinder legs, I suppose,

mademoiselle?" Julie enquired in a whisper

"What, are you at work too, Julie?"