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Above, the heavy an to assuhty u

in an apex above the heads of the party, and radiating towards all

points of the compass Sometimes these ribs would all shake, and then

blend; but they would speedily rearray themselves in perfect and

ht, riding

along the still and boundless prairie, when theceased

for a ht

suspended over their heads For an hour they continued looking upon

it; upon the yellow of the level prairie, and the yellow and gloom of

the knolls and hollows Then there was a universal flash so sudden as

to be terrible; then a darkness equally as sudden Not the faintest

gloas there anywhere in all the wide heavens It seeht

Stephens rode beside his love; and when the light went out of the

sky, if Lieutenant Browninge had been concerned with the doings of

the leaders, he would have been amazed to see the rescued captain

lean over and deliberately kiss the Cree scout upon the lips When

the white sides of the tents of Capt Denison appeared in view,

Annette halted, and said that she and her brother must now ride in

another direction