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"They are right handy, Miss Rhoda"

"I'll give you a few details, Rhoda," said Kut-le coolly "You see he is without water and his mouth is black with thirst He started to trail Injun Toave a little cry of pity and running into the cave she brought Billy a bri cup of water

"Is that true, Billy?" she asked "Are the others near here?"

Billy nodded then drained the cup and held it out for lance at Kut-le, who smiled skeptically

"Oh!" exclaimed Rhoda "What terrible trouble I have ood! Still, that Apache devil doesn't seeet his! If I shot hiet me and God knoould happen to you!"

"Whom do you call an Apache devil?" asked Kut-le Rhoda never had seen hier

"You, by Judas!" replied Porter, looking into the young Indian's face

For a strainedat hatred, until Rhoda put a hand on Kut-le's arm His face cleared at once

"So that's htly

"That's your reputation!" sneered Billy "Do you think that's all? Why, don't you realize that you can't live in your own country again? Don't you know that the whites will hunt you out like you was a rat? Don't you realize that the folks that believed in you and was fond of you has had to give up their faith in you? Don't you understand that you've lost all your white friends? But I suppose that don'tto an Injun!"