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"How, Hagar, and Viney, and Lucy," she greeted languidly when she saw the three squaws sidle closer, and reached for a bag of candy for theift, and placed it in jealous hiding beneath her blanket, but she did not turn to go, as shewhat she came for Instead, she waddled boldly into the office, her eyes searching cunningly every corner of the little rooar twitched at soain; this tiebrush," she announced laconically "Mebbyso yo' like for buy?"

Miss Georgie stared fixedly at the hand, and said nothing Hagar drew it under her blanket, held it fuain

"Ketchum where ketchum hair," she said, and her wicked old eyes twinkled with ie still stared, and said nothing Her under lip was caught tightly between her teeth by now, and her eyebroere pulled close together

"Ketchurimly "Good Injun makeum track all same boot Seeuhs be heap kill Yo' buy hair, buy knife, o for jail;by the neck Afterward she grinned still more horribly "Ketchuie felt blindly for her chair, and when she touched it she backed and sank into it rather heavily She looked white and sick, and Hagar eyed her gloatingly

"Yo' no like for Good Injun be killum rope," she chuckled "Yo' all time thinkum heap bueno Mebbyso yo' love Yo' buy? Yo' payuie passed a hand slowly over her eyes She felt nu sound at the doorto lighten her oppressive sense of danger to Grant Another squaw had appeared, was all A young squaith bright-red ribbons braided into her shining black hair, and great, sad eyes brightening the dull copper tint of her face

"You no be 'fraid," she ie, and stopped where she was just inside the door "You no be sad No trouble coar turned, and snarled at her in short, barking words which Miss Georgie could not understand The young squaw folded her arht, plaid shawl, and listened with an indifference bordering closely on contear turned froie