. The story of Red Feather : a tale of the American frontier . st as I tell you, Dot; for it you dont the bad Indians will surelyhurt you, and you will never see Susie again. She gave her pledge with such earnestness that he could dependupon her from that time forward. You must not go near the window unless I tell you to do so: the ason for that is that some of the Indians will see you, and they will - their guns at you. If the bullet does not strike Dot and kill her,i will hit Susie, and that will be the last of her. The best thing youcan do is to lie down on the bed and rest. Dot obeyed chee
. The story of Red Feather : a tale of the American frontier . st as I tell you, Dot; for it you dont the bad Indians will surelyhurt you, and you will never see Susie again. She gave her pledge with such earnestness that he could dependupon her from that time forward. You must not go near the window unless I tell you to do so: the ason for that is that some of the Indians will see you, and they will - their guns at you. If the bullet does not strike Dot and kill her,i will hit Susie, and that will be the last of her. The best thing youcan do is to lie down on the bed and rest. Dot obeyed cheerfully, reclining on the couch, with her round plumpface against the pillow, where a few minutes later she sank into a sweetsleep. Poor child! little did she dream of what was yet to come. She was safe so long as she remained thus, since, though a bulletfired through any one of the windows must cross the room, it wouldpass above the bed, missing her by several feet. Relieved of all present anxiety concerning her, Melville now gave THE STORY OF RED FEATHER 39. The chief and his five followers had re-mounted their ponies.—Page 41 THE STORY OF RED FEATHER 41 his attention to Red Feather and his warriors. That which he sawwas not calculated to add to his peace of mind. The chief and his five followers had re-mounted their ponies, andridden to a point some two hundred yards distant on the prairie,where they halted, as if for Just what I feared, said the youth, feeling it safe to stand beforethe upper window and watch every movement; Red Feather hasalready begun to repent of his pledge to me, and his warriors aretrying to persuade him to break his promise. I dont believe theywill find it hard work to change his mind. But whatever was said, it was plain that the Sioux were much inearnest. All were talking, and their arms swung about their heads,and they nodded with a vigor that left no doubt all were taking partin the dispute, and each one meant what he said. *Where t
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