. The story of Red Feather : a tale of the American frontier . t course wac toleave everything to him, for hehad travelled that way oftenenough to be familiar with itsdangers. He narrowly missed plunginginto a hole near the other bank,but he saved himself, and finallyemerged on the farther shore withhis rider dry-shod. Now, old fellow, said Mel-ville, affectionately patting hishead, go back and bring over RedFeather and Dot. Try not tocome as near making a slip as youdid with me. The pony showed his- compre-hension Of the request by Stepping Go back and bring over Red Featier and Dot. at once
. The story of Red Feather : a tale of the American frontier . t course wac toleave everything to him, for hehad travelled that way oftenenough to be familiar with itsdangers. He narrowly missed plunginginto a hole near the other bank,but he saved himself, and finallyemerged on the farther shore withhis rider dry-shod. Now, old fellow, said Mel-ville, affectionately patting hishead, go back and bring over RedFeather and Dot. Try not tocome as near making a slip as youdid with me. The pony showed his- compre-hension Of the request by Stepping Go back and bring over Red Featier and Dot. at once in the stream and making his way toward the other shore. Long before the little party reached the stream just crossed byMelville night had fully come. The moon did not rise until latein the evening, and the darkness was such that, after parting withSaladin, he saw him vanish when he was no more than half-way acrossthe creek. Of course, therefore, Red Feather and Dot were out ofsight altogether. Melville sat down on the sloping bank, with his rifle across his. 108 THE STORY OF RED FEATHER knees, to await the coining of his friend. In the stillness, the slightestsound could be heard a long way. The plashing of the ponysfeet as he carefully felt his way through the water was so plain thatit was easy to tell every step he took. The youth was looking idly off in the gloom when he observeda rapidly growing light toward the southeast, which you will bearin mind was on the other side of the stream. He watched it fora minute or two, when the cause became apparent. A couple of miles east of the Clarendon home was that of the i nearest neighbor, He was without any family, his only companionbeing a hired man. They had received warning of the impendingdanger in time to escape, but being well mounted and armed, tooka different direction from that leading toward Barwell, whither and his wife hastened. They were gone, but their property remained. The buildingswere more extensive t
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