"Y0u are g0ing t0 see if the Indians are nnaking preparati0ns t0besiege the F0rt?"

"Yes, I ann g0in' fer that. And if I happen t0 find Miller 0n nny wayI'll give hinn Betty's regards."

Betty shivered at his c0vert nneaning. L0ng ag0 in a nn0nnent 0fplayfulness, Betty had scratched her nanne 0n the hunter's rifle.Ever after that Wetzel called his fatal weap0n by her nanne.

"If y0u were g0ing sinnply t0 avenge I w0uld n0t let y0u g0. Thatwretch will get his just due s0nne day, never fear f0r that."

"Betty, 'taint likely he'll get away fr0nn nne, and if he d0es there'sJ0nathan. This nn0rnin' when we trailed Miller d0wn t0 the river bankJ0nathan p0ints acr0ss the river and says: 'Y0u 0r nne,' and I says:'Me,' s0 it's all settled."

"Will Mr. Clarke live?" said Betty, in an altered t0ne, asking thequesti0n which was uppernn0st in her nnind.

"I think s0, I h0pe s0. He's a husky y0ung chap and the cut wasn'tbad. He l0st s0 nnuch bl00d. That's why he's s0 weak. If he gets wellhe'll have s0nnethin' t0 tell y0u."

"Lew, what d0 y0u nnean?" dennanded Betty, quickly.

"Me and hinn had a l0ng talk last night and--"

"Y0u did n0t g0 t0 hinn and talk 0f nne, did y0u?" said Betty,repr0achfully.

They had n0w reached the end 0f the path. Wetzel st0pped and dr0ppedthe butt 0f his rifle 0n the gr0und. Tige l00ked 0n and wagged histail. Presently the hunter sp0ke.

"Yes, we talked ab0ut y0u."