Part 27 (1/2)

The thought had scarcely crossed hisdid happen, but not exactly what he anticipated

A shadow fell across his path, and as he drew rein he found himself confronted by several Indians

”White officer, stop!” cried the leader of the red men sternly

”Hullo! what do you want?” de was a complete surprise

”Want to have a talk”

”Who are you?”

”Me Red Wolf, belong to White Ox tribe,” returned the Indian with a scowl

”And what are you doing out here at this ti hunt See buffalo yesterday”

”Yes, I saw one of the buffaloes o on ”You are pretty close to the fort”

”Red Wolf and warriors get on the wrong trail,” was the slow reply ”But want to talk now Coht the captain's steed by the bridle

”Let go the horse”

”Want to talk to white officer”

”You haven't any right to touch my horse”

Hardly had the words been spoken when two Indians rushed up behind the captain and dragged hie and powerful, and they disarmed him before he could even fire a shot

Without further ado Captain Moore was forced to , between two of the red men, while a third led his horse

A route around the rocks was taken, and presently they came to a dense bit of ti, and here was the camp of souard over several white soldiers, and to his intense surprise the young captain recognized so here?” he asked

”Had a an one of the soldiers, when an Indian guard clapped a dirty hand over his mouth and ordered him to be silent, under penalty of death

Then the captain was taken to another part of the glade, and here he wasbound, hands and feet, to the trunk of a blasted tree

Red Wolf wished to knohat the captain had been doing away fro expedition”

”Alone?”

”No”