Part 27 (1/2)
”Quick! The Indian is co back, and there is so hold of Nellie's hand, he led her away as fast as possible Their course was from the rear of the cabin and across a broad but shallow streao down the stream a bit before we land,” said dick, as they were on the point of stepping out of the water ”That may serve to throw Yellow Elk off the trail”
”Yes, yes, but do hurry!” answered the girl ”If Yellow Elk gets hold ofinto the clutches of the red reat she treone down had not dick's strong ar the youth felt, now that he had somebody besides himself to protect It is said that nature fits the back to the burden, and it ht have feared to face Yellow Elk single-handed; defending Nellie he would, if called upon, have faced a dozen redskins
On and on they went, as silently as possible The trees overhung the brook fro it pitch dark beneath
A distance of fifty yards had been covered, when they heard a loud exclarunt
”The white ht,” whispered dick ”Come, ill leave the strea those trees we can find so place”
They turned in toward shore As they were about to step to dry land Nellie's foot slipped on a round stone, ave a faint cry
”My ankle--it's twisted!”
”Quick! letthe ankle must pain her not a little, he picked her up in his ar the trees
They were not a moment too soon, for the ready ears of Yellow Elk had heard the splash and the cry, and now he cae at his heels
CHAPTER XXII
dick HITS HIS MARK
”They are co closer, dick! What shall we do?”
It was Nellie Winthrop who asked the question Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet froe rocks and so place
”Keep quiet, Nellie,” he said in a murripped her arer ht befall them
It would have been foolhardy to say e were noithin hearing distance, and the ears of the Indian chief were hted a torch, which he swung low to the brook bank, while Yellow Elk runted the redskin, a o this way--cannot be far off”
”Then after theh your stupidity that the girl got away Yellow Elk, I always put you down for being srowled the Indian chief
”No, you're not In soe The escape of Nellie had put hiovernment spy provoked the Indian To be called a block of wood is, to the red htened up