Part 28 (1/2)
”A good idea--I will Now let ain, I see you can hardly stand on that foot” For Nellie had lireat pain
”But I am so heavy, dick----”
”Never mind, I can carry you a little distance, at least”
”You had better save yourself and let o”
”What! Nellie, do you think me so selfish? Never! Come, and we'll escape or die in the atte her up as before, he started off on as rapid a gait as the weight of his fair burden would permit
A distance of a hundred yards had been covered and dick found hiht hill The cli what capture by Yellow Elk ht mean
”He would toht, and it would be hard to say which he thought the worst, the toirl for whoard
The top of the hill reached, they saw before them a broad stretch of open prairie, flanked to the north and the south by the woods froed
”I'll be thrashed if I knohere we are,” he said ”Have you any idea?”
”No, dick, I am completely bewildered”
”I wonder if it is safe to attempt to cross this prairie? It is pretty dark, but that redskin has e of the woods first and rest a bit I am sure you are pretty well out of breath, and if I can bathe my ankle in so”
”Don't try it, Nellie; I'll carry you,” and again the youth picked her up
It was not long before they reached a convenient hollohere there was a small pool Here Nellie made herself comfortable and took off the shoe which hurt her so much Bathed, the ankle which had been twisted felt much better It was still, however, much swollen, and to walk far on that foot was as yet out of the question
An hour went by, a quiet hour, in which only the cries of the night birds and the occasional hoot of an owl disturbed them They conversed in whispers and dick's ears were ever on the alert, for he felt certain that Vorlange or Yellow Elk would sooner or later continue the search for them
Nellie was very sleepy and at last her eyes closed and she dropped into a slu such a pretty picture the youth could do nothing but admire her ”I'll save her--I must do it!” he murmured, and kissed her wavy tresses softly
It wanted still two hours to sunrise when he awakened her She leaped up with a start
”I have been asleep! Oh, dick, why did you letthrough all you did But we hter How is the foot?”
”It is stiff, but o?”