st before the hurricane. Waugh!"

The old man paused for breath, for the recent fight had taken a good
deal out of him, and the assembled warriors exclaimed "Waugh!" by which
they meant to express entire approval of his sentiments. "Now it is my
counsel," he continued, "that as we have been saved by Whitewing, we
should all shut our mouths, and hear what Whitewing has got to say."

Bald Eagle sat down amid murmurs of applause, and Whitewing arose.

There was something unusually gentle in the tone and aspect of the young
chief on this occasion.

"Our father, the ancient one who has just spoken words of wisdom," he
said, stretching forth his right hand, "has told you the truth, yet not
quite the truth. He is right when he says that Leetil Tim and I have
come to your rescue, but he is wrong when he says we come alone. It is
true that there are no men at our backs to help us, but is not Manitou
behind us--in front--around? It was Manitou who sent us here, and it
was He who gave us the victory."

Whitewing paused, and there were some exclamations of approval, but they
were not so numerous or so decided as he could have wished, for red men
are equally unwilling with white men to attribute their successes
directly to their Creator.

"And now," he continued, "as Bald Eagle has said, if our foes find out
their mistake, they will, without doubt, return. We must therefore take
up our goods, our wives, and our little ones, and hasten to meet our
brothers of Clearvale, who are even now on their way to help us. Our
band is too small to fight the Blackfeet, but united with our friends,
and with Manitou on our side for our cause is just, we shall be more
than a match, for them. I counsel, then, that we raise the camp without
delay."

The signs of approval were much more decided at the close of this brief
address, and the old chief again rose up.

"My braves," he said, "have listened to the words of wisdom. Let each
warrior go to his wigwam and get ready. We quit the camp when the sun
stands there."

He printed to a spot in the sky where the sun would be shining about an
hour after daybreak, which was already brightening the eastern sky.

As he spoke the dusky warriors seemed to melt from the scene as if by
magic, and ere long the whole camp was busy packing up goods, catching
horses, fastening on dogs little packages suited to their size and
strength, and otherways making preparation for immediate departure.

"Fo