the doctor and attend to everything. Then
he will let you know about Eunice."

"I think we had better go," Mollie agreed. "I know it will be best for
Eunice." She kissed the little Indian girl good-bye. "Tell your
grandmother," Mollie explained, "that Mr. Latham had nothing to do with
the injury to you. She may have thought he was responsible."

"I told you," whispered Eunice in Mollie's ear, "the name of Latham must
not be mentioned in my house. When I first learned to read I found it
written in an old book that told only the story of the Indian races. My
grandmother tore it from my hand and threw it into the fire, and said I
must never hear that English name again."

"Oh!" Mollie faltered. "I remember you did say something about this to
me, the first time I saw you, but I did not think about it. I do not
understand it now. But never mind. Good-bye."

"The Automobile Girls" joined Reginald Latham farther down the hill.

"What a crazy old thing that Indian woman is!" he muttered, laughing
nervously. "She was only making a scene. She never heard the name of
Latham before in her life."

"I wonder if that is true?" pondered Mollie to herself all the way back
to their cabin.

CHAPTER XIV

GIVE WAY TO MISS SALLIE!

"Aunt Sallie," declared Ruth mournfully about two o'clock the next day,
"we are in great trouble!"

"My dear child, what is the matter now?" demanded Miss Stuart.

"Well," continued Ruth, "you remember about the little Indian girl whom
Bab accidentally shot yesterday? Naki has come back from a visit to her
and says she is very ill. He found the doctor there, who says he won't
answer for the child's life unless she is taken to a hospital in the
village, where he can see her often, and where she can have the proper
care. The doctor told Naki we waited too long yesterday to send for him.
He had to probe Eunice's arm to get out the bullet. But she will be all
right if she is only properly looked after."

"Then," declared Miss Sallie, "the matter is a very simple one. Have Naki
see to it. The child must be taken to a hospital in Lenox at once.
Everything shall be done for her comfort."

"Indeed, auntie, this is not such a simple matter to attend to as it
seems. The Indian grandmother positively refuses to let Eunice be moved.
She has kept the child hidden in these hills all her life, until she
believes Eunice will be eaten up, or run away with, if once she allows
her to go among white people."