e had
selected the man who was to take charge of his daughter. "We are now
ready to follow you, Oonomoo."

"Come quick, den--Oonomoo can't wait--leave his trail--all see it."

As the Huron spoke, his son bounded off in the woods and dashed away
like an arrow, while he followed him with such astonishing speed, that
he almost instantly disappeared from sight.

"God bless me! that's an original way of guiding us!" exclaimed the
Captain, taken aback by the unexpected disappearance of the Indian.

"The danger that threatens his wife is so imminent that he dare not
wait for our tardy movements," said Lieutenant Canfield. "He will
leave a trail that your men can follow without the least difficulty,
and, I trust, we may come up in time to prevent anything serious
occurring to him and her. His son joined him last night and brought
the news of his misfortune to him, but the noble fellow, although his
heart must have nearly burst within him, would not leave us until he
was assured of your daughter's safety."

"Noble chap! noble chap! he must be paid for such devotion. Come, my
boys, let us lose no time. As you all understand the woods better than
I do, I must select one of you to walk beside me and keep the trail in
sight, while the rest of you must remember and not fall out of line.
If a tree should stand in the way, just step around it, but don't lose
the step. There's nothing like discipline--nothing like discipline."

The guide was selected, who took his station beside Captain Prescott,
and the word was given and away they started in the wake of the flying
Huron.

CHAPTER X.

CONCLUSION.

I leave the Huron shore
For emptier groves below!
Ye charming solitudes,
Ye tall ascending woods,
Ye glassy lakes and prattling streams.
Whose aspect still was sweet,
Whether the sun did greet,
Or the pale moon embrace you with her beams--
Adieu to all!
Adieu, the mountain's lofty swell,
Adieu, thou little verdant hill,
And seas, and stars, and skies, farewell!--P. FRENAU.

Away started Niniotan like a fawn, his father following at a rate that
kept both within a few feet of each other. The densest portions of the
wood seemed to offer them no impediments, as they glided like rabbits
through them. The boy trailed a rifle in his right hand with as much
ease and grace as a full-grown warrior, and the speed which he kept up,
mile after mile, seemed to have as little