"Doonder and blitzen! I Forgot her!"
CHAPTER VI.
ALL WRONG.
"Forgot her!" exclaimed the astounded Sebastian; "how did you do that?"
"I dinks at first she drops off de hoss—but afore I starts she goes back to look fur de cow, and I forgits about her till I gots here, and den I dinks, 'cause you ax me."
"This is a serious business," said the young Texan, turning toward Crockett. "I think Bungslager is a little the biggest fool I ever saw. It won't do to go on to the village and leave the girl alone in the woods."
"I rather guess not—'specially when she's such a purty piece of calikar as that. I'd be very glad to go back arter her, but, as she'd be a blamed sight gladder to see you, and you'd be gladder yet to see her, why I ain't the man to interfere."
The Texan coughed, and pretended not to comprehend the meaning of Crockett hastily replying:
"Suppose, then, you and Hans go on toward the village while I go back after her."
"I'm agreeable."
"The path follows the creek all the way, and Hans has traveled it often enough to know it, so you won't be delayed on that account. Good-by and good-luck to you!"