“Yes; that red man doesn’t know all that he escaped.”
The mutterings of Dinah were still audible overhead, and she was seen the next minute, descending the primitive stairs.
The little party smiled, and the captain turned toward her.
“Well, Dinah, you didn’t find much damage done in your room, did you?”
“Humph! ’cause de warmint didn’t hab time. I only wish I had a chance to wrung his neck.”
“No doubt you would have done it, but I think we all have cause for gratitude that things turned out as well as they did.”
“I guess you didn’t notice dat big hole dey come nigh burning frough de roof, did you?”
“Oh, yes; I saw it; it would have been much worse but for you; I hope the fire didn’t injure your shoe.”
She turned her foot and looked at the broad sole of the heavy shoe, as though the thought had not occurred to her before.