"Wait," said Running Fox. "I came here with a bow and some good arrows. I will take them away."
"Yes, I, too, had a good bow and some arrows and a good robe," declared Spotted Deer. "You must give them to me."
The Shawnees finally returned the weapons but refused to surrender the robe. The Delawares realized that it might be perilous to insist upon its return. They walked slowly toward the end of the camp while the Shawnees taunted and threatened, but made no attempt to harm them.
"Shawnees, listen to my words," Running Fox cried out, as he turned at the end of the village. "You are sharp. Perhaps you will try to do something. If you follow us, your chief will never come back."
The next moment the Delawares disappeared into the night.
CHAPTER XVIII
SHAWNEE TREACHERY
Once outside of the camp the Delawares hurried toward the timber at top speed. They were fearful, and suspicious of the Shawnees, as they believed that a large war party might set out to follow them to the ridge.
"We must watch out, the Shawnees are sly," warned Running Fox.