The hunter dashed off; agitated by a gloomy presentiment.
Black-deer and his warriors followed him. When they reached the spot where Quoniam had collected the women, a fearful sight presented itself to them.
Mrs. Watt and three other females lay motionless on the ground in a pool of blood, Quoniam lay extended in front of them with two wounds, one on his head, the other in his chest.
It was impossible to obtain any information from the other females as to what had occurred, for they were half mad with terror.
The Captain's children had disappeared.
End of Prologue.
[CHAPTER XI.]
THE VENTA DEL POTRERO.
Using now our privilege as romancer, we will transfer the scene of our narrative to Texas, and resume our story about sixteen years after the events recorded in the prologue.