"I told you somewhere!"
"Well, where are you from?" asked the stranger.
"Home!" replied Kelly.
The stranger laughed and said:
"I am not likely to get much information out of you! I believe there are some men in this western country who dare not tell their names."
"You do, eh? Well, I am not one of them," replied Kelly.
"Who said you was?"
Kelly made no reply, but turning to his party, said: "Come on," and was about to start when the stranger again accosted him with—"Won't you stop and camp with us?"
The scout noticed the looks which the ruffians bestowed upon the Indian girl, and did not like them, and he replied:
"No, I thank you. We have plenty of provisions, and will make our camp a few rods away."