"It may be that we have, sir, though I cannot recall the circumstance."
"It is a fancied resemblance then, sir, to some one I have met, though to whom I do not now recall. You have a lovely home here, Mr. Bernard, for the border."
"Yes, I have endeavored to make it a most comfortable home; but let me show you to your room, Lieutenant Carey, for supper will soon be ready."
Having taken the officer to the very pleasant guest-chamber in the Bernard home, the host went off in search of his daughter, his face again becoming moody, almost to sullenness.
Jennie was just leaving her room, having changed her riding habit for a pretty, though simple dress, and her father asked quickly, and in a stern tone:
"Jennie, where did you pick that man up?"
"Why, father, are you angry because I brought Lieutenant Carey home with me?"
His manner changed, and he said:
"Angry? No! but if officers of the army come this near the Indian line trouble will follow surely."
"That is just what Lieutenant Carey says, that the Sioux are preparing to strike a terrible blow against the whites, and that you must at once leave home with all of us."