"I am very faint, for I have eaten nothing since we breakfasted on the island very early this morning," added Ella.
"I think I can find something for you to eat when we get to Kit's cabin."
"But where is my father, Phil?" asked Ella. "I hope nothing has happened to him."
"Nothing has happened to him. He is with the soldiers who landed up Crooked River. Did you not see the troops?"
"I saw them when they landed, but not afterwards."
"Did the Indians use you badly?" I inquired.
"No; they only compelled me to walk when I was so tired that every step was painful."
"Where did you go after you left the dugouts?"
"I'm sure I don't know. We travelled till we came to another river."
"That was the Great Fish," I added.