“We can all have a rest, and Miller is really not well yet.”
“No, sir, and it is not any wonder, when you think them red devils had his hands tied behind him during all their retreat, and his legs so tightly bound that the flesh was cut into.”
“Yes; but he will rally quickly here and soon will be well.
“He is a brave and noble-hearted man, if he did break the law by invading this country as a gold boomer.”
“He is all you say of him, chief, and the boys are very much attached to him, sir.
“Then, too, sir, he’s another strong arm and brave heart, if we get into trouble, which I now believe we will not, as Black Bill seems to be a terror the redskins won’t face,” said Sergeant Buck.
“But will you pick the camp?”
“Yes.”
The spot selected was all that could be wished.