"Ha! de praise? more probeebale de ill-vill of de

rascale. I seed dem scowl at me not ver' pritty."

"That's true, Henri; but sich as it is it's all ye'll git."

"I vish," remarked Henri after a pause--"I vish I

could git de vampum belt de leetle chief had on. It

vas superb. Fat place do vampums come from?"

"They're shells--"

"Oui," interrupted Henri; "I know

fat

dey is. Dey