brows frowned more heavily than ever over his eyes.

"The Pale-faces are too bold," he exclaimed, working

himself into a passion. "They are in the power of

Mahtawa. If they will not give the gun he will take

it."

He sprang suddenly to his feet as he spoke, and

snatched the rifle from Henri's hand.

Henri being ignorant of the language had not been

able to understand the foregoing conversation, although

he saw well enough that it was not an agreeable one;