Pale-faces, and knew nothing whatever about those he

spoke of.

This was a terrible piece of news to poor Dick, and

at first his heart fairly sank within him, but by degrees

he came to be more hopeful. He concluded that if

these men told lies in regard to one thing, they would

do it in regard to another, and perhaps they might

have some strong reason for denying any knowledge of

Joe and Henri.

The Indians now packed up the buffalo robes on