"If the Blackfeet are afraid to speak to the Pale-face,

he will go back to his braves," said Joe, passing suddenly

between two of the warriors and taking a few

steps towards the camp.

Instantly every bow was bent, and it seemed as if

our bold hunter were about to be pierced by a score of

arrows, when he turned round and

cried,--"The Blackfeet must not advance a single step. The

first that moves his

horse