yer head down, Henri! If they git only a sight o' the

top o' yer cap, they'll be down on us like a breeze o'

wind."

"Ha! let dem come!" said Henri.

"They'll come without askin' yer leave," remarked

Joe, dryly.

Notwithstanding his defiant expression, Henri had

sufficient prudence to induce him to bend his head and

shoulders, and in a few minutes they reached the

shelter of the willows unseen by the savages. At least