"I hope there ain't any evil spirits in this cave, Lightfoot."
"No spirits here dat will hurt White Rose (the name she had given to Hellena) or Lightfoot," said the Indian woman.
"But the place is haunted, though!" said Hellena.
"The spirits of the great Indian braves who have gone to the land of spirits come back here sometimes."
"Do you ever see them?" asked the girl, her alarm increasing.
"Neber see dem, but hear dem sometime," replied Lightfoot.
"Do they not frighten you?" asked Hellena.
"Why should I be afraid?" said Lightfoot, "are they not my friends?"
Lightfoot perceiving that Hellena's curiosity, as well as her fears were excited; now in order to gratify the one, and to allay the other, commenced relating to her some of the Indian traditions in relation to the cavern.
The substance of her narrative was as follows: