She started slightly when her eyes fell upon the captive scout; but recovered a moment later, and advanced toward the group.
“What news does Artena bring from the lodges of the blue-coats?” asked Jack. “She did not stay long with them, so she must have seen something important.”
“She has; the soldier with the big beard—”
Her sentence was broken by the sudden appearance of an Indian, whose voice filled the cavern.
“Arrest Artena,” he cried. “She is a snake in the grass—a traitress of the deepest dye!”
The denouncer stood in the center of the cave, and pointed a quivering finger at the Indian girl.
She did not stir, but looked the Indian squarely in the eye, as her lips shot in his face these words:
“Baltimore Bob is a liar!”
CHAPTER III.
“GIVE ME ’REESA!”