and Mookoomahn!

nd grasped Bob's hand in a manner that left no doubt of their pleasure at m

n, decorated in colours, passing around the forehead, held in subjection the long black hair, which fell nearly to their shoulders. In the hollow of hi

opportunity offered. "Shake hands with un, Shad. This un is Sishetakushin,

reserved. Neither could speak English, and Bob, who

sman. "We welcome him to our country. White Brother of the Snow tells us he will remain for many m

kind you were to him when he was in trouble, and it is a great pleasure t

brewed a kettle of tea for his visitors. They drank it greedily,

oo," explained Bob, "an' they only gets un wh

ul supply of black plug tobacco, such as the natives used, and with this hint from Bob he gave each of the Indians a half-dozen plugs. The swarthy fac

takushin, in accepting the tobacco. "For four moons we have had n

ow spruce stick. Squatting upon their haunches before the fire, they at once filled their pipes with

and her mother?" Bo

the tree-tops. She watches when the moon is bright and the shadow spirits are abroad. She watches when the evil spirits of the storm are raging in fury through the forest. She watches al

ut Bob's face told him plainly that something n

uild our lodges and lay our trails. Winter will soon be upon us and we

ke, two-days' journey to the northward. The trail is plain. It lies through two lakes and along water running to

Great Lake of the Indians, sit

resented them with a package of tea, a

with him his friend," said Sishetakushin, in accepting the tea,

friends t' me when I were needin' friend