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"It will give hter of the Sun," she interposed proudly, as if correcting iven unto od For what purpose have you of white skin dared invade the land of the Sun?"

"We knew nothing of your presence here, h these mountains northward"

"But you killed the warriors of our nation; you have stricken the people of the Sun"

"True, Daughter of the Sun; yet it was done only in self-defence When attacked we struck hard blows"

Her eyes glowed angrily, her face beco cruelly hard

"None of white blood may set foot in this valley and live It is the land of the Sun," she said haughtily "None have ever before ventured to do so, and found safe way back to their own Are you French?"

"Not all,--the lady and yonder cavalier are of French blood, I am a hunter of the Ohio country, while he who crouches beyond also calls hi of your Ohio, nor what may be an American," she replied with an i you should prove French What does the woman do here?"

In a few brief sentences I told our story,as I spoke that she followed azed h co with herself

"She has the appearance of a fair wohtly, addressing me in cold reserve

"Your story sounds well True or false, ityou French, whoood reason to hate You have cost us the lives of eance Already has the tribe solemnly voted your death by fire Now mark me closely 'Tis not often I interfere in such affairs as this, nor do I now for any higher object than el, nor ambitious to become one I have looked on unmoved at the torture of the stake more than once, so 'tis no weak sentimentality that leads me to try to avert your fate Nor am I sure I can, whatever my motive be I possess no power to overturn the united vote of these warriors--they are all children of the Sun I can think of but one method by which I can even hope to encoe I can delay action until day-dawn, I es The children of the Sun do not light their fires in the presence of their Father There is but one possible way to that end,--does yonder red-headed ue?"