mise to warn us as
we drew near the spot so that we might not be taken by surprise. We
kept a bright look out on Black Eagle, Long Sam hinting gently that,
should he show any treachery, he would be immediately shot through the
head. The warning was not lost upon our friend. We rode on and on,
until the sun sinking in the west showed us that we must again camp.

Black Eagle informed us that we should probably not reach his people
until late on the following day. We had therefore to restrain our
anxiety, and trust to his assurances that there were no Indians in the
neighbourhood. We lighted a fire to cook a deer which Long Sam had shot
just before we reached the camp.

We were seated round the fire enjoying our suppers, the first
satisfactory meal we had taken since we started, when the well-known cry
of a pack of wolves reached our ears. From the yelps and barks which
they continued to utter in full chorus, we knew that they were in chase
of some unfortunate animal which they hoped to drag to the ground.

The sounds grew nearer and nearer, but as the spot where we were
encamped was surrounded with rocks and trees we could not see to any
distance. At last Dick jumped up, saying he must have a look at the
wolves and the animal they were chasing. Story and I quickly followed.

"They are not worth powder and shot," observed Long Sam, but
notwithstanding he came after us, as did indeed the whole party.

Just then the moon rose behind the cliffs, shedding a bright light over
the rocky ground which surrounded the spot. From where we stood, we
could see an animal, apparently a horse, dashing on at full speed with a
savage pack of llovo wolves close at its heels. The next instant, as it
came bounding on over the rocks, what was our horror to observe a female
form lashed to its back.

To stop it in its mad career seemed impossible. The only hope was to
shoot some of the wolves, and thus give a better chance for the escape
of the horse. As I fired, I heard several other shots, and saw that
most of the brutes, already at the horse's heels, were rolled over.
Still the condition of the female was perilous in the extreme. Unless
we could catch our own horses, and overtake the affrighted steed, her
destruction appeared inevitable. Scarcely had this thought flashed
across my mind, when I saw Long Sam, who had thrown himself on
horseback, galloping along with his lasso to intercept the runaway.

I ran as I had never r