ic reply. "I am glad you like
her, Pete."

"White woman good; tak' care babby, all sam' mamma. Bimeby Pete----"

He suddenly paused, and laid his right hand upon his companion's arm.
But Dane's ears were as keen as his own, and he, too, had heard the
sound of an approaching canoe. It was coming down river, and in a few
minutes it was abreast of them. Nothing could the two concealed men
see, but as the strange craft was sweeping by, a voice broke the
silence.

"Is everything ready?" was the question Dane heard asked.

"Yes, Seth's looking after the plans," came a reply.

Nothing more could Dane distinguish, although he strained his ears to
hear something further. To him that canoe speeding through the night,
and the words he had overheard, had a sinister meaning. That it was
Seth Lupin to whom reference had been made, there could be no doubt.
So the villain was still lurking around. What were the plans he was
looking after? Had they anything to do with Jean? He believed they
had, and the thought caused him to give the canoe a savage thrust from
the shore, which sent it reeling back into midstream, He must get
through with this task, and then hurry as quickly as possible to the
girl he loved. But who were the ones in the canoe? From their words
he felt sure that they were white men. In what way were they connected
with Seth Lupin, and whither were they bound?

He thought of all this as the canoe moved swiftly up the river, and he
racked his brains in an effort to solve the problem of the plans Seth
was looking after. He questioned Pete closely, but the Indian had not
seen the villain nor heard anything about him.

In about an hour's time they came to a narrow channel which connected
the river with a lake-like body of water several miles in extent, and
known by the Indians as the "Wedneebak." Here they ran the canoe
ashore, drew it out of the water and carried it up the bank and a short
distance into the forest. Breaking off some fir boughs, they made for
themselves beds upon the ground. Then taking off their jackets, they
placed them over their bodies, and, lulled by the wind among the
tree-tops, they were soon fast asleep.

Early dawn found them both awake, and watching with the keenest
interest the narrow entrance to the Wedneebak. They ate sparingly of
the food from the basket, hoping to make it last throughout the day.
The morning was cold, but they did not dare to light a fire lest it
shoul