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One of them, in fear of the whip handle, sprang away as Marks approached, and in the movement wrapped its trace around the man's foot. Marks stooped to disentangle his foot, and as he did the dog swung in another direction in an effort to escape. This motion jerked the blinded man's feet from under him, and unable to recover his balance, he fell at full length among the dogs. In a moment the gray dog, followed by the pack, was upon the prostrate and helpless man. The trader's team had suddenly become a snarling, yelping savage pack of wolves. XXV AMISHKU AND MAIGEN, THE INDIANS Every one gathered around Toby and the chest. The Indians were no less excited than were Charley and Toby. Again the chest was searched, but with no result, until Charley thrust his hand into the cotton bag in which Toby had kept the missing pelt, and drew forth a piece of paper. "Here's something!" he exclaimed. "It's a note that man wrote and left." "Read un! Read un to me, Charley!" Toby asked, and Charley read: "To TOBY TWIG: "I forgot to give you credit slip for the silver fox skin before you went to bed. I may forget to give it to you in the morning, so I will put this in the bag where you will find it. You may use this as a credit memorandum. You may have trade goods from my store at White Bear Run to the value of $550.00 at any time you wish to take the goods. "JACOB MARKS." "I didn't trade he the silver!" Toby protested. "I'm not wantin' his goods! I sold he the otter, and told he the silver was for Dad to sell when he comes home from his path!" "Of course you didn't sell it to him," Charley vouched indignantly. "He's a crook! I knew it right away! He stole it! He's going to try to make out that you sold it to him for five hundred and fifty dollars in trade." "I wants the silver back," said Toby decisively. "I'll get un, too! Come on, Charley, we'll go for un now." "All right, Toby, _I'll_ help you get it! We'll make that fellow hand it over, if we ever catch him," and Charley meant every word of it. "What is you lads about?" asked Mrs. Twig anxiously, as Toby and Charley began to change to their traveling moccasins. "Charley and I'll be gettin' the silver back," said Toby firmly. "Marks'll be gettin' no farther than David Dyson's to-day, whatever, and Charley and I'll be catchin' he by marnin'. If we
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