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us now go back to Henry Morris and find out what occurred to the young hunter and Mrs. Risley immediately after Dave departed from the resting place in the forest.

As we know the tired woman had fainted from exhaustion, and for fully ten minutes Henry had all he could do to restore her to consciousness. He rubbed her hands and wrists vigorously and fanned her face with his cap, and at last had the satisfaction of seeing her open her eyes.

"Oh!" she murmured. "I—I—what happened? Did I—I fall?"

"You fainted I reckon," answered the young hunter, kindly. "The walk was too much for you."

"Yes I felt I couldn't go another step, Henry. I see we are still in the woods. Are the Indians near?"

"I don't think they are at least, we haven't seen anything of them."

"Where is Dave?"