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CHAPTER XI

THE DEATH OF STRONG HAND

It grew cold and dark and there was a singing in Strong Hand's ears so that he could distinguish no longer any but the most pronounced sounds of the forest; for instance, the plat-plat of soft padded feet on the fallen leaves.

The sound of these feet were very near and all around