feathers bins hve hese on thes oes to sap Chapter § FB Indians! ne morning Pa took his gun and ed to go, 100 ent hunting. Jack im to the stable, Pa said. “You must stay here and take care of Pa tied said to Mary and Laura, ‘Don’t untie tayed by the stable with him, but he iserable Jack’s head was he suddenly stood up and growled. The hair on his neck stood straight up and his eyes stared, red and angry. Laura was afraid. Jack had never growled at her before. ‘Then she looked over her shoulder, where Jack was looking. and she saw two whe behind the other coming clos reddish-brow! i eyes were black and shining, There were feathers on their heads. 1 Mary whispered. Laura suddenly felt cold. Her Jack growled angi 1 closer and closer. Then Mary and Jack's here,’ Lau stay close to him.’ “But they're in the hous Il over. She knew she ins doing to Ma and Baby ust do something. What werk Carrie? There was no sound from the house. ‘oh, what are they doing to Ma?’ Laura screamed, in a whisper. “Oh, 1 don't kno ispered, m going to uw ra whispered loudly not to do that," Mary answered. ‘know Indians would come, . Jack,’ Mary was crying. and Ma, there in the gin to help Mat” she ‘ned and flew back to Ja Mary whispered. She her. They came they entered the house without a so ‘The naked wi stood by th something over the fire wh one eye, she looked First, she saw the moceasins on their feet, ‘Then their thin, ¢ way up. Around their waists red-brown k \d very fierce. These wild men . where hair usually grows. ‘Their faces were very calm had no hair round their ea dst ten Istria aand Mary threw their arms around him, both talking at the same time, -y wore. fer, when Laura and Mary wi . Laura sai Laura dropped her head and whispered, “Yes. “Alter 2” Pa said, in a more terrible is angry voice. ‘you girls must -y me. Do you hear? ispered. ick is untied, he’ Bad trouble. Do you But they did not understand.Jou ean wer ana String aroun yur rack -y where the Indians had camped Mary looked around. was a beautiful secret pl are there other Indi ‘I don't know, She hel together hands and Mary held th -y looked at the Indi other, and camp. There were old sre Indian horses had eaten the ins had walked, and where plies. They could see where big and small mo cooked and e: Laura Look on the ground, She picked it up. It ful blue bead, Laura si jement, d more red and blue beads. All that afternoon they 1g down. of beads, and so did Mary. Pa put them they all went home Supper refully when they arrived, and Baby Carrie was ‘orry we're late Pa, and them to Ma, “But “Oh, they're beau 1 She touched her beads w shine. “These are mine,’ she pockets and show: I" hee said. when Mary said, “Cart have mine.’ Soret that you wear sound our neck jt Mary hey didn’t say anything, Perhaps Mary felt . When she looked at look at her again. Carrie laughed when neck and necklace. and good inside, but Laura Mary she wanted to a bea round Carrie's litt looked so pretty on her. and put it away. Ider.’ Ma said. for herself. But she been a wonderful day. She knew she was never going to forget the Indian camp.