human
The new trail begins here, he said, addressing the beautiful creature.
gpt
There is a ball in my rifle that may rid the Northwest Territory of its incarnate curse.
human
No, no! cried Little Moccasin, and her hand fell on his arm.
gpt
If Fair Face kills the Whirlwind, he will never tell.
human
Never--never tell!
gpt
Never tell what, Moccasin?
human
He knows Areotha's true father.
gpt
No!
human
He said so last night in his own cabin door, and when he said he would not tell, Areotha raised her rifle; but he told her to shoot, and never, never know, and--she let the rifle fall. My father knows, for when the wound-fever was upon him he said strange things, and made me go away when I came near.
gpt
The brute may know, he said.
human
I wish I could wrest the secret from him.
gpt
Fair Face will not kill him, then? said the girl, pleading for the life of the scourge of the settlements.
human
When the right time comes he will tell.
gpt
That time, in his opinion, will never come. When Jim Girty hates, he hates forever.
human
But will Fair Face spare him?
gpt
I would not spare the wolf that has trailed me for years, nor would I be lenient with the hound that has spilled the blood of women and their little ones. Wolf and hound is this very man whom you have called father these many years.
human
He is very bad! the girl said, dropping her eyes.
gpt
Then for your sake I will not slay him, save in self defense. Otherwise on sight would I shoot the human blood-hound.
human
We part here,
gpt
Does Fair Face go to trail the Whirlwind?
human
I go to wrench Kate Merriweather from his grasp. This is my sole mission; then back to Mad Anthony, to fight in the battle near at hand.
gpt
And Areotha?
human
Go to the camp over the river, and tell Wolf Cap what I have done.
gpt
He hates Areotha, and the young men do not like her.
human
Do not fear the tall hunter now,
gpt
Does he like Areotha? she cried, brightening up.
human
She often dreams about him, but a shadow comes between us, and in his place is the Whirlwind and his home.
gpt
You need not fear him, though he may act strangely sometimes. He will protect you from the two young men of the party. You may be of assistance to the fugitives. Stay with them until I come. Go, little one. God bless you.
human
I believe it stronger than ever, now, he said.
gpt
I hope it may be so. Jim Girty, I have virtually sworn to spare your life--for on this trail we are bound to meet--and there is but one woman in the world who could have made me promise.