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Chapter 13
“Dunham,canyourboygoalongwithJesse?”fatheraskedJed’sfather.“Two’sbetterthanone.They’llkeepeachotheroutofmischief.”
SoJedandI,twoyoungstersofnine,wentoutunderthewhiteflagtotalkwiththeleaderofourenemies.ButLeewouldnottalk.Whenhesawuscominghestartedtosneakaway.Wenevergotwithincallingdistanceofhim,andafterawhilehemusthavehiddeninthebrush;forweneverlaideyesonhimagain,andweknewhecouldn’thavegotclearaway.
JedandIbeatupthebrushforhundredsofyardsallaround.Theyhadn’ttoldushowlongweweretobegone,andsincetheIndiansdidnotfireonuswekeptongoing.Wewereawayovertwohours,thoughhadeitherofusbeenalonehewouldhavebeenbackinaquarterofthetime.ButJedwasboundtooutbraveme,andIwasequallyboundtooutbravehim.
Ourfoolishnesswasnotwithoutprofit.Wewalked,boldlyaboutunderourwhiteflag,andlearnedhowthoroughlyourcampwasbeleaguered.Tothesouthofourtrain,notmorethanhalfamileaway,wemadeoutalargeIndiancamp.Beyond,onthemeadow,wecouldseeIndianboysridinghardontheirhorses.
ThentherewastheIndianpositiononthehilltotheeast.Wemanagedtoclimbalowhillsoastolookintothisposition.
