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Chapter 14

           "Surelyitwasofflesh!"continuedthescout;"nospiritcouldhandleitsarmssosteadily!"

           "Itwasofflesh;butwhetherthepoorfellowstillbelongstothisworldmaywellbedoubted,"saidHeyward,glancinghiseyesaroundhim,andmissingChingachgookfromtheirlittleband.Anothergroanmorefaintthantheformer,wassucceededbyaheavyandsullenplungeintothewater,andallwasasstillagainasifthebordersofthedrearypoolhadneverbeenawakenedfromthesilenceofcreation.Whiletheyyethesitatedinuncertainty,theformoftheIndianwasseenglidingoutofthethicket.Asthechiefrejoinedthem,withonehandheattachedthereekingscalpoftheunfortunateyoungFrenchmantohisgirdle,andwiththeotherhereplacedtheknifeandtomahawkthathaddrunkhisblood.Hethentookhiswontedstation,withtheairofamanwhobelievedhehaddoneadeedofmerit.

           Thescoutdroppedoneendofhisrifletotheearth,andleaninghishandsontheother,hestoodmusinginprofoundsilence.Thenshakinghisheadinamournfulmanner,hemuttered

           "‘Twouldhavebeenacruelandanunhumanactforawhite-skin;but’tisthegiftandnatur’ofanIndian,andIsupposeitshouldnotbedenied.Icouldwish,though,ithadbefallenanaccursedMingo,ratherthanthatgayyoungboyfromtheoldcountries."

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