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The Red Wolves

           "FriendThalcave,"returnedRobert,throwinghimselfatthefeetofthePatagonian,"friendThalcave,don’tleaveus!"

           "No,"saidGlenarvan,"heshallnotleaveus."

           AndturningtowardtheIndian,hesaid,pointingtothefrightenedhorses,"Letusgotogether."

           "No,"repliedThalcave,catchinghismeaning."Badbeasts;frightened;Thaouka,goodhorse."

           "Beitsothen!"returnedGlenarvan."Thalcavewillnotleaveyou,Robert.HeteachesmewhatImustdo.Itisformetogo,andforhimtostaybyyou."

           ThenseizingThaouka’sbridle,hesaid,"Iamgoing,Thalcave,notyou."

           "No,"repliedthePatagonianquietly.

           "Iam,"exclaimedGlenarvan,snatchingthebridleoutofhishands."I,myself!Savethisboy,Thalcave!Icommithimtoyou."

           GlenarvanwassoexcitedthathemixedupEnglishwordswithhisSpanish.Butwhatmatteredthelanguageatsuchaterriblemoment.Agesturewasenough.Thetwomenunderstoodeachother.

           However,Thalcavewouldnotgivein,andthougheveryinstant’sdelaybutincreasedthedanger,thediscussioncontinued.

           NeitherGlenarvannorThalcaveappearedinclinedtoyield.TheIndianhaddraggedhiscompaniontowardstheentranceoftheRAMADA,andshowedhimtheprairie,makinghimunderstandthatnowwasthetimewhenitwasclearfromthewolves;butthatnotamomentwastobelost,forshouldthismaneuvernotsucceed,itwouldonlyrenderthesituationofthoseleftbehindmoredesperate.

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