the answer; "though it will not, probably, carry off all the snow."
As he spoke, a few sharp clicks on the window-pane gave evidence that the storm had already begun.
"You had better tarry with us till morning," the young wife said.
"Thank you," he returned; "there is a point which I wish to visit to-night."
"Do any of your people live near?" she continued.
"There are a few scattered wigwams in this forest," he answered.
"But miles from here, I should suppose," she said.
"A few miles are not much to one of our race," he returned; and, with a bow of adieu, he closed the door behind him, and stepped out into the darkness.
The moon was wading through heavy clouds, and great, occasional drops of rain, mingled with
