Come，come，Pathfinder，thispalaverisworsethanbeingskinnedfromstemtostem。wehavebutafewhoursofsun，andhadbetterbedriftingdownthissaidcurrentofyourswhilewemay。Magnetdear，areyounotreadytogetunderway？
Magnetstarted，blushedbrightly，andmadeherprep-
arationsforimmediatedeparture。Notasyllableofthediscoursejustrelatedhadsheheard。forEau-douce，asyoungJasperwasoftenercalledthananythingelse，hadbeenfillingherearswithadescriptionoftheyetdistantparttowardswhichshewasjourneying，withaccountsofherfather，whomshehadnotseensinceachild，andwiththemanneroflifeofthosewholivedinthefrontiergar-
risons。Unconsciouslyshehadbecomedeeplyinterested，andherthoughtshadbeentoointentlydirectedtothesematterstoallowanyofthelessagreeablesubjectsdis-
cussedbythosesoneartoreachherears。Thebustleofdepartureputanendtotheconversation，and，thebag-