JasperissatisfiedthatIcanpassonebulletthroughtwopotatoes，asIsentmybulletthroughthegulls。andheknowsnoothermanonthefrontiercandothesamething。
Butwiththecalashbeforehiseyes，andthehopeofgivingittoyou，theladwasinclinedtothinkbetterofhimself，justatthatmoment，perhaps，thanheought。No，no，there’snothingmeanordistrustfulaboutJasperEau-
douce，thoughitisagiftnaturaltoallyoungmentowishtoappearwellintheeyesofhandsomeyoungwomen。
I’lltrytoforgetall，butthekindnessyou’vebothshowntoapoormotherlessgirl，saidMabel，strugglingtokeepdownemotionsshescarcelyknewhowtoaccountforherself。Believeme，Pathfinder，Icanneverforgetallyouhavealreadydoneforme——youandJasper。andthisnewproofofyourregardisnotthrownaway。Here，hereisabroochthatisofsilver，andIofferitasatokenthatIoweyoulifeorliberty。
WhatshallIdowiththis，Mabel？askedthebewil-