20/21 No sound sends such a thrill through an Indian camp. Every warrior flew to arms, and vaulted on his steed. So quickly was the alarm given that in less than ten minutes a thousand hoofs were thundering on the plain, and faintly reached the ears of the fugitives. "It'll puzzle them to come up wi' nags like ours. They're in prime condition, too--lots o' wind in' em. |