The-au-o-too hunt--_no hurt_!" A sharp reproof arose to the missionary's lips, but deeming it would be lost upon such a person, he merely turned his back upon her and walked away.

She called and taunted him, but he was the last man who could have been roused to anger by such means, and he walked, with his arms folded, slowly and deliberately away toward the path.
It had not occurred, as yet, to the mind of Richter that anything more than a simple annoyance to himself was contemplated by this proceeding; but, as he resumed his steps homeward, a suspicion flashed upon him which almost checked the beating of his heart.

"God save it being so!" was his mental prayer, as he hurried forward.

A moment later he was on a full run.
The afternoon was well advanced, but he soon caught a glimpse of his cabin through the trees.

Before this, however, he had detected the outcries of his infant, which struck him as a favorable omen, and he abated his speed somewhat.