She feared to meet the Indian, so she crept along cautiously.

It was but a short distance to the shore of the lake.

She reached there after having followed the Indian's trail.

Jane was just in time to see the fellow launching a canoe.

It was a dark green boat, showing long and hard usage.
The fellow leaped in and sent the boat well out into the lake with a single stroke of the paddle, after which he glided up the lake, keeping close in shore under the partial protection of the foliage.