'Spose we'd run inter a raidin' party o' them red bucks.

I ain't got much hair, but I kin use whut I hav' got." "I am not sure, Tim, but I would even prefer that to being overtaken by Joe Kirby and the gang he'll probably have with him," I retorted, my gaze on the questioning face of the girl.

"However, there is little chance of our encountering such a party.

The soldiers are all coming up from the south and are bound to force Black Hawk's warriors to the other bank of the Rock.

There will be nothing but barren country east of here.