Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 339
fort, but with the dogs giving chase. The pack swayed and pitched. Esther, follow-ing her fastest, could only hope that Jake wouldreach the fort before it should fall. He waskeeping to the road; he had gone through the gate of the reservation fence, still galloping fran-tically, the pack almost… … IT IS YOUR TREE NOW, FAR MORE THAN IT IS THEIRS. of his saddle, had caught him by the halter, andhe stood still. After that, wonderful and surprising thingshappened so fast that Esther was too bewilderedto even feel the fatigue of her journey. The mounted guard took her into the fort. Anofficer was…
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