the intimation that when the Cheyennes were on the war-path the

presence of whites was intolerable. The scouts were prompt to leave,

of course, and for a few miles were accompanied by an escort of seven

young men, who said they were sent with them to protect the two from

harm. As the party rode along over the prairie, such a depth of

attachment was professed for Comstock and Grover that,

notwithstanding all the experience of their past lives, they were

thoroughly deceived, and in the midst of a friendly conversation some