XV
A duel in the desert
The Indian and the Mormon were thus confronted, roughly equal in strength, except that the Indian had the advantage of being on horseback.
He pushed his mount with affected indifference so close to Thomas that the latter was rudely struck, and nearly trampled under foot by the half-wild animal.
- Where is young Paleface?" he asked, shaking his pockmarked head, and accompanying his words with an evil smile.
- That's precisely the question I was going to ask you," replied Thomas.
- When the white warriors, after crawling like snakes among our braves, shot them, she escaped.
- It is well! it is lost! but not to you, for I have paid it enough. You know where she is; show me her retreat or give me back my gold.
- The Paleface thinks the Black Eagle is crazy.
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