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he listened to what Henry had to say with increased interest.
"Yes, Missapaw has seen the little girls," he said. "Two are of the same birth, and the other is called 'Nell.'"
"And where are they now?" demanded Henry, eagerly.
"They are with some Indians and some French traders, in the west—at the mighty fall of waters."
"You mean Niagara Falls?"
The Indian nodded.
"And who are the French traders?"
"Missapaw knows but one of them—a trader of the Kinotah."
"What, you don't mean Jean Bevoir?" cried the young soldier.
"Yes, that is his name."
"And they are helping the Indians to hold the little girls captive. What is their object?"
"To make the little girls' fathers pay well for the return of the little ones," was the answer.
