By and by Fred Linden and Terry Clark became . kneeling, they spent several minutes in prayer, and then stretched out on a single blanket, with their backs toward each other, and the face of Fred in such a position that he could look across the blaze at Deerfoot on the other side. The latter had remained still and motionless, while the lads, remembering the lesson they had learned at their mothers' knee, asked their Heavenly Father to hold them in His keeping. The young Shawanoe, who spent many an hour in communion with his , was touched to see that his friends did not forget their duty.  
Deerfoot stirred the burning wood so that it threw out more light, and then, reclining on his left elbow, so that the illumination came directly in his face (the worst direction possible), he drew from beneath his hunting-shirt the small Bible, that had been presented to him by the Preston family, and began reading it.
 
Fred Linden, who had his eyes upon him, was so interested that his departed. Without moving he watched him closely. He saw him turning the leaves back and , as if looking for some place he had in mind. It took him but a minute to find it, when, still leaning on his elbow, and with the light striking his face and the printed page, he seemed to become so absorbed as to lose all consciousness of his surroundings.
 
Fred Linden, without betraying that he was awake, surveyed this performance with an that for the moment made his eyes with emotion.
 
The eyes of Deerfoot were downcast, as he read the page, so that they could not be seen but the handsome oval face; the luxuriant black hair, with the eagle feathers thrust into the crown; the rows of gleaming around the neck; the deerskin shirt that covered the breast and arms to the wrists, on the left one of which shone the golden ; the red sash, behind which were shoved the knife and tomahawk; the brilliant fringes of the hunting-shirt and leggins; the small, moccasins; all these of themselves made a striking figure; but Fred, handsome and himself, who was not accustomed to see any thing like beauty in the human form, was struck with the symmetry of the figure before him. He particularly noticed the legs, and could not help saying to himself:
 
"There is no Indian or white man that can run as fast as he."
 
And the mental declaration of the lad was truth. The fleetness of the young had never been equaled, and he had never yet met the person whom he could not outrun with ease and without putting forth his whole speed.
 
"He don't look strong, but he is the last person that I would want to meet in a fight; I'll bet he is so quick that he could the bullet fired at him."
 
I must draw the line here: Deerfoot could not do any thing of the kind.
 
"And he is reading his Bible! I never in all my life saw an Indian who could read a word of print, or do more than sign his name with a cross or some figure like a : I wonder whether we couldn't hire him to teach school for us at Greville."
 
Fred thought a great many queer things about his new friend, but lay watching him ten minutes before he . Then, when he saw him turn a leaf, he said in a low voice:
 
"Deerfoot, will you please read aloud?"
 
Fred expected that the Shawanoe would start and look up in surprise; but he never raised his eyes, or gave the least sign that these words of his were unexpected. He knew that Fred was watching him from the first, and so, before the words were more than fairly out of his mouth, Deerfoot began reading in a low, impressive monotone, as though he had merely resumed, after turning over the leaf.
 
"After this I , and lo! a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindred, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
 
"And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders, and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces and worshiped God.
 
"Singing, Amen; and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be unto our God for ever and for ever, Amen.
 
"And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, Who are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
 
"And I said unto him, sir, thou knowest. And he said unto me, these are they which came out of great , and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
 
"Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple; and He that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
 
"They shall hunger no more, neither shall they thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
 
"For the............