Satanstoe

Chapter 22

"Fear not, till Birnam Wood

Shall come to Dunsinane."

_Macbeth_.

I cannot say I was quite satisfied with the manner of Susquesus; nor, on

the other hand, was I absolutely uneasy. All might be well; and, if it were

not, the power of this man to injure us could not be very great. A new

occurrence, however, raised very unpleasant doubts of his honesty. Jumper

being out on a hunt, the Onondago was sent across to Ravensnest the next

trip, out of his turn; but, instead of returning, as had been the practice

of both, the next day, we saw no more of him for near a fortnight. As

we talked over this sudden and unexpected disappearance, we came to the

conclusion, that, perceiving he was distrusted, the fellow had deserted,

and would be seen no more. During his absence, we paid a visit to