"Humph! no gold here," replied Redburn, who had already learned from
study and experience how to guess a fat strike. "It is out of the
channel."

"No; et's right in the channel."

"Well, I'll not dispute you. How did you get into the valley?"

"Through ther pass," and the General chuckled approvingly. "See'd a
feller kim down ther canyon, yesterday, so I nosed about ter find
whar he kim from, that's how I got here; 'sides, I hed a dream about
this place."

"Indeed!" Redburn was puzzled how to act under the circumstances. Just
then there came a piercing scream from the direction of the cabin.

What could it mean? Was Nix an enemy, and was some one else of his
gang attacking Anita?

Certainly she _was_ in trouble!




CHAPTER V.

SITTING BULL--THE FAIR CAPTIVE.


Fearless Frank stepped back aghast, as he saw the inhuman chief of the