"Yes; it was they who told us that you had either been drowned or made prisoners by the Indians," said Lily.  "They escaped by running through the rapids at a place where no canoe had ever before ventured.  And Reuben has undertaken to come up here and escort us back to the settlement.  We have been paying our long-promised visit to Ashatea; and I can assure you she received us in the most hospitable manner.  You will like to see the beautiful dome-shaped wigwam her people built for us, with a divan all round, and the floor covered thickly with matting. We felt quite like Indian princesses, when she escorted us into it.  It is divided by a curtain into two portions.  The inner serves as our bedroom, and the outer as our drawing-room.  As there is space for a fireplace in the centre, we agreed that we should not object to spend the winter in it; while at the present season it is delightfully cool and pleasant."