The Hidden Children by Robert William Chambers Chapter 13 Page 6

time,” said the Grey-Feather, his ferocious gaze fixed on the cliff.

“Is the Mole dead?” I asked.

“He is with his God — Tharon or Christ, whichever it may be, Loskiel.”

“The Mole must not be scalped,” said Tahoontowhee softly. “If the Senecas pass that way they will have at last one thing to boast of.”

I said to the Mohican:

“Hold the Erie. The Night-Hawk and I will go back and bury our dead against Seneca profanation.”

“Let the Grey-Feather go, Loskiel.”

“No. The Mole was Christian. Does a Christian fail his own kind at the last?”