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CHAPTER XXXIX 189 15. But adding plot in the form of incident relating to the plot will give us a scene of about the same length, but there will be more body to the scenes, more variety to the incident, and so the interest will be maintained. What we have above is little more than a peg on which incident may be hung if we have it. Compare this develop- ment with the above: 44. Camp —Ben tied to stake—Indians piling brush around him— Big Eagle and Medicine Man down front—Little Fawn steals from tent—sees—runs to Ben. thrusting Indians aside—throws arms about his neck—Big Eagle drags her away—brings her down front. 45. Old cavip, as in No. 31 —Cowboys ride in—look about—one swings in saddle and picks up old hat—it is Ben's—there is a bullethole in the crown—Cowboy pokes his finger through hole and shows—all shake heads—look about—find the trail the In- dians took—ride out. 46. Back to No. 44 — Close-up of Little Fawn pleading with Big Eagle—Medicine Man urging Big Eagle to refuse—Little Fawn eyes him with hatred—Big Eagle calls—two squaws come up— grab Little Fawn—start to drag her away. 47. Near No. 43 —Boys come in—see that the trail divides—some dismount—look about them—decide that the Indians took the northerly trail—mount and ride out of scene down trail. 48. Camp —Old squaws and Little Fawn nearly to tepees in back- ground—Little Fawn breaks away from them—rushes back to Ben—clings to him—squaws come down—drag her off again and into tent. Medicine Man and Big Eagle approach stake—other Indians give way. 49. Close-up of Ben, Big Eagle and Medicine Man—Medicine Man strikes him in face—Ben yells in impotent rage—Medicine Man sneers—other Indians stolidly watch the scene. 50. Prairie —Cowboys ride into scene—one of them dismounts to tighten saddle girth—tells them to ride on—he will overtake them. 51. Back to No. 49 —Medicine Man draws knife—makes as though to stab Ben—Ben tries to taunt him into it—Medicine Man smiles grimly—shakes head—says— Cut-in —"Knife quick. Fire slow. You wait. Burn." Medicine Man and Big Eagle step back—motion others to pile up the wood. 52. Trail as in No. 33 —Cowboys ride in—see where the party split up in No. 33 —debate—decide on the urong trail—dash oflf. 53. Back to A'O. 5/. but big scene —Medicine Man and Big Eagle watching work of building pyre—Medicine Man goes to camp- fire in rear — 54. Close-up of campfire —Medicine Man coming up to fire—with his foot he stirs the sticks to make them burn more briskly.