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"'Not in his mind. jasper. That they 'kept a vigilant hatch over the
one scalp has more honour in it. ac- Proceedings of 'the latter, in order to
icordin-g to the Sarpent's notions a oil their own future nmve-
warfare, than a field covered with
s:ain, that kept hair on their heads.
Now. there was the rine young cap-
tain of the e0th that threw away his
life in trying to - brine-. off a three --
T. -minder from among the enemy -in
the last -krinunaee we hal: he
thought lie was carting liononr: and
1 -liave known a youne ensign wrap
r•imself up;ri his coloms. and go to
s'cep !n his hloeil, fancyhat he
-tits ;vine- on some:bine- -e-fter even
Ittiffaio-skins!"
'Yes, yes; One Can umlerstand the
Ht of roz ers'gn.-
tilts, are •Chltigachg.......V. cols
ours she will Ifte2 them t. she': a
rens chidren-- Here the PatIt-
finder interrupted Illtuself. s'toolt his
in melancholy, and
tiki .11,oi
inoltican stem remains! 1-1 has no
.yaildren tO delight vittropitit,;
triSeto lonour his .1e, ls; he is
lone man in this aetrd. and yet he
stands true to his :raining and his
gifts: There is something liontst and
respectable in these. you muss
jasper!"
Here a great outcry front antonz
the Iroquois was succeeded by the
tuiek reports of their rifles. and so
eager did the enemy become. in their
eairt to drive the Delaware back
from his victim, that a dozen rushed
nto•the river, several of whom even
dvanced near a hundred feet into
the foaming current. as if they aci
tially meditated a serious sortie. That
-Chingaehgook continued unmoved. as
'he remained unhurt by the missiles,
,ccomplishing his task with the dex-
terity of long habit. Flourishing. his
reeking trophy. he gave a war whoop
its most frightful intonations. and
for a minute the arches of the silent
woods and the deep vista framed
1're course eq the river echoed a ith
c. terrific that 13eighel hotted her
ityad in Irrepressible fear. while lier
for a single instant actually nn --
tate! flight,
'This surpass -es all have heard
ftrearn the wretches," jasper exclaMied.
st-pping his ears, equally in h.t.rror
and disgust,
'Tis their music. ,i-; the'r •lrittr.
ama fife: their trumpet's ant'. tiari.ms.
iltt'e doubt they love these sounds: f
'they stir up in thenn tierce feelinots.
a desire for hiood.- rerttraed the
Pathfinder. totally unmot-ed. tit
thi•ntatitt them rather Frightfill ',heti a
nere yont,gster: •but they hove it-te-
,ame like the whistle st,f the
.;•ae-tst.vill •-tre ...Min f h..atslaird
in. my ear no .te, All the screeching
r,rityles that could stand laettvt net: the
faile and .Tarri,an would have n ef-
fect my narves at this timf, .day.
1 say it not la it,asting. Jasper: for
the man that lc-ts ,,,Y,terelice,
tl•trtach the ears must tae hut a
-.teak heart at the l..,et ; -Olitnk and
t• -e- ,"tellig more intended to alarm
.thildrer than such as
• 'out the forest face the 'los-. 1
•he now -at'‘fied.
iere come- 'aith the -Tale, tt-
rtJtit,"
-.1as,per turned ave';a• Crudit 1,,
,tware tease ireni the e. alert, io T sl.trt.• n
:re ilistnnst at hi- late errand; law, int int- ri•.-er and lArtn„ ,:f ••,,
:,7athfinder renorded his friend Canoe,- Tim,
tite philosophical indifference of would seem to me that our -aft-t
had made up his mind to he course would hy the water."
different to things In deemed itt;- -If, indeedand yet it might easi12.
r.-;aterit'el. As the- Delaware passed hi Inc. as soot, as it is a little dark-
-deeper into the bushes. with a -t-iew er. (Well, well, I am not sartain it will
to. wring his trifling calico dress and not ibe the hest. Though, mere we
.prepare his rifle for service, to :gave only a party of men, it would the like
one glance of Irlurnlph at his .rnmpan- a hunt to the lusty and brave to play
ions, and then all emotion connected at ihicle-and-seek with yonder mis-
with the recent exploit seemed to creants on the other shore. Jasper,"
ceas-e. continued the •guide, into whose
"jarnter," -resumed the guide, "step character there entered no ingredient
down to the Station o if Master -Cap, which !belonged to vain display or
and ask !hiin to join us; we have little theatrical effect, "will you -undertake
tient for a council, and yet our plans to bring in the canoe?"
must be laid quickly, :for it will not "I' will Undertake anything that
be long ;before them Mingos will be will serve and protect Mabel, Path-
.
plotting ^0.1.11 ruin." finder,"
The young man -complied; and in a '"Tiliat is art -upright feeling, and I
-dew minutes the four were assemlbled suppoie it is -nettle, The Serpent, who
near the shore, completely concealed is nearly naked already, can help you;
dram the ,eiew of !their enemies, while and this will the cutting off one of the
ments.
By this time the 'lay had so far ad-
vanced as to leave but a few minutes
and the passing light and an Obscur-
ity Ibat promised to he- even deeper
than common. The sun had already
set, and the ttvilight of a low latitude
wasnlel soon pass into the darkness tief
deep night. Most of the }mites of the
party rested ,tot this favourable cirs
clonstancy, though it a not with-
out its danger., also. as thy \-itt
'entity vilii r011id favour their es•
cap, Aould "it as likely to conceal the
:heir wily enendys.
"The in hItt Itt h come, men,-
Pat:tinder commemted, -when our
leht.tmust le. ,, d,in order
that ,te !met act together, and with a
r"glit understanding of our errand and
gifts. In 1.:1 htt-ir's time these woods
sill lite „ot dark as midnight; and if we
are ever to gain the garrison, it must
t. done under fat.evir of this ;Wyatt -
:age. 11'ha t say 2aoti. Ala ;ter Capli.
for. th,tugli none of tite most experi-
enced in conilmts and retreats in the
wood., your years entitle- yon to
speak first in a matter like this and in
a council."
-Well, in my Itulgtuytr. all we have
got to to og hoard The canoe
when it 0.1, to he ,0 dark the
ynemy's look -outs can't see us, and
run for the haven, as wind and 'tide
will allow."
"That is easily said, hut not so
easily done,- returned the guide. -We
shall be more exposed in the river
than 'hY 'following the woods; and
then there is the °Mein-, rift between
us, and 1 ant far from sartain that
Jasper himself can carry a boat safe-
ly through it in the dark. 'What say
you, lad. as to your own skill and
judgment "
ant of !!astf-r -Cap's opinion
about tisituz the Cat1OC. Mabel
tentitr to walk through tiovamps and
among rott- i Iret••itt-itch a night
as promise- t, nt and then 1
ilways feel myself -tomer of heart
;in.! truer of eye .,Nhen tfloat that,
a -11 -.re."
nt of heart yon always lot-, lad,
.0i•raiilly true of eye for
haPc] rtmuch itt broad
•0 iittit' in tite It -mak
Alts tnel the LintariO has no trees, Or
:•
1 delight a hunt-
ett'• 't•iirt! •fl, opinion, friend-.
thtr• s tch .r and much agaltott
it. r tray 'ee sl .'tater leates
trai"—
litat--s none. E-itt-4,:etee, here-
avay, tiloitel, say
what ort ehve Then a
Catii 1- • 4.1-1 easy ,viten it
itt -trrett, all,i tin, ten-
der ':itt- 'the Sens, all ti- daumitter
nt,tion.
on the ot',er ricer xi:* hate
•e,nt the clott-i- itt ti t,av
ti -a, rift 1- to 11;ing for
litoat to venture
itt'. even lay day-
• n fairh., no asured
itt' itt ttt tlp•
..y,rrisoti.1 rail on land 'I, 1
,-a '1e dark. 1 an-,
means oi them devils to work their
ha'rm." -• -
This material plan ibeing settled,
the different member. tt.1 the .party
prepared themselves to put the pro-
ject in execution. The 'shades of even-
ing fell fast -upon theforest: and by
the time all was ready for the attempt,
it was found impossible to discern ob-
jects on the opposite shore. Time now
pressed; for Indian cunning could de-
vise so many expedients •for passing to
narrow a stream, that Pathfinder .was
getting impatient to quit the spot.
While jasper and his companion en-
tered the river, armed with nothing
but their knives and the Delaware's
tomahawl,t, observing title greatest
caution •itt to 'betray their tnovements,
the guide !brought from her
place of concealment, and, thicitling her
and Cap proceed along the sltore to
the foot of the rapids, itt, got into the
canoe that remained in his ipossession,
in order to carry it 10 the same place,
This was 'cattily effected. The ca•noe
was laid against the thank, and itabel
and !her uncle entered their seats as
usual; While the lelathfinder, erect in
the stern, held hy a Jutish, in order to
prevent the swift stream !front sweep-
ing them (town its current, Severzt!
minutes of intense and breathless exs
pectation ifollowed, while they awaited
the result of 'the hold attempt -of their
comrades. • •-
It will he understood that the two
adventUrers !were compelled to swim
across a sleep and rapid channel before
they could reach a part of the rift
that admitted Of wading. This portion
of the enterprise was otieffected;
and Jas?i it and -the Serpent struck the
'bottom side liy• side at the same in-
stant. Having 'secured iirni footing-,
thtvt It1101.1 Of each other's hands.
told waded slowly and with extrrenty
caution in tilt suppostal . direction of
the canoe. lint the darkness was t,,,
ready so deep that they soon aseers
mined they were to he inn little aided
hy the sense• of ,ight, an.d that their
seareli must be conducted on that
wino!, viiables the
woodsman to find Ili- iway vhen the
sun is hid, no stars appear, and all
would seem chaos to one less aecust.
omed to the mazes oi the forest, Un-
der these circumstances, Jasper sub-
mitted to (be guided by the Delaware,
whose habits hest -fitted hint to take
the lead. Still it was no easy matter
to -wade amid the roaring clement at
that Imur, and retain a clear recollect-
ion of the localities, By the time
they believe themselves to be itt the
centre of the stream, the two s'hores
were discernible merely by masses of
obscurity denser than common, the
outlines against the clouds !being bare-
ly distinguishable -by the ragged tops
of the trees. Once or itt itt, the 'wand-
erers altered their course, in •conse-
(ponce of unexpectedly stepping into
deep water; for they knew ithat the
'boat had lodged on the shalilowest
part nf the rift, In short, with this -act
for their compass, Jasper and his com-
panion wandered about in the water
Inc nearly a quarter of .an hour; and at
the end of that period, which tbegan
to appear interminable to the young
man, they found themselves apparent-
ly no nearer the olbjeet of their
search than they had :been at its C0111.
Inencenient. just as (bit Delaware iwas
about to stop, in order to inform bis
associate that they would elo well to
return to the land, in order to take a
fresh departure, he saw the 'form of a
man moving about in the water, al-
most within reach of bis arm, gasper
was at his side, and he -at once under-
stood that the lroquoi, were engaged
on the same errand as he was himself.
"Nlingo!" he uttered in jasper's car.
-The si•rvent will show his brother
how- to be cunning,'
The young sailor caught a glimpse
of tit t• figure tit that instant, and the
startling trill!' also flashed on his
mind. l'ntlerstanding the necessity of
trusting all ao the Delaware chief, he
kept betel,', while Ids friend moved
ealti,-,usly in the direction in which
the strange form had vanished. In an-
other moment it was ,een amain, eviti-
enintivine towards themselves. The
waters made such an uproar that link
na.i to itt apprehended front ordinary
sounds, and the Indian, turning his
licad, -1...11VC it to 'the
C1111111111; the Great Serprnt.''
exclaimed the setrange says
age, adding, in the languaJe of his
people, "The canoe is found, lint there
were none to help nie. Come, let us
rat, it i'rom the roek."
ansevered Chin gacle
gttok, who understood the dialect.
Lead; tve Will foilOW2'
,tralla.er, unable to distingutsh
between voices and accents amid the
raging of the rapid, led the way in the
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1941
necessary •direction; and, the two
others -keeping close at 111- iltel$, all
three speedily reached the canoe, The
Iroquois laid .1,04,i of one end, Ching-
achgook placed himself in the centre,
and ,Ittaper went to itt- opposite C.X*
trentity, as it wee important that 'the
stranger should not detect the pre-
sence of a pales:face, a discovery that
might the made by the parts of the
dress the young man still wort', as
well as thy the general appearmtee of
his head.
"Lift," said the 3rottitois in the sent-
entious tnanner of his race; and hy
trifling effort the canoe was raised
!from the rock, held a moment in the
air to empty it, and then 'placed •care-
fully on the water in its proper pos-
ition. All three held it firmly, lest it
should escape !from their thumbs ander
the pressure of the violent current,
while the Iroquois, •wha led, Of course,
being at the -upper end of the !boat,
took the ,direction a the eastern shore,
or •towards the ipot Where Ili; friends
uvaited his retarn.
As the Delaware and jasper well
lenew there must be several more of
the Iroquois on the rift, from the .eir•
cumstance that their own appearance
had occasioned no surprise in the in-
clividual they had met, ,both felt the
necessity of extreme caution. Men less
bold and determined would have
thought that they were incurring, ton
great a risk by thus venturing into
midst of their enemies; frau these
hardy borderer; were unacquainted
with fear, cert accustomed to hazards.
ritt,! ,so well understood the necessity
of at least preventing -their foes front
getting the boat, that they would hare
cheerfully' enctinntered even ,m,reater
to secure their ,bject. So all-import-
ant to the safttty of NItthel, indeed, did
jasper deem the possession or the de..
!ruction of thi, eamze, that he had
drawn his 'knife, and stood ready to rip
up the hark, in ordur to render the
the boat tempiirarily unserViceahle.
anything oct'et' to compel :lit
Delaware and himself to abandon
their prize,
In the meantime. the Iroquois, who
led the way, proceeded slowly through
the ugter in the direction of his own
party. still grasping the canoe, and
dragging his reluctant -followers in
his train. Once 'Chingachgook raised
I1.;
s tomattaiwk, and was about to bury
it in the 'brain of Ili, confiding and un -
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neiglidair, Jolt the probab-
ility that the death -cry or the floating
body might give !the alarm induced
that wary chief to change his purpose.
.11 the next moment he regretted This
indecision, for the three who clung in
the canoe suddenly found themselves
in the centre of a party of no less than
Tom others who were in quest of it.
The mistress of tbe house was ex-
plaining the household duties to the
new maid.
"This,'' she said in awed tones,
"is a very valuable Persian rug." She
paused, and added; "I want you to
be very careful when you clean it,
as it is very old and has been in the
family for many generations."
The new maid nodded. understand-
ingly. "I can quite see it's old,
ma'am," she replied, "but I dare say
. we can make it last through the win-
ter if we're careful."