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June arose, and prepared to ase soured the doth; and, first examin-
end to the roof, hut she paused, with Ing the lower room with great ea ea
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he cautiously . • der
firstof the t tr u y r dthe • i
footon theround h � "t n e laid
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ladder. Mabel's hurt beat so violent- June, as soon as it became dark, htd
ly that she was fearful its throbs closed the loops of the princil al
Would be heard: and she fancied that boor and lighted a candle. 13y means
seine gleam to s of her real atter- of this dint taper. Then, the two ne
tione had crossed the mind of her melte stood in expectation, waiti ig
s , ,rd, She was right in part, the to ascertain the person of their vs -
Indian woman havingactually stopp-
ed to consider whether there was
eny indiscretion in what .she Wes
about to do. At first the suspicion
that Mabel intended to escape flash-
ee'e.: her mull, then -she rejet'ti- stranter had got through the trap,
t•n the ground that the pelt—fee, that 1 leithtind,17 stood before tltc•nt.
no means of getting o,l the 1s "God be praised"' Mabel i.:nit. and that the blockhouse fe a, rel for the idea that the blockhouse.
ale toe et cure to lent, it. The next weed le impregnable with such a
u_lrt t... , :Ka\I:sh,.! i.: a. tete-rt- _sacci :nn ...,-oar, eros -ed her mind.
er-t, �•, of
the eea alitironoii wh,rt hits become. of
Thisi n. too. ,a:a, ,, n'; striae r,.,.
tti eon', as y, t. and
-,. Itt't nl nett'
wb:4t will lr the
int /hat the wwif, e„ Ar-
tt:h:e. ing in tI - r,arn.t. t i� not seaway, the hest reeomtltemdu-
tion with daughtf,r,"
-You want no e,tiler reeonmtentia-
tin£: then yon l' +twit acts --your cour-
age. your fidelity. :111 that you do
and say, I'athtinder. my reason ap-
pr•,ves and the heart will. nay, it
shall follow.,,
This is a heppine ee i little ex-
pected this night; but we are in
God's hands, and He will protest us
in Isis own way. Th-ee are sweet
wyowls. Millet; but they were not
wanting to make me• do all that man
Can 410 in On present circumstances:
they will. not leesen my endeavors,
neither."
-Now we understand sash other,
I'athiin4le t." Mabel added hoarsely.
let us not lose one of the previous
adamsite, whirl, may be of 'teeth etl-
alle value. Can We not get into your
canoe and go and meet nay father?'
"That is not the course 1 advise.
I elon't know by which channel the
Sergeant will t•onte, ail there tiee
twenty; rely on it, the Serpent will
be• winding his way through them
all. No, no! my advice is to remain
hire. The logs of this blockhouse
are still green, and it will not he
easy to set them on tire; and i can
make good the place, bating a burn-
ing, ag'in a tribe. The Iroquois no -
;tor, who. e wary ascent of the lad-
der was distinctly audible, though
sufficiently deliberate. It would not
be easy to say which was the more
astonishevi on finding. when the
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l same down the channel in face of
the peeteml fisht rntart; and tbout°lr
he ''if e.y hills s, [ up the poor
w'trtch with are, it was not irt,L"eniOU8
enough to tasks in a practises! eye.
Th„ cosi utas held too hith. for the
area haveharmed to fish fit °swceet..
it tee y never knew before; and then
the mon was too quiet for one who
ete needle,. (trey nor bite, l tet we
,ever tonic in upon a post blindly:
esti 1 have sail outside a eert'ison ;t
:ellee!, night because they had ehmer-
.-,{ ;!Ie ie _;sanies anti their mode of
tedium µtorch. Neither the Serpent
see myself would le likely to be ta-
le
n in by these elumay contrivances
wino!, Were timid probably intended
the soldiers,
'le, you :Mink my father and his
wee neer yet he deceived"" said Ma.
het quickly.
"Noe if I can prevent it, Mabel.
You say the Serpent is on the look-
out too; so there is a double chance
of our succeeding in letting him
know his danger; though it is by no
means sartain by which channel the
party may come."
"Pathfinder," said our heroine so-
lemnly, for the frightful scenes she
bad witnessed had . clothed death
with unusual horrors; --_•,Pathfinder,
you have professed love for me, a
wish to make me your wife?"
"I diel venter' to speak on that
subject ]label, and the Sergeant has
even lately said that you are kindly
disposed; but I ata not a man to
persecute the thing 1 love:"
".Hear ate, Pathfinder, I respect
you, honour you, revere you; save
my father, front this dreadful death.
and 1 can worship you. Here is my
hand, as a solemn pledge for try
faith. when you come to claim it,"
"Riess }roti, bless you. Mabel; this;
is store than -I deserve ---more, I.
fear. than 1 shall know haw to profit
by as 1 ou,_-ht. it twar not w'itntiu_
hitt+'Iver', i.t meeker enc• sa°art's= flue -S••r-
,tfat. 11't• :are old ce.irirades :cid
ate,, :uh odder e lite: though I fear
Melfi, being a father's comrade
asci:.•±tftillt'.
X11 i „t. , creel , ewe t my lift, my
.,.'.t-., nresent eta -.'heli nn' wive has
din .ftp tea's-, t r.ty faltat� I:,rty---why.
.e; l 1 twill re late all th•
-
a�° •a}(�F __... ,..• k ,. t 'rt':l t!e 4,tit. to :t pare 1•. t,^ •'ll ❑p.
t ., r r... , /anti ,h:. ] aloe'
, 1:,* gi,114,1 , _t..,t ,,,- .ta.•_e Sn "Fete %verde will an the tett, Me,
4 eta- _ her pro; r t. et << emYe. : r'e+r' + tc a. -esti tm L/diar: d, Islets s
..ill , i, d4ty tx. ;,Lt- `41' list attt,t i-SI.:aattiOtt on suit a
tet tee- deer, ;fee, teteie sent .eat,jeet. F:'e-tyth.tt:: ttlinted oat Z.
th • reed; and we wit. ...at f ♦ h aal bit'ec1 with thus expedition:
+e,rr guatti. at th • t r,ie_, ,tr tits., Sat- -t'' tray On the lookout
ar,a. b - t•1 he tatt'tus. with all the irfnritUt-
song;+:. iter.: ,Modem the. .:tats., !teen ne set could desire. We ambush,
unnecessery emition, wen knew.• d heirs boaats, druv' the Fr, nche re
,•!d enter t t n 1• r te . tt t got possession 'ion and sank�
stint r+a ter a c et.
unleee eident trneew tl' . e e i' t t d,: rt, in the
eey riou- r;,ttt f - Otto- Thor; deepest t part of the charnel. and the
tete, ti,.e rive w taheut ,: i.:" 1,8, s of 1-ppi•r t't:uada write faro:
c ^.t warping. eh 'ttriittt t he• tell liana £nods this wine
e reeet.tion to Mabel's s igno ance ci:.al l 14t.1 -ww'i t' ono ball. tom, willetelv.
alta .tat, as it w t .made +plat•- I scarcer tonting them than keen hunt
1: with frankness, it was received fere to anei active, trotriot:s May relish
eathout di,tru: t, By these meians our If V.' dhd set lose a man er have even
-e;ne was',melded to deseInd to to skin barked; nor do 1 think the
err her friend eecended to Mime' e' suffered to epeak of. In short.
tia. reef. . Tlfe tt, tared e to tweet. the Mtabel. it huts batt lust smelt an ex,
wo wns now toe ereat to admit of t>editlon sus Ltintii4 much harm
eeneersat east for three- or lour to the foe and little hayed, to our -
▪ es one eve, tccepled in locking sclw•a< "
.'tont her as well e the darkness "Alt, I'athlird«:t, 1 fever. when
wc,, hi anon,. anal =elle othE.ir3n listen- Major Duncan comet to hear the
ena . tae a :deer w':tn .. n:tte.t intent. I whole td the sari tale, he will find
.. .e- Wert, a _ort. :season to regret t he ever undertook
a t. of e n Ixa, tie affair.' •
9 t O -Yf,„eta„,t ..r I ' 1 knew what y Mean. 1 know
• tee _. the r il l"w eel
vhul you mean: but 4y telling my
.he tory' straight you will understand it
• out rt waned be t,, b-ttet. A soon as the q doodad[
t.. to nee -ee „ea, wtaf4;f, teund himself suceeesful, he, sear me
est, 1 .t ire: l,r cane] the &a,'pent e,ff in eantiies to tell
- cert ur_h .. n 1,, you farm ',letters had turned out. and
fa !1 tet not 1,f 4 tet- is f-illewittg with the two ',netts.
eee ,..;w. -.a ee a tee Which. twine ro much heavies', can-
-
k eetee h " h h•- rot ,.ttiu- hefnrc a ..nittg. 1 lr,trted
it ; c tr, stew c,rr. (1 a a it ttige.ok this f oren0011 it
t, met a •cr'ount: w , that he should tome up
oe tat' moment thLt ,. one •ate channels. and I another,
of un teady war Jt -:Ir ere. t0 see that the path was eh0ar. I've
ended to the roof, and in a minute not e'en the chief since."
,Jane began to descend. A dight tapMabel now explained the mannermi
at the door was heard im
ediately n which she had discovered the Mo-
hican and her expectation that he
would yet come to the blockhouse,
"Not he, not he! A regular scout
will never get behind walls or logs
so long as he can keep the open air
and find employment. I should not
have come myself, Mabel, but i
promised the Sergeant to comfort
you and to look after your safety,
'`Ah's me! I reconnoitred • the is-
land with a heavy heart this fore-
noon; and there was a bitter hour
when I fancied you might be among
the slain." -
niter. Mabel wee- bewildered, for
there was no time to lose. Hope prov-
ed stronger than fear; and with un-
steady hands she commenced unbar-
ring the door. The mocassin of June
was heard an the floor above her
when only a single bar was turned.
•fide second was released as her form
reached half -way down the ladder,
"What you do?" June exclaimed
angrily, "Run away—mad — leave
blockhouse; blockhouse good." The
hands of both were on the last bar,
and it would have beenclearedfrom
the fastenings but for a vigorous
shove from without, which jammed
the. wood. A short struggle ensued.
though both were disinclined to vio-
lence. June would probably have
prevailed, had not another - and a
more vigorous push front without
forced the bar part the trifling im-
pediment that held it, when the door
opened. The fora, of a man was seen
to enter; and both the females rush-
ed up the ladder as if equally afraid
of the consequences. The stranger
"Tly what lucky accident were you
prevented from -paddling up boldly
to the island and from falling into
the hands of the enemy?"
"Ily such an accident. Mabel, as
Providence; employs to tell the hound
where to find the deer and the deer
how to throw off the hound. No! no!
these, artifices and deviltries with
dead bodies may deceive the soldiers
of the 56th and the king's officers;
but they are all lost upon men who
have passed their days in the forest.
tine eannot dislodge me l'rotn this
foray er, so long as we can keep the
Ilam:, ole i1. The Sergeant is new
'ramped on some island, and will not
tomo in until morning. If we hold the
Klerk, we can give hint timely warn-
ing:, by tiring t'Ifles, for instance;
and should he determine to attack
the savages. as a malt of his temper
Will be very likely to do, the p+>-see-
siott of this building will be of gtr:tt
account in tete affair. No, no! my
judgment says remain, if the bit
1.10 to SUIT,' the tin't'sntthotJt es-
cape for oar two. selves will be no
very der -emit matter,"
Stay," murmured Mabel, 'clave
far God's sake, Pathfinder: Any-
thing, everything, to save my
father!" -
."Yes, that is natter'. I am glad to
hear you stty this, Mabel, for 1 own
a wish to see the Sergeant fairly
.supported. :1s the matter now
stands, he has gained himself credit;
and, could he once drive off these
miscreants, and make an honorable
retreat, laying the huts and block in
ashes, no doubt, no doubt, Lundie
would remember it and serve him
accordingly. Yes, yes, Mabel, we
must not only save the Sergeant's
life, but we must save his reputa-
tion,"
"Nit blame can rest on my father
on account of the surprise of this
island,"
"There's no telling. there's no
telling; military glory is a most utt-
sartain thing. I've seen the Dela-
wares routed, when they deserved
nmt'e credit. than at other times
when they've carried the clay, A
ratan is wrong to set his head on
success of any sort, and worst of all
cm .success in war. I know little of
the .settlements, or of the notions
that meg hold in them; hut up here -
away even the Indians tate a war-
rior's eharaei et according to his
luck. The principal thing with a sol-
dier is ever to lie witipt; no do 1
think mankind stops long to con-
sider how the ,lay was won or lost.
For tai part, Mabel, I make it a rule
when facing the inimy to give hien
as good as I can sent]. and to try to
he moderate as I can when we get
the bettor. As for feeling moderate
defter a defeat. little need he said on
that score, as a flogging ie one of
the most humbling things in ntttur',
The parsons preach about humility
in the garrison; - but if humility
would make rhristiaes, the king's
troops ought to be saints, for
they've done little as yet this war
but take lessons from the French,
beginning at Fort du uesne and end-
ing at Ty."
"1It father could not have sus-
pected that the position of the island
was known to the enemy," resuned
Mabel, whose thoughts were run-
ning On the probable effect of the re-
cent events on the Sergeant.
"That is trine; no do I well see
how the enemy found it out, The
spot is well chosen, and it is not an
easy matter, evert for one who has
travelled the road to and from it, to
find it again. There has been treach-
ery, I fear; yes, yes, there must
have been treachery:"
"Oh, Pathfinder! can this be?"
'Nothing is easier, Mabel, for
treachery comes as nat'ral to some
men as eating. Now when I find a
netts 111 otic words, 1 look close to
his Bleed,; for when the heart is
right, and really intends to do. gond,
it is generally satisfied to let the
conduct speak instead or tit.
toughs"
"Jasper Western is not one of
these," said Mabel impetuously. "No
youth can be more sincere in his
manner, or less apt to snake the ton-
gue act for the bead,"
"Jasper Western! tongue and
heart are both right with that lad,
depend an it, Mabel; and the notion
taken up by Lundie, and the Quart-
ermaster, and the Sergeant, and
your uncle too, is as wrong as it
would be to think that the sun shone
by night and the stars by day. No,
no; I'il answer for Eau-douce's hon-
esty with my own scalp, or, at need,
with my own rifle."
"Bless you, bless you, Pathfind-
er!" exclaimed Mabel, extending her
own hand and pressing the iron fin-
gers of her companion. under a
state of feeling that far surpassed
her own consciousness of its streng-
th. "You are all that is generous, all
that is noble! God will reward you
for it."
"Ah, Mabel, I fear nee, if this be
true. I should not covet such ;t wife
as yourself; but would leave you to
be sued for by some gentleman of
the garrison, as you desnl'ts re-
quire," -
Wer will not talk of this any
more to -night," Shahid anetwered in a
voice so smothered as to scent near-
ly choked, "We must think less of
ourselves just now, Pathfinder, and
more of our friends, Rut I rejoice
from my soul that von believe Jas-
per innoteent. Now let us talk of
other things—ought we not to re-
lease June?"
"I've been thinking about the wo-
man; for it will not be safe to shut
our eyes and leave hers open, on
this side of the blockhouse door. 1f
we pttt her in the upper room, and
take sway the: ladder, she'll be tt
prisoner at least."
cannot neat one thus who has
saved my life, It would be better to
let her depart. for I think she is too
much my friend to do anything' to
harm ane,"
"You do not know the race, Mab-
el, you do not know the race. It's
true she's not a full -bladed Mingo,
but she consorts with the vagabonds,
and must have earned some of their
tricks. What is that?"
"It sounds like oars; some boat is
passing through the channel,"
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on?" he demanded bitterly. "Why
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car every day, and to dances and
theatres every night? Why did you
encourage me when you were already
engaged?"
Hanging her head demurely, the
miss replied: "I wanted to test my
love for Edward,"
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