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were concerned, Mabel, we should the Quartermaster, who always grew
all cheerfully acquiesce in your Scotch as he grew interested.
wishes, but these gentlemen fancy
that the work will aid their opera-
tions, and they have a strong desire
to possess it. To be frank wtih you,
finding myself and your uncle in a
very peculiar situation, i acknowl-
edge that, to avert consequences, I
have assumed the power that be-
longs to his Majesty's commission,
and entered into a verbal capitula-
tion, by which I have engaged to
give up the blockhouse and the
whole island. It is the fortune of
war. and must be submitted to; so
open the door. pretty Mabel, forth-
with, and confide yourself to the piece to ascertain that it was not
care of those who know how to pointed in his particular direction,
tr, beauty suet virtue in distress. and he coolly took a pinch of
Ther,=', n,i courtier in Scotlend more snuff, Ae n,•it10 i Muir nor Cap hail
•n"plai-ant than this rliie1. er who anything to upprehe n,3 -from the
is more femalar with the laws of ,luarter in which lite ether,' were
dea'orum. ' seen -rad. they l.ept their ground.
"No tense 11ockhous,." muttered 'Be avi,e, my pretty elabel, ln•
June. who stood at eIaheI side, at- wise!" exclaimed the farmer; meet
"What do you think of that, then?
Look at the loop of the upper story”
As soon as Mabel had spoken all
eyes were turned upward and beheld
the muzzle of a rifle cautiously
thrust through a loophole, June hav-
ing resorted to a ruse which had al-
ready proved so successful. The re-
sult did not disappoint expectation.
No sooner did the Indians catch a
sight of the fatal weapon than they
had leaped aside, and in less than a
minute every man among them had
sought cover. The French officer
kept his eye on the barrel of the
tentiv, to all that passed, 'Meeks
house good—got no sinip:'
Our heroine might have yielded
but for this appeal; for it began to
appear to her that the wisest rousse
no' he provoking useless contention.
In the name of all the kings of Alb-
in, who have ye closeted with you
in that wooden tower that seemeth
so bloody minded? There is necro-
would he to conciliate the enemy by mance about this matter, and all our
coneeesions instead of exasperating characters may be involved in the
them by resistance. They knew that explanation."
Muir and her uncle were in their "What do you think of the Path -
power; that there was no man in the finder, Master Muir, for a garrison
building, and she fancied they might to so strong a post?" cried Mabel,
proceed to batter down the door, or resorting to an equivocation which
cut their way through the logs with the circumstances rendered very ex -
axes, if she obstinately refused to curable. "'What will your French and
give them peaceable admission, since Indian companions think of the aim
there was no longer any reason to of the Pathfinder's stifle?"
dread the ride. But the words of "Bear gently on the unfortunate,
June induced her to hesitate, and pretty Mabel, and do not confound
the earnest pressure of the hand and the king's servants—may Heaven
entreating looks of her companion bless him and all his royal lineage i—
strengthened a resolution that was with the king's enemies. If Pathfind-
faltering. er be indeed in the blockhouse, let
"No prisoner yet," whispered him speak, and we will hold our ne-
June; `'let 'em make prisoner before gotiations directly with him. He
'ey take prisoner --talk big; June knows us as friends, and we fear no
manage 'em." evil at his hands, and least of all to
Mabel now began to parley more myself; for a generous mind is apt
resolutely with Muir, for her uncle to render rivalry in a certain inter -
seemed disposed to quiet his con-
science by holding his tongue, and
she plainly intimated that it was not
her intention to yield the building.
"You forget the capitulation, Mis-
tress Mabel," said Muir; "the honor
of his Majesty through his servant.
You will remember that finesse and
delivery belonging to the military
honor?"
"I know enough. Mr. Muir, to un-
derstand that you have no command
in this expedition. and therefore can
have no right to yield the block-
house; and 1 remember. moreover,
to have heard my dear father say
that a prisoner loses all his author-
ity for the time being."
'Hank sophistry, pretty Mabel.
and treason to the hing, as well as
dishonoring his commission and dis-
crediting his name. You'll no' be per-
severing in your intentions when
your better judgment has had leisure
to reflect and to make conclusions
on matters and circumstances."
"Ay," put in Cap, "this is a cir-
cumstance, and be d—d to it!"
"No mind what 'e uncle say," ej-
aculated June, who was occupied in
a far corner of the room. "Bioek-
house good'–got no scalp."
"I shall remain as I am, Mr. Muir,
until I get some tidings of my fath-
er. He will return in the course of
the next ten days."
"Ah, Mabel, this artifice will no'
deceive the enemy, who, by means
that wopld be unintelligible, did not
our suspicions rest on an unhappy
young man with too much plausibil-
ity, are familiar with all our doings
and tpian?i old well know that the
sun will not set before the worthy
Sergeant and his companions will be
in their power. Aweel! Submission to
Providence is truly a Christian vir-
tue!"
"Mr. Muir, you appear to be de-
ceived in the strength of this work,
and to fancy it weaker than it Do
you desire to see what I can do in
the way d defence, if so disposed?"
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and yet Mabel had decided on noth-
ing. June was in the basement, Pre-
paring their frugal meal, and babel
herself had ascended to the roof,
which was provided with a trap to
allow her to go out on the top of
the building, whence she commanded
the best view of surrounding ob-
jects that the island possessed; still
it was limited and nmch obstructed
by the tops of trees, The anxious
girl did not dare to trust her person
in sight, knowing well that the mi-
re, maleic l passions of some savage
ielela !educe hint to send a bullet.
tit wTi merely kepe
her 11 1 nal of the ;rap. theerer,n.o.
1' (1r;0, in the emirs,. of the niter -
mem. she made Its roans surreyo o1.
110 dill'erent channels about the is-
land as "Anne, 'ist••r Anne," took
of the ,-itviruas of the castle of 11110
Beard,
The 500 had actually set; no intel-
ligence had been received from the
boats, and Mabel ascended to the
roof to tike a last look, hoping that
the party would arrive in the dark-
ness; which would at least prevent
the Indians from rendering their
ambuscade so fatal as it might oth-
erwise prove, and which possibly
might enable her to give some more
intelligible signal; by means of fire,
than it would otherwise be its her
power to do. Her eye had turned
carefully around the whole horizon
and she was just on the point of
drawing in her person, when an ob-
ject that struck her as new caught
her attention. The islands lay group-
ed so closely, that six or eight diff-
erent channels or passages between
them were in view; ami in one of
the most covered, concealed in a
great measure by the bushes of the
shore, lay what a second look assur-
ed her was 1 bark canoe. It contain-
ed a human being beyond a ques-
tion. Confident that if an enemy her
sign could do no harm, and if a
friend, that i1 -might do good, the
eager girl waved a little flag towards
the stringier. which she had Prepared
for her father, taking (tare that i;
should not be even from the island.
Mabel had repeated her signal
eight or ten times in vain, and she
began to despair of its being noted,
evhen the man so far discovered him-
self as to let her see it was Chinga-
chgook. Here, then, at last, was a
friend; one, too, who was able, and
site doubted not would be willing to
aid her. From that instant her cour-
age and her spirits revived. The Mo-
hican had seen her; must have rec-
ognized iter, as he knew that she was
of the party; and no doubt as sooty
as it was sufficiently dark he would
take the steps necessary to release
her. That he was aware of the pres-
ence of the enemy was apparent by
the great caution he observed, and
she had every reliance on his prud-
ence and address. The principal diff-
iculty now existed with June; for
Mabel had seen too much of her fid-
elity to her own people, relieved as
it was by sympathy for herself, to
believe she would consent to a hos-
tile Indian's entering the blockhouse
or indeed to her leaving it with a
view to defeat Arrowhead's plans.
The half-hour which succeeded the
discovery of the presence of the
Great Serpent was the most painful
of Mabel Dunham's life. She saw
est a sure ground of respect and 1
amity, since admiration of the same
woman proves a community of feel-
ing and tastes."
The reliance on Pathfinder's
friendship did not extend beyond the
Quartermaster and Cap, however.
for even the French officer, who had
hitherto stood his ground so wen,
shrank back at the sound of the ter-
rible name. So unwilling, indeed. tbti
this individual. a man of iron nervy -s
and one long accustomed to the.
dangers of the peculiar warfare
which he watt engaged, oi,peal
remain exposed to the ., s:alte
Killdeer, whose reputation the. eee
out all that frontier u -as
tablished as that of eItirlborouels;:.
Europe, thrt he did not disdain te
seek a cover, insisting that his tv"
prisoners should follow him. Mabel
was too glad to be rid of her enemies
to lament the departure of her
friends, though she kissed her hand
to Cap through the loop, and called
out to him in terms of affection as
he moved slowly and unwillingly
away.
The enemy now seemed disposed
to abandpn all attempts on the
blockhouse for the present; and
June, who had ascended to a trap in
the roof whence the best view was
to be had, reported that the whole
party had assembled to eat on a dis-
tant and sheltered part of the island
where Muir and Cap were quietly
sharing in the good things which
were going, as if they had no con-
cern en their minds. This informa-
tion greatly relieved Mabel and she
began to turn her thoughts again to
the means of effecting her own es-
cape, or at least of letting her father
know of the danger that awaited
him. The Sergeant was expected to
return that afternoon and she knew
that a moment gained or lost might
decide his fate,
Three or four hours flew by. The
island was again buried in a pro-
found quiet, the day wearing away,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1941
the means of effectihig all site wished
as it might be within reach of her
hand, and yet it eluded her grasp,
She knew June's decision and cool-
ness, notwithstanding all her gentle-
ness and womanly feeling; and at
last she came reluctantly to the con-
clusion that there was no other way
of attaining her end than by deceiv-
ing her tried companion and protec-
tor. It was revolting 10 one 50 511100re:
and natural, so Mire of heart, and
SO much disposed to ingenuousness
as VLobel Dunham, to practice 410(11
tion on a (11end like dune; but her
Own ;.other', 1i±4 was at stake it,t
companion v -.o01.1 n'" -self 00 11011-
injury,
0 1 -
injury, 0nd -l.c ,,:;,1 1-ehnrs and
interet' directly teticit!nu' li rself
which would have 1'ce110001 .12Teater
scruples.
As soon as it ,:vas dark, 3i«lief:
heart begun to heat 'vdh increased
violence; and she: adopted and chang-
ed her plats of proceeding at least a
dozen tines in a single hour. June
was always the source of her great-
est embarrassment; for she did not
well see, at first, how she was to as-
certain when Chingachgook was at
the door, where she doubted not he
would soon appear; and, secondly,
how she was to admit him without
giving the alarm to her watchful
companion. Time pressed, however;
for the Mohican might conte and go
away again unless she was ready to
receive him. It would be too hazard-
ous to the Delaware to remain long
on the island; and it became absol-
utely necessary to determine on
some course, even at the risk of
choosing one that was indiscreet.
After running over various projects
in her mind, therefore, Mabel came
to her companion and said with as
much calmness as possible—
"Are you not afraid, June, now
Your penplt' 11 1100•' Pathfinder is in
the ithtekltouse, that they will come
and try to set it on fire?"
"'No l'itik 1'1itg, No burn the
idockhouso, Iilo.khouse wood; got
no scalp."
'June, we cannot know. They hid
bet•ause they believed what 1 told
them of Pathfinder's being with us."
"Believe fear. Fear come quick(
go quick. Fear make run away; wit
cone back. Feta' make warrior fool,
as well as young girl."
Here Jute laughed, as her sex is
apt to laugh when anything particu-
larly ludicrous crosses their youthful
fancies,
"I feel uneasy, June; and wish
you would go up Again to the roof
and look out upon the island, to
make certain that nothing is plotting
against us; you know the signs of
what your people intend to do bet-
ter than I."
"June go, Lily wish; but very well
know that Indian sleep; wait for 'e
fader. Warrior eat, drink, fall as-
leep, all time, when don't fight and
go on war -trail. Den never sleep, eat
ti drink --never feel. Warrior sleep
now."
"God send it may be so! but go up
dear June. and look well about you.
Danger may come when we least ex-
pect it."
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