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confidence in his friend and lieutenant,
Renwick, he felt that he was by no
means his superior in military skill.
But if Marden were by his side
"A strange boy, that Ariel, and fam
c1ful name," said Renwick, breaking in
upon his reyerie. s'Did yoa ever notice
how shy he is and how eagerly he lis
tened when you spoke Of Marden? He
seems to be devoted to him"
"Marden is man oto gain the conf
lenee and love Of all who come in con-
tact with him." replied Sclwyn. "Be-
sides, he saved the boys life, and he has
been in his service ever since. You
know that Indian gratitude is proverb-
lal''
HE is brave as Lion, too," continued
Renwick, "and as cunning as fox or a
redskin, else he would not have under
taken such long journeys through the
woods with nothing to rely on but his
own sagacity, or instinct, as you may
choose to term II"
: ''Instinct is the lowest form of rea-
son." was. the reply. e'lt belongs to ami
mails and not to mens 1t is the Off
Spring of practical experience, some
times aided by heredity. A mechanic
does not accomplish his work by in
stinct, but by skill derived from prac-
tice, and If his father ana grandfather
were mechanics he inherits from them
q mysterious aid to his ingenuity Of
which he is unconscious, and which we
eall natural transmission, as we find
names for other things which we can
mot explain"
There being no response to these re-
marks, selwyn became aware that his
friend was fast asleep. Silence reigned
in the camp; the fires were smoldering
In their ashes, like human passions;
dim shadows revealed the sentinels at
their posts, watchful as the stars and as
silent, Wrapped in a blanket, his back
resting against tree, Brant the Mo-
hawk chief, sat motionless, but not
asleep. From the dense forest in the
rear Of the camp came the boot OF an
owl. After an interval Of minute
tho CRY was echoed at distance
on the opposite side Of the stream. If
apy one had been watching the red
chief they would scarcely have been
aware that he had changed his position,
so deep was the obscurity; but he was
not there. Again the dismal sound
tolled forth Like funeral bell, and had
Ats echo as before; again and again and
Shen it ceased. The sentinels were
changed; Selwyn, sleepless and vagilant,
inspected the posts. AL was we'll. The
red chief rested in the same place; but
has eyes shone like a panther's in the
darkness, and there was a fresh scalp at
his belt.
The hour before dawn was the time
when the sentinels were most vigilant,
for it was the hour when an attack was
most to be expected, but when the sun
arose there was no appearance OF the
enemy. Brant secured the timber in
the rear of the camp and found nothing
except the carcass of a Huron minus his
scalp and with knife-cut in his breast.
Selwyn's anxiety was Father increased
by this impressive silence, and he was
tmpatiently awaiting the return Of
scouts, when sentinel observed canoe
couaing up the stream and keeping close
to the opposite shore. Then it suddenly
shot across the stream, and Jabe and
another ranger sprang up the bank and
over the breastwork. He was the bearer
Of letter to Selwyn from the COM
mander of Oswego.
The young soldier eagerly broke the
seal. The dispatch was brief. Alter
thanking selwyn for his patriotism and
snergy in coming to his reliet, Colonel
Mercer requested him to hold his posi-
hon as long as he deemed 1t prudent;
but II threatened by superior force, he
was to fall back on the fort, which he
(Mercer) was resolved to defend to the
last extremity.
Observing that Jabs's face wore an
unusually grave expression, 6elwyn
kindly inquired the reason, when the
honest ranger informed him that when
Ariel learned that his master was q
prisoner to the enemy, he seemed for
time to be overwhelmed with grief,
from which, however, he soon recovered.
'.But knew" said Jabe, that some
thing was working In his mind, and
WASN'T surprised to hear, just before ]
Init the fort, that he had disappeared
With his canoe, and / know as well as IL
. - told me that he's gone in search Of
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