Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-15
FLIGHT.

In the next valley, three miles across
,be mountain, IA settler named Hugh Glen
bad taken up grant Of land In the pre-
ions year. The family consisted OF man
ond wife and two full grown boys, The
Mohawk admitted that he had not warned
m, Glens, and he refused to do so now as
he had to push on rs quickly rs possible to
the main river
He advised Rulings to flee at once. But
tho Swctlc WAS too brave and unselfish to
abandon his neighbor to almost certain
butchcry.
what shall do Elsa he said. My
first duty Is To you and the child.
You must warn the Glens, Mark,
WAS the plucky woman reply. There is
sill plenty Of time II the Indians are half
a DAYS journey of While you are gone
will get ready to start for the fort.
uulings Kissed his wife and child and
hurried from thu house with his muskct
over his shoulder 1t was o'clock when
he reached his neiEhbor' ; clearing.
Hugh Glen lay dead inside the door, al
most within touch 81 the body of his wife
The BOYS, James and Archibald lay near
the window.
Fora1uaturut mad thirst for vengeance
drove all els. from liuliu:>' mind. Then,
with keen ranE OF anguish, he renem
icrcd his defru-cless wife and child and
instantly lac WAS out uf the house and
Speeding lk, deer across the clearing.
Twilight W shraading the blue river
when he staggered aer,ls- his own clearing.
He SAW tin Ef..eh Har>, >a4dlcd and hridled
and tied To- >arliug Then the door flew
OPEN and FL. came cut with the baby in
one arm and y 1.lu~kct On the other.
IAN is ready Ia said In that bun
die on the llpar arr me things We must
take along hid tHe cradle and a good
deal else in TIC bushes and drove the COW
and sheep hlIh INTO the woods Our poor
Kind n".,,hlare
He helped his wife into the saddle and
gave her thu Sleeping child and TIM bun
die Then, VII Last lauk at the deserted
home, h. sirtde into the forest, leading
the horse after him.
After an hour The fugitivcs reached the
Susquchanna and foricd a shallow stretch
Of water to an island -now known - Dun
can : island that lay abreast Of the mouth
Of the Juniata. Thcrc was yet the main
channel OF the river to he cru-eed-a three
quarters Of II mile wide surface OF swift
and troubled water Then eight milcs
down the other shore was Fort Hunter and
safety.
Here, take my gun, Elsa he said,
land stick tight to the saddle. I'm not
going to mount till get across can
pick the way better on foot.
But ju>t IL IN entered he water his wife
checked him with low cry Of dtsnay.
"Oh. MARX the money! II l. still in the
crack OF the logs beside our bed. Nv
could have forgotten it,
Hulns had never doubted that the
money MAS in The bundle lr in Elsa ha=
som. Fer a moment he was vexed and In
clncd to sharp words.
Civ NE tAa ss.s.zklt. lie said -" l am
going back Twenty guild sovereigns arc
well worth the journey We haye saved
them for three year and now the time Of
urcd is coming. We will be obliged to
start afrcsh II the savagcs destroy our
homo and Crops.
His " he b' ggcd and -utrcatrd him not
To GO but he judiciousiy reasoned with
her and finally won her reluctant consent.
She firmly refused. however, To push on 10
the fort alone, und this point he had to
yield.
Hulings helped his wife to dlsmeunt
with the sleeping child and placed them
and the hors.. amid thick bushes little
back from the lower end OF the island.
Then, muSket In hand. he hurried 10 the
upper point and wadcd noiSclvsal IS to shore.
ON reaching the clearing Hulings found
his fears realized. y bar of yellow light
was flashing on the ground before the cab
in door. He era"lfd on hands and knees
to the rear end Of the cabin and p"cred
through IA cr,Vice in the back room. Here
he saw IL painted warrior ioldinsa blazing
torch In one hand, while with the other
he raneaeked "a chest Of drawers
He quickly decided what "a do. Gliding
to the door he entered and gained the
threshold VI tho inner room without Getec-
ton, THIN the Shawnee str;s!.GtsHed up
with start io md himself covered By
Hulines Uuskct.
just then IIUlInes discovered bloody
scalp dangling Al the -.Na-c's belt, and he
rccoenilcd Hugh t!cn', iron gray locks.
His blood boiled with rtr-" and he WAS