The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-03

by a bear But as the Indian, after one look at the creature, paid no further attention to it, he concluded that 1t was one of those tame bears which the ab- origines sometimes kept in their Vh- lages.
 q will leave you with your fellow medicine man." said the old chief. "and you will drive out the evil spirit" No sooner had hes disappeared than the bear, rearing op It's hind legs, removed it's muzzle and disclosed the features of Bumppo the scout.
 After the capture of Uncas." said ne, q was prowling around the village when came upon an Indian conJuror preparing himself for one of his rites Binding him. took his bears skin and donned 1t myself. Then came to play the part that the Indians were expect ing him to play-though not quite in the same way. But hasten. Alice Is probably in here somewhere"
 Working quickly they soon found an entrance to an inner cave and there. amid piled spoils that the Hurons had taken at the massacre. they found Alice Munro. Duncan" she exclaimed. 4 knew you would come" "Alice? was all the young man could answer.
 But at that moment, from one of the pa ssages which led into the inner cave from the side of the mountain. appeared
  so great that before the Huron could cry out or make move, Duncan and Bumppo had thrown themselves upon him and bound and gagged him. Swift ly wrapping Alice in blanket So as to conceal her Duncan took her in ms arms and followed by Bumppo, who had resumed his bear disguise, appeared at the entrance of the outer cave.
 'The evil spirit has left her." he said in French to the people gathered about the entrance. "It is now shut up In the cave. Let no one enter for an hour We take the sick woman to the magic pIace in the woods to complete the medicine, when we will return her we'll" And followed by the bear roll ing and growing as it went, he passed safely and swiftly through the crowd and out into the woods. At distance from the Huron camp Bumppo said: "The Hurons will follow quickly There is only one chance to escape. The trail is plain before you to the camp of the Delawares. Follow 1t and demand protection. If they are true Delawares, it will be granted to you But for me I must go back. The Hu- rons hold in their power the last high blood of the Mohicans and must re- turn to see what may be done. If Un- cas is to die, then the Hurons shall see how a white man can die, too"
 After sorrowfully watching his de- parting form, Hayward and Alice took their way in the direction indicated by the scout. Clad once more in his bear skin Hawk Eye approached the Huron encampment and finding David Gamut incoming about the outskirts. revealed himself to the music teacher and told him his plan for aiding Uncas. David raising one of his loudest psalms, led the way to the wigwam where the In- dian youth was prisoner and announced that he would enter with his friend, the bear coniuror and work a spell on the defiant captive. They would take away the courage of the Mohican so that when brought forth to his death he would weep and beg for the dress of a woman. The Indians, still believ- ing that the skin of the bear contained their favor.te magician and that David himself was possessed like all dement, ed persons of supernatural powers. after some hesitation. allowed the two to enter the lodge.
 Once inside. a hasty explanation to Uncas was followed by a rapid change of costume. Uncas put on the bearsISin and the HAAnt assnnnAd tho atEAnEa