The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-03

1 camp of the Delawares, which was sit. | uated on the other side of the mountain | at a distance of>some ten miles. Magua | and most of his braves were away on
 hunting trip. As yet the captives had | suffered no harm and had, on the 1 whole, been kindly treated; though for | what fate they were reserved was un- | certain.
 From what David told of the Della | wares 1t was at once apparent to the
 Mohicans and the scout that they were | of the Tortoise Clan; and the Sagamore | and his son looked at each other mean ingly. 1 The five now held a coyacil and ar
 ranged that Hayward should disguise
 himself as an envoy of Montcaim and | visit the camp of the Hurons with the | hope of being aUle to rescue Alice. Un- | cas and the scout were to proceed to | the camp of the Delawares to look after
 the welfare of Cora; and Colonel Munro
 was to be placed in a secure retreat-a
 deserted beavers lodge-under the care 1 of the Sagamore.
 | The Mohicans painted Duncap's face l after the manner of Indians when bent | on a peaceable mission and his facial
 decoration, combined with his dress of
 a trapper or scout, was sufficient to | transform the dashing Heyward of the Royal Americans so completely that | there was little fear of his identity be- | ing discovered; especially as he spoke | French better than most of the Cana | dians themselves
 Within a short time Duncan was
 guided by David into the camp of the | Hurons, where he was received in coun-
 ell and accepted for that which he pre-
 tended to be--a scout of Montcalm. But | the council was interrupted by the ar l rival of a party of braves bringing in | as prisoner none other than Uncas
 whom they had encountered Tn the
 forest as they returned home. Almost l immediately came Magua with his | hunting party. It was wild and im- pressive scene in the great council | lodge of the Hurons. A fire in the centre
 lit up with ruddy glow the dark forms
 and faces of the Indians who crowded l the place, and through an opening in | the roof above Duncan could see the
 stars looking down peacefully upon the
 weird scene.
 Uncas, proud and naughty, taunted
 his captors and dared them to do their
 worst, while the vengeful Magua, his eyes burning in their sockets like live | coals watched the young chief with l looks of triumphant hatred. All the | surrounding faces locke on with hat
 red, sullenness. evil passion and blood | thirsty desire. Some of the Indians | were for killing the Mochicau at once | l hawks, demanding his blood. But Ma | qua would not have the man whom he regarded as his especial personal and
 racial enemy make such a short and
 easy exit from life, After enjoying his | triumph for a while he ordered the young chief to be taken to a separate lodge, strongly guarded, and the prep | arations for the torture to be made.
 They would make day of 1t to-mor- row, killing Uncas by inches! In the interest over Uncas the Indians l had forgotten the messenger of Mont calm; but now an old chief came to him and said: The white brother has skill in magic2"
 why, yes-somewhat," replied Dun
 can.
 An evil spirit has entered into the wife of one of my young men. Come
 and cure her" The Indian led the way
 to @ cave ine the mountainside at a lit-
 tie distance from the camp and brought
 Duncan to the side of a rude couch on
 which lay a young woman. evidently very i'll.
 As they passed into the cave Hey ward noticed that they were followed