Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-31

W ihttAtot I'll Al ottN Hdd pre-
viously manfefted in his state
The bee-huntei aE-wsiSd hel
questions as they were put; and
the result was to place the girl
in possession of minute detail
of the true manner in which
Pigeonswing was treated.
Although there was probably
mo intention on the part OF the
teaptors of the Chippewa 10 tor
ture before his tine, tortured he
must have been by the manner H.
which his limbs and body we're
confined. Not only We're his arms
fastened behind his back at the
elbows, but the hands were also
tightly bound together in front.
The legs had ligatures in two pla-
ces, just above the knees and Just
below the ankles. Around the
body was another fastening, which
secured the captive to beech
that stood about thirty feet from
the door of the cabin, and SO near
ly in a line with the fire within
and the lookout OF lie Bourbon,
as to enable the last distinctly to
note these particulars, aided as he
was by his glass. Relying on the
manner in which they had secur-
ed their prisoner, the savages
took little heed of him; but each
appeared bent on attending to
his own comfort, by means of a
good supper and ny securing a
dry lair in which to pass the night.
All this lie Bourbon saw and noted
too, ere he dropped lightly on
his feet by the SIDE of Margery,
at the root of the tree.
Without losing time that was
precious, the bee-hunter went at
once to the canoes and commune
Gated his intention to Waring. The
moon had now set, and the night
was favorable to the purposes Of
LIE Bourbon. At the first glance
IT might seem wisest to wait un-
til sleep had fallen upon the
savages, ere any attempt were
made to approach the hut; but
Boden reasoned differently. A gen
eral silence would succeed as soon
as the sayages disposed OF them
selves to sleep, which would he
much more likely TO allow his
footsteps to be overheard than
when tongues and bodies and
teeth We're all in active movement.
A man who eats after a long
march, or severe padding,
usually concentrates his attem-
ton on has food, as LIE Bourbon
knew by long experience and it
is a much better moment to steal
upon the hungry and weary, to do
SO when they feed, than to do so
when they sleep, provided any
thing ike watch be kept. That
the Pottawattamies would neglect
this latter caution lie Bourbon
did not believe; and his mind
was made up, not only to attempt
the rescue of his Chippewa friend,
but to attempt it at once.
After explaining his plal in
lew words, and requesting War
ngs assistance, lie Bourbon took
solemn leave of the party, and |
proceeded at once towards
The hut. In order TO understand |
me movements OF the bee-huuter, I
t may be well now briefly to cx-
plain the position Of the chiente,
md TIE nature OF the ground OH
which the adventurer was re-
luired to act. The hut stood on
ow and somewhat abrupt swell,
icing surrounded on all S. des by
and so low as to be in many
places wet and swampy. There
we're good many trees on the
'noll, and several thickets Of
ilders and other bushes on the
over ground; but, on the whole,
he swamps We're nearly devoid Of
What is termed timber
Two sides of the knoll were
brupt; that on which the casks
.ad been rolled into the lake, and
hat oppositey-wh eli was next to
he tree whence Boden had SO
ong been watching the proceed
ngs of savages. The distance be-
ween the hut and this tree was
omewhat less than a mile. The
htervening ground was low, and
lost Of it was marshy, though
'as possible to cross the marsh by
blowing a particular course. For
lnately this course, which was ,
isible to the eye by daylight, and
ad been taken by the fugitives
n quitting the hut, might be dim
traced at night by one who :
nderstood the ground, by means /.
certain tree AMI bushes, that
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