The Detroit times., 1914-04-06

was nc longer the bandying Of words
back and forth. | saw that more than
one pair OF eyes struggled TO pierce
tar into the wooded vistas that opened
az righl and left.
! In advance of us. with his robe OF
raccCon skins cast about him, stalked
Rawhunt. He had never once turned
to see who followed briskly or who
Jagged, but from the first had held
his way In silence, and apparently un-
observing Presently Radcliffe halted
and faced me.
| Il like not this" he said with an
oath. Tell Rawhunt TO point out
whereaway lies Werowocomoco."
But RawLunt seemed TO understand
the question without help OF mine. He
turned with cultural exclamation.
and reckoning Radcliffe To his side.
stretched forth naked arm as IL TO
indicate where the Emperor's town
might be seen through the trees.
II see nothing but your endless
woods" said Radcliffe. after mo
ment Of eager searching. Again Raw.
hunt pointed.
"Do you mean there?" asked Rat.
cliffe. stretching out his arm TOO. In
that direction | swear there is naught
but woods
While Radcliffe was yet speaking
Rawhunt had seized his extended
wrist and forced his hand aloft until
the captain whole side was exposed.
at the same moment the savage's
brown right hand came not empty
from beneath the ample folds OF his
robe which fell from his naked shout
ders; passing CLEAN of sunlight
flashed on a wide blade Of English
make az his hand went out and up
ward, and twice the knife was buried
to the hilt In Ratcliffe's side.
II was all done with such speed and
dexterity that though full thirty men
must have seen those two blows
struck, horror and establishment held
us mute.
saw Radcliffe turn a pair of start
led. fearful eyes on the savage, and
even in that neeting instant l was
Icertain of the light waning In their
depth. Rawhunt released his hold on
Rntcliffe's wrist. and the arm dropped
heavily at his side. What purpose
controlled him know not, but our
|captain. staggering like q drunken
man. went forward step or two, then
his knees knocked together and he
dropped forward on his face. He was
dead: to be remembered in after
times only to his dishonor.
Rawhunt sprang away from us, and
% he ran he raised the war cry of his
Ipeople. and q very gruesome and
nerve racking sound II had that day
40 II echoed through the leafless
woods OF Werowocomoco. More aw-
ful still was the instant response II
got, for from all about US there swept
up an answering shout. the twang OF
bow-strings, and the whixxing Of ar.
IrOws.
Ny comrades. as II obeying one
kcominon impulse. had come together
like frightened sheep: which way ia
turn they knew not. The savages
stripped to . bree0h-cloth and hideous
with paint. were swarming In from
all sides to cut us of from the boats
Tint PowhataD would fail in his de,
isign to destroy US to the last man
seemed little likely. A few had al
ready fallen, shot to death with ar.
IrowS, and now as the savages came
4 G&Aihst us armed with clubs and their
knives or axes OF English make, our
lempty.handed group rent itself asun.
der We had gone back In q twink
ling to the most primitive instinct; II
was each man for himself, fer In the
heart Of each crowding out all ten.
|derness for his fellows.
had no wish to die ir my tracks
like q stalled fox. or indeed to die al
al. and It stood me In good stead
that / had seen and heard enough Of
the Indians not to be Disconnected
BY their war paint or their yelh. n
III could but dodge their clubs and
knives, II mattered not to me the
1nedse they made. NY FIRST impulse
i was to run back toward the boats,
hut Q glance showed me that already
ne greater number Of my comrades
were fleeing In that direction. and so
hidcous . massacre was In progress
That my heart seemed to die within
me. Here and there some stout Eel.
low OF good courage put up empty
hand to grapple with his enemy, but
10 would be thrust at from every
side. for where there was one Eng.
lishman there were | know not how
many savages thirsting for his blood.
There were others who would fain