El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-13
Condensed NooeL Series-One 4 Day
Last Of The Mohicans'
By JAMES Kenmore COOPER.
CONDENSATION by Thomas D. COnnOLy)


IN the third year Of the war between
! France and England in North
America. news came TO Fort Edward,
where lay General Webb with five
thousand men. that Montcalm was ad-
vancing on Fort william Henry. held
BY the veteran scotchman. Munro.
webb. instead OF going to the assist
ance OF Munro, sent him a scant hand
ful OF men
Arunro's daughters, Cora and Alice,
determined TO visit their father de-
spite the danger. Capt Duncan Hey
ward deeply in love with Alice, Of
fered TO serve as their escort The
party set out by Little frequented
paths, guided by an Indian, lie Renard
Subtu, or Magua, as he was known
70 his tribe. An eccentric sing lng
master, David Gamut. attached him
self to the party, despite Hayward S
As the unsuspecting travellers
pressed through the thick forests, a
savage face glared at them from a
thicket- Magua was leading the party
into 2 trap,
Two men sat by the banks OF a small
stream about an hours journey from
Fort Edward. One. a magnificent
terrifying emblem OF death. painted
upon his naked breast The other, tall
with the 1.-THE muscles Of the woods
man. was white
Listen, Hawkeye." said the Indian.
I'VE Nohicans came and made this
land ours. Then came the Dutch,
and gave my people the fire water.
Then they parted with their land
Now Z, a chief and a Sycamore. have
never seen the sun shine except
y &
tied the graves Of ny tathers- ana
ny son. Uncas. the last OF the tribe,
Is the last Of the Mohicans-'
As his name was mentioned Uncas
slipped into view. and seated himself
graTely BY the side OF his father,
Chingachgook-
Almost Immediately the little caval-
cade from Fort Edward came into
view. Hayward. addressing Hawkeye,
INQUIRED as 70 their Where2 bouts. eN-
calming that their Indian guide had
lost his way.
.-An Indian lost IN the woods2" said
the scout in per1lexity- I should ike
TO look al the feature"
he crept stealthily into the thicket,
70 return after a moment, his sus-
pIcions fully confirmed. Explaining
10 Hayward that the Indian had tried
10 trap the party, he outlined a plan
for the CAPTURE OF the traitor; Guy,
as they stole upon him. Magua OWNED
their plan and vanished in the thick
woods.
Hawkeve realized the serious plightI
Of the little narty. and volunteered 10
HELM them. They set off up the river
IN = canoe. bound for a cave. where
none but the scout and his Indian I
Gonna nfons had ever set foot This
haven they REQ ched IN safety. although
pursued hy hand OF indians, as they
crossed the lake.
Thev had barely reached their ISL
and fortress when MaEua's band ap-
neared on their trail The scout and
his companions valiantly osrended
their cave against a horde OF Indians,
inf1fcting heavy losses until their am
munit70n gave ont Then Cora. see
ing that resistance was useless,
begged the scout and the two Indians
70 slip down the river and attemnt 10
secure refuforcemen ts At FORT W1lliam
Henry But n short while after the
scouts set off Magua and his war
-fors aupeared. and made captive the
whites who remained in the cave
AFaEua divided his band and set off
with his captives, attended BY nanu--
fIll OF braves. He oftered 10 SEM
AIfre m her father. II cora would 90
with him 10 his wigwaHn. Alice IN
dignantlv refused. and Magua, en-
rased. prepared 70 torture his cap
tives.
Just as a brave rushed at Alice. with |
tomahawk raised. a rifle era cEed, and 4
the indian dropped Hawkeye- fol 1
lowed bv Uncas and Chings chEoOk. !
rushed upon the bewiidered Indians I
only MaFua escaned the fury Of their /
attack The captives were freed. and. ;
IN = short time, the party entred Fort 1
William Henry, DESPITE the fact that I
Montcalm was attacking It
Their stay in the fort was brief 4
however. for Munro. his forces heavily 4
outnumbered by those Of Nontcalu1, /
was forced TO capitulate. Montcalm 4
promised that the defenders q the i
fort should he permitted TO depart for
Fort Edward. and guaranteed that 4
they should not be molested. Munro /
agreed. ard the English abandoned 4
the stronghold.
As the women and children were 4
filing across the plain before the fort. /
an Indian reached out for a trinket /
on the breast OF n woman who bore I
a child IN her arms. Affrighted- the /
woman drew hack. whereuDon the In 4
dian seized the child and dashed II J
70 the ground then buried his toma- I
hawk IN the head Of the woman In 4
an Instant the Indians OF tcalu's
army fell uDon the women and chill i
dren- Death was everywhere. and in /
horrible forms.
Suddenly MaEua caught sight OF !
Cora and Alice, who stood HELPLESS by /
q pile OF slain. He seized the terrified /
girls and hurried them of into the 4
woods Gamut. whom the Indians !
vensrated as one insane. was per
mitted TO accompany him
A faW days LATER Hawkeye and his
Indian companions. with Hayward /
and Munro. stood on the bloody plain.
They had searched carefully for the
bodies Of the girls. hut without sue
had carried them off, searched dill
gently for the trail cu7dnn1w they