South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-23

When the young white hunters.
Deerslayer and Hurry Harry. reach
Cd the Lake Glimmerg ass. the Hur-
onB were on the warpath Floating
Tom Hutter, the only settler on the
lake, knew the redmen's ways and
had built his house on piles. a quar-
ter OF a mile from shore With him
lived his daughters. Judith. hand
some and firtatious. and Hctty, a
young woman with the mind Of a
child. Hurry Harry. a handsome
giant of the woods. had been one OF
Judith's many wooers-
Floating Tom had another home,
the Ark. a crude houseboat propell-
al by sweeps and a sail Here
the hunters found him AS the
Ark passed an OveThanging sap
ling. warriors. bedaubed By war
paint, leaped for the roof They fell
into the lake. but yells and patter-
ing bullets from shore told that they
were out IN force.
Hutter was a hardy fighter. Hurry
had the strength Of 10 ordinary men
and Nstty Bumppo had won his
name Of Deerslayer because OF his
unerring aim with the rifle They
might have wfthstood a siege Of
weeks. But Hutter and Hurry,
tempted by the bounty for scalps. de-
termined 10 raid the Indian encamp-
msnt. where they expected 10 End
only squaws and children Deer
slayer refused TO Join this cowardly
warfare. But warriors were In the
tents and the raiders were captured.
Deerslayer. now the sole reliance Of
the girls in Hutter's lake-g irdled
house, could not attempt their res
cue.
ETta sf~,rfo bo-ogt,. 80 t,t- ~.oa
esty made a profound impression
upon Judith, who had hitherto lis
tened too willingly 10 the honeyed
words OF English Officers. Her arts
were forgotten In the presence Of
this naive Voods1nan who was blind
10 feminine wtles.
Although the Indians had no
canoes. Deerslayer knew that they
could quickly make RATS. and he
was glad enough that he had agreed
10 meet at the lake that night his
dearest friend, the young Delaware
warrior, Big Serpent. At sunset he
rnaneuvred the Ark near the rem
devious and Big Serpent leapcd
aboard. The bank resounded with
exultant yeiis. and "A score of savages
splashed into the water. Deerslay-
er and Big Serpent bent 10 the
sweeps and foiled them. Big Ser
penis hatred OF the HurOns was
white hot. for they were carrying in
70 captivity his betrothed, the lis
some Hist-Oh-H Hist.
\ II Yves supplemented Hetty who
first went to the rescue OF Hutter
and Hurry. She believed that read
ing her Bible to these savages would
soften their hearts. She was allow
ed 10 converse freely with the cap
tives, for the Indians had n super
stitiOus belief that the gods spoke
through those whose wits were
weak. Her pleading words, how
ever, fell upon deaf ears. Deerslay-
or. with keener knowledge Of Indian
character. ransoTned I-utter and
Hurry with some ivory chessmen
that the redmen deemed idols.
While the released captives slept
and the girls watched. Deerslayer
and Big Serpent padded away 10
rescue Hist oh-Hist. who had sent
word by Hetty that she would be on
"a conspicuous point OF land when a
bright star came out over a hilltop.
The star came out, but Hist did not
appear. The Delaware and his pale
face con1rade crept noiSelessly TO a
ridge where they could overlook the
encampment Big Serpent chirrup-
Cd like squirrel and Hist guard
Cd by an old bag. was so suddenly
silent that they knew she under
stood.
At last the two women passed
them. Big Serpent dragged his be-
loved toward the canoe: Deerslayer
clutched the old woman, but her
screams alarmed the camp. He ran
for the canoe, but as he pushed Il
off. an Indian landed squarely up
on his back. Deerslayer thought not
OF himself. but gave the canoe so
Dowerful a shove that IL glided a
hundred feet away He tumbled in
10 the lake. arose with his assailant.
and they fioundered in breast high
water He was quickly surrounded.
80 he surrendered quietly.