The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-12-07

Morning came and the Ark wa
swept toward the house. The kee
eyes Of Hist detected moccasin fioat
Ing against pile and Big Serpent wa
sure the Hurons were within. Hurr,
and Hutter laughed at him and clam
bered inside through trap-door
Hardly were they within, before Their
was heavy fall. To the sharp ear
OF Big Serpent, the whole hous'
seemed alive. Now and then an In
dian yell sounded or a deep hollow bel
low from Hurry.
Big Serpent dared not desert thu
three girls. Suddenly the door burst
open and Hurry came raging forth
upon the small platform. He stood
painting. cycling his enemies. Then he
seized one brave BY the waist and
flung him far into the lake; two 9th.
ers quickly followed. -Four were left
They were without arms and had lit.
tie desire to close with this demon. He
kicked ono into the water. he doubled
up another BY q prodigious blow, the
bigger Of the two remaining closed
with his white foe. They wrestled
fiercely upon tho narrow platform.
Then Hurry rafaed the redman high
above his head. hurled him down and
fell heavily upon him. But at that
moment Of conquest his arms were
bound from behind. The Indian
whom he had flung into the lake had
scrambled out in time to pinion him.
As the Ark drifted past, Hist cried
out to Hurry to roll of. He obeyed
and fell with a great splash into the
water. Hist threw him a rope, which
he clutched with hands ana teeth, the
bullets Of the outwitted Indians fell
short, and Big Serpent pulled the ex-
hausted giant on board. The Hurons
left the house, and when Judith
reached 1t her father was dying. He
had been scalped while still alive.
The two men were soon Joined by
Deerslayer, who had accepted a fur
Tough, promising to return at noon the
next day If Hist and Judith refused
to become Huron sQuaws. To Hurry'o
disgust, Deerslayer announced that he
intended to keep his pledge. It meant
death by torture. and Hurry could not
understand how honor could drive a
man insane. The giant left the lake
stealthily that night but promised to
guide back company Of soldiers.
Judith. having dismissed Hurry for
ever, tried to tell Deerslayer that she
loved him. But the hunter was SO
humble and Judith so beautiful that
he could not understand. He knew,
moreover, that Judith had not always
resisted the caresses Of an English
officer.
The sun was directly overhead when
Oeerslayer strobe back into the Huron
'ncampment He haughtily refused to
ave his life by wedding the widow
It q warrior he had shot, whereupon
Ter brother hurled tomahawk at the
captive. Deerslayer's hand shot up
md caught the weapon as 1t flew. An |
Instant later 1t drove back and struck
lis foe between the eyes.
1t gave him his opportunity to es-
ape. As the Indians ran to the dead
mans side, he burst away with the
peed Of a deer. Behind him he heard
he savage yells Of his pursuers. Bull
cts whistled past, but he ran on un.
ouched. At the edge Of a gully, he
capped upon a fallen tree, shouted AZ
gloating over a free trail ahead, and
hen crept beneath the tree. His foes
Jumped upon it as they bounded along,
ut one after one they raced into the
ully. Deerslayer doubled back,
cached the lake and threw himself
nto the canoe. The paddles were
one and he had to drift, lying fiat in
he bottom. Bullets cut the sides,
laking peep-holes. Just as he thought
imself safely away, the tickle wind
hanged and he was driven back, again
prisoner.
The HurOns were now enraged.
hey bound him and the young war
ors flung tomahawks at him, trying
see how close they could come.
his was but preparatory to the tor
Tres. Then Judith. desperate in her
we. stalked out Of the trees to save
I'm. Her impassioned words had no
Feet and the fires were kindled at
10 feet. Hetty leaped forward and
.amped out the flames. Then Big
erpent bounded forth. and with a
lpid thrust cut Deerslayer loose. In
% hands were two rifles, and for q
oment the Hurons were dismayed.
he warrior who had hoped to wed
list hurled his knife at his rival, but
LIST struck up his hand and he fell,
g Serpent's knife quivering in his
east. The redmen scattered for their
ms. but now q tramping was heard.
edcoats appeared among the trees,
BY Hurry. Deerslayer's rifle
ackled and two Hurons fell. The
st. cut of from escape, were butch
ed or made prisoners.
Hetty was mcrtally wounded, but
ne Of the others were hurt. Judith
ng away her reserve as they were
wing this scene Of bloodshed, and
plored Deerslayer to marry her.
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