Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-21
XX YHEN the young hunters,
wv Deerslayer and Hurry Har-
ry, reached the Lake Glim-


merglass. the Hurons were on the war
path. Floating Tom Hutter, the only
settler on the lake, knew the redmen's
ways and had built his house on piles,
a quarter of mile from shore. With
him lived his daughters, Judith, hand
some and fiirtatious. and Hetty, v
young woman with the mind of 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 propelled
by sweeps and a sail. Here the hunt
ers found him. AS the Ark passed an
overhanging sapling. warriors, be-
daubed by war paint, leaped for the
roof. They fell into the lake, but
yells and pattering bullets from shore
told that they were out In force.
Hutter was hardy fighter, Hurry
had the strength of ten ordinary men,
and Natty Bumppo had won the name
of Deerslayer because of his unerring
aim with the rifle. They might have
withstood siege of weeks. But Hut
ter and Hurry, tempted by the bounty
for scalps determined to raid the In
dian encampment, where they expect
ed to find only squaws and children.
Deerslayer refused to Join this cow
ardly warfare. But warriors were in
the tents and the raiders were cap
tured. Deerslayer. now the sole reli-
ance Of the girls in Hutter's lake
girdled house, could not attempt their
rescue. s''ff
HIS simple honesty and modesty
made a profound impression upon Ju-
dith, who had hitherto listened too
willingly to the honeyed words of Eng
lish officers. Her arts were forgotten
In the presence of this native woods
man who was blind to feminine wiies.
Although the Indians had no canoes,
Deerslayer knew that they could
quickly make RATS, and he was glad
enough that he. had agreed to meet at
the lake that night his dearest FRIEND,
the young Delaware WARRIOR Big Ser
pent. At sunset he Unanswered the
Ark near the rendezvous and Big Ser
pent leaped aboard The bank re
sounded with exultant yells, AND Q
score of savages splashed into the wa
ter. Deerslayer and Big Serpent bent
20 the sweeps and foiled them. Bis
serpent's hatred Of the Hurons was
white hot, for they were carrying into
captivity his betrothed, the lissomt
Hist-oh-Hist.
1t was supplemented Hetty whit
first went to the rescue Of Huttel
and Hurry She believed that read
ing her Bible to these savages woult
soften their hearts. She was allowed
to converse freely with the captivef
for the Indians had a superstitious be
lief that the gods spoke through thos'
whose wits were weak. Her pleading
words, however, fell upon deaf ears
Deerslayer, with keener knowledge .
Indian character, ransomed Hutte
and Hurry with some ivory chessmel
that the redmen deemed idols. s
While the released captives slep
and the girls watched. Deerslayer AM
Big Serpent padded away to rescu
Hist-oh-Hist, who had sent word b,
Hetty that she would be on. .conspie
nous point of land when bright VITA
came out over the hilltop. The sta
come out, but Hist did not appear
The Delaware and his paieface rnn
RIDE crept noiseiessiy toa ridge wiser
tiiRy coplds overlook the encampmen'
Blk Serheat cHypied Hke ri ffe
ADJ Hist, guarded by an old bag. wa
sdsuddenly silent that they knew sh
Understood. Il Z z {,
At last the two zones : ]!