The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09

III SHORT time the party entered For
William Henry, despite the fact that
Montcalm was attacking it.
Their stay at the fort was brief
however, for Munro, his forces heav-
lily Outnumbered by those of Mont
calm, was forced to CapituIate Mont
calm promised that the defenders of
| the fort should be permitted to depsrt
for Fort Edward, and guaranteed that
they should not be mOleSted Munro
agreed and the English abandoned the
! stronghold.
AS the women and children were
filing across the plain before the fort
an Indian reached out for a trinket
on the breast of woman who bore
| 4 child in her arms, Affrghted, the
woman drew back, whereupon the In.
| dian seized the child and dashed 1t to
| the ground, then buried his t0mahawk
| in the head of the woman. In an in
slant the Indians of MOntcalm's army
| fell upon the helpless women and chill
dren. Death was everywhere, and in
horrible forms.
Suddenly Magua caught sight bf
Cora and Alice, who stood helpless by
the pile Of slain. He seized the ter
ritted girls, and buried them into the
woods. Gamut, whom the Indians
Tenerated as one insane, was permit
ted to accompany them.
A few 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, but without sue
cess. Hawkeye, certain that Magua
had carried them off, searched dill
gently for the trail. Suddenly they
found It and the little party set of
after the willy Magua.
The trail led to an Indian village,
where they came upon Gamut, ludi-
crOusly attired as an Indian warrior.
Hayward, disguised as a medicine
man, entered the camp with Gamut.
He had been in the enCampment but
a short while when an old chief re-
quested him to drive the evil spirit
from the wife of one of his young men.
As Hayward was preparing for the
unWeic0me task, an Indian was
brought into the camp, and all thought
of the woman vanished at the news
that the prisoner was Uncas, deadly
foe Of the tribe.
Soon, as the excitement over the cap
tive subsidized, the old chief, remem-
bered the sick woman, and escorted
Hayward to her chamber in a cave Of
the neighboring mountain. As Hey
ward, alone in the chamber, save for
the dying woman, looked around him,
he was startled by a great shaggy
bear, which padded poiselessly In.
Suddenly its head slipped off, and Hey
ward, astounded, was gazing at Hawk
eye, who, thus attired, had made his
way into the Indian village.
AS the scout rearranged his dis
guise Hayward, hearing a slight noise
in another chamber, Investigated, and
found Alice there. With Hawkeye's
assistance, he managed to bring the
girl from the chamber and stole
out Of the village. Hawkeye, still
in the character Of the bear, fear
lessly entered the cabin where Uncas
was imprisoned, and succeeded In lib
Grating him. Together they made their
way into the forest.
Magua, although keeping Alice with
his own tribe, had entrusted the care
of Cora to a friendly tribe of Della
wares. Immediately after the escape
of Alice he hurried to the encamp-
ment of the Delawares to claim Cora.
BY Indian law, the girl was his cap
tive, and he bore her away, despite
the Intervention of Uncas, a hereditary
chief of the tribe.
AS soon as he had vanished in the
forest, the tribe, under the leadership
of Uncas, prepared to follow him and
war against his people. In their hid
eous war panoply they hurried on
Magua's tran.
A bloody battle was fought be-
tween the two Indian tribes and the
forces Of LIE Renard Subtil crushingly
defeated. Seeing that the day was
lost, the willy savage seized Cora In
his arms, and hurried toward the
Uncas, Hayward and
Hawkeye IN hot pursuit.
Cora, knowing the fate that lay be-
fore her, suddenly refused to move
from the ledge on which she stood
"WOman!" cried Magua, raising his
knife, "choose-the wigwam or the |
knife of LIE SubtilT
AS he spoke, Uncas thudded down
beside him, having jumped from a
fearful height to the ledge. Magua, a
ferOciOus smile on his dusky face,
plunged the knife into the body of |
his PROSTATE enemy. While Magua |
gloated over the dying Uncas, one Of |
his companions sheathed his knife In
Cora'S bosom.
With a wild cry Of triumph, Magua,
after leaping a wide assure, made for
the summit Of the mountain. A single
bound would carry him to the brink of
the precipice and assure his safety.
He shouted defiantly: 1.-THE pale
faces are dogs! The Delawares,
women! Magua leaves them on the
rocks for the crowsF"
He turned and leaped for the
height, but fell short, and only saved
himself by grasping bush that grew
from the side of the mountain. As he