Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-10-22


eyes of Hist detected a moccasin a vat
ing against pile and Big Serpent was
sure the Hurons were within. Hurry
and huIGer laughed at him and clam
bered inside through a trap-doOr
Hardly were they within, before there
was a heavy fall. To the sharp ears
Of Big Serpent, the whole house
seemed alive. Now and then an In
dian yell sounded or a deep hollow bel
low from Hurry.
Big Serpent dared not desert the
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 We're without arms and had lit
tie desire to close with this demon. He
kicked one into the water, he doubled
up another by a prodigious blow, the
bigger of the two remaining closed
with his white foe They wrestled
tiercely upon the narrow platform.
Then Hurry raised the redman high
above his head, hurled him down and
fell heavily upon him. But at that
moment Of conquest his arms were
hound 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 off. He Obeyed
and fell with a great splash into the
water Hist threw him a rope, which
he clutched with hands and 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 it 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's
disgust, Deerslayer announced that he
intended to keep his pledge. It meant
death by torture, and Hurry could not
understand how honor could drive
man insane. THE giant left the lake
stealthily that night but promised to
guide back a 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. lie knew,
moreover, that Judith had not always
resisted the caresses of an English
officer.
The sun was directly overhead when
/ Deerslayer strobe back into the Huron
encampment He haughtily refused to
save his life by wedding the widow
Of a warrior he had shot, whereupon
her brother hurled a tomahawk at the
captive Deerslayer's hand shot up
and caught the weapon as it flew. An
instant later it drove back and struck
his foe between the eyes.
1t gave him his opportunity to es-
cape. As the Indians ran to the dead
mans side, he burst away with the
speed Of a deer. Behind him he heard
the savage yells of his pursuers. Bull
/ let's whistled past, but he ran on I'M
1 touched. At the edge of a gully he
leaped upon a fallen tree, shouted as
/ If gloating over q free trail ahead, and
/ then crept beneath the tree. His foes
! jumped upon IT as they bounded along,
but one after one they raced into the
gully. Deerslayer doubled back,
reached the lake and threw himself
1 into the canoe. The paddles were
gone and he had to drift, lying fiat in
the bottom. Bullets cut the sides,
making peep-holes. Just as he thought
himself safely away, the tickle wind
changed and he was driven back, again
prisoner.
The Hurons were now enraged.
/ They bound him and the young war
riors flung tOmahawks at him. trying
to see how close they could come
This was but preparatory to the tor
lures. Then Judith, desperate in her
/ love, stalked out of the trees 10 save
| him. Her imprisoned words had no
! effect and the fires were kindled ct
his feet Hetty leaped forward and
stamped out the flames. Then Big
! Serpent bounded forth, and with q
rapid thrust cut Deerslayer loose In
| his hands were two rifles, and for a
moment the Hurons were dismayed
/ The warrior who had hoped to wed
| Hist hurled his knife at his rival, but
| Hist struck up his hand and he fell
/ Big Serpent's knife quiyering in his
breast The redmer scattered for their
guns, but now a tramping was heard.
Redcoats appeared among the treea
lied by Hurry. Deerslayer's rifle
cracked and two Hurons fell. The
rest, cut off from escape, were butch
cred or made prisoners.
Hetty was MORALLY wounded, but
! none of the others we're hurt. Judith
flung away her reserve as they were
leaving this scene Of bloodshed and
( implored Deerslayer to marry her
/ But he remembered her past, and her
beauty could not move him She
turned away and walked on with The
soldiers. The captain had been her