The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-10-20


Morning came and the Art me-.
swept toward the house. The keen
eyes OF Hist detected moccasIn aoot.
ing against pile and Big Serpent was
sure the Hurons were within. uurrv
and Hutter laughed Mt him and clam.
bered inside through a tran.door
Hardly were they within. before tboro
was a heavy fall. To the sharp cars
OF Big Serpent, the whole bonso
seemed alive. Now and then nm In.
dian yell sounded or a deep hollow boI.
low from Hurry.
Big Serpent dared not desert tbo
three girls Suddenly the door hurqt
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 m.
tie desire to close with this demon. lie
kicked one into the water he doubled
up another by a prodlgious blow. the
bigger OF the two remaining closed
with his white foe. They wrestlad
Hereby upon the narrow platform
Then Hurry raised the redman hipb
above his head, hurled him down and
fell heavily upon him. But Mt 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 plnion him.
AS the Ark drlfted past, Hist cried
out to Hurry to roll OF. He obeyed
and fell with great splash into the
water. Hist threw him rope, which
he clutched with hands and teeth. the
bullets OF the outwltted 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'u
disgust, Deerslayer announced that he
Intended to keep his pledge. 1t 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
Deerslayer strobe back into the Huron
encampment. He haughtlly refused to
save his life by wedding the widow
of warrior he had shot, whereupnn
her brother hurled tomahawk at the
captive. Deerslayer's hand shot up
and caught the weapon as It flew. An
instant later 1t drove back and struck
his foe between the eyes.
II 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 hin. he heard
the savage yells Of his pursuers. Bull
lets whlstled past, but he ran on I'M
touched. At the edge Of n gully, he
leaped upon a fallen tree, shouted as
II gloating over free trail ahead, and
then crept beneath the tree. His foes
jumped upon 1t as they bounded along,
but one after one they raced into the
gully. Deerslayer doubled back,
reached the lake and threw himself
into the canoe The paddles were
gone and he had TO drift, lying fiat IL
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
q 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 Ter
love, stalked out of the trees 10 save
him. Her impassIoned words had no
effect and the fires were kindled at
his feet. Hetty leaped forward and
stamped out the flames. Then Big
Serpent bounded forth, and with
rapid thrust cut Deerslayer loose. In
his hands were two rifles, and for
r1Oment the Hurons were dlsmayed,
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 Qulyering In MS
breast The redmen scattered FOR their
guns, but now a trampng was heard
Redcoats appeared among the trees
led by Hurry. Deerslayer's rllie
cracked and two Hurons fell Inc
rest, cut off from escape, were butch-
cred or made prisoners.
Hetty was mcrtally wounded hu'
none of the others were hurt. Judlth
flung away her reserve as they were
leaving this scene OF bloodshed e"o
imnlored Deerslayer TO marry hef.