Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-10-21
surrounded, SO he surrendered quietly.

sure the Hurons were within. Hurry
and Hutter 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 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 were 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
fiercely 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
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 off. He obeyed
and fell with a great splash into the
water. Hist threw him 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. 1t 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. 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 haughtily refused to
save his life by wedding the widow
of warrior he had shot, whereupon
her brother hurled 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
touched. At the edge of a gully, he
leaped upon a fallen tree, shouted as
if gloating over 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
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 TO save
him. Her impassioned words had no
effect and the fires were kindled at
his feet. Hetty leaped forward anu
stamped out the flames. Then Biz
Serpent bounded forth, and with
rapid thrust cut Deerslayer loose. In
his hands were two rifles, and for
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 Quivering in his
breast The redmer scattered for their
guns. but now a tramping was heard
Redcoats appeared among the trees
led by Hurry. Deerslayers rifie
cracked and two Hurons fell. The
rest, cut off from escape, were butch
cred or made prisoners.
Hetty was MORALLY wounded, Duf
none of the others were hurt. judith
flung away her reserve as they were
leaving this scene of bloodshed, and
implored Deerslayer to marry hef
But he remembered her past, and her
beauty could not move him. SIZE
turned away and walked on with the
soldiers. The captain had been her
ardent wooer of the past, and rumors
came later to America that on hls
great English estate lived lady OF
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