Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-21


Aforning came and kthe Ark was
swept toward the house. The keen
eyes of Hist detected n moccasin float
ing against pile and Big Serpent was
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 prodlgious 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 sin time TO pinion him.
AS the Ark drifted past, Hist cried
out to Hurry to roll off. 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 outwitted Indians fell
short, and Big Serpent pulled the ex-
hausted giant on board. The Hurons
left the house, and when Judith
reached 1t 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. IL meaA<.
death by torture, and Hurry could not
understand how honor could drive
man insane. The giant left the lake
stealthlly that night but promised- to
guide back company of soldier&z
Judith, having dismissed Hurry for
ever tried to tell Deerslayer thafI she
loved him. But the hunter sr&aa-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. Heshahghtily refused to
save his life byEwedding the widow
of warrior he had shot, wheteqpon
her brother hurled a tomahawk at the
captive. IDeersiayer's hand shot up
and canght theAueapon as it flew, An
instant later 1t drove back and struck
his foe betweeust 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 deer Behind him he heard
the savage yells of his pursuers. Bull
lets whistled past, but he ran on I'M
touched. At the edge of gully, he
leaped. upon a fallen tree, shouted as
IL 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 lcut the sides,
making peep-holes. Just as he thought
himself safely away, the tickle wind
changed and he was driven back, again
a prisoner. mNa Hill
The Huronsa were lnow enraged.
They. bound him and the young war
riors flung. tomahawks lat him, trying
to see how close they eQyHdS come.
This was but prepafatprS td the tor
lures. Then Judith desperate M her
1 loge stacked out of THE trees 70 save
him. Her. impassioned wolds hsA no
eject ard the fires were kindied at
His feet. 4fetty leapeh forward and
stamped out the flhHles. Then Big
Serpent bounded forth, and with a
rapid thrust cut DeersIayer loose. In
his hands were two rifles, and for a
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