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

created so much personal hostility.
VXTHEN the young hunters,
wv Deerslayer and Hurry Har-
ry, reached the Lake Gljm
merglass, the Hurons were on the war
path. Floating Tom Hutter. the only
settler on the lake, knew the redmen's
ways and had built his house on piles.
gu irter of a mile from shore. With
him lived his daughters, Judith. hand
some and flirtatious. and Hetty. VI
young woman with the mind of a child.
Hurry Harry, a handsome giant of the
woods, had been one of Judith's many
wooers.
Floating Tom had another home,
the Ark, crude hOuseboat propelled
by sweeps and a sail. Here the hunt
ers found him. AS the Ark passed an
oyerhanging sapling, warriors, be
daubed by war paint, leaped for the
roof. They fell into the lake. but
yels and pattering bullets from shore
told that they were out in force.
Hutter was a hardy fighter Hurry
had the strength Of ten ordinary men,
and Natty Bumppo had won the name
of Deerslayer because of his unerring
aim with the rifle They might have
withstood a siege of weeks. But Hut
ter and Hurry, tempted by the bounty
for scalps, determined to raid the In
dian encampment, where they expect
ed to find only squaws and children
De-. slayer refused to join this cow
ardly warfare. But warriors were in
the tents and the raiders were cap
tured. Deersayer, now the sole reli-
ance of the girls in Hutter's lake
girdled house, could not attempt their
rescue.
His simple honesty and mOdesty
made a profound impression upon Ju-
dfth, who had hitherto listened too
willingly to the honeyed words of Eng
fish officers. Her arts were forgotten
in the presence of this native woods
man who was blind to feminine wiles.
Although the Indians had no canoes,
Deerslayer knew that they could
quickly make RATS. and he was glad
enough that he had agreed 10 meet at
the lake that night his dearest friend,
the young Delaware warrior, Big Ser
pent. At sunset he Unanswered the
Ark near the rendezvous and Big Ser
pent leaped aboard The bank re-
sounded with exutant yells, and a
score Of savages splashed into the wa
ter. Deerslayer and Big Serpent bent
to the sweeps and foiled them. Big
Serpents hatred of the Hurons was
white hot, for they were carrying into
captivity his betrothed the hssome
Hist-oh-Hist.
1t was simple-minded Hetty who
first went to the rescue of Hutter
and Hurry. She believed that read
ing her Bible to these savages would
soften their hearts. She was allowed
TO converse freely with the captiYes'
for the Indians had a superstitious be
lief that the gods spoke through those
whose wits were weak. Her pleading
words however. fell upon deaf ears.
Deerslaver. with keener knowledge OF
Indian character, ransomed Hutter
and Hurry with some ivory chessmen
that the redmen deemed idols.
While the released captives slept
and the girls watched, Deersayer and
Big Serpent padded away to rescue
Hist-oh-Hist. who had sent wore by
Hettv that she would be on a conspic-
mons polnt If land when a bright star
came ont over the hilltop. The star
come out. but Hist did not appear
The Delaware and his paleface com
rade crept noiselessly to ridge where
,bev could overlook the encamnment.
Rig SERPENT chirruped like squirrel
and Hist. guarded by ait old haf' vas
SO suddenly silent that they knew she
understood.
At last the Two women passed them.
Big Serpent dragged his beloved 10
ward the canoe Deerslayer clutched
the old woman, but her screams
alarmed the camp. lie ran for the
canoe bur as he pushed it off an In
dian landed squarelv upon his back.
Deerslaver thought cot Of himself but
rave the canoe so powerful a shove
thar z glided a hundred feet away. He
tumbled into the laae arose with ms
sssailapt. and tne7 toundered IN