Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-10-20
w 7HEN the young hunters,
Nv Deerslayer and Hurry Har-
ry, reached the Lake Glim-

Eye reached Lne Lake GllLu-
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,
quarter Of a mile from shore. With
him lived his daughters, Judith, hand
some and flirtatious, and Hetty, V
young woman with the mind Of child.
Hurry Harry. a handsome giant Of the
woods, had been one Of Judith's many
wooers.
Floating Tom had another home,
the Ark, a crude housebOat propelled
by sweeps and a sail. Here the hunt
ers found him. AS the Ark passed an
overhanging sapling, warriors, be-
daubed by war paint, leaped for the
roof. They fell into the lake, but
yellR and pattering bullets from shore
told that they were out in force.
Hutter was hardy fighter, Hurry
had the strength Of ten ordinary men,
and Natty Bumpp0 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 scaIps, determined to raid the In
dian encampment, where they expect
ed to find only sduaws and children.
DeersIayer refused to join this cow
ardly warfare. But warriors were in
/ the tents and the raiders were cap
tured. Deerslayer, now the sole reli-
ance Of the girls ip Hutter's lake
/ girdled house, could not attempt their
rescue.
/ His simple honesty and modesty
made profound impression upon Ju-
dith, who had hitherto listened toe
willingly to the honeyed words of Eng'
4 lish officers. Her arts were forgotten
! in the presence Of this native woods
man who was blind 20 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 to meet al
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 Ieaped aboard. The bank re
sounded with exultant yells, and
score Of savages splashed into the wa
ter. DeersIayer and Big Serpent BEN
to the sweeps and foiled them. BIZ
4 Serpent's hatred OF the Hurons wal
white hot, for they were carrying init
captivity his betrothed, the lissom'
Hist-oh-Hist.
! II was simple-minded Hetty whit
first went to the rescue Of Huttel
and Hurry. She believed that read
ing her Bible to these savages would
soften. their hearts. She was allowed
TO converse freely with the captives
for the Indians had a superstitiOus be
lief that the gods spoke through thos'
whose wits were weak. Her pleadin
words, however, fell upon deaf ears
Deerslayer, with keener knowledge o
Indian character, ransomed Hutte
and Hurry with some ivory chessmel
that the redmen deemed idols.
While the released captives slep
ana the girls watched, Deerslayer an
Big Serpent padded away to rescn
Hist-Oh.Hist, who had sent word b
Hetty that she. would be on conspiC
uous point Of land when bright sta
came out over the hilltop. The sta
come out, but Hist did not appear
The Delaware and his paleface con
rade crept nOiselessIy to ridge whsr
kthey could overlook the encampmen'
Big Serpent chirruped like squire
ana Hist, guarded BY an old bag, wa
70 suddenly silent that they knew sh
understood.
At,Iast the two women passed then
Big Serpent dragged his beloved 4
wktd the canoe; Deerslayer clutehe
the old woman, but her scream
alarmed the camp. He ran for n
canoe. but a. he pushed Il OF en- y
dian landed sqnarely upon his bacl
Deerslayer thought not Of himself. b.
gave the canoe 50 powerful q sAov
that Il eiIded q hundred feet away. 4
tumbled Into TIE lake, arose with a
) ansailant and they il0undered
traarf.hlra wafer. BE was uuiekl