The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-21

SeI Ionnueo- 80 ne surrendered quietly.
Morning came and the Ark was
swept toward the house. The keen
eyes OF Hist detected a moccasin float
ing against a pile and Big Serpent was
sure the Hurons were within. Hurry
and Hutter laughed at him and clam
oered 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 a 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 q prodigious blow, the
bigger Of the two remaining closed
with his white foe. They wrestled
fiercely upon the morrow 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 OF. He obeyed
and fell with a great splash into the
water. Hist threw him a 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'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 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 ur
and caught the weapon as 1t flew. Ar
instant later 1t drove back and strucl
his foe between the eyes.
It 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 un
touched. At the edge Of a gully. h.
leaped upon a fallen tree, shouted al
If gloating over free trail ahead, ani
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 nat il
the bottom. Bullets cut the sides
making peep-holes. Just as he though
himself safely away, the tickle wint
changed and he was driven back. axaiz
a 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 lei
love, stalked out Of the trees to saw
him. Her imprisoned words had NJ
effect and the fires were kindled a
his feet. Hetty leaped forward ant
stamped out the flames. Then BIZ
Serpent bounded forth. and with I
rapid thrust cut Deerslayer loose. Il
his hands were two rifles, and for {
moment the Hurons were dismayed
The warrior who had hoped to wet
Hist hurled his knife at his rival, bu
Hist struck up his hand and he fell
Big Serpent's knife quivering in hi.
breast The redmen scattered for theil
1 guns. but now tramping was heard
Redcoats appeared among the trees
led by Hurry. Deerslayer's riff.
cracked and two Hurons fell. Tn.
rest. cut of from escape. were butch
cred or made prisoners.
Hetty was mcrtally wounded, bu
none of the others were hurt. judith
flung away her reserve as they wer'
leaving this scene of bloodshed, AMI
implored Deerslayer to marry her
But he remembered her past, and he,