The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-07-07

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Montcalm was attacking f. iact that
Their stay at the fort v,o.
however, for Munro, his for ~os eret
lily outnumbered by those ~ neaV
calm, was forced TO capluloto mont
calm promised that the defons. mont,
the fort should be permitted 20 az o.
for Fort Edward, and guarontooS SepaH
they should not be molested Nm. mat
agreed, and the English abondou munro
stronghold. me
AS the women and children r
filing across the plain before ~, "ere
an Indian reached out for IOU
on the breast of woman who S"s'
child in her arms. Affrlpbto1 OU'e
woman drew bnck, whereupon ,ho Nv nv
dian seized the child and dashed "a
the ground, then buried his tomohS.S
In the head of the woman. In m w
slant the Indians of Montcalmv Gu"
fell upon the helpless women and oh1
dren. Death was everywhere ana u
horrible forms.
Suddenly Magua caught s,sbt h,
Cora and Alice, who stood helhles. \.
the pile of slain. He seized tho ,os
rifed girls, and hurried them into ~
woods. Gamut, whom the Ind,ons
venerated as one insane, was perml,
ted to accompany them.
A few days later Hawkeye and nj.
Indian companions, with Howard ma
Munro, stood on the bloody nloln
They had searched carefully for ths
bodies Of the girls, but without suc.
cess. Hawkeye. certain that Mopu.
had carried them off, searched ann.
gently for the trail. Suddenly thsv
round II, and the little rarty set on
after the willy Magua.
The trail led to an Indian yIllaOa
where they came upon Gamut. ludL
crously attlred as an Indian warrlor
Hayward, disguised as medicine
man, entered the camp with Gamut
He had been In the encampnlent but
n short while when an old chief "a
quested him to drive the evil shirt
from the wife Of one of his young men
As Hayward was preparing for the
unwelcOme task, an Indian was
brought into the camp, and all thought
of the woman vanished at the news
that the prisoner was UnCas, deadly
foe OF the tribe.
Soon, as the excitement ovvr the cap.
tive subsidized, the old chief, remem.
bered the sick woman, and escorted
Hayward to her chamber In a cave Of
the neighborlng mountain. AS Hey,
ward, alone in the chamber, save for
the dying woman, looked around him.
he was startled by q great shaggy
bear, which padded nOlselessly In
Suddenly it's head slipped off. and Hey.
ward, astounded, was gazing at Hawk.
eye, who, thus attired, had made hll
way into the Indian village.
As the scout rearranged HIS dis
guise Hayward, hearing a slight noise
in another chamber, investigated, and
found Alice there. With HaNkeyei
assistance, he managed to bring tn
girl from the chamber and stol'
out OF the village. Hawkeye. still
in the character of the bear, fear
lessly entered the cabin where Uneas
was imprisoned, and succeeded In lib
Grating him. Together they made thelI
way into the forest. /
Magua, although keeping Alice viii
his own tribe, had entrusted the car
: of Cora to a friendly tribe Of Della
; wares. Immediately after the escap'
Of Alice, he hurried TO the encamp
ment Of the Delawares TO claim Con
BY Indian law. tho girl was his cap
tive, and he bore her away, desplt
the Intervention Of Untas, a heredltar
chief of the tribe.
. AS soon as he had vanished In tn
forest, the tribe, under the Leadership
Of Uncas, prepared to. follow him an
war against his people. In their nc
eous war panoply they hurried
Magua's trail.
A bloody battle was fought DO
tween the two Indian tribes and y
forces OF lie Renard Subtil crushing
defeated. Seeing that the day wa
lost, the willy savage seized Cora
his arms, and hurried toward U
mountains, Unoas, Hayward ~
Hawkeye In hot pursuit.
Cora, knowing the fate that lay d
fore her. suddenly refused to NOV
from the ledge ON which she STOOD
"Womanl !" cried MaRua. raising u
knife, "choose--the Wigwam or u
knife Of lie SubtiIP'
AS he spoke, Uneas thudded 90"
beside him, having jumped from
fearful height to the ledge. Magua
feroclous smile on his dusky iac'
plunged the knife into the boay
his PROSTATE enemy. While Masu
gloated over the dying Uncas one
his companions sheathed his khiie
Cora's bosom.
With a Wild cry Of triumph Masu'
after leaplng u wide fissure' mace y !,
the summit Of the mountain. a sue
bound would carry him to the Drih =. .
the preclpice and assure MS salo ~
He shouted defantlyi Ihe pa a.
faces are dOgsl Tho Delaw"i,Sn'
= woment Magma leaves them on w