The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-11-02

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sure the Hurons were within. Hurr
and Hutter laughed at him and clan
Dered inside through a trap-dool
Hardly were they within, before Their
was heavy fall. To the sharp ear
OF Big Serpent the whole hous
seemed alive. Now and then an In
dian yell sounded or a deep hollow bel
low from Hurry.
i Big Serpent dared not desert tn
three girls. Suddenly the door burs
open and Hurry came raging fortl
upon the small platform. He stoot
painting. cycling his enemies. Then h,
seized ole 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. HI
kicked ono into the water; he doubled
up another BY q prodigious blow, the
bigger Of the two remaining closed
with his white foe. They wrestled
hercely upon the narrow platform
Then Hurry raiAed 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
vuofop ulok <hro~w Aavvn a ~or~ .,,As>A
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'o
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 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
He haughtily refused to
save his life by wedding the widow
Of a warrior he had shot, whereupon
her brother hurled q tomahawk at the
captive. Deerslayer's hand shot up
and caught the weapon as it flew. An
instant later it drove back and struck
his foe between 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
let's whistled past, but he ran on I'M
touched. At the edge of a gully, he
leaped upon q fallen tree, shouted AZ
II 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.
the lake and threw himself
into the canoe. The paddles were
gone and he had to drift, lying fiat in
the bottom. Bullets cut the sides.
making peep-holes. Just as he thought
himself safely away, the tickle wind
changed and he was driven back, again
l prisoner.
The Hur0ns were now enraged.
They bound him and the young war
'iors flung tomahawks at him, trying
o see how close they could come.
This was but preparatory to the tor
ures. Then Judith. desperate in her
owe, stalked out Of the trees to save
lin. Her impassioned words had no
fleet and the fires were kindled at
lis feet. Hetty leaped forward and
stamped out the flames. Then Big
serpent bounded forth, and with q
apid thrust cut Deerslayer loose. In
rs hands were two rifles, and for q
aoment the Hur0ns were dismayed,
he warrior who had hoped to wed
list hurled his knife at his rival, but
list struck up his hand and he fell,
Zig Serpent's knife Quivering in his
reast. The redmeh scattered for their
uns, but now a tramping was heard.
'edcoats appeared among the trees,
I'd by Hurry. Deerslayer's rife
rackled and two Hurons fell. The
est, cut of from escape. were butch
red or made prisoners.
Hetty was mcrtally wounded, but
one Of the others were hurt. Judith
ung away her reserve as they were
owing this scene Of bloodshed, and
nplored Deerslayer to marry her.
ut he remembered her past, and her
eauty could not move him. She
lrned away and walked on with the
'ldierA The captain had been her
rdent wo0er Of the past, and rumors