Show w III the AJI days Ys 0 of 0 or R chiard c r by IRVING BACHEL LEIR CHA ay iy IRVING daa TELLER CHAPTER XIA 19 the first fourth of july scott tind her child lived in family 0 of jeneral jen cral for settlers remote front from oath nth or so and villages had s the indians had gone forms great north bush buah perhaps to fo the tile the drills british army which wits was suld said t coming down own from canada in p e numbers hostilities in the ing of the alio long iong house lind bud ibor iho bood ed the lie great indian and ariti biages were deserted save hy fly children ilia ft a tow few ancient red and ss too old for grael lack jack and solomon ja itt jun june general tir red ed to report to mony shoveled ernull getting e ere ty y sol ornon declared jec lared WWI well I 1 the nn all tile boy ba with us paddle down tile mohawk to althey kind 0 0 fell front cuvin our hands nn an wo we got to look ero em fust ye ilow ol 01 olt it 11 be er lerea by an tile like donalt by the wit finlo then llen what wha t ud tid ile bc 01 0 tier her tin nna tile lie I cricket got to look 1001 inter cm think my mother miller will be glad to them a homo home said jack sity shey siti shei I 1 needs some soine help in tile the house e days le e scotts buildings had been sd ed by the indians and their boats royed save live one large canoe bapp happened ened to be on tile the south shore berher out of their reach in tills and solomon and alls scott the little cricket set bet out with ed d packs in tile the moon of the new to use a pin use of tile the mohawks Mo hawks the he city of tile great river ilver they a carry nt lit wolf iliff and some ter er ones but in the waln it wits was doti and delightful journey bei a wooded abores bli ores down the long ingland ing lane of the with fear of tile lie indians indiana they were able oot deer and wild fowl and build son eon almost tiny part of the shore scott insisted on tier lir right to to do cooking coken jack kept a diary of tile some pages of which the historian read arout I 1 boiu them we learn rs scott lias fins bravely run the let of tier sorrows now there Is eav w look in her ber face sho she Is it a k keyed eyed durk dark lindred energetic ly monism of forty with cheeks d as a ripe strawberry Soloi Solo uon tuon her middle sized but site she seems iiii large enough to flit fall ills his eye lie ile s tier her great deference and chooses fiord alth with particular care when eaks to tier lier of late lie lias ills taken a asang ing site and tile boy seem to stirred the lie depths lit in him and w u things tire coming coining up tip to tile ice sons and storied and til droll oll arta M and playful tricks and tin an uni I 1 amount of laughter I 1 suppose it Is the lie splint of f youth in him ed by ills great sorrow now eil ed by miraculous hands lie he Is to his old self there can a 0 doubt of tills the man inan Is ten i lounger than when I 1 first know knew even tile tho little cj cricket lekht 1 lias I gs laid of 0 his heart whig sits bits between ett of Solo solomon ilion in the the hern stern jur dur he tiny day and insists upon siv sleeping himat him at til gilt I 1 t 0 morning my old friend fr lend w was g as 93 we ts stood on nn 0 tji river washing oar ourselves selves what at tue lire tu e you ou aug fug 1 ifa at 1 I 1 I 4 bill t got gol turn durn lechle I 1 ile ic were all affie like a 0 mule it a humble wre a cold tit night glit ian ana I 1 hold field a me to keep tin tile e cus cusa lait li it you better lot let win sleep smother mother I 1 asked with til it if it takes two to do ills his lim ebbe I 1 bettor better be the ono one that M aint six she 1 a I likely wo hiern 9 f MUM cours i va reed for it wits was evl evi t she was likely sometime to t lla fin n excell excellent tit wife and the alie me happy 11 ll 11 bod lid fared along down by the forts wt end and linges lii traveling apy at bigit elit in tree shadows ft ule tile tor T f zone artlie ast itlie lie avort johnson was blien called pa nov ow anu and then 1 in n deserted or P lifting up at village t ng out front from their lust camp amil rb afore daylight they lidid heart heard nonty n of f cannon tit t sunrise I 1 aped ills and tea I 1 the hile n n 11 lloyn orns ol 01 0 the devil I 1 boti I 1 wonder aler if the british got awn to ali Al alliano liany I 1 anny ht were they hailed 0 04 alban the e river ver rl and d learned hitt t be L was y S a celebration liked ed fibey y solo lA 1011 ol 01 independence dependence Irl tes good idec said solomon we tit el 1 do tills atre ore 91 rine rifle ol 01 ow some me if li it it ima a lt bell S city were ort alge asa 8 they III it ns habitants were 4 ion 11 tile r ver front the yi nil rend 1 l and acl then gen aril ra ail ae J r 8 di abow alwn i ral rrb it the tl that a 11 far large go force under geneval was ns on nike luke and that mat tile lie voie then 1101 ding a council etli tile the six nations on oll tile shore of the lie take lake eliom crown cron point at PI besent ive v anro to meet tills great force foice but I 1 suppose that help will nine colue and ebat we 0 o not lie dismayed d the ho modest man ill lio ito lends the die tiring army frocil tite the north ps in ills pro it thill lit in Is john lii general or of lils ills Y i fol foiles eal iti Ai nellea colonel of the anon ilka likai of light iia dw loons governor gie gov mii einor of fort Wil william linin in III norall ali ill ow or of tit the calill commons As lit in ani coin c oin del of fill in 1111 illy find kloct on un tin expedition fl fiam oll Cunn dil M friend kiil nih st such iuli i Is tile bildo tanu genii afore a fall fail we e ae nie un liin people no io man unions us min call boast of 11 eunit so lil our unities tic need only the but glorious tit of ll 1190 and 11 devotion with alli those I 1 vertly belleve lic tiec we c shall have an ally greater than tiny tills corli bild cin lat us nil all kneel noel where we 0 o stand tile liev mr air munio leads us its in prayer to god for ills hell nud gul guidance dance 11 it was in fill hour and that hint illy tile smile kind of talk wits ns in aid tn in ninny places the church chinch led tl if e people P of inspired leion vision of naiuli those lays there were many spoke with etli tile tongues of men tind or of angels A sublime balth in the llie great gicht ally alii began to travel up and down don tile igind CHAPTER the ambush ambuski li mrs scott nud tier lier little son were indo iv welcome elcome in tile home of julin john lions irons jack find solomon were eie himic stately sent up till tile river mul and through ali rough tile lie bush to help the lie force nt at tl TI in tile middle and late lays of july they reported to runners the lie rout southward hward progress pt ogress of the british they were ere allaead of regiment of new york on august 3 when lien they lie discovered ered the a n misfortune for which alch they were eie in no wily vay re ie CAMPING NOW AND THEN IN farmhouses FARM HOUSES I 1 1 k ller kliner and liis ills force lind ard gono koab on without them to bellove I 1 fort ort tile two to scouts lind ridden post to join him they alic we vav afoot liula it nille 01 so so ld 0 of f 1 lie C 0 in mander wh han m Jack liend beard the cull call of the robin ile he hurt led toward ills friend solomon Solo inon wiy was in n thit het of cf i ve got bot to elt bach citi lel bild gilld tile lilt let 1 I teo fee sign 0 tin an riwa to their command oni varned tile the general lie he linstid and faced ills men liboldt and awn leemin I 1 retreat ilick und and solomon yo lonon hurtled out filleah of till ill some 20 rods I 1 ll 11 in I 1 live flo nil minutes jack heard soloing Sol solomons 1 s C call a it it it I 1 n thoroughly alar nied lie ran in tile direction of it tile sound in a inocent lie lilet solomon fin tin the fac faite e or of th lie e latter latte rhad biad that stern look fool which nine anine only lit in it crisis deep furrows kan inn across ills brow ills hands were ere eilet there wils ia an exis if anker lit in liti his eyes ea lie ile sr allowed us its javi cattle ic near neair its sn in ambush sure as gillead til lead he whispered As the tiley were ere hurril ns toward tile the regiment nt lie he added 1 we got to tight tin an ngan bv li oddsia tin dont don t never neer lit let herself ersila ersi lf lie he took t alave 11 my V fon on lessen ye ve annl to lie die us it 8 scott scot t lid did iut hut mebbie we kin bust tile the lorle circle in liula a moment they net mot git ready to fight suld said sol soloman Solom rn were sil rounded tile were cro spread out in a hall half circle and some ilu hurried aried orders khen giver but before they could take it step f forward r tile the trap was as sprung tile ked devils or of 11 arant were ft ere rushing ru hang tit nt divin th m through tit alie timber with yell ebat heern keimei 41 to biche the tie eps P the llie regiment fired and began 0 to o if adlum ivion x c somo 10 40 Indin indians ris had fallen its i they alu y feml 61 general Her kuner fly WW woxie by 0 lol ley aroi w file avi ices oine oo oa men roller foller tile me un usa iii y ur e r baio bayol nels lets 1 solomon shouted cut our may out htiu indians it ahead hellI find no time to lond 11 S c 0 ris 0 of f hem wore were run lii ough others lied fled fur for their lives lint 11 red led host wils arming sm vu rill ing up ill front and thing firing into tile lie ent ann fell made do the mistake of tinning to flach und kind ure evere u re over lulin nl ellid killed d or captured A ati goodli 1 v number had cut their any ny through thru uli with iiii jack nil and solomon and kept going sw snapping lipping cover cour ns its they bey aint mot of theil lIvere arc in sunio sullie degree deg iLu az jacks let 3 right light I 1 e r liin had beall turn 01 n by b n balica solomons loft icat liand MIS its 1 rokell and bleeding I 1 ille ho eininges Eini were on oil their heals ik tn not iraids it belij boliand ild tile tho old jed ills 1118 followers follower in a thicket lit at the top lot of a knoll with midi an open 1 gum wadow between ft eleni benj nod and their ell elliles there they reloaded their rilles lilies tind stood will uniting ting dont don t alt e L not none noile 0 01 re e tili I 1 give el the word void jack noll ou take my illy 1 c ini ill to throw aln un tills ere cro bum billich li 0 S solomon stepped out of f tile thicket and showed sl ellms elf when lien the 8 entered the lile adow uw then lie limped tit up tile lie trall ns its if lie vcr wera badly hurt in the fashion of a lien hen partridge when one tins lins come amo near tier brood in a moment lie imd hild dodged behind cover and crept buk back into the lie thicket there were mere about warriors air lora 10 who lo ainne running across tie CIL luit flat toward that point liero abere solomon had digap feared they yelled polled like demons and overran the little meadow with etli aston ahing aced speed now told yer er ali alic c hold versire ier nio till lelve I 1 ghe ve Q the word ord er cr mell a nil I 1 be et up tip keep yer 5 or angers orf off the I 1 triggers riggers now no lie sprang into tile open aston dished the foremost runners runnels halted while others crowded upon them the bunch of lightning began its curved might ni as solomon leaped behind a tree and shouted sli tire fire I 1 Tal taint nt too much to say eo that the cover flew le ott ot 0 li ii I 1 right tit nt the edge 0 flit bloody medder that tant min ailt you on hear to tile me he used to tell ills friends the air were full 0 bt busted isted injun an a burrel barrel 0 blood un tin grease went ent down into the ground A dozen doyen er cr so that aint hurt run back the medder like the devil dell were hinsin pill eni till all with alth a red hot iron 11 I 1 reckon allus be called the floody nedder in this jack hall lost so much blood that lie had to lie he carried on a litter before night foil fell they tl ey gen Dep edlet arnold ainold anji force foice after a little rest reit the tireless So solomon lonion went back into the buh with alth arnold ainold and two to regiments to find the wounded Ifer khater if possible and ito ho might hp be in need of relief they mci a band of coming lit in flit tile lie body of tile gener geneal tit the y that the lie fur far buli was vas echoing III with etli the shrieks of tortured cap tle lives Il ISe lents sits till all hat tin nn amount 0 01 suf stir fel feign iii it takes to suit start a new nev nation Solo solomon illon used to say next net lay day arnold ainold fought ills his way to the fort foit and many or hotst st legers cegers kangela and nd their sange allies werl mere slain or captured or brolan broken into little binds bands und and sent flying ali ing for foi their llva the northern noi thern bush so tile siege of fort was raised CHAPTER tile the Dink of colonel burley So lonion had been lilt in tile the thigh hi a rifle bullet on ills way ay to tile the foit t he 1 I and jack jach and other oilier wounded met men wele unc in boats tin and filters to 10 tile lios lit at albiny albany ft where here jack inell the leaves were eie gone solo inon recovered leoe led more quickly and wits with Lincol ns under col uta ditl brown when liin they joined john ons amcis at ticonderoga had and cut olt 11 the slip supplies lilles of the lie british ArI arilia lIV li liter t er having got around the lines of tile enemy ith tills this intel Inteli intelligence li gence ike he had a part p in the fighting on I 1 nemus Heig lits L und ind th stillwater wid sow saw the flit de felted ili ibish briny under burgoyne Hur gone eastward in disgrace to ile be to need back to england jalk lind recovered inna was ans at home wilen lian so solomon lonion arrived in albany with tile nes solomon spent i a pirl part of tile the evening lit at play plat flit tile the little cricket and the 0 ther oilier en and when tile the young ones find gone to bed went vent out for a 11 alk tk gitil etli ills scott on the river front mis airs irons lint had said of tile nc litter latter ilia eliat I 1 mutable amiable and useful alic bit ais a 11 most tier person min ti tile little cricket has fins won won our lien its slie she added we love 10 ve him as e love loe our own allen juck jack und and solomon were setting for the highlands oil oat t in a hired sloop loop next morning there were tears in n the dark eyes ees of ills alls scott aint she a lakel y solomon again when hen v lilt mafli I 1 ij n th ili y ind begun e to ut tile water TO BU BE CONTINUED |