Show r t tK K t r r THAI tM L r ri ARTHUR D. D HOWD t i I AUTHOR o 3 PORTO BELLO GOLD ETC COPYRIGHT tf EY eFt WI PTER XI XI Il 22 22 two days with these peo- peo d in to preparation fortl for or tl l rn n task ahead of us After wIth them we continued In r 7 fashion eastward keeping tj the the he north of the Great Trull Trail off of ot otAie f g House and und avoiding as us much Aie I i Ilc Ible contact 11 h the Onon Onon- 1 Mohawks loha whose h I and ies we traversed Some ton ten i jg t fter er leaving lea Oswe Oswego we WC fo found 1 es i on the theer er verge e of ot that un un- domain which was roamed U by pers of the Doom Trail Trull I J t cr er to assure that our depar- depar uld Id lie he tree free r c from the spies we left our l last st camp rk and In two parties Tit wan Ta-wan- tS tSa and lu myself going botn In one o d d. Peter Leter in another another- g g place e was a n grove gro on onic Wd Ilk ic of a creek one oue of the trIbu trIbu- tl nur n the Mohawk We reached it and la lay in con con- l- l lant l ant nt most of oC the time da day starting Ithe the file late Jute afternoon and moving b through h the forest following titular course but a addressing O s rather lather to the lie effacement of or ory i ence e of our passage e y r U d IT Js f O d nothing and the next lie me bJ many others went b by with no Jc ltd ilu uck k Our provisions were cx- cx illand ill we were compelled to tot i fr-i t to feun In ID hand hund to mouth month upon ullon such sueh 11 I wan ne Tu tvan ue-ars ue could snare or 01 r tomahawk tomahawk and and certes he n irous in proficIent in both arts kept on bearing ealing n ah always s 's east- east 11 ruI d q quartering g the count country rv in tbt very r ry midst of this deserted 1 UE i e ss wo we o came upon what we Wo We had had abandoned the head- head of t f the Mohawk and were fol- fol ne ne of its middle le branches a amr mr ii stream with pebbly l shelving shel close Inshore so 60 as us no not b il the growing close shrubbery S C vp aF tt J. J saw sat It t simultaneously simultaneously-a a a tat tat- i eather stained fragment of oJ d aught caught on a 11 snag in the curit cur cur- it out with my musket LA tk-cofer tk ck cofer declared Peter imA im I A fet C l Identified I 1 a added ded putT put- put T f finger on an un unmistakable U le b a I 1 V J green paint with three 1 c Iuar- Iuar t M above It It on wan Ta-wan Ta nc ne-ars ne ex- ex ind pointed upward to the theS thea thep S p a tall tail elm chin Tartly shaded b by age e of the thc lower bou boughs hs a deep resealed rC In the time bark barl t ashore and Investigated v ush f was as thick as else else- t pig tut ut presently pre Peter gave e a II r his Ills like bull-like shoulders mind and m 1 i of or growths which had lute hadIt It tilEd 1 to together with vines Ines on an u a t boughs lifted gate fashion tt stretched a narrow alley of ot grass showed tho It to tn 4 11 E traveled tnt ith i 9 be not the Doom Daum Trail frail ti tie th tb I I look Ol rune none the tut less 1 I wills wills- i- i and slipped through i m mg 1 I followed d him stud and Ta- Ta rH 8 brought U up the time rear t trims hidden path lUth the till forest forestie ie amo ame remote Even j the birds U twitter overhead and mind time the al j t of the treetops made oil 1 radl i earth In iii of at at- H wl when en the attack came lle w we wN r r roved rated Cr en en completely h b by y surprise all o of us alert but ihu nr first l d fJ hat t we were un under cr lIU el sI el 1 ms n a grecu arrow between cn Peter Ieter and me nie mind and d klemt herd head In hi the ground oil Dea De a 11 you du m mUI- mUI itt itt- pp r f us lie he threw w himself l beby be- be by b eel n rarest larest trunk J fa it s one ne-ars ne D urs and nod I L copied hi his u. u o a e und uund m myself un on the ri rl right ht u of Decd I The others other had hud selected S It trunks s I hud hind chosen pur- pur lp lOt e at giant which m ste some foix forest t I lk ml s' s t p L I crawled along g Into time the tangle of roots gal gained lied a It Chilli clump I of or hushes bushes out out ut the hole from which It corn n en d arrow had hUll and I Id Idly followed D B p et of Its Iti inclination My Ir le eyes and focused ed t l IOU I omi a mm face fae which j peered II R U J I of su sumac Ichor r motioned behind him r nd d painted palmed Isa o glided to tu top p 2 Ta ar ne ars s. s 6 seeking to tout af Ore out ut time the end of ck k k nn and the fist first watcher nV nd in- in d Iw V tv bow n mini nil sent un an arrow uno the trunk hell for a n while Thea The fhe a U US and aud Ta ars ne ars tit at b remained under cover I 1 P From tho time hole Ing S Sl j laO lav ay u a depression lon l of or the time rr Plates f fF e eastward past lUst the lair i ge p F IP it the sumac clump dump J I t. t e Ii up tp it dragging gin my myme r me mime but hut before heme I 1 had hind hadU hindu u feet teet I was UK td to 1 toi U i abandon the gun In order to tn insure that my progress 1 should he be silent sUE When I was vim parallel wit with 11 the sumac S clump I sought Iu ht sh shelter lter under tinder r a n patch of or wild blackberry hushes bushes Cautiously parting m my screen which screen which was ex ec e exceedingly thorny nail and painful I painful I wn was to ro view the Keepers from front th the rear The They were ensconced In what wais c evidently a permanent sentry po post t. t Ih Beyond th the sumacs was a low bark lint hut mu masked lcd with boughs At their feet teet were muskets The bows Ih they held meld were here employed ell for the time purpose pur pur- purpose po pose e ot of adding mystery to their attach at ut- ut tach lael tack I worked m myself a n little more mOI In the tho rear of their position then rose Iose quietly quiet quIet- ly and drew knife and find tomahawk 1 was trims an amateur at ca casting canting the time ax but this was no time for hesitation I Ilung lung hung it with nIl all Ill my might and und yelled the Hie nearest approach I could couill compass lo to the war The rhe tomahawk struck one of the Ow Keepers with the flat fiat of Its blade fell fell- bt him film The other sn savage n e turned and loosed his arrow at me gluing dining wilt widy In lu his confusion lie He for his bis musket but I was on hullo him with my Uly knife and he was forced to leap back and meet me on even en terms w la win Ta-win wan Ta-wan-ne-ars nl ars and Peter came running between the trees whooping encouragement They rhe r arrived in the nick of or time for forthe forthe forthe the 1 had trIe tried l to tomahawk tomahawk toma hawk wa wJ was on his feet ready rend to shoot me as ns I do dodged ged the time of or his hist t v I ARS 1 h EX AMPLE rb f. f i w wt t i Z I i t t f ft t. t t r I m a ar I r N mate The Seneca brained this man mun with the butt of his gun and amid Peter Petel methodically tripped my er ad adversary and helped me mime pinion hi hint him III ta wan ars mie-ars mie paused long lung enough nough to tn remove e what was teas left of the scalp of his victim then eroded crossed to UK w andset and andset set ct hl laic his bloody bloody- l knife to the time throat of the survivor Is It Ii I to he be torture or a U quick k death dog dOI- he demanded The red e eyes ls l's of the Keeper glared at itt him hint Heal the nuin spin tut and amid o to gnaw ul ut lima hands bandy which held field him Thi ii u speak truly Who Wh travels na Doom Trail frail it LO today U r Nobody 11 V t N watch much always nl fl wan Ta-wan-nt wan Ta-wan-ne-ars lle ur pricked ll him m slightly Yuu Yun watch always s itys u assented absented time the Seneca Yes es A And Aud JIll who whir comes A shout hunt echoed le l through the tile forest aisles The rid red yes eyes t cs of 01 the L' L a exultantly I mouth Ms-mouth mouth opened ah aaa y aun la ah la wun Ta ne drove Oc his point humus home and the sr scream scream um in ended lUI tl In lu an tut awful bubbling gasp U l The was waR repeated d The crashing o of branches founded as IU sumo some hea heavy body rim run ran ii mm alon along tin time Doom Trail Trull l Did Iid ld you ou hear heni that J shouted tl a 1 rough ruuth voice olce olceY Y Tuns lied Hed me mc hear him II He lie I hery munch much like feller r feel some ring h he be nut not like lIIl I P Peter ter nudged me and work Ta-work wan Ta-wan-ne-ars ne ur the time bow and ll of ut one of the dead end Ket Keepers We douched crouched be beside beside side the bodies behind the sumac screen My gun wl was leas s still where I had left It in the gully u b by which I had hind approached up ap the lair of ot the watchers In Its f stead lend I t selected the time musket of ot the theman theman man lain the time Seneca cn had unit Just knifed A third voice wits was raised raised raised-In In the n dialect ct which was wa a u corruption corruption tion of the Iroquois speech nn and per tr perfectly perfectly understandable to tn III my comrades Qua Quit 0 O Keepers who watch atch 1 shouted the time third speaker V Vc c i a acquaint ac quaint you that we approach We tie have e with us Uj the lied Heel One Ono and und th thy Black Oue One We remained quiet l but Peter possessed possessed 10 pos pos- himself of ot the gun of or the time sec fec- second ond and placed It where he could reach rench It as as- soon toon as his own I piece was discharged They were approaching over the trail which forked Into the one we had followed followell from the stream with ith the pebbly banks And Amid at this point apparently apparently- the they came to the Junction of the time two t branches The Thc Indian who had hind shouted before repeated his hall Them Keepers done gone away awn ned lied declared Toni Tom sonic some hostile term for Mohawks come Comma n way The Keepers chase em 0 out nut o u huh 1 1 I J Im I'm n again oln to timid find out out outre re re- returned returned turned Boiling Bolling He lie trotted out of the mouth of the trail trul Into luto the open space on the brink of time the muskrat swamp Nobody here he called back hack after a casual look around Guess the Keepers got t after somebody or or else the time lazy lazy- dogs have turned In for a sleep Ill I'll find out lat later r for sure suri sur Now jou oU rustle theme them packs ll up an and Ill I'll get the du dugout out read ready lIe He dragged drugge a canoe hollowed from front froma fronta a tree trunk from its hiding place In a n abed abed bed hed of reeds an and produced two paddles paddles paddles pad pad- I from rom the prostrate trunk of a u I hollow tree But we wc paid scant attention attention at ut- I to him Our t eyes es were fastened fastened fastened fast fast- I ened upon the odd odel procession which whelm emerged from the trail In obedience to his summons First KIrst walked the negro Tom Tau a huge pa pack k bowing his enormous shoulders After the negro In lu single tile file came eight as each with a large pack braced on ou a ga ne ko aim ne-La-na-aim or burden frame They carried curried their muskets In their hands Weve Y got to hurr hurry hurry- If It f were we're goin golu to get er c everything ferried over the swamp tonight grumbled Boiling Bolling nall 1 what's bitin you ou This question was addressed to u a a who in his hits burden burden bur bur- den frame had chanced to s see e the arrow arrow arrow ar ar- ar- ar row in the time ground which the Keepers had shot lu In th their first Ir first attempt to bait us I The Time pointed silently to the time green feathered shaft Ill I'll By ByI I 1 I swore Boiling with a n start D Dye e see ee that Tom Something's happened here herc Boiling glanced about him uneasily The K Keepers have gone that's t sure h lh j announced What hat most likely ely happened was some party part broke in here herc and the Keepers chased em era Ho lie chuckled huckle wickedly Aint Almit no blood nor around so it pears pear likely the Keepers got the Jump on em Ta wan Ta-wan-ne-ars ne who had been occupied occupied oc oe- oc- oc CUIle in extracting arrows from r rs n quiver and setting them In u It row before before be uc- for fore him with points Ii lightly thrust into lute the ground now notched a shaft Shall we begin brothers brothers' he whispered whis whis- I 1 out Hold your our lire fire until run of arrows la In agreed Peter Ieter Built Budt do not shoot fled Red Tuck lack or der nl er We will safe them if we can You rou can calm take tithe on oil tilt thug negro 1 I spoke up Leave Boiling Holling to me tae Peter looked doubtful Lie He Is a n knife fighter he Ime commenced to argue hut but wan Tu-wan-ne ue ars U d chose chase e that moment to open his bombardment and the Dutchman's re re- remonstrance monstrance w went nt for tor naught A green given en arrow streaked al cI across the grove and hurled buried its barbed bone one head headIn In the Ilie chest st of one of or the time a I II l I and the The Time man J shrieked tore at tit shaft with his hands bands lily His companions scattered right and left But hut Tu wan Tu-wan- ue ne-ars ne un pave gave them theme no t respite Ills shafts tilled lilted the air The Ibe green reen arrows ar nr- arrows rows drove dlO Into the packs f quivered In tree trec trunks trunk pierced another cr t The lime u let tiff olT a u ru ragged ged Vol TO- TOley It ley Ity which whistled over el our JUl heads head ed the lu lust last t of or discharged Ta Ta ne ue his hits arrows and reached for fur his musket el I We tl caw sa two of or the he Indians collapse I Peler Ieter hr caught UI up his l second Ulu musket I mind and he and Iu wan Ta-wan-ne-ars rums rum's shot 01 again In Impossible to miss mimics Besides B Boiling lIn and timid Tom loin only l two u of the time I left enemy were I Knife Inife rind and hatchet for fur the tho rest I said Tu wun urs tie wun-tie grimly Are Arc my I smothers brother rt ready mady It TO 10 UK liE CO 11 CONTINUED VI U. 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