Show I 1 at TALES OF A THE TRE OLD FRONTIER by ELMO SCOTT WATSON fa fra u datta A RESCUE AND A ROMANCE spring ee evening ning la in 1774 a young girl named rebecca murtin was wa paddling a canoe along tha river fihe sa returning top t her borne bome at the mouth of grove ck utter after visiting a bluer sister CO miles up the 1 river relatives ril fUves had tried to persuade her not to attempt the trip tjade but she he laughed laus lied at their fears shortly after sundown she be approached preached pro ached a mewing learing where silo lie cx ex pelted to upend the in the cabin of i a friend but as nhe she drew nar she saw a war party of indiana dane I 1 and yelling around the blazing cabin the riter river waa was brightly illuminated by the flame and nt at any mo sho she might be disco pred it if she attempted either ta to or retreat so ehe she ulle SlIe nili close to tie ile bank and hidei as best the she could uld beneath the tile brush malted i finally the fire died well dotti and the indian ans de departed some of titine going up renni in their canoes by ime s time 1110 noon had risen and dim tra eill if but she 1 knel slie must try to to esele e alie ald not iry try to paddle hut bitt tn top tile to carry carrr her out of daniger after travel ing several mile dille tilla she mile A ailt it sate safe to begin padl paddling ling agala budi linly like it griffing shadow another anoe emerged etner ped arom tho tile appo elp shore elwed ol wed by three others seeing that nhe she va a disen ered rebecca un to desperately bocan to sing over her head and slid to whip the water around her finally one of them eynck her paddle end find shattered ervil it tile girl tried dee des to gulde lier her bark toward the ehorn but its arc dr was wn ag eloy the tile ail had IRA sur ur rounded ler ter whon eliere ana a blind ing fjarli end lind tt roar as or of thunder one ft cf the indian canoes w ass torn to to pieces ples and ite its occupant occupants into the river A big canoe wept out into th tho stream ajol from th il I 1 ve I 1 gun run mounted on ite its prow a raking ire tire poured oto into he other redlan boat boats As the y padd paddled letl cat aut of range the tho big ilig blat tn nt drew up s canoe ant and a brawny arin adept her from froin where hera ehe she cr in the bottom of 01 the 4 barte it 7 y t jig i 40 r U X eapp isanc wll AVII 1141 Is the noted rioted hunter and scout and as no an aftermath to thie this rescue a few week later a wandering performed a d wedding ceremony at tit which rebecca martin became rebecca williams |