Adventure Magazine Cover — page 168: what you’re looking at

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Hua gh Pe ecior’t NEW story of Midwestern Pioneers IED ROM the moment he was made captive near the station on the Big Sandy, the Virginian began looking for an opportunity to es- cape. He was ferociously angry at himself for venturing outside the station against the advice of the small garrison. Recently arrived from Richmond, he had presumed to know more about red men than did the border people. He had insisted the Indians had abandoned the siege after losing three warriors and hav- ing two wounded. And within easy gun- shot of the stockade he had been jumped by the Wyandots and hustled away. His cap- tors were from the Lower Sandusky village. Throughout the journey down the Sandy and up the Ohio to the Guyandotte Cross- ing he had nursed his resentment against the Indians and himself. In the back of his mind was the hope he would find an oppor- tunity to break clear before crossing to the Indian shore. But the Guyandotte was reached and the Ohio was crossed without a minute of carelessness on the part of the raiders. At night the Virginian slept as best he could with a rawhide thong around his “Red Stripes,"” copyright, 1926, by Hugh Pendexter. STRIPES waist, from which lines were attached to the waist of a warrior on each side. In addition to this precaution his feet and hands were tied. When canoes were abandoned for forest travel his hands were tied at his back and he was led along by a length of rawhide around his neck. He fell and bruised him- self. He was hauled through bushes and was scratched by briers from head to waist. At times the cord tightened, and he was all but strangled. The leader of the Wyandots was a short, thick-set man. Unlike his followers he wore no paint on his face and his countenance was agreeable and very intelligent. His only attempt at adornment was the red stripe following the backbone from the nape of his neck to his waist. All of his men were similarly painted and in addition were gro- tesque and frightful because of the patterns masking their faces. The raid had been a failure, and the warriors were in an evil mood. The chief realized that his popular- ity as a leader would quickly wane did he encounter one more defeat, yet he treated the prisoner kindly once a camp was made. In person he saw to it that the Virginian had 166 CO YOOKS) (C@