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16 THE MOHEGAN MAIDEN. effort. He therefore stepped behind a tree and fell to re- loading, while the white man poised his rifle. | “JT can take that fellow’s arm,” he remarked, “ and I guess Thad better do it. "Twill stop his rowing for'a while.” In paddling, one of the savages exposed his arm nearly to the body, and at this the young man aimed carefully. Just as he pulled the trigger, the Narragansett was possessed with a desire to see how matters stood upon the other shore, and raised his head. The deadly messenger did not miss its mark, but passing through the arm at which it was aimed, struck him full in the Head. Without gasp, he fell back in the bottom of the boat, his companion ‘algo dropping his oar which floated alongside the bark. tena | “ Now me swim out,” said Christian, dropping his gun and powder-horn. “You watch him,” | Archibald picked up the Indian’s gun, and leveled it at the boat; but before the Mohegan could throw himself litto the water, a new movement caused him to hesitate, | The canoe containing the Narragansett and his captive was seen to rock violently ; then it. upset, and floatea away in that position, while those who had been its occupants disappeared beneath the surface of the water, - « What's the meaning of that?” demanded Turn ing his rifle, and turning to his companion. “That Nar’gansett trick,” quickly responded Christian “ He means to drown her! Now me must swim very fast é¢ me not find her.” | ) He had only paused upon the brink of the river, and loos- ening his knife, the Mohegan sprung far into the stream. When he came to the surface, he was well on pis way to the scene of the intended murder. Being an expert Swimmer, he was soon in the immediate vicinity of the distarheg water where an Indian’s head occasionally appeareg above the war. face. Seeing the state’of affairs, the remaining Narragansett re- laxed his hold upon the half-drowned but stjj struggling cap- tive, and, with knife in hand, made for the Mohegan. The latter was burning with passion to meet the foe of Himself and people, and at once a deadly strife begay upon the bosom of the tranquil Connecticut. ‘ er, lower- comicbooks.com »