The Mohegan Maiden — page 28: what you’re looking at

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30 THE MOHEGAN MAIDEN, _“ What do you suppose this means 2” “ Don’t know,” responded Christian. “ Here a fire ; therea fire; we go*there !” He pointed to another burning pile at no great distance, and toward it they slowly made their way. But, the same quiet pervaded there, and upon getting sufficiently near to overlook the place, it was found equally deserted with the first. : “Christian, we are fooled!” was the angry exclamation of Archibald, as he gazed all around them. “These fires were built for our especial amusement, while the rascals have gone some other way. , Perhaps they are planning to assauit Hadley, eyen now.” nd set at : “That good true. We look for em—-maybe find. Here another fire.” | | A. third reconnoisswce revealed the game state of affairs Indians ‘all gone, and fires blazing brightly. Archibald wag well satisfied that the fires were aruse. What more probable than that the Narragansetts had stolen away by some obscure route, to fall upon the unwarned settlement? ~ | He readily judged that this would be effected by proceeding ‘some distance either up or down, tlie river, crossing cate eastern shore, and then taking the most direct route to the village, As the fires were built some Gistance below the town, he inferred that the danger would mogt likely come from the opposite direction. These fears he communicated to the Mohegan, and found that they agreed in the main with that individual's conyic- tions. $4) geg “We must try and find them,” added Archibald, «J really believe nine out of every ten persons in Hadley are sleeping just as soundly at this moment as if there were no human tigers at their doors. We have found so much, and it will be a pity to let the red varmints fall, upon our friends, How shall we do this best, Christian ?” & The red-man reflected a few moments, and then replied, “Go ’cross Connecticut. Go up to people, tell ’em what we found. Then go hunt for Nar’gansetts !” “ But, we shall need to hasten, in order that the Narra. anset ‘st.” g ts do not get there first comicbooks.com