The Mohegan Maiden — page 75: what you’re looking at

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A BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS, 77 ; . “Shining Star must die. Red-man Say so in council, be- cause she killed Fox Foot, bad Injun. Burn her in the morn- ing !” : | “ <- “Impossible! They can not do such a wicked thing as that !” shouted Archibald, when the first palsy of consternation had passedaway. “It is infamous! I will allow nothing of the kind !” “You can not help it,” was the sad reply. “Braves hold a council, and say it must be so, Better gay nothing; maybe they hurt you too.” —e “ By heaven! I don’t care for that,” was the excited reply. “They shall not harm you, while I haye any life in my body. But how was it that you-were condemned to such a fearful fate?” he asked,'a moment later. # « ose — | She related to him the events which had. taken place at the council, and specified those who had been most prominent in the action against her. Pree : “I will see to that,” said Archibald, rising from his couch, despite her entreaties. ‘I willsee those men, and learn some- thing more of this vile scheme.” He started toward the door, but gained a further insight to the state of affairs when the sentry there socked his - gun, and ordered him back to bed, intimating tha oe should feel called upon to blow his brains out in case ‘o refusal. Sure that the Indians had especial instructions to detain him a prisoner, he complied with the far from gracious | request. Seeking the couch he had just left, the youngman threw him- self upon it with a force which made his wounded head snap and ring again. sara “A plague on the rascally Mohegans,” he muttered tohim- - self, ‘“ They are like all other Indians, save that they are . shrewder. They know it is for their interest to keep on friendly terms with the English, and so they join in alliance with us. But they are passionate and deceitful at heart, after all. Glad would they be to serve her and myself the same sauce if they but dared to do it. Never mind, they shall] know my espeéial views in the morning. T will remind them that I do not choose to be thus buffeted after the service I have rendered them. AndI do not choose to have one whom J have taken under my care thus summarily dealt With. J connicloooks. com