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24 MOHAWK NAT. 7? CHAPTER III. A scout. Tae party went forward slowly, upon the trail of the In- dians, who had grown. bold, regardless of pursuit, evidently thinking they had thrown their pursuers off the track, At one place they had stopped, caught some fish and cooked them. .The manner in which the fire was built made Nat certain that the Indians were of the Huron nation. Every tribe has its own mode, even of building a fire. Some tribes place the ends of the sticks in the blaze, and push them up as they burn, Others make the fire in the center of the pile. So Nat said as he showed them the manner in which the logs were laid, and dilated on the different styles common among the tribes. ) “ Now I'll tell you what todo,” saidhe. “’Tain’t no use for the hull b’ilin’ of us to. go blundering along on this trail like a pack of sheep, You chaps must get kiver som’er’s hereabout, an’ I'll go forward alone. I'll find out whar they ar’, an’ what our clances ar’, an’ come back to you. That's the best thing I kin do for you.” = _“ Agreed,” said the captain, “Your plan is a good one. The whole party need not go forward, for, in my opinion, we are not far from the reds. Whatdo you think, Mohawk ?” “ They ain’t a mile away,” replied Nat, concisely. “ Not a mile in all. Ill engage to bring some sort of word in an hour. An’ ef I don’t, yemay make up yer minds Nat Haz- ard has gone to sleep, an’ take your course which way ye think best,” “ Let me do this dangerous work,” said the captain. “ It is my right.” “I don’t see how ye ken go to work an’ prove it,” said Nat, with a comical twist of the mouth. “I claim to be the original discoverer of the project, and, as sech, I don’t give up to no one. ‘Sides, ain’t ye captain? Who is goin’ to lead the men in case you go under? Get out with your nonsense.” : EComicbooksacom