Beadle's Dime Novels No. 153: Mohawk Nat — page 43: what you’re looking at

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a OBSTINATE PEOPLE. 45 opportunity for escape would be eagerly seized. But, how was it possible, in broad daylight, to get him away, walched as he was? Lewis could but acknowledge that any open, or eyen coyert attempt would be foolhardy in the extreme. Still he had set out to rescue his follower, and was determined to succeed, even at the risk of the loss of life or liberty. The large Frenchman was looking at Nat in any thing but a good- natured manner. r “ Tell some of those fellows to untie that man and bring lim here.” ee “What will you do with him, my son ?” demanded the ~ Jesuit. “I wish to question him. Perhaps,” he added, in a lower tone of voice, which only the Jesuit heard, “1 may be able te win him to our side. If I do, I shall claim him myself.” “Do you think he may be so won ?” “Who can tell? Parbleu! It is not such a dreadful thing to serve the king of France, I should say.” “Tt is an honor, my son. But, of all obstinate people I ever met, these English colonists are the worst. I find them far harder to deal with than the pure-blooded Englishman. lf they should ever rebel against the mother country, they would have one successful quality—they would never allow themselves beaten, Defeated at one point, they would appear at another,” ae 2 , i “I hope they may rebel,” said the other, laughing. “But here is my man. With your permission I will talk to him CHAPTER VI. TEMPTED. Aurnovcnu the limbs of Nat Hazard were freed, and the Savages had retired to some distance from the platform on which Le Renard stood, they did not give up their watchful- ness, Many of them held their weapons ready, to guard against any attempt to escape. A single glance warned the conmicloooks.conn