Black Arrow, the Avenger — page 86: what you’re looking at

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90 BLACK ARKOW, THE AViENGET ‘It was just at sunset that’ Rose, who was sitting’ at a win- abut: looking at’the blaze of glory in which the sun was going down; descried a body of horsemen approaching “from the north-west. Wondering who could be coming: frony that | di- rection,” toward the’ rear of the house, she ‘watched them closely, and-soon discovered that they were Indians. — : She hastened to give the alarm, which Sree? all in the house’ to look at the horsemen, and it was considered cer- tain that they were Indians, unless they might be Roder’s men in disguise. At all events they must be enemies, and prep- arations were at once made to receive them as such. There were six fighting-men in the house, including the ne- groes, and there were jlist arms enough |in)the house for those six, including two shot-guns. But those six could make but a poor defense against twenty men, and the house was so built that ‘it was not easy of defense. It was no wonder that the men looked blank at the prospect before them, although they) handled ahaleidinagaine ieee naam, Pelegiednle - alacrity. - Perhaps one of then# may havé-‘acbinch arruw on his: atin,” suggested Rose, to whom this bright’ idea had — pre- sented itself. wh tee --“ You are a little’ goose,” replied) Warner. Tt was no. In- dian’ who rescued you. It was Nat Whetstone.” “But ‘helooked as much like an Indian as any of deny and Iam sure it was an Indian who was with him. Whet- storie called him Ne-cum-wa, as IL remember ‘wal, and you know that that is not a white man’s name.” — _ “Tt will be-a strange thing if you are right) Jn. fact,-this is a isteamge bosinbia ws «tier beatyandel unnet-contions thipth can see’ through it.” , “ Por my pairty-t ‘don’ t feel the least bit afraid.”. "There was no’ chance for any further speculation, as the Indians stopped as soon as they came within rifle range witha hose, atid one of them rode forward alone. ~ Of course no one was going to file-ab-thinitalltesipdearesrna; and he came unmolested to the house, where it was soon sani that Rose's supposition was correct. : “Where do you come from, and who are those men hastily inquired George Warner. conniclooolkks.conn