Black Arrow, the Avenger — page 87: what you’re looking at

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=" ae “NOT WANTED, BUT WELCOME. 91 “They are my friends» and yours,” replied Whetstone. “This house is to be attacked, and I am surprised that the at- tack has not been made already.” “ Who is to attack us?) “I have no time to answer questions. Let me phrkig i in my men, if you want our help. We have been riding hard since daylight, to get alead of those people, and our ‘horses are broke down.” H One or two men wanted to parley’ before admitting a crawd of savages’ ‘to the house; but: George Warner's impetuosity overcame all opposition, andthe at onee directed Whetstone to bring ap his allies. They came at the sound of his whistle, and eagerly filed into the house, sean securing their horses in the outbuilding. Rose was not a little fichtiaedt by alivir painted faces, their fierce looks and gestures, and their eager, hungry. eyes, that though they were only betraying a curiosity which they could not help, and which would show itself. tne a arenes meanor. re le wae etrange, intieed, to see ‘those net depanbaiiitethe house of a white man, to defend him against the attack of other white men, and many comments were made upon such an anomalous condition of affairs; but Whetstone had no time to listen to comments or to’givée explanations. He mentioned, as hastily as possible, the attack upon the Caravan, and tlie man- ner in which he had learned that Colonel Landry’s house was to be assailed, and suggested'that no time should be Jost .in getting assistance. His suggestions were at once adopted. Two men were sent out, on swift horses, to inform the mem- bers of the vigilance committee of the expected attack, and sen- tinels iere posted: in: positions that commanded the best view, tgettthety per eter eper os Fn se comtge ma- rauders. In the mean time Mrs. Landty-aud’ her: denounta. ‘were busily engaged in preparing 4 meal to’ satisfy the appetites of their strange defenders, who ate with such avidity when it was set before them, as to put in the shade all atepennee in mastication that she had seen. While his warriors were feeding, Whetstorie was pressed to comichboolks.com