Beadle's New Dime Novels: The Specter Chief — page 45: what you’re looking at

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yore’ iy . THE PHANTOM CHIEF. 49 warm end confiding affection, which domestic sastom per- mitted her to exhibit. He was one of seven b.«thers. all of them noted Shawano braves; and he had seached, appa- rently, the age of twenty-eight or thirty years. Finely ’ formed, his carriage was erect and comnmnding, and his features wore an expression rather of firmness than of cra- elty. But when he entered the room of lus guests, Marie feit a thrill of terror which drove the blood to her heart; for she recognized in Kishkalwa. the pretended convert, to whose arts tbe loss of the Flat-bottom was to be attributed Forseeing the approaching hostilities with the whites, this warrior resolved to strike while the Long-Knrives (as the Virginians were called.) were asleep, It was a common occurrence for Indians and traders to travel together by Jao and water; and, at the very time when his plan way con- trived, afew red men were guiding a number of tradeza 4a. m the towns on Scioto to the settlements in Pennsylvania. It was arranged, therefore, that a large party sould be sta- tioned on the southern shore of the river, and on the island, and that Kishkalwa should take unon himselt the entrappiuz of the intended victims, whose descent were expecte!. His bare presence in the boat would tend to prevent suspicion of any general design upon the neighboring whites; and cir- cumstances might enable him to drive the prey into the toils which were to be spread by his tribe. If the island should be passed, the warriors on the shore of the first rapids below, were instructed in want manner to proceed. An enterprise of this nature was even less hazardous than many which he had alrealy un- dertaken. Yet a youth, be had hunted alone on the **dark and bloody ground that field of strife and strae _ tagem for the Ohio natives, a and their southern adversa- ries. Tracked by eager enemies, he hal escaped with the | - loss of his garment; but anable to endure the idea of this seeming dishonor, in a few days he had set off, unittent- ed, to the Kentucky forests, and avenged by several scalpa = disgrace of his previous misadventure. Alone he hal . vt the lodges of the Cherokees, aud br ught back. ae than once thove . of successful daring, wb'ca | - oa = - J eieoks: “com it a : aoe ae = te