Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 October 1893 — Page 10

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THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, "WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 1893-TWELYE . TAGE3.

SHOD WITH SILENCE.

A Tale of the Frontier.

By EDWARD S. ELLIS, AUTHOR OF TB LOO CABIS aBRIES," "DEEHPOOT SRIBS, " "FBOSI THE THROTTLS TO tub fBESinrjtrs chair," -ikdian wails of thb united states." Bra. etc.

SYAOPSIS OF PBECRDIXG CHAPAKKS. Simon Kenton, a hunter, whoee alone the Ohio and Kentucky frontier were seconil only to thoe of tho sreat Boone, while threading his way through the depth of the Kentucky wilderness lü yers agro. discovered that in spite of his precautions to eover his trail, the fierce Shaw&noes, who, led by their famous Panther, were In hot pursuit, had traced him. With audacious cunning, yet conscious of his awful peril, he renowned trapper and Indian fighter d -dged behind the trunk of a. tree. The red men had seen him, despite his cunning, and before long, as we shall see, Kenton waa between two fires. Kenton's adventure with the Indians brings him In contact with young George Ashhrir. who is following the river bank irhile looking for the flatboat In which are his father, mother and sister. The fraoke from a distant campfire causes the pair to be on the alert for savages. CHAPTER III Continued. Reappearance of the Flatboat. "It could hardly be that the flatboat drifted past while I was away from th river?" was the Inquiring remark of Ce-orge AshbridK. "It might have happened, but is isn't likely." was the reply of Kenton; "for as I cae'late, you haven't been out of sight vt the river for more'n two hours." "Hardly that." "The fact of it is I know the boat Iiasn't gone past." "How can you be certain of that?" 'Cause It's in sight now, just coming round the bend." The startled youth wheeled and glanced upstream. There, sure enough, was a cumbersome flatboat, with the long sweeping oar projecting from the front and a second from the rear. Just coming Into 5i?ht upstream. "That must be father and mother!" exClaimed the son, with suppressed joy; "how thankful I am that all has gone well." Kenton mado no reply to this joyous remark. Shading his eyes with one hand, he stepped so near the water that a moccasin was moistened, and studied with the utmost keenness the approaching craft. He held thi3 position for fully ten minutes without stirring or speaking. Th-n he lowered hi3 hand, straightened up, and sighed. "What's the matter?" asked the scared youth at his sid. "Younker, make up your mind to bear it like a man." "Bear what?" gasped George AfIibridge. "Von cnokft of something hanreninir to the flatboat. .Wal, that thing has hap-i-enedl" CIIAPTKIt IV. The KlatbMtt. The flatboats in use on the Ohio and other streams a century and more ago were of the simplest construction conceivable. They were scows, with flat bottoms and a width a third or half their length. The planking at the sides was two or three feet In night, and of course bulletproof. One end was sometimes boarded over so as to give shelter to the occupants at night or when the weather was bad. In the other portion were piled the goods of the emigrants, a part being set apart for the horses and cattle belonging to the pioneer. The flatboat could go down, but not up Ftream, since the only motive power was the current. A long-sweeping oar swung on a pivot at the front and another at the stern. Hy means of these the boat could be warped Inshore or away from It, or its position shifted while floating down the river, at the wish of the occupants. Had young George Ashbridge known less of the wonderful woodcraft of Simon Kenton, or had not his deepest affections been concerned he might have doubted the declaration of the ranger that "something had happened" to the flatboat. That "something" meant the worst, for It Bignifled an attack and massacre, or the captivity of the people on board. In truth the scout saw more in the Dresence of The Panther than did his companion. There has been well-founded rumors, as he declared, for several weeks that the leading tribes in the Southwest were making ready to go upon the war-path. He believed The Panther's business in that section, when his home was a long distance to the south, meant mischief. Kenton was afraid the Indians were prowling along the Ohio and the flatboat UDon which Mr. Ashbridge and his family were due had been; successfully assailed. "When, therefore, he caught sight of the cumbersome craft slowly swinging around the bend of the stream he began minutely studying It, more than half convinced that it had been overwhelmed bv disaster. It will be remembered that Kenton and the vouth stood close to the stream so as to be In plain sight of any one on the other eide or on the river. Consequently, if the occupants were alert, as they must be, they would quickly discover the figure of the two hunters on the Kentucky shore. Let this be remembered inr following the incidents we have Bet out to describe. For two or three minutes after his crutlnv began Kenton detected no sign of life on board the craft. This signified nothing, for the people could very well keep out of sight without exposing themselves. Often when maintaining the closest watch of the shores the enemies could catch no rlimpse of any one on the boat. Then the long, sweeping pad?le, thrust forward like an Index finger, was dipped tn the water and swayed slowly to the left. The sparkle of the disturbed water was plainly seen by Kenton, who even fancied that he observed the head of the man near the middle of the craft as he walked from one side to the other. If so, the distance was too great to Identify the person at he oar. The position of the rear sweep prevented Kenton learning whether that was also in motion, but the vigor showed In the first case convinced him that the Intention of those on board was to work the boat toward the Kentucky side, swinging It to land near the spot where the spectators were standing. The oar was swayed three times and then it suddenly ceased. The presence of Ashbridge and Kenton had evidently been noted on the flatboat and the first Intention was abandoned. They were studying the couple. The Indians along the frontier resorted to many devices to bring the settlers within reach. They compelled captive whit men to

call out from the woods to beg for help, representing that they had bet n wounded and would die unless they received assistance. Sometimes these pretended sufferers played their part with great willingness, fr there were whites who, forswearing thtir own rae. lived among the savages and rivaled them in deeds of atrocity. The most notorious of these was Simon Girty, but more of him hereafter. At the end of the ten minutes named the craft had drifted so much nearer that Kenton was able to see things quite clearly upon it. At the front of the boat a person was crouching behind the planking and studying the couple on the shore. An ordinary scrutiny would not have revealed him to the scout, and evidently he did not suspect he was seen. Nevertheless, the countenance was plainly observable to Kenton. It was broad, with high cheek bones, covered with paint and with horsehair-like covering dangling about the shoulders. "Do ycu observe them boxes piled at the front?" asked the ranger of his companion, after ils startling announcement that something had happened to the boat. "Of course," replied Ashbridge, rtriving to control his emotion. "A little to the left of the biggest box, near the corner of the bow. a man is stooping and looking over thf gunwale at us; do you observe him?" Ashbridge gazed intently for a moment. "I do. but his face is painted; he's not a white man." "Purcisely; he's an Injin. Tnjins don't generally come down the Ohio in flatboats. Your father riid't speak about taking any of 'em aboard as passengers, did he?" The youth looked reprovingly at the "hunter. His words sounded unfeeling and out of place. "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, younker, but if thar's one varmint on board thar's more, which means thar ain't any white folks." "Then the Indians have captured the flatboat?" repeated the territied youl h. 'Thar can't be much d-uM of it from the way things look. It's powerful roTiKh on you. but rcnipher n th? white folks themselves, it's too bjd, and I'm sorry for you. but it ain't the fu?t time that thing ha-s happened, nor it won't be the last." Poor Ashbridge almost saiik to the ground in the depth of his anguish. He swallowed the lump in his tiir.Mt and with a groat effort mastered his emotion. He had set out with high hopes nnd In bounding spirts to meet his sister and parents, anxious perhaps, but with no thought of any such awful outcome as this. He struggled to bear up under ihe most fearful blow he had ever received, not quite ready to abandon all hope that it might not prove as bad as it seemed. "If they have captured the boat." said he. weakly, "why do they remain n board? I should think they would plunder and abandon it." "Time enough to do that: they can carry out their own notion." "But look. Kenton!" added Ashbridge excitedly, "there's a white man!" "While they were talking Kenton's eyes were upon his friend, who never removed his gaze from the craft. The elder now glanced at it and exclaimed: "Wal. I'll be hanged! That's qu'ar!" The stern of the craft was roofed owr, as has already been described. The sweep projected beyond this roof almost to the middle of the boat, where the one who worked it walked back and forth, and when thus engaged only the upper part of his body was visible. While Ashbridge was surveying the craft the figure of a white man in Indian costume rose to view, as if coming up the steps of a cellar. Leaning with one arm on the sweep he stared at the couple on shore. A thrill stirred George Ashbridge at the hope that this might be his father, but a second glance showed the man to be a stranger. It was the intention of the elder Ashbridge to bring several neighbors and their families with him. but if he had done so all of them would have been recognized by the youth. "What is the meaning of that?" asked the latter in a low voice; "there Is one Indian and cne white man on board." "They ain't the only ones." "Is the white man a prisoner?" "He don't act that way; you'd think he's boss from his style." "What of that Indian that Is watching us so closely?" "He's another boss: I don't like his looks; by gracious I know him!" added Kenton, lowering his voice, but showing more agitation than was natural to him. "Who is he?" "Lame Rear." "And who is Lame P.ear?" "A Wyandot, one of the worst varmints in the world: do you remember hearing about the MeCutcheon family as lived a mile above you on the Ohio shore?" "Yes." replied Ashbridge with a shudder. "Mr. MeCutcheon was shot down on his own threshold and his wife and little child tomahawked. I heard that the dreadful crime was committed by a sinrle Indian." "You heard right; that varmint was Lame Bear. One of his own people told me he eed him when he come back to his village with the scalps of the father, mother and little boy. and he bragged about what he had done. He's as bad as The Panther; they're both cowards and never will fight squar. Younker. do you observe how close that white man Is watching us?" "It is natural he should do so.". 'Have you ever seed him afore?" "No; he's a stranger to me. Have you ever met him?" "Lots of times; him and me Is old acquaintances." Ashbridge was astonished to hear his friend speak thus. He did not understand what he meant. There was the flatboat that had now drifted alMot opposite and was less than 100 yard away. The white man. with his arm still resting on the sweep at his side, continued watching the two as though they belonged to some strange species which he had never seen before. Lame Bear held his crouching posture, but knowing he must have been observed by the white men made no particular effort to keep out of sight. His broad, evil face was nearly a foot above the gunwale. Like most of his people he sported the eagle feathers in his hair and his countenance was hideous to the last degree, because of the horribly grotesque manner In which he had laid on the yellow, black red and white paint. Not only did It show In streaks, but was In circles and crosses, giving the broad countenance such a frightful appearance that it suggested the front of Satan himself. A foot or two to the right rf this apparition protruded several lnohes of a rifle barrel. That Lame Bear had the weapon In his grasp and was on the alert to send In a treacherous shot was certain. Kenton knew it, and without seeming to do so held the Wyandot continually under his eyes. "I'll give my time for a few minutes to watching Lame Bear." said the ranger. In a voice so guarded that none be

side Ashbridge could catch a syllable; "and, younker, keep your eye on the rest of the boat; the minute you see anything that don't look right give me the tip. Them two folks aren't the only ones thar. I think you'd better slip back among the trees and leave this business to me. "No, sir," was the emphatic response; "if those people have done my folks harm they've got to settle with me. Why don't you hail that white man and make him tell the truth?" "I'll do so in a minute; jest now I'm Interested in Lame Bear; thar'll be music powerful soon." George Ashbridge was stirred by a tumult of emotion. Distressing anxiety for his relatives, despair, hope, the longing for revenge." the certainty that something startling was at hand, kept him In a flutter of excitement and prevented anything like coolness and coherence of thought. He could only stand mute and await events. At the moment Lame Bear was directly opposite to the couple he brought his rifle around and dropped so low that only his forehead and eyes showed above the gunwale. The movement was lightning-like In Its quickness. He meant to shoot Simon Kenton where Jie stood. And he would have succeeded In doing so but for one fact: the said Simon Kenton divined his purpose and was a little too quick for him.

CnAPTHR V. A Daring I ndrrlnklng. Simon Kenton knew the Wyandot was awaiting his chances. When, therefore, the miscreant droppjd his head and shoulders and brought his rifle to a level over the gunwale of the flatboat, the ranger anticipated him with that marvelous deftness of movement which was one of the most noted characteristics of the great scout. At the moment the serpent-like eye was gleaming along the rifle barrel, resting on the side of the boat, the weapon of Kenton sent out its sharp, whip-like crack, the bullet bored Its way through the painted scull as though it were an eggshell and buried itself in the planking on the other side. A rasping shriek split the stillness almost at the same instant as did the report of the gun. I.ame Bear made a convulsive leap, rising so high that his doubled-up legs and curved arms, one hand clutching hi rifle, were seen at the same instant above the gunwale. Then, like a gigantic frog, the frightful object sprawled forward with outstretched limbs, splashed on his stomach in the water and sank to the bottom as though the mouth had gulped down half a ton of lead. "Well done. Sime! I couldn't have bt at that myself!" Strange exclamation to come from the white man, standing a couple of paces away, will no weapon in his hand, and who nvcr shifted his position in the slishtf-xl degree. "Hadn't much ch'ire, Sime," called bark Kenton. "I knowed what the varmint was up to and war on the watch for him. I let him have it at ween the eyes." "You did that, and no mistake." remarked the other Simon, with a grin, as though he had witnessed a pleasing performance. "I 'spose you know the gentleman's name." "If I ain't mistook, he wa.s Lame Bear." "The same, one of the biggest of the Wyandots." "He was the imp that skulped the MeCutcheon folks, warn't he?" "Which the same he war as I know myself, but who's that chap you've got with you, Sime?" Kenton glanced at his companion as though It was the first time he was aware of his presence. "He's a friend; his folks built the cabin down the river on this side; he's looking for 'em that are coming on a flatboat; do you know anything about 'em?" Young Ashbridge held his breath while awaiting the reply. "How should I know anything about 'em? I don't know the man, though I've obsarved his cabin and thought of making him a visit one of these days." Kenton took occasion to say in an unf dertone to Ashbridge: I s pose you know who he is?" "I suspect from the way you spoke to him that he's Simon dirty, Is it so?" "That's Girty as sure as you live." A chill ran through the frame of young Ashbridge at knowledge that he was standing face to face with the famous renegade, who, leaving his own people a number of years before, had become a leader among the Shawanoes and other tril-es in their outrages upon the white settlers. He was a short, stocky man, with sandy hair and full beard, a keen eye, but with nothing in his appearance to show the frightful cruelty that filled his breast. Ashbridge mifrht have felt a keener Interest in him but for his distress about his own friends. He had not yet bidden grod-by to hope, but felt that the next few minutes must tell the whole dreadful story. "What are you doing on that boat, Sime?" asked Kenton, pleasantly. "Nothin jest now but leanin on this oar." "Are you alone?" "I warn't till you sent Lame Bear under; now I'm without any one else; I think I'll pull out, 'cause this is gettln lonesome like." "I tow come you to git on the flatboat in the first place?" asked Kenton. "Me and I.ame Bear was trampin through the woods some miles up stream and war lookin' for a canoe to cross to tother side, when what should we see but this boat tied ashore. We didn't know what It meant, so we nosed round till we found there warn't anybody on board. We thought it would sarve us as well as a smaller boat, and we climbed onto it." This amazing reply would have given unspeakable relief to young Ashbridge had he been able to credit it, but he did not believe a word of the statement, and it may be added that Simon Kenton held the same view. "But you didn't cross the river," persisted the ranger, who showed no fear of questioning the terrible renegade. It may be stated that after Simon Girty cast In his lot with the Indians he was never known to show friendship to any member of his race, with the single exception of Simon Kenton. This Is explained by the fact that when Girty left the white people in an inextingulshed rage because of the cruelty shown him by his commander, he carried with him a spark of gratitude toward Kenton, who had always treated him kindly and had done him more than one substantial favor. When th unfortunate Col. Crawford was defeated and he became a prisoner to the Shawanoes and other hostile tribes he was tied to the stake and tortured to death. Among those present and exulting In his sufferings was Simon Girty. As has been stated he was foremost In innumerable outrages against his own people. Once Simon Kenton fell Into the hands of the Indians and was forced to run the gauntlet. He would have suffered a fate similar to that of Col. Crawford except for the Interposition of Girty. At the risk of turning the red men against 'himself, the latter Insisted upon and secured the liberation of the dauntless ranger, who, while he execrated the course of his former friend, would have been an ingrate had he not appreciated the favor done him. This much is necessary to ma 'e clear the conduct of these two men at affecting each other. They respectively gave their utmost services to directly opposed causes, but toward one another personally they were always neutral. "Wal, that being the case," remarked Kenton, referring to the gigantic falsehood Girty had just told, "we'll bid you good day. I say, Sime," said the scout, pleasantly, "you and me will always be friends, I reckon?" "I don't see why we shouldn't; you've

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"I'm glad to say I have," was tha proud reply of Kenton. "Wal. the rest know of It. and some of 'em. like the Panther-and Lame Bear, have been gunning a long time for your topknot: I gire you notice for your own sake, Sime, for I don't believe I can do you any good next time." "I'm obliged: good-by and good luck to you. I needn'ttell you to be as keerful as myself, for a good many of our boys are gunning for you." "I know it." replied Girty. with an oath; "and if they catch me I won't whine, but thy haven't got me yet. Good-by. and the same to you." Kenton turned about and motioned to Ashbridge to precede him in passing among the shadow of the trees. Tho scout could never forget his caution. He fea red no shot from the flatboat, so long as Girty remained on board, but he could not feel certain of any such immunity for his companion. If Ashbridge walked at the rear, th temptation for some one to shoot him was likely to become irresistible. So Kenton shielded him with his own body. A half-dozen steps and the friends were beyond sight of the keenest vision on the craft. They halted and looked in each other's faces. "You heard what Girty said?" was the inquiring remark of Kenton. "Yes, and don't believe a word of It." "Nor do I. And yet. he might have said something true, sort of accidental like." "I feel assured of one thing." remarked the sorrowing Ashbridee. "Non of my folks are on the flatboat, but whre are they?" "Younk-T. th cabin that you left this morning when you set out to meet your people is about six miles below. IMd you walk along the shore to this place?" "Of course not! I came in fair canoe." "Where is that canoe?" "Not U'O yards from where we are standing." "Hid you draw it up In the bank so n" one could see it afore he stubbed his toe against it?" "I could not forget to take that preca ution." "Fhow ine th" way to that same craft." Ashbridge took the lead through the bushes and undergrowth, which were more plentiful here than further inland, and quickly reached a spot where a small birchen structure, similar to those in common use among the Indians in that section, was drawn up the bank and rested where It was invisible to any one passing up or down the division. It was large enough to carry three or four persons. The prow and stern curved upward and over, with an approach to the graceful arching of a swan's neck, and grotesque figures were painted on the smooth surface of the bark. In fact, the elder Ashbridge had bartered for the canoe with a party of Shawanoes who seemed to be friendly, so that the boat was an Indian one In every respect, and showed a rude ornamentation that would have been absent had the craft been put together by white men. It contained a single ashen paddle which, in the hands of a person skilled in its use, would send the frail craft over the river with great swiftness. No white man or warrior could manipulate a canoe with greater cleverness than Simon Kenton, who stood for a moment admiringly contemplating the structuie. "She's a beauty!" he exclaimed; "as is all them things that the Injins put together when they a'lnt in a hurry." "Father bought it of a party at the blockhouse. What do you intend to do, now that It is at your disposal?" "I'm going to follow the flatboat and learn the truth." "You are not satisfied with what Girty said?" "Not by a long shot; there s a good deal about this business that I don't understand, tut I shall understand afore tomorrow at sunup." The scout moved to tho edge of the river, parted the undergrowth and peered out. He saw the flatboat drifting down stream, somewhat nearer the Kentucky shore than the other bank. The renegade was till standing near the middle, leaning on the sweep and looking backward, with his keen eyes fixed on the spot where Kenton and Ashbridge had vanished from sight. Evidently he was suspicious. "Nobody knows me better than Sime." remarked Kenton, stepping back beside his companion; "he . spects I'm not through with him yete." It would not do to start In pursuit of the flatboat, for Girty would instantly read the meaning of the action and take steps to prevent the success of whatever the ranger had in mind. Nevertheless, Kenton shoved the graceful craft down the slight slope and let it rest like a bird on the surface of the w 1 1 r . He motioned to Ashbridge to take his place within it and the scout followed and took up the paddle. The overhanging branches screened them like a veil from sight. By carefully parting them and peeping through the Interstices of the vegetation the eye followed the movements of the more bulky craft. "Night will be here in a couple of hours and there isn't much moon. When Girty drifts below that bend we can make a move, but not before." Slowly the flatboat floated away, and at the end of half an hour pa.ised from sight behind the curve of the Ohio. Then Simon Kenton silently dipped the paddle In the water and started upon one uf the most stirring undertakings of his eventful ife. C1IAITKK VI. In the Shadow. The summer was drawing to a close when, under the powerful impulse of Kenton's arm. the light canoe brushed through the overhanging vegetation and emerged Into the open space of the Ohio. There, with nothing to Impede Its flight, It darted Jörn stream with arrowy swiftness. Young Ashbridge. wr.o v. as seated near the stern, forgot for a few minutes the delicately perilous errand on which they had started, and the oppressive angvish for his people, while admir! ig the deftness of the ranger. George knew of his skill with the rifle, and his remarkable Ueetness, for he had seen him In shooting matches and foot races at the blockhouse, when he surpassed all others, and among whom were some of the most famous on the frontier. He recalled a contest of skill of marks

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manship between him and Daniel Boone, In which the former iiad decidedly the best of it. Simon Kenton sat slightly beyond in the center of the canoe, with his rifle lying lengthway in front of him in the bottom. Thus it could be caught up on an Instant's notice. He faced down stream, that Is in tha direction in which he was going, and, as he proceeded, dipped the paddle first on one side and then on" the other. There was the slightest possible swaying of his body while thus engaged, the movement of his arm resembling the alternate or rather following motion of the piston rods on the sides of a locomotive. The attraction of the exhibition lay in the absence of apparent effort. The ranger appeared to be toying, but never working. It was the idle dipping of the paddle to the right and then to the left, as a man thrums with his fingers when in reverie. But for a few minutes it seemed to Ashbridge that the delicate craft would dart from under him. The youth was looking for a sudden start, b.jt it came so unexpectedly that his shoulders were ' flung back and he narrowly avoided losing his balance. Then the water rippled away from the bow and the still air was stirred to a breeze by the skimming canoe. The ranger did not cease his paddling. The sinewy arms swung back and forth and from side to side with the same easy grace, and the canoe skimmed like a swallow over a lake; but he turned hia head half way round, showing his fine profile. against the darkening sky. There was the suggestion of a smile at the corners of hs mouth as he answered: "If anybody should ask you that question what would your answer be. younker?" "That I knew nothing about it." "Purcisely. and that's mine, but I'm going to find out afore this night's over or my name isn't Sime Kenton. But I say we're graderly working down that way and I suggest that we stop shouting and Iarn what our eyes and ears 11 tell us." The prudent hint was obeyed. Arhbrldge sat tailor fashion with his legs doubled under him and with both hands grasping the rifle which lay across his knees. He now paid less attentions to hi3 companion and more to their surroundings. The sun was no longer in sight and the soft twilight was stealing over the wood and river. The shadows seemed to reach clean across the winding, beautiful Ohio, and the hushed stillness was solemn almost to oppressiveness. To the right stretched the vast wilderness of Ohio, while on the left, close enough to reach with his hand, were the almost illimitable woods of the Dark and Bloody Ground. Spinning forward at the speed indicated it took Kenton but a brief while 1o reach the upper part of the bend around which the flatboat had dlsappe red. He seemed to know as if by tuition the precise point to whih it was safe for him to paddle. Holding the oar suspended, he leaned forward and allowed the craft to advance from iis own momentum. At the same time he dallied with the water a moment later, so as to turn the head of the boat closer Inland, running so near that a single quick, vigorous movement would drive It out of sight under the overhanging vegetation. They were already so near that a branch brushed the face of Ashhrldg. It was a.s If the tree was reaching out timidly with Its fingers to leant through the sense of touch who he was. Then the end of the paddle seemed whimsical, for it seemed retarding the motion of the canoe, which went slower and more slowly, while Kenton bent hia shoulders still further forward. "There she is." he muttered, checking the boat at the same moment with such abruptness that Ashbridge's head bowed forward. The canoe wa? stopped "on the center," as may be said, so that while the ranger discerned the flat boat his companion could see nothing of it. It was as invisible to Ashbridge as If miles distant, but with one sweep of the paddle the little craft was driven underneath the limbs. At the same time Kenton turned It diagonally toward the shore. This movement brought the larger boat once more into the field of vision of both occupants of the canoe. Carefully parting the vegetation in front the youth peeped out and saw the other plalnb. "Why, Kenton," said he. after a minute, "it doesn't seem to be moving." "She Isn't; she's anchored." "What does that mean?" "I don't know, but I think Girty is waiting for 'em." Kenton meant that the renegade was awaiting the return of the Panther and his companion. This might and might not be the fact. The truth would soon become known. Night was closing in. Already the bulky craft appeared dim and ghostly in the gathering shadows. Soon it would become Invisible. "Don't speak above a whisper and then only when you have to," warned Kenton, as he began working the cation down streari, keeping it under the protecting limbs, so as to prevent detection from beyond. The work was more difficult than at first, because the interfering branches could not be readily detected. Ashbridge lowered his head to avoid them, and sometimes the progress was so obstructed that the ranger was obliged to swerve nearer the margin. Nevertheless, he took care not to pass out into the clear water, where it would seem the risk of discovery, because of the increasing gloom, was slight. While thus engaged Kenton kept continual watch of the flatboat; or rather the water Intervening between it and the Kentucky shore. He no longer held any doubt that the renegade was awaiting the coming of one or more persons, who were liable to appear at any moment. When the canoe came to a halt It was no more than 100 yards above a point opposite the flatboat. This was as far as the scout deemed It safe to go. He noiselessly laid the paddle In the boat in front of him, beside his long rifle, gently shifting his own position forward, and. parting the slight veil of branches, fixed his keen eyes on the flatboat and the river between it and the bank. Ashbridge did the same, and thus they watched and waited. At the moment the vigil began the larger craft was dimly outlined In the gloom, the surface of the river affording a clearer view. Both were sure that no object, however slight, could cross this space without being observed. Night was now fully come. As the scout had said, the moon would not rise until considerably later and when it appeared would show not much more than a crescent, so that Its light would only slightly help or retard matters. A half hour passed without the slightest occurrence to awaken suspicion or to give additional knowledge. That the renegade was still on the flatboat was certain, though he had not been seen since the craft first swung out of sight arcfund the bend in the river. "Younker." whispered Kenton, "I'm going to leave you." "What do you mean to do?" was the wondering question. (Continued Next Week.) Antiquity of the Thermometer. Hero of Alexandria, who lived about 130 B. G, is usually given the credit of having been the original Inventor of an inntrument for measuring the heat and cold of the atmosphere. This early thermometer continued In use until about the close of the sixteenth century. It was then reduced to a more convenient form by one Sanctonio, an Italian. During the following century it was improved upon by several different persons, esiHxlally Fahrenheit. In 1720 this man Fahrenheit, who by the way. lived at Dantzig on the shores of the Baltic Sea, alllxed the graduated scale and added other details which chiefly render the thermometer which bears his name the instrument of practical utility which It is at the present time. Tutt's Tills are enemies to disease.

DEVICE FOR MICROSCOPES.

A SATISFACTORY EYE PROTECTOR FOR ORDIXARY ISTRU3IETS. History of American Expeditions In Search of the A'orth Pole Two Kinds of Death and How They Work European Monkej. How often have we heard persons exclaim upon looking into a binocular microscope for the first time, "Oh, how much easier it is to see with this Instrument, and how much plainer everything appears!" "When one ye is looking through an Instrument like the microscope, and the other, being open, is regarding the objects outside the tube, an image is formed upon each retina, and the normal action of the mind it to blend them into a single picture. A strong mental effort is required to disregard the impression in 'I ETE PROTECTOR FOR MICROSCOPE. one eye and fix the attention upon the other only. Again, when we close one eve bv the contraction of the orbicular muscle or by pressure, as with the hand, we cause contraction of the accommodating muscle also and that of the open, occupied eye as well. When anything is placed far within the focus of an eve no image of It is formed upon the retina and it becomes invisible. If. then. It should be opaque and l?.rge enough to cover the whole field of vision, it Is not onlv invisible, but shuts off the eight of all other objects as well, leaving the mind free io attend to the image on the retina of its fellow. On this principle quite a number of devices have been proposed. The form which Dr. I,. B. Hall, authority for the foregoing, has found most satisfactorily is here illustrated after a cut in Science. It consists of a small disk of blackened brass about the sire and shape of a spectacle glass and supported near the eye by a wire extending from its outer marKiir obliquely downward to a point on the tube low enough to be out of the way of the nose, then bent upward parallel to the tube, but not toushinsr it. and attnehed to a cut ring which clasps the top of the draw tube beneatli the ocular. It can be easily swung around before their eye. Two Kind of Phyttirnl Month. There are two kinds of physical death constantly going on in the worldmolecular death and somatic death. The first is expressed in other words by saying that the whole of the body is constantly being worn out and being renewed. Every action that we perform, every' breath we draw and every thought we think is each accompanied by the death of a certain amount of muscular or nervous tissue, so that molecular death is a certain part of daily life. Somatic death is a death of the entire Individual and is generally considered to take place at the moment of cessation of circulation and respiration. This is not an absolute test, however, as several well known cases prove. A pecular case was that of a man who could bv the

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effect of his will voluntarily suspend these functions for a considerable time. The continuation of the circulation is sometimes so difficult to determine that even the eminent anatomist Vesalius once opened an apparently dead body and found the heaxt still beating. A French author. Bruhler. in 1742 collected records of fifty-four persons who had ber wrongfully supposed to have been dead.

ARCTIC EXPEDITION. From (he First American Expedttios to the Greely Expedition of 1SS1. The first American expedition to tht Arctic regions was made in 159, when the ships Advance and Rescue started in search of the lost explorer. Sir Johq Franklin and his party. In October of the following year, after an absence of nineteen months, they returned, having discovered only supposed traces of th object of their search and leaving ia entira uncertainty their actual fate. The second American expedition, having for its object the same humane purpose, was due in a great measure to Dr. Kane and was made under th Georgraphlcal society of New York, th American philosophical society and other scientific associations. The ship Advance loft New York May SO. lf'.3. on her second expedition, and two winters were spent in the arctic regions by this party, who reached latitude SO degrees minutes north, but their efforts wer entirely fruitless so far as ascertaining any Information regarding the fate of Frankiin. In ls.Vi tho Vinc.ennes. Commander John Bodgers, reached latitude 72 degrees 6 minutes north. In 1&h tha George Henry. Commander Charles F. Hall, reached Frobisher bay, latitude 62 degrees north, and in the same 3'ear a party from the ship United States. Commander I. I. Hayes, reached by sledge latitude il degrees 35 minutes north. During lS4-9 the Monticello. Commander Charles F. Hall, reached King William's land, and In 1S71 ths Polaris, under the same commander, reached latitude S2 degrees 16 minutes north. The next expedition of particular importance was that of the Jeannette, Commander Lieutenant de Long. 1879-81. This unfortunate vessel was crushed June 13, 1SSL In latitude 77 degrees 14 minutes seconds north. In 1S50 ths Corwin. Commander Capt. C. L. Hooper, who had failed for the relief of th Jeannette, reached Wrargell lan3. and In the fame year the Rodger?, Commander Lieut. R. M. Berry, reached latitude 73 degrees minutes north. Th Greely expedition of 1SS1 reached S3 dgrves 24iA minutes north, and the island there found was named Lckwood inland. in honor of Lieut. Lockwood, who was in charge of the exploring party. The Mild Monkeys of Enrnpe. The monkeys of Oitril.ir rock are to eniov the rare distinction of being the onlv monkeys in Europe not kept in captivity. How did they come there? This Question used to puzzle scientific men. It was once thought they were the descendants of some monkeys that had been brought over from Africa hundreds of vears since, but now it is ngred that thev found a footing in Europe long, long before Spain as Spain was ever heard of. Before the sea. wore away thm land and made what is called the strait of Gibraltar Europe and Africa were loined together and animals roamed from one spot to another as they pleased. When the time came, however, that th strin of land was at last swallowed up bv the greedy ocean the strong current nrevented creatures that were not at home in the water from crossing to anj fro as thev were wont to do. Among th unfortunates whose wanderings were thus unexpectedly cut short were many African monkeys, and the rock monkeys of th present day whose numbers it may be added are growing less and less are undoubted descendants of thos prehistoric fellows. Of course it follosvs that the Barbery apes the monkeys living on the African side of the strait an the first cousins of the occupants ol "Gib."

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