Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 12, Number 28, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 7 January 1882 — Page 6

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THE MAIL

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

The Novelist.

SILVER TONGUE

-OR-

Th§ Witch of the Backwoods

CHAPTER X. THE SACRED LODGE. •.

It was a critical moment. ^Gtirty and his painted myrmidons were advancing rapidly from the front, and several braves were also coming up back of them, having been put upon the trail by the old hags. ,•

The young men knew of nothing cis® than a stubborn resistance, and Harrod was already dividing his stock of weapons with Jack. It chanced, however, that, as is often the *se, woman wit was better than man's diplomacy. "Lose no time, but follow me in here, We shall escape them yet/' and Silver Tongue spoke as she hurriedly, pushed open the door of the lodge and entered.

In the early days the Indians were not HO migratory as they are at present,

^However, the words spoken by the •vounir girl were enough to assure them that she had something in view by means of which they could escape, and they followed her.

The Indians uttered cries of astonishment when they saw their foes enter the cabin for it was sacred in their eyes, be longing as it did to the chief medicine man of the tribe, the same who had be friended Silver Tongue by pronouncing her a spirit.

When our friends entered they Jou"d alight burning in the cabin, but the old medicine man was absent. It was the first time Grace, and may be Jack Winihrop, had ever seen the inside of such an exciting time.

Many things were hung up, among which were sacred gourds containing pebbles, masks of buffalo heads, with the horns intact, aud used on public occasions, large and small toms-toms strange dresses worn by the necromancer charms cut of wood_ aud polished, and such implements of his art that were all connected with the superstition his followers.

Surrounded by these strange things our friend turned to Silver lougue for an explanation. A lamp, formed from a human skull, with the wick passed tbrouirh a piece of wood and floating up on the melted bear's grease, threw aonu light around the room.

Jack with no little curiosity, and something even deeper than tnat feeling, turned to fake his lirst glance at Silver Ton true of whom he had hoard so much, and whose touch had sent such a strange thrill through his being.

She was standing in a listening attitude, as though striving to make out what was the policy of Ciirty and

Jack gazed with an intensity that tolu of more than common interest, and across his forehead there came hues that told of perplexity. "Strange," he said to himself, under his breath, as he still gazed, "I could have sworn that I never saw Silver Tongue before, and yet that heavenly face is as familiar to nieas though it belonged to my wn sister—oh, heavens! it in the/«•:on the locket!" lie gasped these last words, but no one heard him, for Silver Tongue had stooped and was

busy

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'LAWUESCE LESLIE,

BY COL,

Author of

"FireTrail,""Witchof

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the Wave,

"Hazard," "Tiger Hunters," etc., etc.,

a.nd

to protect themselves against the inclemency of the weather they erected many huta, some of which were equal to those of white men.

Both Ilarrod and Jack could not but feel It was unwise to enter the cabin, for once the Indians had them cooped up inside they would have them at their

his

^The light, such as it was, fell directly upon her features. It was a remarkably sweet face, with eyes that rivaled the Sum mor skies, and fmined by the golden hair, it made as perfect a picture as one could wish to see. .,0,1

at something upon

the ground, and the other two wero intently watching her, so Jack was not noticodas ho qnicklv drew out the preelAus locket that had been found upon him when the old hunter picked him up adrift in the forest.

The yells of the Indians had continued all this while, and it was evident they knew not what to do. Afraid to enter the sacred lodge, yet they must get at the eneniv in some w«y or other, so the yelling was kept up as though some inwpiration might be drawn Irom this 4*011 r*?. "They are afraid to enter, but (lirtj* may do so. Guard the door while I prepare a way for our oscape," said Silver Tongue.

Th" disguised Harrod, and Jack, who had by this time recovered his self-pos-*«6Cisio'ti, sprang to the door, aud stood ready to tire should an attempt be made to force an ingress.

When they looked back again the young girl had ojened a rude trap-door in the earth, that had been concealed by a buffalo-skin. "See."' sho said, pointing into the blavk depths, "there is the way open to us. It none of theui know about,the passage we are safe."

Then I reckon we'd better lose no more time," declared Harrod. He sprang down into the hole and helped the others also. Jack coming Ust and closing tho trap »gain. As the buf-falo-s*in was fastened to it, all traces of their mode of departure would be obliterated. and should the Indians venture into

necromancer's lodge. Us empti-

nws would convince them that some evil'power had carried those whom they sought away.

Ilarrod let! the way. as he was the pioneer of the little party. Silver Tongue had told him there was nothing to impede his

progress,

as the tunnel (used by

the cunning old medicine man iu order to enhance his reputation by coming out of his sacred lodge tune and again without being seen to enter once) was straight,and having been mostly made by human agency, there were no rocks unst which he might by chance strike

head.

The silence of death seemed to surround them, but this was favorable to their plans for escape. There was not much room to move about in, as the tunno) was narrow.

Silver Tongue had bold of Graces hand and was loading her, while Jack brought up the rear.

Kgvptian dark news, so dense that it could almost be felt, surrounded them, and Harrod had to grope his way along with his rifle.

All at once, in poking with it ahead of him, he prodded aomathing soft and yielding, aud the force of the blow (for Tom waa just bringing hia arm forwani) brought out a vigorous grunt.

A thrill »f alarm ran through the little party far the grunt came from an In-! dian'a throat, and immediately asbuf-l

fling noise was heard, as though others were bumping into Khis wfcrthy. "Forward thar, Wolf Eye. What keeps ye? We'll give 'em a surprise that'll open their eyes, I warrant. More along."

It was the voice of Simon Girty. The renegade had known of the old necromancer's secret passage, and had disclosed it to his red followers, expecting to take those who were in the cabin by surprise by suddenly appearing in their midst.

It dawned upon the minds of the benighted heathen how they had been swindled by the medicine-man, and from this time out his lodge would no longer be sacred in their eyes.

Further argument in the passage was suddenly cut short by a tremendous explosion. Tom Harrod had fired his rifle, and the concussion in the narrow place produced a terrific report.

The shot could not be anything else than deadly, seeing that the muzzle of the piece was pressed against the breast of Wolf »ve.

Both parties immediately began to retreat, for our friends knew that any further advance would have beeu haz ardeus, and Girty did not want to risk a shot at those who were opposed to him, knowing as he did that the young girl whom he had carried off a captive from the flatboat on the Ohio river, was with them.

That passage was so narrow that it was onlj' by considerable squeezing they turned around and began the ret rogade movement but there was much at stake, and in the end the sacred lodge was enco more gained.

It was rather a dismayed party that looked into ea«h others faces, but Silver Tongue had done it all for the best, so they could not complain.

But for the fact that Girty, above all others, knew the secret of the passage, they would have made good their escape and left their enemies in the lurch. Their situation now was worse than it would have been had they made for the forest instead of entering the lodge.

Before many minutes had passed by it became evident that the remainder oi the Sbawnees had been made aware olj, the deceptions practiced by the big medicine, aud the death of Wolf Eye in the secret passage.

This was apparent from the change in the tenor of the yells. They were not simply cries of wonder now, but anger was mixed up with them. There was a brief breathing spell, aad then a rush was made upon the sacred lodge, as though the Indians in their fury had determined not to leave one leg upon another.

Two guns sounded. Jack had taken that belonging to the witch of the forest, and aimed through a hole that he found between the logs.

The shawnees had very indiscreetly thrown their ignited torches upon the ground, and formed a bonfire that gave their enemies a good chance to aim, so that both of the shots were fatal.

Before any more execution could bo done, the Indians had reached the lodge, and were safe from the riiles of those inside.

Their tomuhawks could be heard at work upon the door, which would soon give way before the savage assault. Harrod had seized upon a heavy battle ax, the head of which was composed of hard stone, and Jack armed himself with a war.club. Both of these weapons were sacred relics, having descended to the big medicine from ancestors many generations back, but our friends fancied that they could do considerable execution with the implements, notwithstanding their age and reverent quail ties.

Tho assault on the door was becoming doubly fierce, and every minute it threatened to give way. Silver Tongue had hastily reloaded the two rifles, and then extinguished tno light, so that it might not betraj' thorn to their foes.

In the excitement of the moment the trap-door and secret passage were forgotten

While the blows were sounding the loudest, this trap was pushed up, and a human head was thrust out of the hole, although none of the little party were aware of its presence.

A man pulled himself out of the passage, and his place was then occupied by a second, who immediately followed the actions of the leader, when a third head appeared.

Still our friends knew nothing of it.

CHAPTER XI. ONK OF TilK MANY.

When Torn Harrod and his log floated from sight, Simon Kenton turned his full attention to tho danger that menaced thotiat-ooat and those upon it.

The Indians would soon be reinforced, and then an assault evon more vigorous than the first would be made, and with the chances of their carrying it by storm.

If, in the interval, they could only do something toward gcttiug the boat off the sand-bar, they must not hesitate at the danger which might be involved in the undertaking.

One of the canoes belonging to the Shawnees, and which had been deserted when the volley was fired, had lodged against the upper eud of the llatboat.

Kenton slipped into the water and secured the boat, keeping out of range so that the red warriors would not have a hance to put a bullet into his body. Then he himself and three others entered the dug-out with poles belonging to the flatboat. A rope connected the canoe with the larger vessel, and it was their intention to make a desperate effort to pull it off the bar.

Their attempts were futile, however, for the flatboat had descended with such force as to lodge firmly upon the sandbar, and all their pulling did not se&in to budge it an inch. To add to the discomfort of their situation, tho Slmwneesdiscovered what they were about, and commenced to send such a hailstorm of bullets and arrows around them from up and down the river bank, and over the top of the flatboat, mounting tree* in this last instance the better to nee then:, that it was foolish to risk their lives in further efforts.

The plan was giveu up rather unwillinglv bv Kenton, for be knew that in a short time a terrible danger cloud would break above their ht&ds, and in all probability engulf them but the men who were "with him, having been wounded in several placet by the weapons of the Indians, refused to remaiu longer in their ipoaed position.

During the time that was left, Kenton bad the men strengthen the bulkwarks and everv available point.

The flatboat was rather peculiar in its construction, but the wisdom of this, course on the part of its maker was now made manifest.

There was the stout bulwark running half way its length and terminating in! the cabin. Beyond this latter was an open space to the end of the float, the log* composing it being perhaps half a foot ont of the water.

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They fought on, but there was not one among them who had any hope of ultimate victory, for the savages seemed almost as innumerable as the sands on the river shore, and as fast as one went down there was another to take his place, while, when one of their number fell, his death left a vacant spot that could not be filled.

One by one the brave men went down. Arms of steel could not have held out longer than they, but numbers overcame them, and like leaves falling in the Autumn, they dropped.

It was a terrible scone, and Kenton groaned in anguish as he saw his newly made friends, dear to him because they were whites, leaving him in such a fearful manner.

The Indians fought, well, as they usually do when in overpowering numbers and confident, of success in the end. They seemed like so many red tigers, eager for the blood of their victims. One by one the gallant defenders ot the flatboat fell to rise im more, and at last Kenton found himself alone, the sole survivor of the at!ray so far as the whites were concerted.

He was surrounded by a howling, surging mass of redskins, eager for the death of tho lust paleface. Soineof them recognized bim, and the name by which he was known amongthered men passed from lip to lip: "White Panther!"

There was now no longer any use of his remaining, if by any means he could effect his escape. The two little girls in the cabin would soon 'llinto the hands of the Shawnees, and the chances were that they would be held as prisoners for a ransom, as the Indians knew them to be the daughters of the Colonel at the lower fort.

Kenton now determined to save himself, if such a thing was possible. With such an infuriated crowd around hin, the chances seemed exceedingly slender, but he was a

man

TERKE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAlIi

yiinft, and once more was the assault begun. From the determined manner in which this second attack was carried on, it was evident to the backwoodsmen that the Shawnees were not inclined to follow the same tactics that they had pursued on the first occasion, and which had proven BO disastrous to them.

Instead of advancing in a body, so that every bullet fired by the enemy could not but find one or more victims, the Indians spread out like a fan, and each warrior went through a series of fantastic evolutions that were intended to save them from the leaden messengers sent by those on board the flatboat.

Still, terrible executiou was done by the rifles of those on board the boat, for Kenton was a man who seldom missed his aim, however difficult the shot, and there were others with him who were used to handling the rifle.

Here and there an Indian fell to rise no more, but the rest kept on firing all manner of missiles, that rattled like rain against the side of the bulwark upon the flatboat.

Nor was this all. Many of the Shawnees had gone up the stream, and, entering the water, floated down when the heavy fusilade told them that their companions had commenced the affray.

In the midst of the tight, when the redskins weie close at hand, and rushing out upon the sandbar, these worthies in the river made their appearauce. They kept themselyes well under the water, so that only their heads could be seen, and when Kenton, whodiscovered them first aimed his rifle, every head bobbed underneath the water.

Not to be balked, the backwoodsman coolly waited until a head came up, and then sent a bullet crashing through it. "Heaven help those on-board. There'i no hope the red fiends intend to make an end of us I'll stand by them to* the last no one could do more than that. Here they come."

As the scout sptike he clubbed his ri fleThe door in the stockade, if it can bo called by sueh a name, was open, aud as the Indians climbed up from the water, they naturally sought the easiest way of gaining the interior.

Kenton stood iu the shadow just at one side of the opening, and as the first Indian made his appearance, whack! fell his rifle-stock upon the feathered cranium of the savage, whirling him lifeless to the deck.

The second man received a blow that shot him back into the river as if he had been fired from a catapult, such was the force Kenton put into his effort. This tiught the Indians to exercise caution, and they avoided the opening that had already become the gate of death for two of their number, preferring to climb over the stockade.

There seemed to be 110 end to their number, and Kenton knew that the flatboat was doomed when he saw the red fiends clambering over the bulwarks on every side.

There were brave men to meet them, but what could they do against such a host of foes? All of their firearms were empty, and they could not prevent the Shawnees from gaining the inside of the stockade.

The red fiends injured over like a stream, their eyes dancing madly, and their sharp hatchets and knives ready for bloody work that was before them. For many months there had been slum bering in the breasts of the savages a fire that had at length burned its bonds away and burst out into aflame that threatened tho whole border with destruction.

Kenton was in the thick of the combat, his clubbed rifle dealing terrible blows among the enemy. The old man with the white hair was also a power on the side of tho whites, for he developed a wonderful amount of strength. ^,

who never gave up

until every possible means had been tried. He cast a rapid glance around him, taking in all the surroundings. Then, with the leap of a panther, he sprang upon the bulwarks aud passed over, in spite of the efforts of the Indians to prevent him.

Thev bad all crowded into the small in closure, sucU was their eagerness to get a blow at the hated palefaces, so that when Kenton gained the space outside the bulwarks he found no one to oppose his escape save a wounded brave, who made an effort to clasp bis arms around the hunters legs, and who received a kick that sent him headlong into the river for his fains.

A flying leap carried Kenton across the strip of water lying between the boat aud the sandbar, and landed bim upon the latter.

The forest was now close at band Half a dozen warriors, furious at the escape of the man «f all others they would have liked to slay, hastened to pursue bim but, once among the trees, Simon Kenton bad no fears for his ultimate safety.

They chatted him half a mile, but he vanished among the shadows of the forest as if aided by the evil spirits, and all

Most of tiiose that floated down the their searching failed to discover where Ohio about this time were simply rafts he bad gone. of loos with a cabin in the center, andj When they returned to share in the lone poles used, besides the rudder, to plunder of the captured flatboat, Kenkm them in the center of the stream. Hon was not far in their rear, dogging

spirt

Our friends were not kept long in sua- their footsteps with the perseverance. oft something pense, for the reinforcement* expected and silent powers of a veritable trail-

by the Shawnees soon put in an appear- hound. once,De

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When they reached the flatboat they found the Shawnees at work. The moon shone as brightly as ever in the Heavens and, as the barricade was broken down and thrown into the river so that they might the better secure what stores and articles of value there chanced to be in the cabin, Kenton had a good view of the whole float.

As 110 bodies were visible, he knew that the brave whites had been thrown overboard after being scalped, while the Indians who had fallen had beeu taken to the forest, from whence they would be carried to the Indian town so "that the proper obsequies could lie observed in their burial.

The flat-boat was speedily sacked, after which thev proceeded to dismantle it to a great degree. Morning was now not far away. Once Kenton heard a cry in a child's voice, and it gave him the pleasing intelligence that the two children wero yet alive, but he dared not move in the direction from whence the sound came, as the Shawnees were every where.

As the moon sai^k out of sight behind the western horizon, day began to appear, and by this time the Indians had finished their work.

The deserted flat-boat was pushed away 'from the fatal sand-bar. Above the door of the cabin the red fiends had hung the white scalp of the old pioneer who had fought them so bravely.

With this terrible sight to tell the story, the flat-boat floated slowly away, as if loth to leave the spot, and, at length, getting in the current, sped around the lower 1 hind.

bend, and left Crow's Point be-

CHAPTER XII.

GIRTY, THE FRONTIER FIREBANI). Silence!" The word was spoken in a shrill whisper, and was only heard by Harrod, for the thumping continued upon the door of the sacrad lodge, which was by this time quivering under the strain, and threatening to give way.

The young backwoodsman turned. He knew that voice, but could hardly believe his senses. Darkness surrounded the little band inside the sacred lodge, and it was impossible to see any one.

Kenton!" he ejaculated. Exactly. Give me your band, Tom.'' And after pawing the empty air, they managed to clasp hands.

I can scarcely believe it. Whar did you drop from, Simon Came up the hole here. That ain't the best of it, by along chalk. I'm not alone."

Why, have you friends here?' Bill Buckskin and his brave boys." Thank Heaven Then we are saved." "We'll teach these red whelps a lesson they won't forget in a hurry. Here are nine of us now, and if we don't burn the hull town 'twill be because the wind dies out. Ready, boys they've got the door pretty near smashed in. Give 'em particular fits."

The Indians, urged on by the voice of Girty, had worked industriously, and were now very nearly through the door.

When those who were crawling the tunnel had so suddenly and unexpectedly met the fugitives, both parties backed out of the encounter, as has been said ljefore.

The Indians left two of their number to watch the entrance of the tunnel, which was in the heart of a clump of bushes, while the remainder joined in the assault upon the cabin.

Buckskin's men and Kenton had speedily made way with these two guards, and entering the tunnel, joined our friends, as has already been recorded.

The Shawnees at length united their efforts, and the door gave way with a crash. Then with a yell they plunged into the room to die the death of dogs, for they were received with a volley that sent many of them to their last account.

Then the men bounding out, assaulted those who had not vet had a chance to enter. Probably human beings were never more astonished, and by this feeling of surprise the Indians lost much of their valor, so that they made but a feeble resistance.

Every warrior in the town at that time was on the spot, so that if these fellows wereannihilated, the town would lie at the mercy of the palefaces.

Girtv was not to be seen. When the vollev burst from the delapidated door of the sacred lodge, he must have had an inkling of the true state of affairs, for he vanished suddenly, going no one could tell where. Snnon Girty was not the man to give up his object, however, and the sacred lodge was not the only one in the town that bad a passage under it.

The Shawnees were speedily whipped. Only three or four out of the lot escaped the avenging arms of the woodrangers, and these fled to the forest for safety, leaving their wigwams and lodges to the mercy of the enemy.

The torch cried Bill Buckskin. Remember the flatboat!" said Kenton. ....

And a desolated home on the Miami, shouted one of the hunters, who bad lost a wifo and father by the hands of the red butchers.

The wind was blowing fresh from the southwest, the usual breeze in Summer and Fall at this point. Seizing torches, the hunters applied them to the nearest lodges, and any inflammable substance they could fln«3 was thrown in among the'llaines to iucrease their violence in the start.

In a very short time the upper end of the town was in a furious ulazo, and nothing could save the whole of it from destruction.

The scene was one that could only be likened to pandemonium. Squaws were shrieking and running about like niad, with their papooses in their arms, while the greedy flames sped from lodge to lodge, licking them up as if each was only a morsel, and then riislnng^on with race horse speed.

The burning of the settlement was being fully avenged, for it peemed extremely probable that not a lodge of the Indian town wonld be left to mark tbe jpot.

In the midst of this clamor, the cr^ of

a woman reached the ears of Jack thropand one of the hunters: It came from the direction of the sacred lodge, which, in company with one or two others, still remained standing.

Even as they turned to look in that direction, a man made his appearance, bearing a female form in his arms. The scene was rendered almost as bright as dav bv the great conflagration, and they bail DO difficulty in recognizing the man as Simon Girty.

It will be remembered that this individual vanished very mysteriously when 1 rushed forth from the the allied whites Barred lodge in such overpowering ftum1301*8

The manner of bis disappearance was very easy after all. Under the impulse he moment, deeming destruction close

loapea

into a bollow stump

a veritable trail-: at hand unless something was done at

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He wished to see what became of the that stood close to the lodge, and crouch two little girls, so that he cquld report to ed down there. the Colonel. There was a heavy weight resting on his heart, but he felt that he had done his duty, and risked his life in behalf of these strangers for nothing more than the common ties that bind humanity the world over.

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When the disturbance was at its height he raised his head above the top of the stnmp and took a survey.

This was eminently satisfactory, so far as his personal safety was concerned, for none of the enemy chanced to be near him, and he might have crawled to the forest without Ming seen, had he so desired.

Girty, however, had caught the sound of girlish voices coming from the sacred lodge, and he realized that Grace Morton and the Witch of the Backwoods were there alone.

At once there mingled with his desire to escape a strong inclination to carry off the object of his passion a second time.

Emerging from the stump, he crept to the broken door of the lodge and listened. All was darkness within, forthe opeuing faced away from the burning village. Presently, however, he coula hear voices again. Yes, the two girls were alone, and the chance to carry out his plan could not have been better.

Suddenly Girty leaped into the lodge. He had felt positive that Grace was the nearest of .the two, and without waiting to make more certain, he threw his arms around the girl. Then it was the crv rang out that reached the ears of Jack and the other.

The abrupt shock and the rough embrace that lifted her from her feet, took away the senses of Silver Tongue for the time being. She was only a girl, after all, though she had shown 'a surprising amount of courage time and again in the forest. (iirty hastened to the open air.

It was his intention to gain the forest if the coast was clear, but when he saw Jack and one of Bill Buckskin's rangers running toward him, he knew that this would be a hopeless venture, as they would soon catch up with bim.

Turning, he plunged toward a second lodge that stood near by. This was also a cabin, and none other than his own.

He reached it before his pursuers were near, and slammiug the door close, placed the stout bar across, so that when they came up they found a barrier to their further progress.

Jack bounded over to the sacred lodge, and picking up the large stone ax, hastened back. With all his strength he used it upon the door of the cabin, which became weaker after every blow.

At first they could hear Girty moving about inside, but soon all became quiet. Jack handed the implement to his comrade to continue the attack while he hastened to make a circuit of the lodge, for a sudden fear had assailed him that the renegade might have a rear means of exit, and was perhaps making ott' with his prey while they hammered at the front one.

The fiends inside was even keener than that, as he discovered before long. Not finding any other exit, the young backwoodsman hastened to join his comrade. During this interval tho woodranger had made good progress in his labor, as the battered door gave plain evidence.

Handing tho stone ax to Jack, he weut bac'i a dozen yards, took a short run, and then rising in the air, planted both feet against the door at the same time.

The result was that the whole structure gavo way, and the two men rushed in. They found the cabin empty, but the means of Girty'a escape was manifest, for a trap in the center of the lodge lay open, and from the hole came a faint light.

Jack's companion gavo one look down then he moved away with a cry of horror, and a face white as chalk.

Back back he shouted hoarsoly. The fiend has a keg of powder under 11s, and he has fired the train Ten seconds and wo are lost!

Jack Winthrop broke from his frenzied grasp,"and leaped- boldly into the open trap, going, as it seemed, to a certain and terrible death, for tho lire had almost reached the magazine. [TO HE CONTINUED.] O

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