. The river fugitives . ichpuzzled him so much repeated, and of which hecaught such an unsatisfactory glimpse. Thereasonwhy it was not done again was because once wassufficient. The Indians purpose was to steal frombehind the tree, and reach another position thatwould command that of the youth. He had there- •/ fore made a backward movement, almost flat onthe ground, and, by a series of skillfully managedmaneuvers, took a circuitous and stealthy marchto the right, describing an arc of thirty degrees atleast, and executing it with so much care that hewas not only undetected, but was not even su
. The river fugitives . ichpuzzled him so much repeated, and of which hecaught such an unsatisfactory glimpse. Thereasonwhy it was not done again was because once wassufficient. The Indians purpose was to steal frombehind the tree, and reach another position thatwould command that of the youth. He had there- •/ fore made a backward movement, almost flat onthe ground, and, by a series of skillfully managedmaneuvers, took a circuitous and stealthy marchto the right, describing an arc of thirty degrees atleast, and executing it with so much care that hewas not only undetected, but was not even sus-pected of any such intent. When the warrior roseto his feet again, he stood almost behind the youngscout, and in a position to enable him to send thebullet of his rifle crashing through his skull. The o o first warning that Jo received of his danger, wasthe crack of a gun from the rear, and the bulletchipped off the bark within an inch of his face. 210 THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOX ANDT1LDEN FOUNDATIONSR L. THE INDIAN WAS IN FULL YIE\V.—Page 211. THE RIVER FUGITIVES. 211 Youve missed/ called out the lad, and nowtake the consequences! But the next minute he changed his mind, andconcluded he would not fire at all. The Indianwas in full view, and it looked the easiest thing inthe world to bring him down, but the trouble wasthat the redman standing before him was Lena-Wingo, the Mohawk. The scout had indulged inthis sport for the purpose of testing the skill of hisyoung friend, and with the object of teaching hima thing or two. In leaving the tree in the first place, he had doneit with the intention of giving Jo an inkling ofwhat he was about, but the lesson was rather tooadvanced for the pupil to comprehend at thetime. The painted face was one broad grin, as theMohawk witnessed the amazement of thelad, whostared in speechless astonishment. Why, Jack, is that you? he exclaimed, whenhis wits came back to him. Ive been huntingfor you, and would have given the world, i
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