. Osceola, chief of the Seminoles; . hoved out,after raising their sail, and seated themselves on thebroad plank that crossed the stern of the boat justas it did the bow, there being no difference betweenthe ends, and while Jack held the long, slender poleready to use at any moment when it was necessaryto keep the scow on its right course, his cousin satbeside him, and they talked in the aimless fashionof two youngsters similarly placed. Somehow or other, I have nt any fear of theSeminoles, remarked Jack; all of them who livein this part of the country know us and knowthat Uncle Dick has alway
. Osceola, chief of the Seminoles; . hoved out,after raising their sail, and seated themselves on thebroad plank that crossed the stern of the boat justas it did the bow, there being no difference betweenthe ends, and while Jack held the long, slender poleready to use at any moment when it was necessaryto keep the scow on its right course, his cousin satbeside him, and they talked in the aimless fashionof two youngsters similarly placed. Somehow or other, I have nt any fear of theSeminoles, remarked Jack; all of them who livein this part of the country know us and knowthat Uncle Dick has always been a good friend tothem. That s true, but father says a good many ofthem forget all that when trouble comes, and manyof those who have sat at our table would be the firstto swing their tomahawks over our heads. Well, we will take care not to give them thechance; we ought to reach your house to-night We shall easily do so if this breeze holds. There will be no risk in sleeping there, espe- THE NRW PUBLIC AST08, LRNUSTILDEN iTI \*. OSCEOLA AND THE BOYS. Page IQ. DICK AND JACK. ig cially as Cato will be with us, and then, by push-ing things, we can reach your home to-morrownight- Before the lad could finish his sentence, they werestartled by the crack of a rifle from the woods ontheir left. Instinctively they glanced in that direc-tion, neither speaking, but both peering and listen-ing for the explanation of the sound, which after allought to have caused them no special alarm, sincehunters were liable to be encountered at any timein that part of the country. But only a few minutes passed when a second re-port rang out, accompanied by a shout, nearer tothem than the first report. Still wondering andsilent, they were watching the shore, when the formof an Indian appeared amid the overhanging under-brush. He stood motionless a moment staring atthem, and then stepping softly into the water andholding his rifle in one hand, began swimming to-ward them. The first supposition of the
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