. Osceola, chief of the Seminoles; . as frightened to see him laydown his gun, leap to his feet, catch up the pole,and leaning over the side of the boat press it againstthe muddy bottom, with the purpose of forcing thecraft away from the right shore. It was a daring thing to do, since it exposed himto a treacherous shot, for they were now within fiftyyards of where the face and straw hat had beenseen. Giving no heed to the action of his friend,Jack Raymore, lying flat in the bottom of the boat,pointed his rifle, with the barrel resting on the gun-wale, at the base of the tree and breathlessly
. Osceola, chief of the Seminoles; . as frightened to see him laydown his gun, leap to his feet, catch up the pole,and leaning over the side of the boat press it againstthe muddy bottom, with the purpose of forcing thecraft away from the right shore. It was a daring thing to do, since it exposed himto a treacherous shot, for they were now within fiftyyards of where the face and straw hat had beenseen. Giving no heed to the action of his friend,Jack Raymore, lying flat in the bottom of the boat,pointed his rifle, with the barrel resting on the gun-wale, at the base of the tree and breathlessly awaitedthe crisis in the strange situation. He was not kept waiting long. The miscreant hid-ing there must have read in the action of the youthsthe fact that he had been seen and his purpose read,as well as the further fact that no better opportunitycould be presented than was now offered to there was a movement among the under-growth, and the alert Jack saw the barrel of a riflethrust forth and aimed at them. The one thus. THE SHOT FROM THE SHORE. Page 44. THE ? w PUB-LJO UHRARY A SHOT. 45 aiming was not wholly invisible, a portion of hisheadgear showing. Slight as it was, it was sufficientto locate him. There could be no doubt that hehad levelled his weapon at the lad who was on hisfeet and bending all his energies to pushing thecraft away from the dangerous point. Jack tookthe best aim possible, and, pausing hardly for asecond, pulled trigger. It was done in the nick of time, for within thesame second the rifle of the one on shore was so slight a distance separating the parties, hisshot must have proved fatal but for that of Jack,which anticipated it by an almost inconceivablybrief interval of time. An involuntary cry sounded from the under-growth, and the next instant a furious threshingshowed that the wretch who had been hit was mak-ing off at a headlong pace, as if he expected anotherand truer-aimed missile to follow him. Jack glancedup at his compani
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