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Now note agin that the trail's spread here, and that here and thar a twig's snapped on the bushes along thar way; which the red-skins have done a purpose to make thar course conspicuous, to draw thar pursuers on arter 'em, prehaps for an ambush, prehaps to keep them from looking arter the others." "In this perplexity what are we to do?" inquired young Millbanks.
"Who's that you said war dead, Isaac?" inquired his mother, who had partially overheard the conversation. "Harry Millbanks, mother." "Harry Millbanks!" repeated the dame in astonishment. "What, young Harry? our Harry? Goodness gracious, marcy on me! what orful mean wretches them Injens is, to kill sech as him.
"Is it not possible, Colonel," answered Millbanks, in a suggestive way, "that the Indians, forming the two parties, may all be of the game tribe, and have crossed here together, when they came over to make the attack? and that the boats of the other division, unless they have recrossed, may still be secreted not far hence?"
"Heaven forbid thar be many victims!" ejaculated Boone, unconsciously tightening the grasp on his rifle. "Too many too many!" rejoined Billings, shaking his head sadly. "Thar's my neighbor Millbanks' family " "Well? well?" cried Boone, impatiently, as the other seemed to hesitate. "Have all been murdered, and his house burnt to ashes." "All?" echoed Boone.
In the course of an hour and a half, Billings himself returned, accompanied by some seven or eight stout hearts; among whom were young Switcher, Stokes, Millbanks, and, lastly, Isaac Younker, who had been roused from the nuptial bed to hear of the terrible calamity that had befallen his friends.
'Poh! said Lord Monmouth. 'Married! exclaimed Lady Monmouth. 'To whom? 'To your beautiful countrywoman, "la belle Anglaise," that all the world talks of, said the Attache. 'And who may she be, pray? said the Marquess. 'I have so many beautiful countrywomen. 'Mademoiselle Millbank, said the Attache. 'Millbank! said the Marquess, with a lowering brow. 'There are so many Millbanks.
Accordingly on reaching the other shore, and finding the trail was lost, Boone divided the party assigning each his place and separating, six of them recrossed the stream; and dividing again, two, headed by Isaac, went up, and two, led by Henry Millbanks, went down along the bank; while Boone and Seth Stokes, with the rest, proceeded in like manner on the opposite side; and the dog flew hither and yon, to render what service he could also.
On the faces of those now assembled, who had lost their best and dearest friends, could be seen the intense workings of the strong passions of grief and revenge, while their fingers clutched their faithful rifles with a nervous power. The greatest change was apparent in the features of Henry Millbanks. He was a fine-favored, good-looking youth of eighteen, with light hair and a florid complexion.
On that journey we shall now leave him, and turn to other, and more important events; merely remarking, by the way, lest the reader should consider the neglect an oversight, that, on entering the Piqua village, Oshasqua had taken care to render the life of little Rosetta Millbanks safe, and had secured to her as much comfort as circumstances would permit.
From thence his remains were conveyed to Frankfort, the capital of Kentucky, where they now repose; and where a rough slab, with a few half intelligible characters thereon, points out to the curious stranger the last earthly resting place of the noblest, the most daring, and famous hunter and pioneer the world has ever produced. The fate of little Rosetta Millbanks, the captive, is unknown.
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