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She herself, with the help of the younger children, collected the hogs in the pen again and put up the log fence. Meanwhile Nuck and Bryce found that the bear had made for a piece of swamp about two miles away. The swamp was close grown with saplings and brush, while here and there a monster tree shot skyward.
"What might be the news, neighbor?" he demanded. "Captain Baker has been carried off by the Yorkers!" shouted Nuck, and his words were heard by other night-capped heads at other windows about the inn. "'Squire Munro and some others came and got him out of bed. They've driven off toward the Line." "'Member Baker's captured!"
He held out his hand gravely and, after shaking Enoch's, stalked away while the others were busy, his absence being unnoticed until it came time to go up to the house for supper. "Guess he didn't like being licked," said Robbie Baker to Enoch. "You better look out for him, Nuck. My pa says them Injins is as treacherous as wolves."
But the shock had dazed it and for a little it could neither see its assailants nor find any means of escape. Nuck ran in, placed the muzzle of his rifle within a foot of the creature, and finished it off with despatch. Bryce was dancing about and yelling like a wild Indian; but it was not for joy over the death of this second bear.
It was hard work but there was some fun connected with it, too, and Nuck enjoyed his week's visit or would have done so had it not been for the incident with which the outing closed. Through the winter the people of the Grants had lived almost entirely at peace with their troublesome neighbors over the border.
"I know where there are three of 'em. And there may be others down the lake furder." "You shall have charge of this, Bolderwood!" the commander cried. "I make you our captain of scouts. Take any reasonable number of men with you and hurry ahead. Every moment is precious." "Good!" said the ranger. "With Smith and Brown I won't need but eight or ten more. And I'll begin by taking young Nuck here.
"Be still there, you youngsters!" growled 'Siah, coming down the line. "If you want to be men, l'arn to keep yer tongues quiet. Voices carry far on a day like this. What'd they say down ter the house, Nuck, 'bout the signal?" "When they want help, or want us to sail into 'em, they're goin' to raise a red flag through the chimbley," replied the boy.
Enoch stood up, the skinning-knife in his hand, and looked over the little glade. In a moment his brown eyes filled with tears, which rolled unchastened down his smooth cheeks. "Aye, Nuck, a sorry day for you an' yourn when Jonas Harding met his death here. And a sorry day was it for me, too, lad. I loved him like a brother.
It looked enormous and when the bear opened its jaws, and displayed its great teeth and blood-red gums, it was indeed a fearsome spectacle. "Shoot him! shoot him!" exclaimed Bryce, excitedly. But Nuck remained comparatively cool at least, to all appearance. He stood up, too, with the rifle at his shoulder.
"Something of moment, I warrant, from the look on Stephen's face. And there is young Nuck Harding. Is aught amiss in your district, lad?" "Nay, Colonel," Enoch replied; "but I have been in the north and bring back news that my mother was sure you would wish to hear at once. So I rode over without delay to tell you, sir." "God bless the woman!" Allen exclaimed, heartily.
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