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Updated: May 10, 2025
I bade the two I had left by the gate tell the Governor that all was well, and, when he had ridden by, to mix with the soldiers and tell those who were for me to separate from the others as soon as they heard my signal-cry, and then to wait for the English captain.
She lifted her eyes like one who hears a signal-cry when he said casually: "Have you gone riding any more since that other time, Sylvia?" Sylvia hesitated. "'That other time'" she repeated vaguely.... "Oh, yes, once since then once or twice. Why?" "I believe you haven't mentioned going." "Haven't I? It doesn't seem a very important thing. I suppose I've thought you wouldn't be interested.
We kept up the fire from our hiding-places until we heard shouts and cheers coming from the ridge, and I looked and saw Hartness with a drawn sword in his hand, leading a body of some hundred and fifty troopers down into the hollow. Now I saw that we should be able to end the battle quickly, so I sent up my signal-cry again and called for my own men to come out.
Notwithstanding their cries of bravado, and mutual encouragement, they dread to make the final rush. Each fears that himself may be the victim! Our heads were growing dizzy with watching them, and we were still expecting to see some of them turn their horses, and dash inward to the butte; when we heard a signal-cry circulating through their ranks.
In this were concealed a strong force of Indians under Pontiac himself, who had hurried them to this point with the hope of still cutting off the retreat, and making good the previous failure of his plan. The advance was allowed to pass. Then came again the terrible signal-cry of the Ottawa chieftain.
The dogs quieting again, she caught the sound of faint movements and calls in the grass. An owl hooted, and it was so like the signal-cry of some prowling Blackfeet who had visited the farm one night that she was startled and sat up. A bird chirped and a rabbit hopped by. Down among the cattle a steer coughed, or grunted as it got awkwardly to its feet.
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