SCARRED EAGLE;
OR,
MOOROOINE, THE SPORTING FAWN.
A STORY OF LAKE AND SHORE.
BY ANDREW DEARBORN,
NEW YORK:
BEADLE AND ADAMS, PUBLISHERS,
98 WILLIAM STREET.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by
BEADLE AND COMPANY,
In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the
Southern District of New York.
CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER I. | WHITE VS. RED. | 9 |
| CHAPTER II. | MOOROOINE. | 16 |
| CHAPTER III. | TWO LESS. | 24 |
| CHAPTER IV. | THE HUMAN BIRD. | 31 |
| CHAPTER V. | THE GORGE DECOY. | 37 |
| CHAPTER VI. | BEAUTY IN BONDS. | 42 |
| CHAPTER VII. | THE HEART OF LOVE. | 47 |
| CHAPTER VIII. | A BLOODY TROPHY. | 52 |
| CHAPTER IX. | A SUDDEN REPRIEVE. | 58 |
| CHAPTER X. | THE FORLORN HOPE. | 62 |
| CHAPTER XI. | NOOKECHIN. | 68 |
| CHAPTER XII. | AGAIN! | 75 |
| CHAPTER XIII. | IN THE TOILS. | 83 |
| CHAPTER XIV. | A NOVEL EXPEDIENT. | 88 |
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CHAPTER I.
WHITE VS. RED.
“Crack! crack!” rung out the reports of two rifles overthe calm bosom of the lake, and two canoes, about fifty rodsapart, seemed to leap from the water as they sped forward.
The course of both canoes was toward the western shoresof the bay forming the north-western portion of Lake Erie.The one behind was manned by five Indian warriors, two ofwhom had just fired upon the boat ahead, which contained twopersons—a white man and an Indian. The bullets, however,had no other effect than to cut the water at the distance ofseveral yards to the right of the pursued men.
“S’pose you take rifle now, Scarred Eagle?” said the Indianto his white companion.
“No, not yit, Goodbrand,” said the other. “Thar’s littledanger of the devils hittin’ us yit, but they want to make uslose time. Five oars ag’in’ two is gre’t odds, with a mile stillafore us. Pull for y’ur life?”
The speaker was a man past forty years of age, with proportionsdenoting great strength and agility. Evidently, he hadbeen through many rough scenes of