The Phantom of the River

hing of the kind. When he announced that he was the bearer of important tidings, he naturally became an object of increas

knows, was quite partial to the negro, for, with all his stupidity, he h

seat beside the men on the log, removing h

inued Kenton, "what's

's hungry, dough I can't make none ob de folks blebe it

looking sternly at Jethro, who did not note, or,

ckler, 'cept dat de

ly what we expected. Nothing has happ

at I reck

e are

he should put the question, when he had parted with his friends only co

ut a half a mile or so down the river, picking their way through the woods to th

ole you dat nuff

coming up the r

ll on some rocks on t

s that

y're tired;

of the little party of pioneers, not even Agnes Altman, nor Mabel Ashbridge, only ten year

elf, or were you se

his back; but Mr. Hastings subgested dat I

r of the escort party who, in the a

ense in his words than he had yet show

ck-house had been scoutin' frough de woods, and

t?" interru

t I was invited to go on ahead and to tell yo' folks dat Mr. Hastings wanted one ob y

in selecting Jethro Juggens to bear such a message, when, among all the mal

g from the tree, "but it means something. You h

d y

er I'm with you or not, if there's a fight coming, but I'll do my best t

allin' for me?" asked Kenton,

re is you'll understand it. You and me are too u

rds were in the mouth of Boone, the soft, faint

nteresting facts were im

he former instances, and it came from a throat which essay

's three of 'em,"

em aren't pushing faster through the woods.

trees to the eastward, that is, up the Ohio and toward Rattlesnake Gulch, now a place of the

ly a few steps when he

on his shoulder and glancing inquiringly from the disappeari

sked the latter. "What

folks wants me

ill die of a broken heart if we l

n't feel bad if I

nd don't make any noise, for th

ome weeks before, to the block-house ten miles distant and on the opposite side of the river. They were escorted by a number of rangers and scouts from the block-house, under the charge of Daniel Boone, and

lightest sign of danger appeared, and in a comparatively short time they came upon their friends,

hem? From their lurking places among the surrounding trees they could pour in a frightful

dian method of fighting. If the redskins could approach nigh enough to fire before detection, there would be

es there was a plan open to them tha

ered a certain chance for the destruction of the entire party of whites, but aff