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Bee) igen pte aie Creek (Riviere des : contrast to his previous raids against Indians, where,
In consequence of these exploits, Maclaine had become seen Danae as ae ‘ aa tae ee
to several tribes an object of hate and terror inde- | could not ac something himself He invit ‘i Sea
scribable ; among these he was known as the Fierce | lad, a camp-servant {oid Sain him : eR hill j Bat
Chief (IMischte te Kukkpé). Often they tried to wreak | of them. He said ie ae sure there =e T ' rs fee
their vengeance on him, but he seemed to lead a charmed | Jack said it was paneer to fez) Ree coh is nal eae
life: and instead of falling into the hands of his enemies | said the Highlander. ssrebon ack : “al N ah ae
he slew them on each occasion, even as the brave wild | afraid, but ite had no particular Mere <t s : ae
men of Jewish history were wont to do in days of yore, | said Maclaine, “there’s no danger ae o “ 8 th
or like the stout and unscrupulous chieftains of his own } lad went with him. Leaving “the cam fae yr é :
. eae aye ee re to tell which would | the trail in front of them hich ie os the bil oy the
stir men’s blood and make their flesh creep. And the | ravi ither si rai
istener, whilst enthralled by the horror of his tales, cs aces ear SCE ae RE Sa i

THE ESCAPE OF KLATSASSAN.

“See,” said Jack, “ fresh tracks on the path ; men and
women both, I think.” Then when they had gone a
little farther: “Look out, Mr. Maclaine, these tracks
quite fresh; Indians not far away.” “No, no,” said
Maclaine, “no Indians here, they've run away over the
hill. We'll go up on the hill, and try and find their
camp.” Jack asked him not to speak so loud. “If
Indians on the hill, they hear us, and shoot us.” So
they went on up the hill. Presently Maclaine caught
sight of a slight screen of fir boughs piled against the
| trunk ofa tall tree, and commanding the approach. “ He
at once threw forward his rifle and prepared to fire, but
| for once Indian cunning proved too much even for his

hardly less horrified to think that the principal actor in
such scenes, even though of necessary retribution, should
be able, with flashing eye and impassioned look, with his
own lips to relate them. It was said, although this was
probably an exaggeration, that in the course of a tolerably
long career as many as nineteen Indians had by his hand
met their doom, and some thought that an occasion might
arise for completing thescore. I doubt the accuracy of the
statement, but if it was true, the tale remained unfulfilled:
for that twentieth time it was himself who fell.

Tt appears orders had been given for no one to leave
the camp without permission. But Maclaine, who chafed
at the delays and ill-success of the expedition, so great

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