standing by the door with an Indian brave. He was a Wyandot lightly built,



lithe and wiry, easily recognizable as an Indian runner. When Jim appeared

the man handed him a small packet. He unwound a few folds of some oily skin to



find a square piece of birch bark, upon which were scratched the following

words:



"Rev. J. Downs. Greeting.

"Your brother is alive and safe. Whispering Winds rescued him by taking him as



her husband. Leave the Village of Peace. Pipe and Half King have been

influenced by Girty.



"Zane."

"Now, what do you think of that?" exclaimed Jim, handing the message to



Edwards. "Thank Heaven, Joe was saved!"

"Zane? That must be the Zane who married Tarhe's daughter," answered Edwards,



when he had read the note. "I'm rejoiced to hear of your brother."

"Joe married to that beautiful Indian maiden! Well, of all wonderful things,"



mused Jim. "What will Nell say?"

"We're getting warnings enough. Do you appreciate that?" asked Edwards.



"'Pipe and Half King have been influenced by Girty.' Evidently the writer

deemed that brief sentence of sufficient meaning."



"Edwards, we're preachers. We can't understand such things. I am learning, at

least something every day. Colonel Zane advised us not to come here. Wetzel



said, 'Go back to Fort Henry.' Girty warned us, and now comes this peremptory

order from Isaac Zane."



"Well?"

"It means that these border men see what we will not admit. We ministers have



such hope and trust in God that we can not realize the dangers of this life. I

fear that our work has been in vain."



"Never. We have already saved many souls. Do not be discouraged."

All this time the runner had stood near at hand straight as an arrow.



Presently Edwards suggested that the Wyandot was waiting to be questioned, and

accordingly he asked the Indian if he had anything further to communicate.



"Huron--go by--paleface." Here he held up both hands and shut his fists

several times, evidently enumerating how many white men he had seen.



"Here--when--high--sun."

With that he bounded lightly past them, and loped off with an even, swinging



stride.

"What did he mean?" asked Jim, almost sure he had not heard the runner aright.



"He meant that a party of white men are approaching, and will be here by noon.

I never knew an Indian runner to carry unreliable information. We have joyful



news, both in regard to your brother, and the Village of Peace. Let us go in

to tell the others."



The Huron runner's report proved to be correct. Shortly before noon signals

from Indian scouts proclaimed the approach of a band of white men. Evidently



Girty's forces had knowledge beforehand of the proximity of this band, for the

signals created no excitement. The Indians expressed only a lazy curiosity.



Soon several Delaware scouts appeared, escorting a large party of

frontiersmen.



These men turned out to be Captain Williamson's force, which had been out on

an expedition after a marauding tribe of Chippewas. This last named tribe had



recently harried the remote settlers, and committed depredations on the

outskirts of the white settlements eastward. The company was composed of men



who had served in the garrison at Fort Pitt, and hunters and backwoodsmen from

Yellow Creek and Fort Henry. The captain himself was a typical borderman,



rough and bluff, hardened by long years of border life, and, like most

pioneers, having no more use for an Indian than for a snake. He had led his



party after the marauders, and surprised and slaughtered nearly all of them.

Returning eastward he had passed through Goshocking, where he learned of the



muttering storm rising over the Village of Peace, and had come more out of

curiosity than hope to avert misfortune.



The advent of so many frontiersmen seemed a godsend to the perplexed and

worried missionaries. They welcomed the newcomers most heartily. Beds were



made in several of the newly erected cabins; the village was given over for

the comfort of the frontiersmen. Edwards conducted Captain Williamson through



the shops and schools, and the old borderman's weather-beaten face expressed a

comical surprise.

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• recognition [,rekəg´niʃən] n.认出；认识；承认 (初中英语单词)


• constant [´kɔnstənt] a.坚定的；坚贞的 (初中英语单词)


• departure [di´pɑ:tʃə] n.离开，出发 (初中英语单词)


• remarkable [ri´mɑ:kəbl] a.值得注意的；显著的 (初中英语单词)


• indian [´indiən] a.印度的 n.印度人 (初中英语单词)


• unable [ʌn´eibəl] a.不能的；无能为力的 (初中英语单词)


• account [ə´kaunt] vi.说明 vt.认为 n.帐目 (初中英语单词)


• unusual [ʌn´ju:ʒuəl] a.不平常的；异常的 (初中英语单词)


• absence [´æbsəns] n.不在，缺席；缺乏 (初中英语单词)


• consult [kən´sʌlt] v.商量；磋商；请教 (初中英语单词)


• horizon [hə´raizən] n.地平线；范围；视野 (初中英语单词)


• mission [´miʃən] n.代表团；使馆vt.派遣 (初中英语单词)


• mostly [´məustli] ad.主要地；多半；通常 (初中英语单词)


• moreover [mɔ:´rəuvə] ad.再者，此外，而且 (初中英语单词)


• obtain [əb´tein] v.获得；买到；得到承认 (初中英语单词)


• thoroughly [´θʌrəli] ad.完全地，彻底地 (初中英语单词)


• anxiety [æŋ´zaiəti] n.挂念；渴望；焦虑的事 (初中英语单词)


• standing [´stændiŋ] n.持续 a.直立的 (初中英语单词)


• awaken [ə´weikən] v.唤起，叫醒 (初中英语单词)


• orderly [´ɔ:dəli] a.整洁的 n.勤务兵 (初中英语单词)


• procession [prə´seʃən] n.队伍 v.列队行进 (初中英语单词)


• breath [breθ] n.呼吸；气息 (初中英语单词)


• evident [´evidənt] a.明显的，明白的 (初中英语单词)


• hostile [´hɔstail] a.敌方的，敌意的 (初中英语单词)


• curiosity [,kjuəri´ɔsiti] n.好奇；奇事；珍品 (初中英语单词)


• peaceful [´pi:sfəl] a.和平的；平静的 (初中英语单词)


• strongly [´strɔŋli] ad.强烈地；强有力地 (初中英语单词)


• enthusiasm [in´θju:ziæzəm] n.热心；狂热；爱好 (初中英语单词)


• attentive [ə´tentiv] a.注意的；殷勤的 (初中英语单词)


• cunning [´kʌniŋ] a.&n.狡猾(诡诈)的 (初中英语单词)


• aspect [´æspekt] n.面貌；神色；方向 (初中英语单词)


• supposed [sə´pəuzd] a.想象的；假定的 (初中英语单词)


• absent [´æbsənt, əb´sent] a.不在的 vt.使缺席 (初中英语单词)


• intelligence [in´telidʒəns] n.智力；消息 (初中英语单词)


• charge [tʃɑ:dʒ] v.收费；冲锋 n.费用 (初中英语单词)


• reckon [´rekən] v.计算；认为；估计 (初中英语单词)


• presently [´prezəntli] ad.不久；目前 (初中英语单词)


• lightly [´laitli] ad.轻微地，稍微 (初中英语单词)


• appreciate [ə´pri:ʃieit] v.评价；珍惜；感激 (初中英语单词)


• evidently [´evidəntli] ad.明显地 (初中英语单词)


• sentence [´sentəns] n.判决 vt.宣判；处刑 (初中英语单词)


• learning [´lə:niŋ] n.学习；学问；知识 (初中英语单词)


• waiting [´weitiŋ] n.等候；伺候 (初中英语单词)


• shortly [´ʃɔ:tli] ad.立刻，马上；不久 (初中英语单词)


• excitement [ik´saitmənt] n.兴奋；骚动；煽动 (初中英语单词)


• expedition [,ekspi´diʃən] n.远征；探险；迅速 (初中英语单词)


• remote [ri´məut] a.遥远的；偏僻的 (初中英语单词)


• tenderness [´tendənis] n.娇嫩；柔软；温柔 (高中英语单词)


• tenderly [´tendəli] ad.娇嫩地；柔和地 (高中英语单词)


• runner [´rʌnə] n.奔跑者；走私人(船) (高中英语单词)


• uneasy [ʌn´i:zi] a.不安的；不自在的 (高中英语单词)


• missionary [´miʃənəri] a.传教(士)的 n.传教士 (高中英语单词)


• stately [´steitli] a.庄严的，雄伟的 (高中英语单词)


• courtesy [´kə:tisi] n.礼貌；殷勤；好意 (高中英语单词)


• signify [´signifai] vt.表示 vi.有重要性 (高中英语单词)


• decidedly [di´saididli] ad.坚决地，果断地 (高中英语单词)


• decided [di´saidid] a.明显的；决定的 (高中英语单词)


• startling [´stɑ:tliŋ] a.惊人的 (高中英语单词)


• thickly [´θikli] ad.厚厚地；密密地 (高中英语单词)


• literally [´litərəli] ad.逐字地；实际上 (高中英语单词)


• sprung [sprʌŋ] spring的过去分词 (高中英语单词)


• lessen [´lesən] v.减少；缩小 (高中英语单词)


• significant [sig´nifikənt] a.重要的；意义重大的 (高中英语单词)


• sermon [´sə:mən] n.说教；训诫；讲道 (高中英语单词)


• learned [´lə:nid] a.有学问的，博学的 (高中英语单词)


• hurried [´hʌrid] a.仓促的，慌忙的 (高中英语单词)


• athletic [æθ´letik] a.运动的；强壮的 (高中英语单词)


• earnestly [´ə:nistli] ad.认真地；急切地 (高中英语单词)


• hesitation [,hezi´teiʃən] n.犹豫，踌躇 (高中英语单词)


• perfectly [´pə:fiktli] ad.理想地；完美地 (高中英语单词)


• harmless [´hɑ:mləs] a.无害的，无恶意的 (高中英语单词)


• liable [´laiəbəl] a.易于…的；有责任的 (高中英语单词)


• colonel [´kə:nəl] n.海(陆)军上校 (高中英语单词)


• garrison [´gærisən] n.警备队 vt.驻防 (高中英语单词)


• typical [´tipikəl] a.典型的；象征的 (高中英语单词)


• heartily [´hɑ:tili] ad.衷心地；亲切地 (高中英语单词)


• unconsciously [ʌn´kɔʃəsli] ad.无意识地；不觉察地 (英语四级单词)


• congregation [,kɔŋgri´geiʃən] n.集合；团体 (英语四级单词)


• blackbird [´blækbə:d] n.画眉，燕八哥 (英语四级单词)


• daybreak [´deibreik] n.黎明，拂晓 (英语四级单词)


• assertion [ə´sə:ʃən] n.断言；主张；论述 (英语四级单词)


• consultation [,kɔnsəl´teiʃən] n.商量；会诊；查阅 (英语四级单词)


• heretofore [,hiətu´fɔ:] ad.以前，迄今为止 (英语四级单词)


• notorious [nəu´tɔ:riəs] a.臭名昭著的 (英语四级单词)


• composure [kəm´pəuʒə] n.镇静，沉着 (英语四级单词)


• reputation [repju´teiʃən] n.名誉；名声；信誉 (英语四级单词)


• packet [´pækit] n.盒 vt.…打成小包 (英语四级单词)


• beforehand [bi´fɔ:hænd] ad.事先；提前 (英语四级单词)


• eastward [´i:stwəd] a.&ad.向东(的) (英语四级单词)


• composed [kəm´pəuzd] a.镇静自若的 (英语四级单词)


• advent [´ædvent] n.来临；降临 (英语四级单词)


• especial [i´speʃəl] a.特别的，特殊的 (英语六级单词)


• visitation [,vizi´teiʃən] n.访问；视察；检查 (英语六级单词)


• purport [´pə:pɔ:t, -pət] n.意义 vt.意味着 (英语六级单词)


• calling [´kɔ:liŋ] n.点名；职业；欲望 (英语六级单词)


• preaching [´pri:tʃiŋ] n.说教 a.说教的 (英语六级单词)


• assured [ə´ʃuəd] a.确实的 n.被保险人 (英语六级单词)


• doorstep [´dɔ:step] n.门阶 (英语六级单词)


• visage [´vizidʒ] n.面容，面貌 (英语六级单词)


• taking [´teikiŋ] a.迷人的 n.捕获物 (英语六级单词)