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"Clear away these corpses," shouted the chief, and "be ready for the

next" There was soon another knock, and the same wolfish voice

replied as before, "Entrez" This ti fellow, named Charles Gowan,

opened the door and entered, Always on the alert for Indian

treachery, he had his suspicion now, before entering suspected

strongly, that all was not right He had only reached the settle, and had he returned sooner he would have counselled the

settlers to pay no heed to the invitation He was assured that

several had already gone up to the po, so being brave and

unselfish, he said, "If there is any danger afoot, and e, that is the place for me, not here" He had no sooner entered

than his worst convictions were realized With one quick glance he

saw the bloodpools, the wolfish eyes, the rows of ready rifles

"Hell hounds!" he cried, "what bloody work have you on hand? What

to the floor

"It means," replied the chief, "that so their heart's blood there It also means that the

same fate awaits you" Resolved to sell his life as dearly as lay in

his power, he sprang forith a Colt's revolver, and discharged

it twice One Indian fell, and another set up a cry like the

bellowing of a bull But poor Gowan did not fire a third shot A tall

savage approached hi him upon the head

with his rifle-stock felled hies fired