He
removed all the arms from his own people, even to the knives, in
distrust of savage ferocity when awakened by personal injuries, and
he hid them where they could not be found without a search. Ropes
of bark were then prepared, and taking their stations in the three
different rooms, they all waited for the signal to fall upon their
intended captives. As soon as the party had entered the building,
men without replaced the bark of the roof, removed every sign of
their visit, with care, and then departed for the shore. It was
one of these who had dropped his moccasin, which he had not been
able to find again in the dark. Had the death of the girl been
known, it is probable nothing could have saved the lives of Hurry
and Hutter, but that event occurred after the ambush was laid, and
at a distance of several miles from the encampment near the castle.
Such were the means that had been employed to produce the state of
things we shall continue to describe.
Chapter XX
"Now all is done that man can do,
And all is done in vain!
My love! my native land, adieu
For I must cross the main, My dear,
For I must cross the main."
Robert Burns, "It was a' for our Rightfu' King," II.
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