She was very pale; and her limbs were trembling. But she replied firmly:
“I will not leave your side, Ross. If you must die, I die with you!”
The soldiers on the shore had been witnesses of the whole proceeding. At the distance, they could not tell what was going on; but knowing that something was amiss, and fearing the worst, a number of them had left the boat and started toward the scene of disturbance. Now they came running at full speed along the bank. The Wyandot’s quick eyes caught sight of them and he grunted:
“Palefaces come—heap many. Ugh!”
“That’s a fact, Injin!” Farley muttered in reply. “If we can only hold the red devils off till——”
Ross Douglas was anxiously watching the actions of the savages. Suddenly he saw them quit talking and make a move to encircle their victims. An inspiration came to him. Taking a step forward, he raised his right hand and cried in ringing tones:
“Children of Tenskwatawa!”
The attention of the Indians was arrested. They stopped and stared hard at the speaker.
“Behold the Sign of the Prophet!” Ross shouted.