Identifier: outdoorlifeindia00elli (find matches)
Title: Outdoor life and Indian stories : making open air life attractive to young Americans by telling them all about woodcraft, signs and signaling, the stars, fishing, camping ... : also stories of noted hunters and scouts, great Indians and warriors ... all of them true and interesting
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916
Subjects: Indians of North America Camping
Publisher: (Philadelphia? : s.n.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Indian woman revealed the whole plot to Major Gladwynthe evening before. He had made every preparation, asPontiac himself saw the moment he passed through the gateat the head of his sixty warriors. What furious chagrin musthave gnawed at his heart when he saw the defeat of his plans IStill, with wonderful self-control, he kept an outward appear-ance of calmness, greeted Gladwyn with a smile, and placinghis party in the form of a semi-circle in front of the officersquarters, began his speech. Gladwyn knew what the signal was to be. He kept hiseyes upon the black orbs of the chieftain, who looked straight AN EXCITING EPISODE into his face. The critical moment came, when, the Ottawadecided after all to give the signal and stake everything uponthe result; but the watchful Gladwyn read his purpose, andsuddenly raised his hand. He and each of his officers drewtheir swords, the clicks of the gunlocks were heard in thehush, and the soldiers leveled their muskets at the visitors. 3^s5^%ys¥li!
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OUTSIDE THE GARRISON GATES Pontiac handed the wampum belt in proper form, and thetense situation was lifted for the time But Gladwyn was angry. He replied that the friendshipof which the chief talked depended wholly upon him. Solong as he and his people acted with honesty, they would bewell treated, but if they proved unworthy, they should suffer.He left it to the chief himself to decide upon his course. n6 THE GREATEST OF INDIAN CONSPIRATORS Pontiac still hoped to deceive the English commandant.He repeated his words of good will, saying that as evil birdshad sung in the ears of his great ally, he would prove to himby his deeds that he should not listen to them. This sort oftalk was kept up until Gladwyn lost patience, and gave ordersthat neither Pontiac nor his warriors should be allowed againto enter the gate. Unsuspicious of anything of the kind, the chief appearedwith a number of his men at the gate soon afterward, and wasinstantly ordered by the guard to keep away, unless he chos

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