"
"But Paris was the name of a man," persisted Paul. "Maybe the
French named their capital after the Paris of the Trojan wars."
"Then they showed mighty poor jedgment," said Shif'less Sol. "Ef
I'd named my capital after any them old fellers, I'd have called
it Hector."
"You can have danger enough ,when you're on the tops of hills,"
said Henry, who was sitting near the mouth of the cave. "Come
here, you fellows, and see what's passing down the lake."
They looked out, and in the moonlight saw six large war canoes
being rowed slowly down the lake, which, though narrow, was quite
long. Each canoe held about a dozen warriors, and Henry believed
that one of them contained two white faces, evidently those of
Braxton Wyatt and Walter Butler.
"Like ez not they've been lookin' fur us," said Tom Ross.
"Quite likely," said Henry, "and at the same time they may be
engaged in some general movement. See, they will pass within
fifty feet of the base of the cliff."
The five lay on the cave floor, looking through the vines and
foliage, and they felt quite sure that they were in absolute
security. The six long war canoes moved slowly. The moonlight
came out more brightly, and flooded all the bronze faces of the
Iroquois.
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