In an instant he put the burning building between him and his
pursuers, and ran as he had never run before in all his life,
deadly fear putting wings on his heels. As he ran he heard the
dull boom of a cannon, and he knew that tile American army was
entering the Seneca Castle. Ahead of him he saw the last of the
Indians fleeing for the woods, and behind him the burning house
crashed and fell in amid leaping flames and sparks in myriads.
He alone had escaped from the house.
CHAPTER XXIV
DOWN THE OHIO
"We didn't get Wyatt," said Henry, "but we did pretty well,
nevertheless."
"That's so," said Shif'less Sol. "Thar's nothin' left o' his
band but hisself, an' I ain't feelin' any sorrow 'cause I helped
to do it. I guess we've saved the lives of a good many innocent
people with this morning's work."
"Never a doubt of it," said Henry, "and here's the army now
finishing up the task."
The soldiers were setting fire to the town in many places, and in
two hours the great Seneca Castle was wholly destroyed. The five
took no part in this, but rested after their battles and labors.
One or two had been grazed by bullets, but the wounds were too
trifling to be noticed.
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