Calico Illustrated Classics: The Last of the Mohicans

Calico Illustrated Classics: The Last of the Mohicans — page 9
Did someone speak to Uncas a soft voice spoke from nearby A young man stepped soundlessly from the shadows and seated himself on the stream bank What of the Maquas his father asked Uncas replied A small party creeps hidden Hawkeye frowned They may be spies of the busy Frenchman Montcalm The older man glanced toward the setting sun Tomorrow we will drive the Maquas like deer from their bushes Speaking of deer Hawkeye stood and raised his long rifle Chingachgook struck the rifle away with his hand Would you call the Maquas from the bushes now With a sigh Hawkeye glanced at Uncas The young man crept after the deer and brought it down with an arrow Suddenly he turned his head I hear horses The men froze their eyes searching in the direction of the sounds 12