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The immortal pen of James Phenomore

Cooper

brings you thrilling tales of

excitement.

Blazing action on the early American

frontier.

Stirring adventures filled with the

daring and courage of Hawkeye.

First of the long rifles and his blood

brother Ching Nutk. Last of the

Moheakans.

Wagon goes this way.

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Owls don't hoot in the daytime. Hawkeye,

you sure had me surrounded. And I got to

admit my scalp was tingling. I thought

I'd better teach you a lesson. You're

mossing along down the trail like you're

in the middle of a dream. Well, guess I

was daydreaming a bit, but there's no

harm in that, is there? I understand

it's been peace in these parts since I

left, and that was more than 6 months

ago. Hungry bear, not read peace treaty.

Chingork.

Greetings to old friend. But next time

dreaming tepee, not in forest. Look at

here. Stop rubbing it in. Even if I was

dreaming, you two could have ghosted up

on me on any trail. Say that's a mighty

pretty basket. Figure I'm taking up Sen.

We not see you for a long time. You find

Well, I got to admit that's what

brought me back this way. I'm going to

get married. I found me a right nice

place in Dga Valley. I cleared me a

farm, built a snug little cabin. Say,

what are you two doing away from the

fort? There ain't no trouble, is there?

Oh, nothing that should worry you, Mike.

The colonel sent us out to look for a

wagon of rifles and powder that he was

expecting from headquarters. It's a full

day overdue. White chief think maybe

drive or get lost. We follow wagon

trail. It's the same way I'm headed.

Mind if I tag along for a spell? It

won't make you late for your wedding. D

Green's cabin's right in the trail. This

is for Burl. Little Burl. Well, the last

time I saw her, she wasn't big enough to

thread a needle. She's 17, Hawkeye.

You're older than her mom was when Dan

took her to White. While tongue talk of

new things, trail get old.

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Hallelujah.

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Hawkeye.

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He's been scalped. You're a quite I

never cared for snap judgments. Mike, we

find wagon powder and rifles gone. Now

him.

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Here's where their canoe landed with a

light load. But other mark is deep. Mean

leave with heavy load. Well, that sure

explains what happened to your powder

and guns. Explain nothing. Water leave

no trail. What proof do you need? Isn't

the Urkquay camp just across the river?

When fox run from Hunter, leave false

trail, not lead to den where young ones

are. What he's saying is if Chief Atomi

broke the piece, he wouldn't be

advertising it like this.

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Take it easy,

they come up on a sudden lake. You were

with the wagon? Yeah, I was riding guard

back there. Three or four of them

devils. They they dropped on us when we

was passing under some trees. That why

we not see Marcus and track where wagon

turned to fort. Dailyy? What's happened

to Daly? He's dead. They took his scalp.

Oh no. Once the wagon had stopped, I

jumped out and I ran for my life.

Then I got hit with a flying tomahawk. I

fell down, but I managed to crawl away

and hide.

And then I I guess I passed out.

I don't understand how come they didn't

find me, though. Pure luck. Happens that

way sometimes. Oh, well, my head's all

in one piece anyway. take more than a

quoite Tommy hawk to to keep old Jake

off in his feet.

Earl's a right nice handed nursing and

cabin's just down the road. You rest

there for a while and make sure you're

fit. Well, it's mighty kind of you, son.

But I got to get on to the fort. I got

my duty to do. Well, don't press your

luck, Jake. In your condition, without a

rifle, you might not make it to the

fort. Yeah, but I got to get to see the

colonel.

Now that them Irakqua have got guns and

powder, they'll have to go on the war

path any minute. Well, you worry about

getting your head tended to. We'll worry

about the Irakcoy.

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Wait here. But that st lay in there and

B.

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Stay back, Mike. She's waiting for me. 6

months she's been waiting for me. It's

better if you remember her the way she

was when she said goodbye.

Those

murdering here.

Be sensible, Mike. You can't do anything

by yourself. I'm not thinking of myself.

I'm thinking of her. What they did to

her. Give me that tomahawk. Young girl

would say Tomahawk is not answer to

Tomahawk. Great man to know who killed.

He lead us to justice. She would have

said that. She would have said it in

Bible words. Yeah, that's just the

trouble. The settlers quote scripture

while them sneaking Irakoqua are doing

the work of the devil. There's only one

way to stop this with the army. I'm

reporting this to the colonel right

away. Just a minute, Jake. We're not

sure that it was the Uriccoy. Well, how

much sure do you want to be? Besides,

I'm not waiting around for those

rattlesnakes to jump me again.

Jake,

Jake's right. This is a job for the

military. Mike, I've known Chief Atomi

for a long time. And unless I'm real

wrong, he doesn't know anything about

this. Who else but the Uriccoy could

have done it. Some renegade bunch that

chief doesn't know anything about

your basket.

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They shed their blood to help tame this

wild land. Now they're at peace.

Wind of South, take them to happy

hunting ground. Great manu for them with

smiling face.

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Hawkeye chicken cook

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there. Three sets of tracks heading

towards the cabin, but nearly a sign of

them coming back.

Those not tracks of people of house.

Ching Cookook is right.

See how deep those heel marks are.

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Now look,

that's how they do. come from river to

cabin then walk backwards in same tracks

but they not fool us we go to river look

for tracks they sure didn't want to take

any chances on being followed maybe they

are same one use canoe for powder and

rifles there's only one way to find out

no canoe sign evil ones must walk in

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They walked right out again. The water's

too deep for walking.

They headed that way. They must have

felt pretty safe at this point. Looks to

me like they doubled back to the potter

wagon and the devils paddled into their

own territory. Irakcoy didn't make these

tracks. They were wearing Irakquay

moccasins. The Irakcoy know this river

too well to walk off where it's too

deep. Besides, I've never known of

Indians who would go through all this

kind of trouble to cover up their

tracks. Right, Chingis Cook? If Indian

make attack, not cover up tracks. Then

what? What you're saying? What I'm

saying is that not all murdering savages

have red skins.

We are doubling the centuries. You and

Private Edmunds will stand guard of the

north gate.

Yes, Lieutenant K. Ching edge cooker

here, sir. Show them in and prepare your

troop for marging. Yes, sir.

We better get going, Colonel. Dear might

be scouting settlers right now. We'll

leave as soon as I hear Hawkeyee's

report. I suppose he's told you what's

happened. Yes, and we're marching full

force on Chief Otomy's village. And

Jake's like a lot of people. He gets

half the facts and does a whole lot of

wrong. Are you disputing what he's

reported? Well, how can he? Wasn't I set

on by myself, Colonel? The tracks we

found around that cabin were left by

white men. Are you sure? Nobody in all

forest reads sign like Hawkeye. Maybe I

can't read signs so good. But there's

that Tomahawk that you found in that

their cabin. An ammunition wagon stolen.

The driver killed. Two women and a man

scout. An Iricoy tomahawk.

No, Hawkeye. That's more evidence than

the tracks of white men. But if I'm

right, you'll plunge the whole frontier

into the fire. And no Indian tribe will

ever trust us on keeping a treaty again.

You've been right before, Hawkeye. I

grant you. But I can't just stand idly

by. Chief Atomi has always been

reasonable. If any of his braves are

guilty, he'll turn them over to us.

That's a laugh. Why? Atomi is guilty

himself. If the treaty could be saved,

so would hundreds of lives.

Hawkeye, I'm giving you and Chinggook 24

hours. If your investigation doesn't

clear the Uriccoy by then, we march.

Full battle order. Thanks, Colonel.

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Let me hide

myself in the

noise.

The Lord make the face of his

countenance to shine upon you, brother.

Well, if you want to keep your

countenance shining, you'd better not

sing so loud. Well, brother, I admit me

voice isn't as sweet as a night and

gale. This quiet land, you sing, they

take scalp. Me Red brothers are welcome

to whatever locks I may have. If only I

can help them to abandon their

heathenish ways. A few days ago, you

could sing songs and save souls till

judgment day. And that's just what I'm

doing. Our red brothers must be prepared

for that happy day. Now look here, Mr.

uh Finnegan. Brother Finnegan. Brother.

Brother Finnegan. My friends and I are

on a mission. We've got just 24 hours to

keep the army and the from being at each

other's throats. If we fail, the life of

anyone found around here will be worth

less than nothing. Thank you for your

concern, brother. But in carrying the

word, I've learned to cast out all fear.

for a small token of my of my thanks for

your warning.

Goodbye, uh, Brother Finnegan. Good day,

brother.

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Peace be with you, brother. I travel the

wilderness, too. All right, you can cut

out the song singing. Even if it was

good, I wouldn't like it. What did you

do with the wagon? I hid it back there

in the bush.

Well, how you doing, Jake? We're in

trouble, Sam. You've got to keep the

guns and powder in your wagon a little

while longer and out of sight.

A couple of white men and an Indian told

me our little war is being delayed. They

was heading toward the Urqua village.

Yeah, those men you was talking to, one

of them is Hawkeye. Hawkeye? Then that

war has got to start now. I don't see

how it can. Chief Otomy trusts Hawkeye.

He'll listen to him.

Now, just supposing, Jake, the Nero is

shot by a white man. Chief Otomy gets to

hear about it while he's powing with

Hawkeye. Anybody suppose it happened

then?

The end of a beautiful friendship and

ward drums would start beating now,

wouldn't they? When I was coming over

here from the fort, I saw a hunting

party. No more than threequart braves.

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You have my blessing, brother. Be on my

way.

Hawkeye speak truth. This Irokcoy

Tomahawk

but irokoy not killed. Tommy, you're a

great chief. Come with me and tell this

to the Yankees colonel.

I told me have consil with Yankees chief

under sky in forest, not behind walls of

fort.

I'm afraid there's no time for me to

fetch him here. The shooting's due to

start any minute.

Yes.

Who kill white man? We hunt. See white

man on hill. Tonkawa stop. Wave. White

man cry out dog. Then he shoot. Kill

Tonkawa.

Death of Tonkawa.

Death of treaty paper.

Listen to Tommy. They may be the same

evil white men that we're after. Stay

off of the war path. At least until

you've met the colonel. No consil now,

Hawkeye.

White men sayroy dog.

Iroquoy dog bite deep.

Hawkeye

chingo. You

come in sign of peace. Iroa say go in

peace.

Go.

I know I better get out of here while we

still have our hair. You're right, Mike.

They're just itching for an excuse to

tomahawk us. Let's move easy toward the

river.

We act afraid. Maybe forget Chief's

orders. Take our scalps.

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Just ignore them no matter what they do.

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Yeah.

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Iraquoy start war dance. Yeah, they'll

be on the war path soon. We've got to

warn the colonel.

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I was beginning to think you was a

victim of your own bushwhacking, Jake.

Well, it took time to follow the hunting

party into the village. Can't you hear

the war drums? And if I know anything

about engines, they've stirred

themselves into giving us a real nice

price for our wares. Yeah. Let's go and

get the stuff out of the wagon. I

thought you said Tommy to take care of

Hawkeye and his friends. Well, sure you

did. Then who are they?

Say,

that Hawkeyee's smarter than I figured.

Too smart. He's the only one that's been

able to figure out it was white men who

massacred them people back at the cabin.

Oh, what are you fussing about? Ain't no

names on moccasin tracks. There's a

blame good chance you'll be able to

piece all this together. Even to

figuring out that hit on the head you

gave yourself wasn't done by the

Uricqua. Yeah.

Well, he ain't going to live that long.

Jake, you can't hit anything at this

distance. Knowing Hawkeye, you'll never

get the second chance to shoot. Well,

what difference does it make? Nobody's

going to give me a second chance to

explain either.

Hey, ain't they going to have to land

down at Henderson's Narrows? Not so far

from here. Well, sure. On account of the

rapids. Then let's get back to the wagon

and pick up our bows and arrows and

mogans. I can't think of a better place

for them to walk smack into a couple of

murdering Irakcoy.

Now you've got the answer.

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All right, here they come.

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Ching it.

Mike, keep us covered. Keep him busy.

Heat. Heat.

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Heat.

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Heat.

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Jake in the Bible. That's right, Mike.

If you'll check those moccasins, I'm

sure they'll fit the prince back there

at the cabin. You Why you Let's keep the

punishment legal, Mike.

We give toy or we give to white chief on

land. Yanis have no chief.

All white men die.

I'm your friend. I've got powder and

guns. Plenty of them back there in my

wagon for you. Evil men get rich by

starting wars. Chief Atomi, I can prove

that these are the men who stole the

guns and powder, murdered the people in

the cabins, and Tonkawa. Hawkeye lies.

He's trying to prevent you from having

guns to protect yourselves with him.

Kill Tonkawa.

But I had nothing to do with it. You

save

both men die in Irquy fire. They're my

prisoners, Otomy. They'll be tried and

punished by white man law. I give you my

word on it. White men's law soft.

Hawkeye give word. Word of Hawkeye is

straight as tree in forest.

It is well. The small pipe of feast with

wide brother.

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Yankees punished the evil ones. We have

peace.

Yes, chief. For only in peace can both

our peoples prosper.

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War bring nothing but evil to land.

This is the way all differences should

be settled with a pipe of peace.

Join us again at this same time next

week for another of James Fenomore

Cooper's gripping tales of the early

American frontier. Another exciting

adventure of Hawkeye and his blood

brother Chinguchk.

Last of the Moheakans.

Heat.

Heat.

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The immortal pen of James Phenomore

Cooper

brings you thrilling tales of

excitement.

Blazing action on the early American

frontier,

stirring adventures filled with the

daring and courage of Hawkeye.

first of the long rifles and his blood

brother Ching Nutk, last of the

Moheakans.

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If Steven murders, I'll see you all twig

for the gibbit. A terrible charge and

dreadful judgment. Squire Palmer Toiver.

Captain Toiver late to the good ship.

Fearful scourge of the Grand Banks.

A hands lego

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releases at once or you'll be answering

to my good friend the commissioner

general. Note that in your log books

the good squire knows the commissioner

general himself.

We'd best be taking

our heels. His majesty's navy might have

blown me ship from under me, but me

senses came through without a scratch.

Then I'll be driving on soon as you tell

your men to bring back my wife and

daughter.

When I have a,000b sterling from your

miharti, that's when you'll have back

those two milkfaced females of yours.

1,000?

Gold is where you find it, squire. To

me, you're no different from a fat

merchant sailing out of Boston. And your

women, the rich cargo to be broughten

back, but £1,000 that'll take time to

raise. And that you have to the week's

end. Payment according to these

instructions.

It'll take me more in a week to get to

my banker. A promise of a pearly ear

snip from your wife's head or a finger

off your daughter's tender little hand

should get you hopping to your banker

like a racing sloop. You bloodthirsty

spot of the devil. Harass lads away

anchor and hoist sail.

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Commissioner,

while you're lied down with these these

men of the woods, Tyler and his gang are

probably cutting off my wife's ears. Are

you going to send troops or aren't you?

Squire Palmer, these men of the woods,

as you call them, are the troops I'm

sending. Two men against a whole crew of

desperate cutthroats. I must have been

daffed to even ask you for help to get

back my wife and daughter. Well, there's

nothing to do but leave the ransom as

Toiver wants. Squire, from what I've

heard of this Toiver, you're liable to

not only lose your ransom money, but

your wife and daughter, too. Toiver's

instructions are plain.

If I leave the money at Big Rock, I get

back Betty and Jane in the morning. But

not be sure whether alive or dead. This

is no guarantee of anything, Squire. I

don't blame you for being over wrought,

but don't let your loved ones rob you of

your good senses. Go home, Squire. Let

us handle things our way. If anyone can

track down Tolliver and bring your wife

and daughter to safety, Hawkeye and

Chinachk can.

I'll take your advice, Commissioner, but

remember, £1,000 is small loss when

measured against a man's family. And

I'll be holding you all responsible if

you save my money and lose me, my loved

ones.

Devilish mission I've set for you,

Hawkeye. Needle in a hay stack would be

simpler to find.

I take it that these pins cover the

course of tolerous piracy. Last week

they attacked a wagon train here. I sent

troops, but they found nothing. You

know, these pirates seem to be as much

at home in the woods as they were on the

high seas. They must be fair to middle

woodsman to live in country like that.

Those pins cover more than 50 miles of

uncharted forest. Take many moons to

track down pirate. Then I'm afraid we'd

better place the safety of the squire's

family in the hands of the Almighty.

It's mighty fine collection you got

here, Commissioner. When we capture

criminals, we confiscate their weapons.

But I'd surrender them all just to see

Toiver's sword hanging there.

Four of Diamonds. Shouldn't I have heard

of him? You should have. One of the most

notorious highway men of the past few

years. Of course. And he used this here

as a kind of calling card.

You know something? You might use it

again.

What's it say, Captain? £50 reward for

the recapture of a brigand named the

four of diamonds.

£50,

a tidy sum to hold in your palms, eh?

While your itching palms are holding it,

the commissioner general will be piping

a tune to keep you jigging from the yard

arm.

I heard something about this lad. I

heard Telly was a tricky lover with his

rifle. Well, do you think he's steering

his course this way? Well, if he is he

learns soon enough I'll not tolerate any

private buccaneering hereabouts.

Sneiggo, you and Hanks, get on to the

trading post out to the supplies.

But I think next time somebody else

should be set. I'm getting to be fair

squirmy in these settler's home spuns.

The quicker you get the supplies, the

quicker you'll be able to take off those

farmer guards and see that you pay like

any honest settler.

is the lawn trading post here and I

wouldn't want to be cut off them with

supplies in the conu. Yeah.

All right mateies, let's go.

White men buy blanket from poor Indian.

We come to buy supplies, not blankets.

White men maybe buy poor Indian fire

water. Bellay that. I buy no engine, no

fire water. Now batten your lip and shut

off. You're in my way.

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Wow.

Did you find a customer? Two. Dress like

farmer, talk like sailor. Both in

trading post now. Well, like we figured,

even pirates got to eat sometime. Well,

I reckon the same goes for highwaymen.

And I'd like to see my brother go alone.

Well, the four of diamonds always played

a lone hand, Chinggook. But if I need

you, I'll come a hooting and a

hollering.

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£50 more than I could save in a year and

just for telling the commissioner

general I saw him. Yeah, but it ain't

for the likes of us. The reward like

that. I know what you mean. Money comes

to money. Some rich fat burger will be

the one to have the luck.

Be with you as soon as I can, stranger.

If I had a dozen customers like you

buying enough to feed an army every

month, I wouldn't think twice about that

50bs. I wouldn't think about it for a

minute, storekeeper. Oh, and why not?

Man scrapes out a poultry living and

keeps on living by minding his own

business.

Bor of diamonds.

Don't make any sudden moves. He'll all

be singing together in kingdom come.

Now, I need a few supplies. A side of

bacon and a bag of flour. Yes, sir. Wait

a minute.

You gentlemen look like you got most all

what I want right in that pack. Put

those things in there. You ain't going

to get far with this. Judging from the

size and heft of them, maybe you're

right. But how far I get with them

depends on who's going to carry them.

Now, I think you get the idea. Let's get

going.

End of the trail, gents.

You ain't here when the shoes done in

cold blood, are you, diamonds? There's

an old saying, dead men tell no tales.

But we wouldn't say nothing or we forget

we even saw you. Well, I might short a

letter. I wouldn't think twice about

wasting any on you. I'll get going.

You know, Diamond's supplies are hard

for us to come by, too. Now, you ain't

going to take both them packs, are you?

Well, man on the run needs all the

supplies he can get. You don't have to

be in the run. Look, if it stole that

fancy iron of yours for a minute and

listen, you'd find out that we're your

kind of people. Nobody's my kind of

people. Now, get going. No, no, no, no.

You don't understand. We're both in the

same business. And I'll wager there's

more bounty on our heads than there is

on yours. The only head worth more than

mine belongs to a pirate by the name of

Toiver. You don't look like pirates. Now

don't let these homespuns throw you off

course.

Me named Siggo, first mate to Captain

Toiver. And I can tell you right now, we

could use a buckle like you and the

crew. Well, I've always got along

playing alone hand. I better keep it

that way. Oh, no. We we got lots of

action. Diamonds while we got a whole

town of our own. Had plenty of booty to

make you real fat. And besides

the commissioner general would never get

you if you was one of us. Keep talking,

Siggo. Look, a fellow with your talents

know telling when the captain to make

you an officer with privilege as a rank.

Well, reckon it wouldn't do any harm to

talk it over with him.

Okay, pick him up. But just remember

that your captain convinces me

different. There's no higher rank than a

man with a gun in his hand.

That Colin card of yours, don't make you

the four of diamonds in my log, matey.

If I didn't know Hank's here, he could

bring me some flowers and claim he was

the queen of May.

I wasn't too all fired eager to join up

with you in the first place, Captain.

Now, if you're doubting my word, I'll

just take my leave. Now, hold on there,

May Buckle. Fake diamonds can be

dazzling to those who don't know, till

they're made to cut glass. What if I can

prove that my diamonds cut sharp and

clean? Then you'll put your mark to the

crew log and take the oath of the

brotherhood. If on the other hand,

you're not the four of diamonds,

but the four of flush,

you'll be buzzard meat hanging from the

nearest yard arm come nightfall.

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Well, that's two diamonds gone.

Now, just to make it interesting, if

you'll set that card edgeways, I'll try

to cut it in two for you.

On that, I'll wager. You'll never come

close.

Thank you. The odds are in your favor,

Sliggo. Captain sneezing on the heel of

your words puts the stamp of truth on

him. He's got something there, Sliggo.

I'll cover that.

Three gold guineies

and a piece of eight. I'm afraid that's

a little rich for my blood. Being out of

circulation for a while has left me

without funds. Then what are you

bragging about wagering for? Just my

natural gambling instinct, I guess.

Spoken to be likening. I'll cover that

bet for him. Sliggo. Oh, go ahead,

Hanks. Hold the card for him. Who me?

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Stop shaking, Hanks. Who's shaking?

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matched and overmatched.

The four of diamonds meads come to join

our crew. How's he?

with me compliments. I never saw a

better shooting. But then every man each

to his own weapon. I agree, Captain.

It's why I'm willing to stake myself on

this. It's me pleasure to have you sign

the oath of the brotherhood. The book

and flaggo.

All right, Bhartis.

Now remember, I'm captain. Any

disobedience that's minor, punishment

according to Moses law. 40 stripes

lacking one in the bear back. Deny the

oath and it's the art arm. Man would be

just as dead one way or the other. A man

of discernment. That's what I've been

lacking in my ship's company.

Make your bark.

Or if you can scratch your name.

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If you're the man I'm thinking you are,

your blood will be running a might

warmer at the sight of a couple of

likely looking wenches I've been

thinking of inviting to the party. Well,

if you don't mind, Captain, I'll get a

little shutye before I join you.

Breaking through iron bars and running

away from the law makes a man a bit

weary. Any birth that's empty out there

in the cabins is yours for the taking.

Thank you, Captain. But if it's all the

same, I'll make my bed under a tree.

Haven't seen much of the sky where I've

been living lately. At least you escaped

with your sense of humor.

Captain,

if I saw you looking at me like that,

I'd sleep with one eye open.

That four of diamonds gives me bones the

feeling of bad weather. Bruin,

you and me, Sliggo, we've outrun many a

storm together by keeping a eye to the

weather glass.

Healthy looking 80 for a man who claims

he's been rotten away in a dank dungeon.

Then you don't think he's really the

four of diamonds. Captain,

you should know me by now, Sliggo. I'd

like to check over my charts before

attacking a new course.

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Get to the commissioner general's office

as fast as you can. Tell them to

hideouts, the abandoned settlement by

Feather Creek. We need all the many can

spare if we're to get them women out

alive. My brother still act like outlaw.

I'm a full-fledged pirate sworn to a

devil's oath. If I don't get back before

I missed, the four of diamonds is going

to be the ace of spades. I go run like

wind.

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A fine bottle of the ruby. A company of

fair ladies. The commissioner general

himself couldn't ask for more.

a toast

to the health of your loving husband and

father, ladies. And to the hope you

ain't forgot to send a£1,000.

But you're not drinking, ladies. And

when we're toasting your dear squire,

drink up. It'll make your time here

brighter.

Now, come on now, girl. You need to move

away. And a zip of this will prove to

you just how friendly I be. Two pairs of

lips

can put a stamp of love on it.

You filthy swine. Leave my girl alone.

The squire didn't leave the money.

You're lying. Arms, captain. I looked

and I searched and I waited, but nearly

a fire could I find.

I've been patient too long.

Damn, I share the prize. You don't touch

you beast.

You're overstepping near your mark,

Captain. Mister, you're new here.

Interfering with my word can mean the

yard arm. I'm just speaking up for

what's fair to me and the rest of the

crew. The,000bs might still be on its

way.

I'm the one who decides what's fair for

this crew. All the same, Captain. You

got no right to meddle with these women.

Nobody tells me what to do and what not

to do. I'm the captain here. Even a

captain has to hold to the oath of the

brotherhood.

And a lober like you is charging me with

a violation. If you want to put it that

way. It's right in the articles of the

oath. A man who offers to meddle with a

prudent woman without her consent shall

suffer death. You lberly sea lawyer. You

forgot one thing. Any man charging the

captain with wrongdoing has to be ready

to fight.

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Heat. Heat.

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Barehanded is more to my liking,

Captain. And a better way to approve who

should be in command here. All right,

Miarty.

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Yeah,

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You'll heed my orders from now on.

Couple of you give them a hand. I'm

taking the ladies to the cabin. Ma'am.

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Thank you for what you've done for us.

But now, if you don't mind, we'd like to

be left alone to our own privacy. It

isn't as simple as all that. Ma'am, you

you're just as bad as the rest of them,

talking us into putting our trust in

you. Well, I'm afraid you'll have to.

I'm not really the four of diamonds. I'm

called Hawkeye, and it might comfort you

to know I'm acquainted with your

husband. I'm doing everything I can to

get you to safety.

But we'd be safe already if he'd paid

the money. Well, it was me that told him

not to. Sending money to these men, it'd

be no assurance that they'd let you go

unharmed.

I'm going to call a meeting of all of

them. See how far my authority will go.

As soon as the streets are clear to

guards, I want you to go out the back

way and keep going until you come to a

clearing. Wait for me there. Mean you'd

send us out into the woods alone?

There's nothing out there with fang or

claw that would do you the harm that

Toiver and his gang will. You've just

had a sample of that.

All right, then. We'll do as you say.

Good.

Ah, our new captain.

No hard feelings, huh, Oliver? Of course

not. Besides, your best should be in

fair fight. And the men will follow the

profit trail under any captain. said

they should be standing guard outside.

What I've got to say is for all ears.

You hear that, Lance? Give your new

skipper your close attention. Well,

that's mighty sporty of you, Toiver.

Man, I think I've got a way for us to

collect that,000 ransom money. Captain,

before you tell us that idea, I'd like

to show you something.

A shackle scar.

I earned mine tied to the galley benches

of a prison ship. And almost every man

of this crew has been shackled at one

time or the other. Now, let's see the

mark of your scars. Mr. Fora Diamonds,

what kind of a game is this, Toiver? The

game of questions and answers. We want

to know how you got them ruddy cheeks of

yours after having been locked up in

jail.

You're going to give us the answer by

showing us what your shackle mark looks

like.

Hanks,

uncover his ankle.

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We're going to take you out and hang you

to the nearest yard.

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militia.

All right, before it happens, end your

voyage.

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There's your captain toler commissioner.

My wife and daughter. Where are they?

They're waiting for you in a clearer,

not far from here. Just as snug as you

please. I'll take you there.

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Tolliver's sword just where I've always

wanted it. A symbol of the justice he

and his cutthroat so richly deserved.

And to which they'd never been brought

without the efforts of Hawkeye and

Chingkook. You're right, Squire. And

thanks to them, honest citizens will now

travel the Northwest Woods without fear

of even seeing a pirate. Oh, they keep

eyes open. They see one pirate.

Well, come on, Mie. Let's weigh anchor

and shove off for the woods. Goodbye,

Commissioner. Bye, Hawkeye. Squire.

Ladies,

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join us again at this same time next

week for another of James Fenomore

Cooper's gripping tales of the early

American frontier. Another exciting

adventure of Hawkeye and his blood

brother Chingutk,

last of the Moheakans.

Heat.

Heat.

[Music]

The immortal pen of James Phenomore

Cooper

brings you thrilling tales of

excitement.

Blazing action on the early American

frontier,

stirring adventures filled with the

daring and courage of Hawkeye,

first of the long rifles and his blood

brother Ching Nutk, last of the

Moheakans.

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Wait, my lad. What did I tell you? That

worked like a Bristol clock. Soon as

that settler reports she was attacked by

wands, the war will be on.

[Applause]

I'm not so sure, Braxton. Them Indians

love that peace treaty of theirs. When I

get through pulling strings, Wade,

they'll love us more. Braxton and Wade,

firearms and powder for prime furs.

Protect your Redskins against the

avenging red coats. What makes you so

sure the W dots will trade with us? How

else will they get arms and ammunition?

Wait, don't lose your nerve now. There's

a fortune in this for us.

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Yeah, they're Y and dot arrows. All

right. I thought so, Hawkeye, but I

wasn't sure. That's why I sent for you

and Ching book. Well, a couple of arrows

don't make an uprising. You wasn't the

one they shot at. If I didn't have my

musket, I'd probably had my hair lifted.

Wand dot honorable tribe not break peace

treaty with pale face peace treaty them

wand dots understand only one kind of

peace backed by guns and soldiers who

know how to use them black wolf not

break treaty why dot want peace not war

he's right black wolf's a friend of ours

he's an honorable man he keeps his word

yeah a real nice friend to have not the

first settler who's been attacked and

while we're shilly shallying them

savages are fixing to attack some other

place.

I say we should teach him a lesson

they'll never forget. I'm afraid he's

right, Hawkeye. You remember what

happened at Fort Superior when the

Hurons broke their treaty? But Wand dots

aren't Hurons, perhaps. But in the

absence of Colonel Euing, I'm

responsible for the safety of this

territory. Excuse me, gentlemen.

I

prepare a detail. We're marching on the

We do village. Just a minute, Major.

You send armed troops and you'll really

have an uprising on your hands. Hawkeye,

I don't propose to start anything and

there won't be any trouble.

If Black Wolf can explain those Black

Wolf explain to friend, not soldier.

Chinguk knows what he's talking about.

Major, I'm sure we can get Black Wolf to

come back here and help straighten out

this misunderstanding.

Well, perhaps you're right, Hawkeye, but

make it clear to him. If he doesn't come

voluntarily, we'll bring him in.

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I have spoken to my people. Nor do break

peace. We take counsel. There's no need

for Blackwolf to speak to his people.

Always when Blackwolf has spoken, it is

with truth. And why Yankees soldier one

Blackwolf? Yankees see only Wand dot

arrows. They wish to hear the truth from

Blackwolf himself. What if Yankees not

believe words of Blackwolf?

He's the chief of Wand dot like Coyote

in Jaws of Trap. Blackwolf is no coyote.

He's my friend. I would not lead a

friend into a trap. Hai, I go to fort in

peace. I come back to my people in

peace. I give you my word. I go,

Black Wolf, I want to thank you for

coming, but I'll come straight to the

point. I've had complaints from settlers

that you dots have attacked them. W dots

not make war without first sending sign

of rabbit and arrow. Do you recognize

these

arrow of my people? You see, he admits

it. But why not not shoot Arrow? Major

Blackwolf has questioned his braves.

None of them were anywhere near this

man's place. It's his word against this.

You've never had any reason before to

doubt Black Wolf.

What's he doing here? What concern of

yours is that, Braxton? And since when

does a regimental scout burst into his

commanding officer's quarters without

knocking? I was attacked by a band of

wand dots not more than an hour ago. I

barely escaped with my life.

It appears you haven't checked with all

your braves. Black wolf speak truth. If

wot brave has broken treaty, he will die

by wot law.

Don't let him get away, major. He's as

bad as all the other Indians. Treaties

mean nothing to them.

James

Blackwolf, I'm afraid I must hold you

for further questioning. Well, you can't

do that, Major. I gave Black Wolf my

word that he was free to go as soon as

you spoke to him. Free to lead his

Redskins in an uprising. You mean

Braxton's right. I'm telling you, Major,

if you let Blackw Wolf go, the next

thing he'll do is attack this fort and

wipe it out. You've no right to hold him

and mark me as a liar. Hawkeye, you

volunteer to bring in Blackwolf. Nothing

more.

Welcome in the gu house.

You've done the right thing, major. As

long as you keep Blackwolf locked up,

there'll be no Indian uprising. I'm only

holding him because I'm executive

officer here and not in command. The

final decision is, of course, up to

Colonel Euing. Then you'd better send

for him and get him here before the W

and Dutch learn what you've done. You

needn't tell me my duties, Hawkeye.

Braxton, Colonel Yuing and his wife are

visiting his sister up at Three Meadows.

I want you to get there as fast as you

can and bring them back here. Yes, sir.

Hawkeye, I'm sorry that I wasn't able to

back up your promise to Black Wolf, but

I'm a soldier. Just pray that you won't

be a lot sorryer before we're through

with this.

Just before I could warn Black Wolf,

many soldiers came and put him in jail.

Hakai gave word.

Why the chief return to his people in

peace? You Indians will never learn.

It's only men like me that are your real

friends. I've got many fire sticks and

powder for you. I'll give them to you in

exchange for furs. Black Wolf say

Yankee's friends make treaty. We do not

need fire sticks. That treaty went up in

smoke when the soldiers came and locked

up Blackwolf with fire sticks. You won't

have to sit here and wait for the red

coats to come. You can attack them first

and beat them. Wand dots have no

warchief.

Without Black Wolf, we do not fight.

Then get him back. Fire sticks against

walls of fort.

Small medicine.

Maybe I've got big medicine. I'd been

sent to bring Yankee's colonel back to

the fort. It just might happen I could

lead him into a little ambush.

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Still can't understand why you two want

to come all the way from the fort to

look at a tree.

Well, help yourself. I got a lot of

chores to take care of.

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arrow come from there.

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This is cool feather. Sign of great

warrior. Warrior value more than life.

Not lose.

Tracks go off this way.

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There's your answer. Moccasin tracks

changed a white man bootprints. My

brother Hawkeye is right. White man

attacked settler, not Indian. But

Braxton said he was attacked by Indians.

The scout should be able to tell the

difference. But maybe if ambushed.

If there ever was an ambush. I seem to

remember that Braxton was mighty anxious

to have Black Wolf jailed. You think

Braxton make ambush? Well, I'm not sure,

but if he's guilty, Colonel Ewing's in

real danger.

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Welcome to Three Meadows Inn. Clean

sheets, fine food. Would you tell

Colonel Yuing that we're here? Are you

another messenger from the fort?

Then he's gone.

How long ago did they leave? Now, let me

see.

Now, the colonel and his lady, they come

down and they were just about to eat and

this man came in.

What did he say his name was? Uh,

Brack something. Braxton. Braxton. Well,

I didn't quite get it, but it could be a

sort of an ordinary looking man with a

mustache. Minute he spoke to the

colonel, they left. When go

about an hour.

Could you tell us which way they went?

Show you. Yeah, I was standing right

here watching and off they went to the

fort. You can see the road here and

fort's down there to the right. But you

know, they took the left fork. I

remember saying to myself at the time,

"Now that's not the road to the forts.

Not unless the fort's been changed."

But then I don't get much news around

here. People not traveling the way they

used to.

This looks like as good a spot as any to

rest the horses. This pairing? Why, we'd

be like sitting ducks in a pond. Oh,

there ain't nothing to worry about,

Colonel. There won't be no Indian

uprising with Blackwolf locked up in the

guard house. But if you're concerned

about it, while you and Mrs. Ewing are

arresting, I'll scout on ahead. An

excellent idea, Braxton.

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They're all yours. I left them back

there in the clearing.

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Bai and Chingichkook, what are you doing

here? We're trailing you, Colonel.

Where's Braxton? Scouting ahead. We're

waiting here for him to return. If I've

got things figured right, you're going

to have a long wait. I don't think he'll

be coming back. But if he does, he won't

be alone. What are you implying? I'm not

implying anything, Colonel. I'm telling

you, you're headed for the Wandot

Village, not the fort.

Preposterous. Braxton's one of the best

regimental scouts we've got and a good

man, too. He told us the shortcut would

save a full day's travel.

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[Applause]

Father, what's the matter? Indians.

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Why do give tribal sign peace treaty

finished mean war? Do you think they

will attack us? When they make peace,

give word. Now take back word. Go on war

path. We must move on immediately.

Chingkook, take the colonel and his lady

to the fort that way. I'll make a trail

this way and try to draw them off.

Circle around and meet you later. I

still can't understand about Braxton.

There's no time for talk now, sir. Just

hurry.

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Come on.

Oh,

heat,

heat.

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They take white.

Trail them. I'll look after the colonel.

Hawkeye, we just can't sit here while my

wife's in the hands of those savages.

When Chingage Cook returns, Colonel,

we'll know what we have to do. I'd never

forgive myself if anything happened to

her.

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My wife, where is she? Is she safe? She

is in Wandot Village. They have big

council. Much talk. Braxton make big

talk. So Braxton is behind this. He want

war. Attack fort. He give guns. Take

furs. The traitor. He'll hang for this

right now. My only concern is for my

wife's safety.

I have it. Blackwolf is in our hands.

We'll exchange him for Martha. Why do

not do that? They want great white

chief. You in trade for Blackwolf. Now,

what difference does it make as long as

they get their chief back? Colonel, to

the Indians, your wife is just an

unimportant squ. They either want you or

they want Black Wolf back. And in order

to protect your wife, we've got to act

fast. I'll give myself up then. At least

the savages will set Martha free. Well,

it isn't that simple. They'll want to

hold you both until Blackwolf is back in

his village. I'll just have to run that

chance. I knew you'd say that, Colonel.

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You stay here. We'll see if they'll

bargain.

I know you're risking your lives to do

this. And I want you to understand I'll

never forget it. Don't worry about us,

Colonel. Just keep out of sight till we

come for you.

White men speak with four tongue.

Hawkeye speak with one tongue. Did

Hawkeye speak with one tongue when he

gave Blackwolf his sacred word?

Listen to him. You'll all wind up in

jail with Black Wolf. Hear me. I speak

the truth. I did not break my word with

Black Wolf. Others who want war spoke

against the Wand dots. I tried to stop

them. He lies. I tell you, you won't get

your chief back without fighting. And I

say there's another way. You wanted the

Yankees chief. I will bring him here for

you to hold until Black Wolf is free.

Hakai promise with tongue. His hands

empty. The Yankees chief is not far from

here. He'll come here with me. It's just

another trick. Don't listen to him.

You moheaken warrior.

Friend of Hawkeye.

He speak truth. Hawkeye my blood

brother. Speak truth.

Bring va chief.

Great white chief, come. Hawkeye, keep

word.

John,

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you give word. Trade white chief and

woman for black wolf. Black wolf here

safe in two sons.

On third son,

white chief and woman die

and wand kill Hawkeye on sight. So be

it.

You expect me to believe this and

bull nonsense?

Blackwolf stays in his cell until

Colonel Yuing and his wife are delivered

here safely.

Major, if I don't get Blackwolf back to

his village in two days time, no white

man will be safe on this border. Colonel

Yuing and his wife will be dead. I'm

sorry, but I can't believe that. As long

as we hold their chief, they wouldn't

dare. Braxton's assured me of that.

Braxton's a renegade. I've proven it to

Colonel Euing. I can prove it to you.

But first, you've got to release

Blackwolf. Until I'm relieved of command

here, I'll give the orders. Black Wolf

stays in his cell until the wand dots

have delivered Colonel Yuing and his

wife to this fort. That's all,

gentlemen.

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I've seen some stupid hard-headed army

officers in my life. That Major Wilson

beats them all. Now why and be forced to

kill Colonel and

Well, maybe not.

How many men are guarding Blackwolf?

Only C2.

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But if whole army guard, I go with blood

brother.

[Applause]

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sleep.

Let's go around the back.

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Look with your hands.

Well, Ara, now what was it you were

saying about Renegades? Where's

Blackwolf? In the trusted hands of the

man who advised me in this affair from

the start. Braxton? Braxton? Yes. He

told me about your horde of Indians

outside the fort ready to storm the

place. But I checkmated you, Hawkeye.

Black Wolf is with Braxton, and his

orders are that at the first shot, Black

Wolf is to die. Get their guns.

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Done a lot of things, Braxton, but

killing them cold blood is not anything

about cold blood, Wade. We're just

following up Major Wilson's orders. Is

that all? You know as well as I do the

orders were that we are to kill Black

Wolf only if we hear shooting. Sometimes

wait a man hears what he wants to hear.

I hear shooting.

There's a noble red man a few last

words.

You thinking or praying? Evil white men

may take black wolf's life but not his

spirit. chief of wand spirit stay with

his people to guide their vengeance as

black wolf believes in mana too. So will

your scalps hang in our lodges long

after I am gone. I said you could have a

few words Indian. You've had them.

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[Applause]

Heat.

[Applause]

[Music]

Heat.

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[Applause]

[Music]

Well, I'm certainly happy to see you

both back here safely, sir. Thank you,

Major Wilson. By the way, I have a

prisoner for you.

Colonel, those two men, they're the ones

who

[Music]

Braxton. Exactly. The man you should

have had in your jail in the first

place. Lock them up.

[Music]

But But Colonel, I We'll discuss all

that later, Major. Yes. Yes. Now, would

you see Mrs. Yang to our quarters? Yes,

sir. Now, just a minute, Major. I shan

even try to say it, but I think you two

know how I feel. I'll never forget you.

Well, thank you, ma'am.

It goes without saying that I'm

eternally grateful. Is there anything at

all that I can do for you? Anything you

want? Well, there's one thing, sir.

Major Wilson. What about him? He's young

and impulsive, and you got to admit, he

wasn't the only one taken in by Braxton.

Maybe he's learned something about the

Indians and the frontier.

Maybe he has. I'd be the last one to

hold it against a man for honestly doing

his duty.

Much good. Well, goodbye, sir. Goodbye.

[Music]

Join us again at this same time next

week for another of James Fenomar

Cooper's gripping tales of the early

American frontier. Another exciting

adventure of Hawkeye and his blood

brother Chingut Cookook, last of the

Moheakans.

Heat. Heat.

Heat.

Heat.

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