Presently a sound came, and it was that of oars.

A boat parted the wall of dusk and he saw that it contained both French and Indians, eight in all, the warriors uttering a shout as they beheld the fugitive canoe.
"Keep steadily on, Dagaeoga," said the Onondaga.

"I have my long barreled rifle, and it will carry much farther than those of the foe.

In another minute it will tell them they had best stop, and if they will not obey its voice then I will repeat the command with your rifle." Robert heard the sharp report of Tayoga's weapon, and then a cry from the pursuing boat, saying the bullet had found its mark.
"They still come, though in a hesitating manner," said Tayoga, "and I must even give them a second notice." Now Robert heard the crack of the other rifle, and the answering cry, signifying that its bullet, too, had sped home.
"They stop now," said Tayoga.

"They heed the double command." He rapidly reloaded the rifles, and Robert, who saw an uncommonly thick bank of dusk ahead, paddled directly into the heart of it.