They arrived at Grimross early one morning, while Paul was out among the tribe trying to keep them quiet, and surrounding the house and store of Captain Godfrey they demanded his surrender.

The yells and whoops of the Indians were terrific, demons from the depths of perdition could not have made a more frightful noise.

The children were terrified; the youngest fainted with fright.

At this crisis Margaret Godfrey calmly walked to the door while her husband and son Charlie stood a few paces in her rear.

She opened the door, and as she did so in rushed the demons, led by the cross-eyed, monkey-faced rebel.