Chapter 30 Summary

The young Iroquois boy announces the arrival of Judith. Judith is dressed in the expensive dress from the chest and pretends to be a wealthy and powerful woman. Her appearance impresses the members of the tribe, who believe that she represents great power. The plan is undone, however, when Rivenoak asks Hetty to identify Judith. Hetty is unable to lie and reveals that Judith is her sister, a girl with whom everyone in the tribe is familiar. The tribe continues in its preparations for torture, this time by fire. They are interrupted by Wah-ta-Wah, who has arrived with a knife to cut Deerslayer free. Her plan fails but she challenges Briarthorn, the man who kidnapped her from the Delawares, to fight Deerslayer man-to-man to show who is superior. At this point Chingachgook appears and frees Deerslayer. Just as the Iroquois are about to...