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Show PIUTE COUNTY NEWS. JUNCTION. UTAH 22e Woman Wife-Shi- p By HUGH PENDEXTER 5 t Author of Kings of the Missouri Copjrlthl MORE by Hush P.ndextar 1UI - 1I2S. MY8TERY SYNOPSIS. Traveling: by canoo on the Mississippi, on hli way to Biloxi, in the early days ot the settlement ot Boulslana; Wllllam Brampton, English spy, known to Indians and settlers' as the White Indian," sees a Natchez Indian post a declaration ot war against the French. For his own he hastens to Biloxi to purposes, ' aarry the news to Bienville, French governor. Brampton meets an old friend, Joe Labrador, Indian halfbreed, who warns him Bienville has threatened to hang him as a spy. Bramptoi) refuses to turn back, lie falls In with Jules and. Basils Mattor, on their way to Biloxi to secure wives from a ship, the Malre, bringing women from France. At Biloxi Brampton pYo'tpfts a woman from a sergeant's brutality. She tells him ahe Is Claire inhlsguarde, In In a raid Iarla. Evipicked up dently well bred and educated, she la i mystery to Brampton. He Intervenes to prevent a man, English, known as Old Six Fingers," following her to New Orleans. A Frenchman, Francois Narbonne, sllght'lv demented by stories he has heard of the rlehes of the New World, Introduces himself. Bienville accuses Brampton of treachery, but the latter secures a respite from death by revealing the Natchez declaration of war. lie Is to awnlt the arrival of a former companion, Pamonn the Fox. who will exonerate or condemn him. Ihtinoan has documents proving an spy. English Brampton Brampton receives a messags from Claire, begging him to help her reach the English settlements. Brampton trusts with a note to Claire promising to meet her at New He plans Ills escape. Orleans. After a struggle Brampton wrests the Incriminating pnpers from ramosn-iescapes from Btloxl. He meets the Mattors and they In a sailing to New Orleans go At the landing place packet. Brampton again encounters Joe Labrador, whom he sends to bring Claire to him. 1 Nar-hon- CHAPTER VI Continued 'The throe OrllUmt brothers? I Pay Gravel, A Virginia Scout, etc. Cun trust them?" "Two tire here now. They are loyal to France," wus the discouraging answer. "Then there Is no one I enn approach under the seal of secrecy?" "No one, monsieur. I must do your errand. Who is the mpti you wish word taken to?" "You are to find Mademoiselle Pablsgaurdp, but Just arrived from BiNo one Is to know you come loxi. to find her. You will say to her the three words, the White Indian. Then lead her here If she Is still inclined to (to with me." I One "A woman from the wife-shi- p of those women! he groaned. "God of the white muni But you will make faces through a noose. With a price on your head " I see I must do my own errand, I broke In. "When my friend believes evil of me be does evil In doing nty business." "Be still, my friend. You annoy me! I will find this woman with the ontlnndlsh name. I will speak the words. If she Is fool enough to come with me I will bring her here to this dead village. "She will come. Iteinember the need of secrecy. She had best wander to the edge of the settlement before you Join her. There are those who would follow her. Even now there Is one there, perhaps, a man with two fingers gone. "Hat The squat beast! He has been to the bayou." "And one Francois Narbonne. Neither he, nor anyone, must know of the girls departure. 'Now good luck and much speed, as the morning must see us far on our way." "Holy saints! It Is like the White Indian to break Ills neck to help a French wench. He could find no woman to help In all his years on the river until now. Very good. God In his wisdom sees fit to 'let monsieur play the fool. Why should I try to stop you? I go." And lie had faded Into the darkness before I could give him a fitting reply. Of course there was something of madness In my project from the Canadian's unenlightened point of view. I was reluctant to admit to myself even this much, but after reviewing the happenings of the last few days and remembering bow few words I had spoken to mademoiselle, and how entirely Ignorant I was of her antecedents unless I retain m.v first estimate based on her soft hands and obvious poverty I agreed that nty old friend had cause to be displeased with me. But what could I do after she had written that she surely would die unless I could help her make the coast? Refuse because she had made mistakes? Then how many of us would be licensed to ask for hel?? Pass her by because, very possibly, she had been frail In her virtues while living tn ho environment where virtue would find It most difficult to thrive? Then what manlto would be lenient enough - listen to poor mortals agonising pleas? Strumpet or virgin, she was entitled to her chance, and 1 would do toy nest for her WNU Barrio "Is It you, monsieur?" Labradors anxious, voice roused me. from my thoughts. "It is L Where Is the girir At your elbow, Mr. Brampton," came the answer In excellent English, and a soft hand touched mine. "Those men outside the cabin with lights I Are they looking, for me?" But Its well "No, mademoiselle. we were going. Lead the way, Joe." "But you are traveling away from the river, monsieur 1" she protested, dropping back Into French. "Only to swing back Into It a few leagues above here. If you are to come with me you must trust to my Judgment absolutely. I will say I think you are foolish to come." "But not foolish to trust to you monsieur," she murmured. "Good heavens, no! If you have the slightest doubt about your perfect safety with mo except we fall victims to a common dntiger go back to your cabin at once." "I have no doubts. You are saving mo from destroying myself, monsieur, she w hispered ; and confounded me by beginning to sob. "Youll betray both of us before we are a league from this spot, I warned. Sfytke vow9l Ho Say your prayers to hush your weeping! something 1 Faster, Joe!" The good fellow quickened his pnee, and I look the girls hand In mine and we fairly run for It until we came to the hidden canoes. Then Labrador said: T will go ahead. If you hear a night-bircall twice you will know I have met dancer and then you must hide by the shore until the bird culls hut once, meaning the trull Is open' again. With this understanding, he drew some distance ahead and led the way down the bayou. The girl crouched low In the pirogue behind me. We moved slowly along the black water, and between lazy thrusts of the puddle I tried to talk with her. Why must you go to the English settlements? Have you friends there?" "I hnve no friends anywhere, except that you he my friend," she whispered. "But why to Virginia, or the Curo-llnn- s . Instead of Canada? This country, It IS terrible, monsieur, she mutterely evasively. "You did not tell Sleur de Bienville that you were picked up In a raid." I thought she did not Intend to answer, but after a long pause she slowly said : "What would be the good.? And now she was speaking English with only the faintest of accent I begun to believe she was bilingual and used either tongue without being conscious of shifting. But If you could prove to his exce- I thought of her soft hands; I already appreciated the refinement, of her manner. No; I did not believe her troubles would be ended when she reached the English towns and. she would be .forced to make her own Our servants were supplied way. from the blacks, or shipped to the plantations from England. As a servant she must abide with her class, and her very softness and her mental qualities' would make tier an object of scorn among her mates. Between dips of the paddle I wondered If she would not have fared better to have remained In thq valley and accepted a husband from among the This alternative was abhorrent to me almost as soon as I had considered It. I had told myself on the sunds at Biloxi that she was entitled to her chance; and certainly neer-do-wel- women-hungr- a lonely cabin In some miserable la- goon, with a shaggy creature who lacked even the stability of an Indian hunter for a mate, constituted no chance. Yet for the life of me I could see only a squalid outlook for her did we win across the eastern mountains. The whole business discouraged analysis; and when Labrador gate his signal from the darkness ahead, and repeated It, I found my mental reaction to be refreshing. It meant danger, but that was more or less tangible. With a thrust of the paddle I ljjul the pirogue snugly under the willows nnd was cautioning my passenger to he very quiet. "Tonnerre! But who are you to treat me like this?" loudly demanded Labrador's voice. "Take your dirty bands froM my face. To see If you know nte? And who the black devil are you?" This time I heard the murmur o a response and Lnbrador called out no more. The peril was obvious. Again I warned the girl to make no sound. We were kneeling on the marshy ground, nnd my hands held the pirogue from rustling against the reeds If the newCntnerti passed close enough to 'ngltnte It with their paddle strokes. Now they were sending little ripples. and by ear Into the swnntp-grasalone I told wheri the first craft passed 'our position. From the number of paddles I Judged It to be a long pirogue. Npw. It was above ns and I was preparlnig to embark when there came a sound of other paddles, two of them. When directly opposite me a man spoke, and had I my musket by my side I should have been tempted to shoot at him through the darkness, for there was no mistaking the voice of Damoan the Fox. s, CHAPTER VII llency" can prove nothing," she passionately hissed. "I hnve told you I have no friends. Shout the name of Dahls-guaril- e from one end of France to the other, and none would be Inter- ls I ested." lardon ; no one except your ' people." An alone. am "I orphan." "But your ' friends at least those with whom you worked." I felt My voice became confused. her soft hand rest for a moment on my hand as I held the paddle motionless. "No,'it Is not tjhe hnnd of a girl who has worked, I sorrowfully admitted. With a Jeering little laugh she said: "Monsieur Brampton would prefer ' doing good deeds for the good." "You tire In trouble. I wish you well for your own sake. I will help you If I can. But one cannot help without wishing to know something. I could help you more Intelligently If I could understand something of the nature of your trouble." There Is nothing to learn. I came over on the Immigrant ship, I am Claire Dahlsgaarde, as homeless and friendless ns If I had dropped from another planet. Tell me this, did you protest when the police seized you and bundled you aboard the Maire? She astounded me by sadly confessing: "I wanted to . leans." "He thinks I am there. Did he say anything to show how sure he Is?" Nothing, except to tell his pirogue Choctaws that the trail would be picked up when they left the bayou." Hell find no trail," I said. - Hell find a woman Is missing. come. along.. "Good heavens 1 If you only bad "I should do exactly the same if It were to be. lived through' again tomorrow, monsieur. You must either set nte ashore, to make my own way, or accept me as you find me nameless, friendless, a waif." Why nameless when Bhe was Claire Dahlsgaarde, I asked myself. But I did not ask her. "I will not think evil of you. I wrote you from Biloxi when It was doubtful If I could even save myself that I would take you to the seaboard ! I only hope your troubles will end when you get there." "That was nicely said, she murmured, pausing between the words as If fighting to control herself. "If we get to the English towns I will find some work. I will be a servant And there will be some signs left,? declared Joe, now using the, Choctaw trade Jargon that the girl might not understand. But I did not fear any such results. as nothing known,. In New There Orleans to connect me with the girls The ' settlers would disappearance. the girl was very sad, testify .hat that she stepped out of a cabin and did not return. It would be believed ' I lied when I told you I was taken In a raid. I went alone to the ship Just before it was to sail and asked to be taken known" Up the River. So theVhase had turned from east to west and the Fox was hot on my trail. I thanked my medicine I had lost no time In nVebtlng the girl. Until the Fox could 'reach New Orleans not hiding there and make sure I the pursuit would be Indirect. Taking the girl by the arm, I assisted her Into the pirogue and pushed oft. We barely more than drifted with the sluggish current until I heard the soft dip of a paddle ahead. Then I allowed my own blade to betray me, and Labradors voice was calling: "Good evening, Messieurs." "It Is I," I whispered as the pirogue I saw grated against his canoe. them and him. "Sacre! ' lie held a pistol to my throat "while he pawed over my face with his dirty paw to see If it was you. But my talk satisfied him I knew nothing. lie goes to la Nouvelle Or- that she had .wandered . away and fallen Into the river, or become lost. As for finding any signs of our passing to and from the Indian village the chances . were Ills Choctaws would destroy any traces In tracking back and forth during the night. But was the logical the long one for an escaping English spy to take, once It was known he had not made for Tensaeola; and I believed the Fox would make haste to cut me off from gaining the mouth of the . river-roa- d Ohio. The close air of the bayou was be- I return to la Nouvallo Orleans, my friends." In the Choctaw Jargon he added, U they go north I shall trail them. They will go north," I assured him. With that we parted, be to paddle np the bayou, while I took the girt Into whatever dangers Fate had stored up fpr ns once we quit the Iberville for the Mississippi. I could not get used to mademoiselle. If she had Impressed me as being slight and frail of physique, on Ship Island she now seemed little more than a child. For she had followed my advice, and' had shifted from her funereal black gown to a suitable for rough travel. garb more From ' an Indian crone she had purchased some a short klrt of fiber bark, stained white and red the sacred colors of the Natchez and completed her attire with a blouse of tlnen she had brought overseas. Her yellow hair was drawn back and arranged In braids. Her face would have been boyish If not for the sensitive mouth and the sadness of her eyes. And this river flows from the great river?" 6he asked for the tenth time as we made our way up the Iberville. It Is merely a, mouth of the Mississippi at high water. It flows into Lake Maurepas, where we camped and I showed you the cross cut by Iberville a score of years ago. She was silent for some time, and then proved she was observing by saying : Monsieur does not look behind him. Now, I look back every few minutes, thinking to behold the savages." There Is nothing behind us to fear, little one. It Is when we strike Into the Mississippi that we shall keep our eyes very wide open. "It Js terrible, this great river that we seek," she murmured. She was behind me on the bundle of blankets. I heard a suspicious sound and glanced back to find her striving to muffle a sudden outburst of sobs by lying face down on the blankets. Hush! I sternly commanded. "The great river Is our good friend. It Is so big and wide we, can hide from our enemies without leaving It. I hate It!" she fiercely whipped back, lifting her head nnd glaring anI grily at me through her tears. bated It while at the cabin of Marlot nnd Ids family. I wish we could travel afoot, overland, to the coast. Why must we go the long way around when we could travel overland?" To save time, I told her with a smile. ' We haven't time to go the shortest way. There are more than ten thousand wnrrlors between the river nnd Carolina. There are a scant four thousand of these who will admit any feeling of friendship for the English. W.e must go nearly to the coast before we will be free from the red danger; for there are no settlements In the valley of Virginia. In the valley of the Shenandoah the and Cherokees'go worth on the war path against the Five Nations, while down that path corns the Iroquois of the Five Nations to take southern scalps. I do not say these things to ndd to your uneasiness. Mademoiselle Dahlsgaarde, but to indicate how widespread Is the danger-zon- e, and to show the need of travel- Ing by water as far as possible." Forgive me. You are very wise," she sighed, raising her big eyes to stare Into mine. "I have seen so little of life. I am so Ignorant." I faced to the front and scowled at the bend ahead. For the time I had fallen beneath a spell and had forgot-- " ten she was not on unsophisticated child. Her plea of Ignorance did not hartuoftlze with the mystery behind her, nor with the disturbing testimony of her soft hands coupled to poverty. 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