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J nil nil- roh fer r By f di l ti UGH HUGH I 1923 1915 4 lNlA scour or TER XI Continued XI-Continued Continued 14 Inspired to add lews s he while Eby not let me Inc stay here ue ate mademoiselle She would iVoa for her guide She She was a rou ben v we tried to stop her herthe wildcat f entering the he village before you youre ou ouI oue I re e must capIS cap cap- u p 11 the one else even evenI evenelle IS kill Every ery one his second In Lie I selle elle comes conies r not leave the feast so soI will trill IRe e there It must be as T 1 I am 13 about the village e and ancl gander fonder wits fits in looking for a n loop- loop cat r I j talk with mademoiselle IOe he je girl pil I briefly repeated repented the 11 I had bad given pren to Labra Labrador or and anders anden and told her I would work worl I Ie ers en 5 details e during the he da day As I she immediately Inter inter- objections She would go no- no rith lith Six Fingers unless I was made no 4 it Labradors Labrador's company compan She would not leave the see tre ce 3 unless sonless In my company it I will overtake you I Insisted nest cst Important that I reach VIr- VIr rith rich rith the least possible delay I INt sot rat waste aste any time In following j If not for me you would albe nl- nl be well on your way there Oh Old monsieur you are arere tare kale re I wish I could have told Kerent rent when you spoke to to me 3 heart beart I l In bringing up what I Iod od dh to be most strongly forbidden my mind to swirl In confusion a only mumble j e were not to speak of that further farther bewildered me as with oance of or a child she corrected for you to speak of of course rely 11 r It Is for me to speak of I wish Then s sympathetically files oes It hurt monsieur too much uk k of It 1 talk ink It does I promptly ant ani an- an i t beginning to feel very unTes unTes un- un Tes Yes I am quite sure It must not be mentioned Led ed d. d I did not fully under- under I only wanted monsieur to toI toI I I re regretted fo y k all ended You Yon will ill be ready rendy sith lith i my friend 1 M I will go u f red ed and bb backed from the open open- IC rho me a lew few paces and disturbed to see ee she was fight fight- some violent emotion neur Mademoiselle knew I I was never ne to see you youre there re Is something 1 Something j I think I should sn say urtO it prickled for she was wasI I mixture future re of enigmas that one guess where her words land i I had her seen as ns asas f 2 RS as a marquise Now she terue youth and an nn entire wisdom So conscience a r and I declared will see me IDe again ToMy Tol To- To Oa l the r river er My ly leaving this ig There will be a feast Sill Ill i be there there to watch me an 1 will be there to help him teB you Jou ou a free road When I You Feu have ave made a good start I Int laugh at nt them an and leave it monsieur she stiffly said bye litre saved sa iLo from I un an hale bave all In our your e e Ye as s oe 4 hiet walked away here heie there temptation to go back and ana anaN N to 10 V tell What she had withheld to in blame my Interest t In her hermy moods to ev my long withdrawal and its types of This In defense r ace of mind The sight of ofIn r leaving the T. 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T M ILU stockade In huh H the L comin com com- tear lear chiefs chief s grandson helped lay tny thoughts from the girl on the grim problem For e In notwithstanding m my I bad talking with no Idea that just how I was to nl ht tatt lilting the a cabin I I found LabI Lab Lab- ous for I me Ills UIs dark face he aught re U e Is ht that that he old ld pirate aSKed pirate Was as wl with you ou his is shoulders helpless helpless- I d t In old Pirate lle c was with I heel a. a Then pouf oaf want lie I fell n snatch him him I hive t ed l P D Jl around this cursed I I 4 Peeping Into nto I every cabin Sot not I a myself r philosophically to that disappearance perance If he hen was OI Ml n Wag an en end of one of b Worries I remembered to IU leaving the village I Is tamp to to Cult hilt s going InS was a n part purt odd c Six a liDO Fingers out Ut do tal a him hini t to hist it If WIS g this to Labra Labru- dor dol that Six Fingers entered the cabin and stood grinning at us In a peculiar manner Back again Where have you been Adrift he coolly answered I IJ grew tired of this devils devil's cage The wom wonna a 1 interested me for a n bit but the they blacken their teeth and when they smiled I ran I went outside You are lucky to be back alive What Is the matter with you Your legs and arms are wet I went to a brook brool and washed How did you ou go without m my seeing you ou little spider asked Labrador Six Fingers ers Chuckled It was as simple as ns sailing Into the wind In the fence back of mademoiselles mademoiselles mademoiselle's mademoiselles mademoiselle's made made- moiselle's cabin Is a hole It Is covered covered covered cov cov- ered from sight by vines I saw a fowl enter the vines She did not come comeback back I cruised Inshore and cast the lead lend I found the hole Labrador the big pig was sailing before the wind I slipped through the hole and went to the brook brool And here I am nm all nU safe and andl sound Yet you ore are lucky I warned Da moan monn and his Choctaws have been outside outside outside out out- side all the morning This washed the grin from hl his wrinkled d face I was not satisfied with Six Fingers' Fingers explanation of his excursion outside the stockade How co could d I know that he had not met outside the village and had made a compact with him Narbonne was dead and there was was was-no no possible chance to continue the quest quest for I warned Labrador Labrador Lab Lab- rador Say nothing to Six Fingers about tonight's plans There was a n look In his eyes that tells me he Is trying to hide something from us I said When I start with mademoiselle tonight tonight tonight to to- night I shall give him no chance to spoil the plan Of course we shall go through the hole In the stockade Of course And I will keep Six Fingers with Fingers with me He frightens the J girl to At At m midday I went went to mademoiselles mademoiselle's cabin and called her hoer out and informed her of the hole In the palings and warned her to be ready to leave by means menns of It You are determined not to go with me rne she asked If I planned that way none of us could go I shall be right behind you I shall keep leep Six Fin Fingers ers with me She was relieved relle to Imo know Six Fing Fing- ing- ing ers was was not to accompany nerI nero her I will not fall fail you monsieur she whispered There remained nothing now but to wait walt until evening Owing to the brief time nil allowed owed for preparations the hunters could not roam very ery far and some sonic of these were returning continually continually continually ally usually with strings of small game I tried to get some rest against the exertions of the night but each returning hunter was greeted with much shouting and sleep was sible It was twilight when returned returned returned re re- turned to the village He lie went out of his way ay to pass within a rod rod of me and the look his his' dark eyes gave me was one of triumph Yet I could uld not comprehend any immediate dnn danger er The peace smoke would not blow away without some warning warnings plus an announcement announcement announcement an an- as to when It could be renewed With the going down of or the sun the Huma puma women began running about the village cackling excitedly Fires were J before the started sh in the opening chiefs chief's cabin Kettles were hun hung ov over r the fires and und the various kinds of game were dumPed d in ln the tiie contributions ranging from squirrels and water-fowl water to deer meat kept to the theother theother other ther side of the village and had his Choctaws posted about the exit He believed ed he had us bottled up mil until I Ithe the protection of the calumet had bad ended end end- ed cd cu dark 1 there 00 l H was no cu dark 1 there 00 l H was no When It grew so danger anger of being closely I observed I 1 I and was cabin wall walled walked ed to the girls girl's Indian women had pleased to find the temptation of the succumbed to the twinkling fires and find had left mademoiselle mademoiselle mademoiselle made- made Instructed her moiselle unattended I greeted After Arter I have gone gone back acl I want you cabin and see If it steal behind the to de- de Six Fingers the hole Is there as ed 1 scribed when he it It is Is there I saw him came through It Labrador to call Then be ready for cna must net act for tor you When he comes you swiftly Do o aa as he says says The uThe other lIe He lIeIs HeIs With nth me Ive told you sou he lie stays been up to some Is ac acting ing queer Hes He's bargained to mischief He fIe may have sell us out she Instantly To my astonishment declaring possibility denied this sell seIl me No ho no would never lie m me meto he Rants monsieur lie He la Is eval but village and from this to esc pc from call the FoX the man you 1 I 1 mad no mysterY More of the request I comment nt but repented repeated my I that she ehe be In con constant tant readiness to go 10 with Labrador Then I wished her a a. a stout heart hn good luck She came to me and took one hand In both of hers nn and held It to her heart and without a word retreated In Inside the cabin I began to realize how horrible the whole situation must be for tor her She was denied the tho tonic of action and must dully wait walt always fearing the worst I was back at my cabin in time to meet Little Turkey and six warriors who as ns an escort of or honor came to lead Labrador Six Fingers Fingers Fin Fin- gers and me me to the feast As we walked between them and entered the firelight I beheld the chiefs chief's grandson and a delegation of or warriors performing perform perform- ing the same courtesy for the Fox Behind came all of his Choctaws except fo four r left to guard the Ule exit The chief gave the sign for the feasting to begin Minute portions were tossed over the shoulders for the ghosts and the peace pence calumet was hung up on a pole by the side of th the chief and was made the recipient of scraps of meat and rations of beans Strong Bow Dow looked up an and down the double line Hue of men bolting the meat ment like dogs and asked me why the white woman was not standing among the Indian women omen to watch the feast I told him she was a queen In her own country and not used to standing while men ate and that she preferred remaining In n her cabin until the dancing dancIng dancing ing began when she would appear grinned widely and murmured murmured murmured mur mur- She will stand while I eat my friend I pretended not to hear and Da- Da monn moan stared at nt me curiously trying to fathom my mind Like the fox he feared a n trap but so long as I and my male companions were within immediate Immediate Im im- im mediate reach rench he lie could not reason renson out where we had a n single chance Six I Fingers never raised his eyes from his food and yet et he was not hungry Labrador Labrador Lab Lab- I rador devoured huge portions of under- under 1 4 v. v 1 k c j a. a 1 I S r w t I K f tl vUi I I tf I t lr 1 i p Gli 1 It Was as Simple as as' as Sailing Salling in the Wind In the Fence Back of Mademoiselles Mademoiselle's Mademoiselles Mademoiselle's Ma Ma- demoiselles demoiselle's Cabin Is a Hole done meat with the philosophy of one who makes the most of the hour which Is his In a short space of time the kettles were emptied except what was reserved for the women and th the warriors warrIors warriors war war- retired to paint for their dance I called to Labrador in French and requested requested requested re re- re- re quested him to wait walt on mademoiselle and ask her to come and see the dancing I demanded my attention on by asking So we renew the peace pence smoke In two sleeps eh 1 There was so much exultation in n his tone so much le In his gi grInning Inning face Pace that I knew he lie was up to some new trick something I hind had no not dreamed of I guessed frantically and could not Imagine what It was yet et I knew be he had his plans all lal laid before the feast be began an and that he lie was not I dependent upon the Interval beh between I the end of the first filst smoke and the beginnIng beginning beginning be be- ginning of the second Much may happen In two days I carelessly replied As true as heaven he mocked d And much may happen happen in i in one day day day- before another sun What are you ou planning to try tonight to to- tonight night I bluntly asked lie laughed merrily and protested I try Pardieu I Think I would break the law lass of the n But t If you should break It eh COl Come e no now would the peace sU smoke sUe e ho hover hoer er 0 over er J your English head for two days if It I I was known that you had broken the I 1 law I I There was no guessing his meaning although h he meant death I scoured scoured I my brains but could find Hud no signs sighs which would lead me to his hidden trail I was still sUH pondering on this new attitude of his when the freshly fleshly painted warriors arme armed with axes and bows and arrows leaped in between the and ami began their war dance suddenly turned turne his head and fiercely demanded i Where Is my woman I eased my Ire by reminding him Your scalp shall pay the whole price He leaped to his lils feet and and spoke to the chiefs chief's grandson who was reluctant reluctant reluctant tant to do what was asked then spoke to me saying If the woman does not come the will bring her As Labrador and the girl had had time to get far down the river trail I knew this would he be some task tor for the to accomplish Yet I fought for more time by appealing to the chiefs chief's sense of Justice urging him to declare the white woman need not show herself at ut all nil unless she so de de- sired Only the fear of whose word bearer he knew was caused him to hesitate He would woula hunt with the French and run with the English and he suggested It would make the hearts of the Human very light If the white woman would come and watch them dance So be It I said I will go 10 and ask fisk her I do not believe would have suspected any ruse had It not been for Six Fingers' Fingers frantic haste to follow at nt my heels Let them stay here I shouted the Fox The Iron Hand will fall and crush the If they do not stay here Stop cried the chief now In panic at nt the threat of the Fox word-bearer word of Blen The eyes of the Humus would be made glad at sight of the white whit woman I Strong Bow chief of the will go and ask her to come chuckled contentedly and said to the chief We will wait a n moment There la is a present the white whiteman whiteman man has prepared for his woman He had It hid In the he woods but my Choctaws Choctaws Choc Choc- taws found It We will have It ready when she comes to see the dance He whistled shrilly and very soon two Choctaws came trotting from the exit with a long object carried between between between be be- tween them As It was carefully deposited deposited deposited de de- posited on the ground I noticed the blanket was one of those taken from Narbonne's pirogue by Six Fingers when we came ashore to hide In the Indian village Veer off Hells Hell's to to pay J I l It was washid washid ni hid nt at t the brook I The cursed scum found it 1 huskily whispered Six Fingers Fingers Fingers Fin Fin- gers his set deep-set e eyes es glaring at the two Choctaws as the they took hold of the blanket There a black spot on my luck I 1 I motioned his Indians back and because of his love of or the dramatic dramatic dra dra- matic assumed full charge of the proceedings proceedings pro pro- Striking an attitude and p pointing a finger at nt me he harshly cried out to the bewildered The liThe present of ot the En English lIsh spy to his woman And he |