Show the A R romance lomance of coloia colonial ial days BY ROBERT A CUMMING A cinoc canoe by two bram v as gliding up tilt iho stream anil and it soon became apparent that they MIO scrutinizing the shores for sumo settle trace of tile tho pros of a too fee on oil reaching ficai tho the mouth of 00 emit creek they the paus paused etl something had attracted acted their attention they mo about to investigate vesti gate tc laboa oyes following tho direction of theirs had discolor disco lol tio tile bechet A ncncy brokon branch blanch overhanging the bleek had botia od their billing place the calhoo approached approach fd t it engred tho the creek lit n moment till all would lu be dincov ared vred jako was ja in of cooking ills rifle fino betat anit it it a sign aln n from arlel ariel lio lie do bisted Tho report of 0 a run gun inight lio be tam niep vaina vile inn poy acted an ari inow 0 v to it lila is liow iov find and halted a ltd A grunt one of tile braves announced that lio lie biad alo calhoo and an lio a aia is t to launch it when tho the half breeds arro 11 bulled itself in ill lla ills chest while hilo libo labo loin L oin oni tho the bank liboro hurled a I 1 li through tile tho bottom ot of tho host I 1 kiloh narrowly itsie ita 10 ma baliling liling occupant As taju cincu hunk lol IK leath hlin him however tho brave brao seized which ahl h lio lie nn it overhanging brantli branch by twining iut iii hini bolf to tho further sido of the creek and disappeared in III the timber ailon roused ilia his inister ro to ida lit post on tile alio river bank front whence lio lie returned hartny the news of another canoe on tho the river maradi dutoi doto mined at once to and eo orders to launch tho the canoe 0 vo o will paddle quietly up stream said ho be ana alia they nuy may follow us in ill tile tho rulief that 0 o are aio their friends for they van in riot not distinguish us ua at eirich a distance 11 again artal ariel took ills his place in tho the bottom of 0 f tho the canoe as it headed up atil and it a as it if bardens Mu Mar dona dens stratagem was about to succeed for tho hostile ostile boric baik still hold its course it was now past noon anil and a strong briozo mado ripples on tho the stream clipped ills hands and pointed to the pursuing bark she alio was coming coining on oil rapidly propelled by a blanket sail bail sho she la is overhauling us tia bald mardon and wo wei may as well end tills this matter at ono anio 0 ho tur r ati cati c ifa V ot of tho the canoe to choro chore wil aly i A A hono tion lion of m a riot it i I 1 irton r n LE t nd pursuers whistled past pait 11 ills jabo jaba instantly returned it ft what lio cult not nob see oa as alie bi blanket anicet con cin coaled tho mardon 9 fd until alio ta 0 canoe was almost on a alin lino 0 w with 1 t it him when tho the anglo angle of 0 tho the sll sail litin him a glimpsy 0 of tho the anan at tile tho storn and lie ho fired tho the hittlet bark forged ahead struck a anaa ana in tho the middle of tho the stream str pain and turned slowly y ro round ind tho the heavy beavy sail forced it over on oil its side and it floated golpl cas ly down stream then a bofo roso rose to tile surface for a moment and sank bank out ot of sight that s hot of yours tabu jabo must have hit ono ot thorn them said bald maidan bardenas Maid Mar denas cn as lio lie stopped of on I 1 shore and now to lice BO if thoro there aro are any more rod akina on our track rack climb this tree it will give you a gaoa view of tile river tile hoy boy climbing into tile tho topmost branches with tho the agility of a squirrel but huon boon returned with wilh tho the ikuto as that no enemy was in sight bight night wits was approaching and tho the tired voy voyagers aers were fain to find a place of rot and security tho the stream was wag bv bo coming narrow and comparatively saml low and a 6 small island in its inglat furred it into rapids on either side this marden selected for their bivouac and boro thorn to eni lly ity lloro hero they ventured to inako a lio with vilh tile aid ot of powder ponder in a 1 rifa 0 pan it was kindled in ollow ofa of 1 tree tile light carefully concealed con conco ceale ilca by their blankets and ariel allol cooked their supper which consisted of dried venison frizzled on tho the coals cokloo and I 1 sorn orn cakes eakes after tho the repast mardon and jabo lit lib their pipes while ariel gazed into tho the uro fire and seemed scorned to bt bo to st in this la Is the end of our journey by water marden announced as lie ho shook tho the ashes out of his hid pipe illy by daylight tomorrow to morrow you and andl I 1 jabo will w ill tako take up our march through tho the forust until we vo gain a point in tho the st lawrence laurence where wo we maggot may got some information mation 0 of f tho the motions of tho the french 0 vo o have hav 0 mado made a wido detour to avoid their indian allies but I 1 hope chopo to outflank the them in asfor As for thoo my arlel ariel lie ho continued in french and with a tingo tinge u of f pathos in his voice eliou tho the task boford taco I 1 trust thy native instinct to lind the way to tile ho mob mohall t wl vilio valley M toy and bom c 0 of f my f riona charles selwyn aelwyn I 1 thou wilt give tills this loiter letter in III which i 1 I hao ohve to u his hii crotee I 1 tion t oi and I 1 doubt not that h ho wai il rhel ter theo until bappler days shall nestoro thoo co to thy master tho the boy sat gazing into the fire as it if h ho 0 ero reading ills his fate in fit tho the embers ono one hand half 1 I 1 concealed tho the face which rested on it tho the other grasped that of ills hla master at daybreak tho the party arose and paddling across tho the stream secreted t tie tho canoe under a pilo pile of brush and leaves they were ready for tho the ariel aric approached his master took hla his hand and pressed it to his 11 lips il the then ath with a sign of f farewell to the rang ranger cr if N VR i X 1 41 W P 4 X V biso 1 DEVILS WORIC HAS DONE I 1 speared penrod in the depths of tho the for forast jalo jabe looked after him lies iloa iho he first redskin that I 1 would trust further than I 1 can see he ro marked inar kod and ito ho is clear grit and truo true blue bl no mardon wits was L blont lent hla his spirits were under it a cloud this morning llo he could not account for hla his Into interest rost in tho boy tio ho reproached himself for bonding him on such auch it a dangerous errand and ro called with of soul tile tho parting look ot of devoted affection in those dark eyes cyc arbe jc lic observing his companions troubled taco face alid guessing its causo cause wa was 08 silent t also and tb they ey jell journeyed on wt with I 1 scarcely a word spoken guided by tho the still kun tho the mosa on the trees and a pocket coin pasa pass which mardon marden carried until noon when hunger and fatigue corn com polled them to rest thus far there were no indian signs tn in the wot wet around which retained tho the tracks ot of numerous wild animals yet caution and afla were advis advisably ablo toward night rain began to falland fall and tit th y looked around for a hollow treo tree or projecting rock there is something looks a house or Is it a rock sald said 1 oho abo pointing to an all object which in tho growing darkness dirk might pass paha for either it proved to bo be tho remains ot of a 1 1 g cabin p pit art tot of i had been destroy c a by fir alro although a portion ot of tile roo loot f supported port edby by tile chimil cyana and tho the walls wall s remained charred by lire I 1 it presented a ghastly and forbidding appearance appo aranco but it was il n shelter and jabo who wis was not troubled w with ith test hetto mastes cy boldly en entered and with th thra fald id ot f I 1 hatchatt and somo liw lawlor lor saw sonoko im Itin Jling tho the lic arthr tho the kinoko of 0 shrah disturbed an owl who wit lind lonte ioma mado A alio chin chimney hla his it choini tho f to othora th r 04 ate 11 maidens toot struck 7 so lathing as lio lie onto ont orid a an 0 gigli ted up tho the blackened walls walla lie ho saw baw that it was a humin lieiman skull with a fracture trac turra across tho the forehead to which still clung a few long brown liners lia rs somo some devils work has loon been dono done hero here said sald jabo pointing to tho the skate skeleton to which tile tho skull belonged anil and to a smaller one that of an infant lying alyin close celoso to the wall a against g which it haa biad boon been hurled as aa tho the bloody marks marka fled fic 1 yos yes continued jabo tho the lichtin light in whose oyes when tho the dismal F spectacle revealed itself was now extinguished ting lied bya by a tear yes captain I 1 can seo see it all as aa plain as ai it if I 1 had been bero when it wits vaa dono done the red devils attacked tho the shanty and killed tile tho mother and child while tho the father was absent or may inay bo be well fand ills hla bones 0 tiido and tho the wolves havo have made a meal of them sool and lie ho hold up a bono on which tho the marks of tooth were plainly visible blo mardon turned away with a n shudder illel vo 0 will bury thorn them out of sight jabo lio said lly tho the aid of knafo and catchot a shallow 10 gr grao avo was dug in a corner of tho the room reon for thero was no floor but tho the mother oarth earth to whose bosom tho the poor rl remains mains were consigned while tho the grave diggers each ae according cording to ills light hallowed tho the spot with a silent prayer jabo then prepared supper after which ho he seated himself on a block ot of wood which had evidently been abed by the former occupants tor for that purpose lit his pipe with a frontiers man appreciation ot of present comfort no matter how far short it might come of the genuine article bardett followed his example and tried to banish f from rom his mind tho the gloomy thoughts incident to the situation bitu atlon its strange said thoughtfully Jabo how things happen accidental like that bring to mind somo some other thing that may flay bayou bo you thought of forbears for years and as good as forgotten 11 ho paused for a moment and then in answer to Istar mardena dens inquiring look lie ho wont went on you coo captain I 1 was vaa thinking about what happened hero where wo we wo sitting and I 1 mado a sort of picture of it in my mind with that poor woman and her child may bo be there was others other a carried oil off to canada to bo be slaves claua to their redskin masters and tho the figure that camo into my mind to represent ent this woman was tho the perfect picture of another that I 1 saw years ago and of since although I 1 have been hunting for her in my memory for months past you seeking becking for a thing fr forgotten gotten mardan to bf be COti tilled |