Show il the fealy J breed t A romance of colonial D days ays sy BY A CHAP T JUR VITT VIII WA WAH it ADD philosophy ail having ha ing departed on tits mission to t fort oswego tho the little army y andor selwyn began lla its march confident that tho ilia onomy enemy would not recover from their in ili time to harrass its ita retreat ro i aitho ugh tho the comm commander andl ir had no doubt i t hat they would follow as aa soon as thoy they i collect their demoralized allies I 1 Canti outly tooling their way with till tho in tho the rear to guard against nur surprise prise thoy they reached tile tho river at tho the close of tho the soco second nd day daya 4 in inar arch cli at the th point where marden ran the indian blockade but thoro there was no ito of tho the onomy they had probably joined their allies and formed a part of the force recently repulsed selwyn soliven decided to place tho the river between him and tile tho foe oc and at alien ordered tho the construction of rafts to willey them au rosi a task easily loy liy tit tho a rangers who ell cut t tho the trees I 1 in it un I 1 lorm form lengths with their axes and bound dhent together with walli wild grapevines grape grapo vines wion when night closed tile tho entire force was cri camped on the opposite above ahoy thoy may como flow it 1 the choose ulio oso 11 sald eaid renwick lighting ills his pipe lit at tho the r I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 N a 11 t LID ST ni DID IV 1 halt r te r taw A AI 4 alro wh choro supper p was being abeln prepared pro a I 1 dont think they will ett horo rc before tomorrow to morrow evening vo no loft left a broad trail to follow on replied selwyn iland and wo must bopra bo prepared tho the logs which formed tha rafts in iiii Is ih ho bo battled up en n the bank for and more added to thorn them it must bo be dono done at daybreak II 11 anwick llon wick was tired and li hungry tingry an and tile tho ot of venison broglin br broiling ollin I 1 on oil tho the foals stole over his senses witha saraph iu ili promise prociso of enjoyment till I 1 got my supper ch charley ahloy and I 1 will araso like a giant refreshed how avii fitful it is to in io sycurl iuri ty under that star sprinkled vault ault of ilia and watell tho the preparations for a Ian banquet which king george might t envy anvy 11 1 1 would that loudoun or abercrom ilia could smell small it thou then anil and como come hither r to share it laughed selwyn but their culinary tastes liko their logs legs run in another direction who goes there tl ioro shouted a sentinel on tile river bank after a fow few moments parley a raft was manned and pushed across tho the stream but soon returned with a stranger who was led to via tho spot whore where selwyn and Ron konwick chood tho man was rasped ragged haggard and faint from fatiguso and want of food who arc you asked selwyn tho the nan man gave tho the military baluto abaz 1 I locko locke air scout and ranger and w choro here is captain lardon A prisoner to the preach french sir air you could not nob aid him though you escaped yourself no sir air and I 1 had his orders to do just what I 1 did if ho be was taken you iea wo we had got all tho the information wo wanted and on tho the way back to oswego when ho he was surprised in lis his how did you find this place 1 I struck your trail this morning sit down and bavo something to oat eat said renwick Ilon wick you look pretty well used up 1 I am said jabo and ho he dropped down exhausted A plentiful supper bo however revived him bim and ito ho began to ask questions ali choso whoso 0 so command is 13 this cap captain t in selwynn Sol wynn mohawk ran rangers gerz jabo reflected selwyn was bardens Mard Mar dens rna friend to whom allol carried lite letter loil tr arlet ariel must have succeeded therefore and this force tho numbers of which lio lie estimated by ilicia trail was tho the result ut of that mission ills next question was wag abere is ariel selwyn know knew this man by tho the halt half breeds narrative of 0 tho the expedition up tho the river and ho he explained tho the reason of hla his absence 1 I must start for or tho fort tit in tho the morning said bald jabe to warn them that tile tho french are arc coming on OB in force by land and the gun boats from fort Fronto Fronton nae nc will attack them from tho lake ill 11 II tho the redskins red skins left this place to join in their friends said Iten ivick they must havo have destroyed their canoes or hidden them they destroy them said bald jabo quickly they must havo have hidden them ou on tho the other side of 0 tho the river and A tham ani tor it if they como ek ck icell bo be creeping over cr hero here in abo 0 dark to pick up scalps 0 alio wisdom at 01 tina suggestion being obvious it was decided to act on it by d daylight alight anil and tile tho necessary arrange wants being mado made to guava through tho the night tho the tired lived ran rangers gerls sought light repose with tho the first palo light ot of morning tho the camp was waa astir to kraut brant and it hla Is moll mohawks acks was assigned the duty duly of searching for tho the canoes whilo while tho the rangers raised a breastwork ot of lo 10 logs a to protect tho the river lank bank tho the indians indiana had little dini culty in finding tile tho canoes which wore oro diddon under brush wood near tho the river jaho jabo selected ono one and ills his journey to tho the fort tile tho work on tho ilia fontille for tille actions consumed tile tho forenoon and selwyn had reason to congratulate himself on tho ilia rapidity ot of the work for brant with hii hia scouts camo came in with tho the news that tile tho enemy approaching in forte tho the durons in front and numbering about three hundred tile rod red chlof volunteered to cheek check tho the app approach of tho ito hosi stiles ilos and having received permission mi silon disappeared tho the afternoon was spent apont lit in inspecting the surround ings of at tho ilia camp fortifying ivcak places and making all othur other prep orations for defense tile tho tho the rangers was intense fur for the wind here boro to their v ona aa tho ilia bounds ands of battle at first tile sh sho 0 a were cro distant and scattering but increased in frequency and vo luina as thoy they drew nearer until it seamed is as I 1 general engagement was aa lit in progress and selwyn resolved to send a party pai ty of rangers to tho the assi assistance stanco ot of tho red calling for twenty ts nty volunteers hin thoen thoon tiro force responded and when lio fin had selected liis his mon men renwick claimed tho the right to lead thorn them you had your huaro ot of glory tho the at other ier day charley ito ho said land and now its my turn besides your pro presence genco Is ia hooded hero here so saying lie ho stopped stepped into a canoe followed bytho by tho Guid edby by tho the ihring and tho ilia yells a of tile tho sa vago combatants ito ho mulo mada a ado do tour through tho the dens bonso a timber in ili order copain topain to gain the rear anil and soon gained a position which revealed repealed the fact that lie mohawks were slowly while ath ilo judging by tho the heavy trania a p pirty arty of regg regulars lars win was coin coming aig to tho aid L of alio unions quickly inon in ambush ambruz li 11 llon wick awaited the an pro icho tho latter on unsuspecting danger until ii liall tair force jot of men had passed passe d tho the ambush whon tho c opel lied anro talon taken by surprise and fg ignorant of tho the number of their assailants alio fell ft 11 ll into confusion their bravely endea ara A to io rally them and were picked olf ono one by ono until tho panic stricken survivor throw down their avni armi i and nod fled nto ill tho forest ilia durons who were pressing pios bing hard upon brant ami ills braves lr acs paused W ilan thoy they heard the sounds of I 1 butlo 11 in their rear while the red chief suspecting pact tho ilia causo caus a r ted tho the war ury cry of tile tho mohawks anil and pressed them in ill lily 1114 turn tho the frenchmen being disposed of renwick advanced cautiously on ilia roar rear of the Ili durons irons who instead of tho the assistance assis abc they expected finding themselves between two hies fires retreated in contusion confusion while tile s w acro ero engaged in scalping and pi plundering lind t tho dead tho rangers collected tile arin arms sand and ammunition of 0 tho french tho the muskets being furnished with bayonets which renwick Ilon wick thought might bo be mado available and the ho entire force returned to tho the camp when night camo came tho the brol mohawks bawks cole celo bratciw their victory by kindling a groat iro around which they danced their war var danco and chanted their deeds of 0 1 until tho the scene resembled pan domon luni iivo 0 o havo have only fought their skirmish line as yet ct observed renwick Ron wiek lazily reclining between tho the roots of a treo tree tho the heavy battalions at aro are behind selwyn was pacing up and down in thov Klitt mood tho responsibility of his situation was greater than his ox parlance pori and whilo while ho he had tho the fulle t jj 1 t 0 I 1 11 S M 4 vu N al y aili k WE vre HAVE ONLY THEIR SKIRMISH WINE USE AS YET TET in his bis friend and licu lieutenant bonant renwick bo felt th that n it lie ho wa was 8 by no means his superior in military skill lint but II 11 mardon were by his side A strange boy Ari marieland oland a fanciful name sald said Rqn wick ln in upon lipon his ro rovello verlo did lY id you evar notice how shy ho he is arid tow eagerly ho he listened when you spoke of martian mardon ile ho seems to bo be devoted to him 11 1 farden Is a man ato th 0 confidence and lovo love of all who como come in contact with him selwyn besides lie ho saved tho the abys life and lie ho has bas |