Show X of PARRI n illustrated 6 nj D J LAVIN t t A cm r N cuff ro cow vu CHAPTER Continued it waa w all 1 over with 0 eo o I 1 could scarcely arcely ec realize had actually occurred abon I 1 laughed and wore sore my nereca dancing like me many de mono 1 ahey hoy wore were gone gonel cone 1 those merci merciless leso red devils those accursed murderers those fiends in human guise nor was it likely they would a top in their mad flight until they dropped froni from sheer exhaustion or the dawn of another arother day brought with it fresh courage and those othere others who were yet there drady brady tied till still to the stake the flame games already licking the fagot at his feet and mademoiselle praying to the virgin what would they think would they know understand what had realer occurred or had the terrible spectacle left them alio also in benumbed terror the thought awoke me as from A stupor and I 1 turned the ground woe was a jumble of things aa an if it I 1 looked upon a battle field yet this wae was not what I 1 really saw in that brut first swift glance A man a white man ran raf leaping the flame lit opening kicking aside the biasing blazing fagot fagots of wood already scorching drady brady hurling them to right tight and left in frantic baste huts until be he made passage through tb urh I 1 aught caught the of a knife in his hand and then by main strength he dragged the weakened prisoner clear of the burning wood and dropped him exhausted on the ground aa As the tel fat low stood erect tract blaring staring about him at tho the helpless huddle at bis his feet at tt white face of the girl at the debris on every elde side I 1 recognized simon girty saints sainte alicel what does all this install Int awant tall he be cried grabbing up the gun dropped in bis his first swift effort at res cue cud you I lunning water syl and thia this ie it the kentuckian who would have killed me what a s happened here it I 1 looks like a shambles never before did I 1 see a man burning himself who killed thes merciful godi godl bat cihat la is that ill ills voice rose into a shriek as he stared nt at mn mo while I 1 advanced advance d toward ulm with ono one terrorized leap he prang sprang back throwing up hl hlo rifle but bilth hands shaking so 80 that I 1 laughed the sound coming unexpectedly from euch such ghastly lips must have been more horrible than a groan for tho the frightened man dashed hia ill weapon to the ground and turned to run ills loot foot struck drady brady a body and he went down scrambling to his knees 1 I saw tho the old scout scouts head uplifted the trembling girl bury her faco face in her baties as if to hut shut out the sight eight dont nin ritu tharo Is nothing to be afraid off I 1 cried hae stopping still till in a my tracks to better reassure them 1 I am no ghost but a friend hear lifear me CHAPTER through the black night she dropped her banda hands from before her ores and holding out the white croe cross ele learning in the firelight caroo came slower forward A yard from me abo be tod hul bt tating not yet thoroughly convinced of my iny identity itla 16 is it really you joseph hay ilay ward I 1 he be lips faltered tal tell me I 1 bog bee you forfar I 1 As never so fright ened in my life lite 1 there Is nothing tor for you to fear llo I 1 said quickly regret ful enough to havo have startled her so 0 o 1 I 1 am a joeeph joseph hayward ayward ll the american T was but to save you I 1 thia this part she burled buried her face in her hands sobbing bar her slender form trembling oh I 1 am plad lad fladt she he managed to whisper 1 I 1 1 am not superstitious not oak but this vis wi so real so dreadful dread tul that all thought left me ob how could you bow you do thair 1 it I as all that was left or me to do I 1 explained my heart throbbing AA I 1 draw her bar handa bands from before her tuco fam and looked into her eyes you ingot not blamo blame me mademoiselle I 1 could not fight coq against them all I 1 waa WAS erased irith ath despair whon I 1 first th thought of thi it though bcd ocd me to the attempt my eye losing beyond her aw saw girty oa of III hit t lucee reaching far for his ribe rifle la in the dirt then he airoso to hi big feet als face boning abasing bard and ugly tn to the firelight weats all thie this mad play he ejaculated come now peak anak up or ill try what lead kin do are ye ghost er or man burn roe it if im afraid 0 your courage hat ca been 1 I resumed reta bied la to humor but 1 you might ae ad wll lower the gun there is so oc catlon to dhoot at me MO I 1 oat out into tuler via vien do you know me ito stared uncertain into my ray clay U face ce hie his eye eyes narrowed into were eitta alla maybe I 1 do an ana maybe I 1 doa doot doat t 1 he be admitted at lait last obstinately ilk ilka the lad ubo ho guided me into clr mar but a eight light for all that if it yoa ma had yer face washed an ari more hair halt elowin I 1 could judge better hit ull thia this about any ka how bow though t wakat much play in it for ate I 1 reckon pointing to brady whet when I 1 got sat lre A minute more moto an the man would have been heeled sheeted in pass 1 sloped ard him stin used to see v the man shrink back half startled still it my weird dror atlon and dropped A band hand heavily on bis his shoulder eh r does that feel like the grip of a phantom you fooht I 1 asked sharply ply Y it it does ill shut down tighter still for your benefit my tale can wait its telling until we be well out of here there will be time ume enough then to 0 o sat isar your curiosity curlo elty those fellows way get over their fright and come back what fellows f A mixed band of miallo ojibway and mostly shawnees with a chief sin slee e te wahl huhl so 80 it t was those devils the same me gang I 1 left at the foot of the island dut but there were no shawnees with them then e te wah did you say ay I 1 know the rascal but never bo be I 1 V 4 the fames flames already licking the fa F gots gote at his feet tore fore did I 1 hoar hear of him being bold enough for cuch such a dood what stirred him to att it there was a white man vi with ith them 1 I ahl now we have the truth h a redcoat and his eyes were on my jacket lie ile wore one stolen no doubt but was no sold eo lder ler mademoiselle knew the man mall a ruman called jules lappin he lie gazed into face a minute and laughed lAus bod lapping slapping his knee in udden merriment lordi lord I 1 hut dut that a good one boy boyi dy BY the lord hanat t woke i ano ajoku but waybe we wo butter better move friend for he would not bo be in good tumor hamor it be he did come and I 1 am scarcely beaded in better grace with him than yoa you go where f I 1 to join ny my party did yer think it likely I 1 was wa here alone I 1 ill it tell yer the whole of it in a a word I 1 found the warriors of the jandot Van Wan dot dots marching south ail an joined ahm have you heard it wag was war ay ATI there a no topping stopping now the tribe tribes have taken the trail the tomahawks are bloody T is bald said st CI dr has left already and there 11 ll it be fighting on the wabash ilisha it Is 18 easy to guess bow how it will end here are your Ind lansI at the foot of the lake f scouted up tho the abare as far an as tho the ford saw the blazo blaze of fire over here and crept up th through the woods to investigate then somebody BObi elody fired a gen gran and I 1 ran forward this ii Is what I 1 found lie waved hit his hand about the open rice now oa understand under tand I 1 reckon the best thing for ui u to do Is in to get out I 1 looked down at brady doubtfully then stepped stopped over beside him how flow ie Is he mademoiselle I 1 asked cau he talk at ait allf if you bend close to his lips you caa can hear beat his word words I 1 ehe she answered glancing up at my ia face ce the hunters yes eyes were balut be he beamed seemed to be try ing trig to speak and 4 1 dropped on MY knees beside besida her bar what is to it brady there was wu a taint faint mutter muttering ats bi bt bit t I 1 distinguished the words was was that simon yes too the th man Ban banzho who abo cut me down yea yes whar whar lc it be he now right here sou want to speak to ham himoe ob GIrty 11 the renegade caeg toward us and the tho eyes of the two border cra met for 9 moment iley they looked at each ether other many a memory no doubt float goat ing bet between weta then brady held out a hand band 1 I er 4 saved aved ray MY life bemon girty 11 he be eald said wl elih ah an in effort 11 II 11 1 never thought to shake bands with you but bat but 1 m a golu to birtye ugly face vice broke in into tc a smile nc no more jid lid f be bw admitted artim 1 ly wal we aint gine generally rally boen been in no anakin haude hands mood when were volve met herc heretofore still I 1 reckon were wg almut even tp vp an on kin afford ter it blakc ake if it we wanter think yer kin travel a bit araw far farr ro the th foot I 1 I 1 the lake to a IN wyan yam dot camal camp the hunters eyes wandered tron trens his face fact to nine mine 11 II 11 1 reckon I 1 ea he mumbled at miss laet last 1 I abut burl hurt so 0 o much only bruised up III ula glance tell fell upon bis his feet maybe tf if I 1 had some whole moccasins 1 I 1 d get along better well wall fix that and airty laughed 1 I reckon what them dead in june juns ie Is was lying there for lie ile topped stepped across to the body tumbled a moment and came back dropping on bit his knees deftly and quickly be he cut the burned leather from the wounded nitia feet touching the blackened flesh leel gingerly with hie fingers and slipped on the new now moccasins you re not scorched cor ched much friend hurt hurts some I 1 reckon but a couple 0 o daye days will put you all right 6 0 0 0 0 ae As I 1 pen these adventures of youth I 1 seem to retain but dim recollection of what hat occurred following our arrival at the camp at the toot foot of it the lake I 1 recall the struggle ruggle et we had with brady which taxed girtys strength as an well r I 1 ray my own the man suffered ered gre arcati gr cati atif and for or bucl of the distance xe e bore him in our arme arms in spite of his protests yet we reached the spot at lat and stumbled into the circle of light cast by a small fire the indiana indians aroused from sleep by girty girtys a shut and clustering about ua us in eager curl osley at first view I 1 deemed them bon hoa tile but a word from ue girl made them friendly enough it was the fourth ilay day on the banks of the maumee that we came gling into the indian encampment and basped through howling hordes who struck at us in spite of the guards the word ord passed that one of the white prisoners was brhen drady brady them to prem about us so close that we were fairly hemmed into the mass infuriated faces on every elde side the wild shrieking making an indescribable din the situation was becoming serious for the guards cared little what befell us when girty accompanied by three wyandot chiefs and a white whito man in british uniform fought passage barough the crowd and by threats and blows won aon way for us through the village the extent of this surprised me and gave roe me a new conception of the power of those northwest indian tribes there wore were hundreds perhaps thousands thou sandi gathered there for we only traversed one end of the encampment the warriors of tribes whose homes were ae as far away as the great lakes and the big rivers there were few wigwams erected not more than two or three standing in the shadow of trees close beside tho the river big as the encampment was it was no perma nent tillage village but a mere rendezvous rende ivous for the various tribes allied for war to one of these covered UP till deerskin and rendered hideous by tribal we 0 were taken and thrust within at wa last st we were alone brady and 1 I at though we could still hear the yelling without he lie lay jay extended on his litter and I 1 dropped to the ground thoroughly exhausted from the rough buffeting through which I 1 had passed CHAPTER rene carnev the afternoon passed slowly we discuss d the chances oi of escape yet know eo so little of our as to gain slight it we could be certain that there were no indiana on the opposite bank of the river we might venture an attempt but we were tar far from sure thus tar far ill at had been failure our us use lebB eleis our sufferings vain schultz bad had given giver up hie his life drady brady was wounded and suffering and 1 I as well vell 03 05 he a helpless prisoner yet even thin could be berue with patience if only I 1 could perceive perc eire tome wal wa to tome of service eer vice some means by which I 1 could warn st clair of this tornado of savagery about to beep down upon him slowly insensibly the vision of m mademoiselle came what a life lite had bad been here hers from childhood and yet how I 1 the true sweet womanhood hd hod con all savage environment she was la in my mind still a soft ton ten der me demoy when the eun skin concealing the en tiance was lifted and she he food stood in the narrow opening looking in I 1 could see her lender slender lightly poised t term rn outlined against the fire but her eyes could not peno pene the darkness within an instant tie ate hesitated leaning slightly forward monsieur yea yes I 1 eald said eagerly already on my feet feel 1 I waa was longing for you to come she caroe carve forward cautiously guided by the found sound of my voice leaving the entrance open permitting me to the without facing be the opening you have come to help ue us mad I 1 whispered bending ao so close her hair brushed my lips you feel that our need la in that desperate t 1 I mut must do right she he answered yet witti without out lifting her eyes to mine as a god tella tells me I 1 pray to him for guld anco you are valte men and chris you came to tf af 11 wyandotte Wyan dote dota on an a mission of peace chit Is a my duty mons let leit I 1 also am and aply dap 0 of f indian blood flow in my mr refet yet all uy my life lite have I 1 been indian ito how CA can n I 1 turn A against g a I 1 na t my own 1 I cannot think that you do I 1 urged as she he paused breathing belt illy the wyandot Wyan dots hare have been heen falsely led de calved they have been driven into this war by the lies of while whit a men inen would wi we bo be n danger now if it our tate ate waa was left to a council of wyandol chief nol no they listen to nu mo and believe it la 13 hamilton arnd his site aide aides sh arho 0 refuse to bear the story 1017 I 1 vent went to hia his tepee twice and waa was turned away the laal time with in eulf suits as though I 1 lifs aa an unknown equaw how flow then did yoa you eat faia to cone cora horer herer 1 I until he be left the camp ay re but two while men here t to 0 night and one of them 12 t girty I 1 irka not the man but he be seems friendly to you and so I 1 trust him ho ile suggested that I 1 come and told me something which gave me courage he ila bad beard heard a word dropped by hamilton which made him suspect your lives were at stake he ila dare not cot act openly but he lent sent me to tell you thi this and to whis per to you hie his plan it was as cany easy tot me to come here with hamilton away the guard guards are Wyan Nyan dots and I 1 had only to ask the chief to let me dress monsieur bradys wounds he lie had not been warned against me and suspected nothing the englishman who wae was left in command wae was led by girty to the other end of the village when the chief nought sought him be was not to be found and so I 1 wae was given permission she stepped silently back to the en an trance and glanced out into the firelight returning as swiftly to clasp my ray sleeve listen monsieur I 1 must speak fust fast for I 1 know not who may sue mus biclon ue us now mark ever every tord vord tor for t id 1 a desperate chance two tao hours from now be ready we must work tonight while hamilton Is away I 1 will somehow draw the guard away |