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Show f PIUTE COUNTY NEWS. JUNCTION, UTAH By Hugh Pendexter JOE LABRADOR." SYNOPSIS. Traveling by canoe on the MiusiHslppI, on his way to Biloxi, In the early days of the settlement of Louisiana, William English spy, known to ' Brampton, Indians and settlers as the "White Indian, sees a Natche Indian post a declaration of war his own against the French. For purposes, he hastens to Biloxi to carry the news to Bienville, French governor. Brampton meets an old friend, Joe Labrador, In dian halfbreed, Who warns him Bienville has threatened to hang him as a spy. Brampton refuses to turn back. He 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 protects a woman from a sergeant's brutality. She tells him she Is Claire DahlSgaarde, picked up In a raid Jn Paris. Evidently well bred and educated, she Is a mystery to Brampton. He Intervenes to prevent a man, English, known as Old Six Fingers, following her to New Orleans. A Frenchman, Francois Narbonne, slightly demented by stories he has heard of the riches of the New World. Introduces himself. Bienyllle accuses the. Brampton of treachery, but from latter secures a respite death by revealing the Natchex declaration of war. He Is to await the arrival of who companion, Damoan the Fox,, him. will exonerate or condemn Damoan has documents proving an English spy. Brampton Brampton receives a message from Claire, begging him to help her reach the English settlements. Brampton- - trusts with a note to Claire promising to meet her at New Orleans.. He plans his escape. After a struggle Bramptdn wrests the Incriminating papers from Damoan and escapes ftom Biloxi. Nar-bon- CHAPTER V ne Pay Gravel etc. Copxrtfkt by Hush Pcndsxter WNU Service s. . abruptly said: medicine lolls me you stand In of death. Is there any shadow the one to make A Last Cry for you? His eyes nearly closed and the powerful chest rose and fell quickly." When he spoke, however, his voice .was composed, and lie quietly said: I am of the Panther clan. I am a hunter. When 1 die my spirit will he Tery happy. My people plant coin apd melons. I live by hunting, and the white man is spoiling tile hunting. My ghost will be happy even if I have no wife to make the last cry. Does the White Indians medicine tell him any more? It tells that the path to Pensacola Is very bad for you. I must cross the bay and take the path to the Spaniards. I said, rising to my feet. His lips tightened. My departure was hurrying his plans and he did not like It. Suddenly he raised a hand for silence; it was a squirrel scampering through the foliage overhead. The White Indian shall take a lithe whispered, tle meat with him, staring up Into the green branches wnile be plucked his bow from his shoulder and strung it Without removing his gaze from the leafy canopy he drew a reed arrow My J 1111-112- 1. from the quiver and placed it on the string. Then he commenced circling the tree, bis head tilted far back, i could trace the movements of the squirrel by the slight stirring of the leaves. It began descending the trunk, and as It did so the Indians head slowly reverted to a more normal position, and bis outstretched hands holding the drawn bow . gradually ceased pointing toward the zenith and swept forward to follow the telltale rustling down the tree trunk. Triumph flashed in his eye, and my medicine warned me I. was a fool to stand there and be butchered, that the squirrel had given Sharp Claw bis chance to strike. lie gave a quick low cry, and shifted his aim, and I went down on my face and felt my fur cap snatched from my head by the passing arrow. With a scream ..a panther might have sounded he leaped forward with his px, while I tugged at my pistol. Had It missed fire, as it sometimes did, my chances would have been practically worthless. Down he went with both hands outstretched and nearly, touching me, and for a bit we two lay there, the quick and the dead. My first thought was to make .the shore of the bay and signal for the packet to take me off. Common sense 'stepped in and told me to hide the dead man, as it might be th$ greater part of the day before the Mattors came Inshore. I cast about and found a hole, where the roots of on upturned oak had lifted the soil ; and therein I placed the man of the Panther clan, who died because of treachery ; also because he was a clumsy liar. Working swiftly I carefully obliterated all signs of the killing. Fortunately we had not grappled and disturbed the turf. A cunning rearrangement of moss and forest mold hid the dark stains left by the Claw when be fell on his 'face with the heavy pistol fyall through his ' ' Continued I dipped Into it and found the pnrehed corn excellent and the bpars fat fresh. After my hard travel It wag most palatable. I sat down and began eating. The Choctaw squatted on Ids heels before me, an expression almost Indicating amuse'ment lighting bis eyes. What ig your mark? I asked, meaning his clan, lie stared over my head at the green branches for fully a minute; then answered. Long Claw comes from the Panthers. You are the White Indian from Biloxi." This startled me, and put me on my guard, although I gave no sign as I It nodded a careless affirmative. of news my the that wojld appear flight had kept up with me. I You nlso come from Biloxi?" asked. He shook his head, saying: From a hunters camp north of Biloxi. Two of my brothers live here with 'the Biead-EaterHe pointed in the direction of the Pascagoulas village. Did you see the Frenchman they call the Fox. pass your village on his way to Biloxi yesterday? There was an almost imperceptible flicker in his small eyes; and without waiting for the proper pause he immediately shook his head. 1 have eaten nearly all your corn, and nov I must pay for It," I Insisted. "There will he a big feast tonight and I shall have much to eat," be answered, teetering back and forth on his heels. He was a clumsy liar. It is a characteristic of many red men. I . have met to be as obvious as children when they try to deceive. Why should he enrry a pouch full of corn If his journey from Biloxi was to end with a feast at Pascagoula bay? When be filled bis poucli with corn and bears fat he had expected to follow a trail which might take him to Pensacola. I Author of Kings of the Missouri A Virginia Scout, ' -- . heart. Jinking north from the scene of the h fight I bent over a branch of a to mark direction. I repeated this . . bay-bus- sign several times, knowing the Fox or Ills Indian allies would accept It as a token from the dead man. Having done this much to mislead the enemy, I stole back to the.shoe and concealed myself. I darecj not make' a smoke for fear those on my track, or some of the Pascagoulas, would investigate it. Now that I had a breathing spell I made myself comfortable In the underbrush at the edge of the timber and opened up the package of papers Damoan the Fox had carried Inside his hunting-shirt- . The first one I opened was my Canadian report, the data I had so foolishly entrusted to Damoan for delivery. Tutting It In my pocket I gave my attention to the other papers.- There were three of them, all from men high in the affairs of the colonies, nnd each directing my attention to a different branch of Inquiry. Any one of the four papers would have proved my occupation beyond a shadow of doubt nnd sent me to dangle In a noose. Ilow Damoan had ingratiated himself into the good graces of my correspondents to the extent of making them believe he was a firm friend of mine and could be trusted to bring me instructions was a mystery. Had he delivered my Canadian report that act alone would have gone far to establish him as a good friend of the colonies. But he had obtained Ills evidence without surrendering my report. I went over the list of Inquiries, mentally checking off those I already had made, and memorized the others. Then I dug a hole deep under the bole of a white oak and'burled all but ray report on the French north of the Ohio. That document I risked on my person for a. while longer. And, accustomed to' snatching' my rest when I ..could, I stretched out., and went to sleep. Voices were sounding close by jvhen I opened my eyes. The sun hung low. Three pirogues had put In to allow four Pascagoulas to land. Nearly a dozen Indians remained. In the up to tiieir knees in fish. What the four coming ashore were after puzzled me until I saw two of them carrying a net, and making for a sand-pi-t directly below my position, while the other two made for the grove with their bows and arrows In their hands. Their companions pushed off. The two on the beach emptied' a Quantity of clams on the sand and began gathering dry driftwood. The men disappearing In the timber were after squirrels, or any other small game. Roasted clams and broiled sqmrrelsl My mouth watered and I dug-out- s, lows, I worked along slowly until the 6plash of a paddle ahead sent me into hiding. It was quite dark under the arching trees and I could not have told whether It was a white, red or black man approaching had not the fellow started a song popular on the watched them enviously as they built SL Lawrence. As he drew abreast of I softly called: their fire. Gradually a wisp of smoke my hiding-placJoe Labrador! climbed Into the brassy heavens, in"The good saints! he ejaculated, creasing in volume as the clams, wrapped in seaweed, were thrown on swerving his canoe with a swirl of his the coals. What at first I took to be paddle and making toward me. Hala gull, caught in the level sunbeams, loa! Who calls to me from the dark became a sail. The boat drew nearer, In the voice of a white man? The White Indian, I cautiously practically running before the wind. nere was an unforeseen dilemma. replied. Dlable Monsieur The Mattors bad observed the smoke Brampton ! I and terrible as With What the whole my signal, folly and had accepted it to travwere coming In to take me off. Did I fail to show myself they would become el you come bere? he growled. And frightened apd put back to open sea monsieur did me the honor to call me If I tete de bolsl Are you Indeed mad, and go about their business. showed myself I would startle the my friend?" I Why shouldnt I come here? Pascagoulas, who would at once rewould as his canoe slid against mine Biloxi and asked port the Incident, soon learn the truth. While I was and we grasped hands. Because word has been brought to willing the whole coast should think me safe in Pensacola I did not wish to la Nouvelle Orleans this very morning for the people to watch out for bring punishment on the Mattors. The boat lost the wind as It drew you, to take you prisoner and return Inside the bay and made slow progress you to Biloxi." We waste words. Why are you toward the smoke. While scouring my s wits for a way to avoid the paddling down the bayou to the lake and make the packet, a shrill cry at the edge of night? Oh, I go to the mouth of the rang out in the oaks behind me. It was a yelp of Banishment, possibly bayou each night Perhaps I am fear. The Indians An the sand leaped to their feet and started wildly toward the timber. The cry was repeated, this time in a signal, and the men below me gave an answering whoop and rushed for the grove. This second cry was one of discovery, and I believed the hunters had found the body of Sharp Claw. Dismay was quickly replaced by a sense of satisfaction; the dead man had drawn the Pascagoulas from the shore. I only asked that Damoan and his red allies had found my signs and had hurried bn toward Pensacola while I was asleep. Should they be at hand to witness the exhumation of the Chocthw they would know my signs were decoys and that I was not bound for the Spanish settlement. The packet was now near enough for me to recognize the two Mattors. I had expected to swim for It, and If not for my musket it would have been simple enough. But before taking to the water I glanced up and down the shore and discovered a small pirogue. Running the risk of being seen I ran to this and pushed it into the water and paddled fori the boat. Feet of the devil! Why did you not wait ! groaned Mattor pere, as I climbed aboard and kicked the pirogue free to drift ashore with the Incoming tide. I threw myself flat In the boat and With a Scream a Panther Might Have Sounded He Leaped Forward With Baslle growled: His Ax. The eyes of the world are watchus. ing curious to know who enters the I commanded. bayou. talk Enough There is no one on shore but some You have been watching for me to Indians. You must work the boat be- come tween Isle au Aigle and the Dauphine Such Is my weakness, my friend. and sail for Pensacola." Yes. Now we have met you must padFor Pensacola ! exclaimed Jules. dle back to the lake and up the Iber When the sun goes down well ville. If you lack anything ytra shall change our course for Tontchartraln. stay here until I can bring it. There you will drop me and I will pick What I lack must come from la up a canoe. I have the pistoles I promWe Nouvelle Orleans," I whispered. ised you. will go there together. No one will Monsieur Is a gentleman. It is see us. I will stop outside the settleright we should help him, declared ment. You shall go Inside and find a Basile. Hoi hoi See how red the certain person and say a word from sun is!" me. The person will come with you Mattor the elder crossed himself, to me, I think. and I heard him muttering: There He laughed without any amusement. Is blood on it! "Oh, there are quite a few persons I wondered If It were an 111 omen who would be glad to come with me for me. I hoped It was the blood of to you. It Is impossible, monsieur. Sharp Claw, the Choctaw. Then I must push on alone. Good-b- Turning out a Flapjack breakfast for a win try appetite family is no work at all for mother. All she does is add a little water or milk and bake on a hot griddle. No fuss! No bother I And what a breakfast! e -- 1 Albers Flapjack Flour tAlbersfl eU!n-eat-er- . 1 ! y. CHAPTER VI frankly said: It not only would offend my heart to leave you stranded in this muck, monsieur, but It would endanger my head. Without a canoe you will be found; then his excellency would surely ask how you get here. You did not swim here. He would know ours was the only boat to come this way since you escaped from Biloxi. Enough. Basile, have thekind heart to find a log canoe for monsieur. Basile was gone but a short time when he returned with a small pirogue which he said he bad borrowed from some of Le Page du Pratzs people. Entering this with my gun and a bag of smoked meat, I into the swamp growth, while the Mattors lost no time in putting about and working the packet Into a light breeze and sailing south, doubt- We Mustn't Expect Too Much less to hide up in Lake Borgne for a Cut the wings of your hens and while. Tbelr alibi. If I were discov- hopes, lest they lead you a weary dancs ered by my enemies, would be of a after them. Benjamin Franklia. geographical nature. Rheumatism Isn't as hard on tea Keeping close to the bank and under shelter of the overhanging wil temper as dyspepsia. pad-die- d EYES HU lon tiffnoretbadanorerBirnils of aching ejin, red lids, blood-h- o eyeball. Mitchell bye Salve removes irritation, red ucee inflammation, soothea pain. HALL A BtrCKEL 14T W avsrly Pi., Hew Tork BS of having eaten unwisely. 90c bottles. 30c and AT ALL DRUGGISTS. Power shows the man. Sick bodies made strong General break down forced me to quit work. Tanlao toned up my whole system, banished the nervous strain and gave me bach the health of twenty years ago. I strongly recommend Tan lac.F. J. Messmer, 254 So. Ninth A ve.t Burlington , Iowa, After a spell of Grippe or flu, when your system is all run down and your legs are so weak they can hardly hold up your body, start right in taking Tanlac. Its wonderful how soon you Tanlac sails really do improve right in and puts the system in fighting trim. It cleans the blood, revitalizes the digestive organs, gives you an appetite for solid food and makes you feel like a new person. ! "nold! I turn my canoe about. Nothing1 will turn the trick quite Tonnerre! Let Follow me, madman as fast as Tanlac, made after the his excellency hang us both and have famous Tanlac formula from roots, barks and herbs. Buy a bottle todone. ne was paddling up the bayou, and day and get started back to full strength and vigor. Take Tanlac I followed him. When he halted withPills for constipation. Vegetable the in the village straggling lights of New Orleans that la Nouvelle OrBest quality of the human is its leans which so many immigrants had variety. been led to believe was another Paris seemed very near. HOWS YOUR BLOOD? From just beyond a warehouse came I was so greatly Tacoma, Wash. the thin sweet notes of a flute. benefited by taking Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery Are Rouge and his people still that I am convinced here? There were six in his family there is nothing bettwo years ago. One of them played ter for a run down the flute, I said. system or for thin Some will be here now, but their blood. I was sufcabin Is farther down. And they are fering from an all devoted to his excellencys Interanaemic condition, had scarcely any ests, was the significant reply. blood, and what there was was thin and impoverished. I became very nerv- . 0USi weak and thin but the Discovery completely restored my blood to a natural and normal state and I grew well and strong. I have never taken a medicine that did so much (TO BE CONTINUED.) for me, it made me feel like a new perMrs. Sarah Dahlstrom, 1611 S. son. If Rightly Placed K St. Tablets or liquid. All dealers. Reading lamps conveniently placed Write Dr. Pierces Invalids Hotel in open many an unread Homer and a 1 Buffalo, N. Y., for free advice. uncut Horace. I I Keep an Appointment. Without incidents of interest the packet anchored at sundown In the mouth of the little Bayou St. Jean, or Tehoupic, as It still was known to many settlers. The Mattors had completed their bargain, but so happy were they over earning their pistoles without being brought to book by Sieur de Bienville they were loath to leave me in the swamps and marshes .without canoe; and Jules Mattor 44 Any book you want by mail, C. O. D. Deseret Book Co East So. Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah |