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Show By Hugh PensSexter CH.PTER VI Continued ltUu! iu.v ti.siriu-lU.ua. and re hl'iu that he would He f..v..r vlvi'd so"m ("r li, Oti.nutsiCrt ' 1,1,0 tth ' "uul f"r ""' l'"l'" ' ,S .lr.-.y t-een m-M. I., ll.e "V f we .U.l " ",r'll;,, '.j,. ot shoutti'l! "' "''' w'.ut 1"" 8,1 "sl',' t" ,rs hi, J ' I'r.'iiU'tl.v served S!:11;';10,, M...1 ft coarse l.iv.1.1. II ,. , ,),.,! Queen Alln.lii'l'l"' "'' ""' ,,.'.1hl u., to delay our .leimrrure We ' propose lenvlMB tu.we.er , i-roti' had I'"' ' "l "I''"'-'"-Sows forwtirile.l rr..in lu . ,rie would wvl-ss unless. Hi.' , i,'!iv'.-irs mill ""' W,IS " anion " ... it ,o the army. Hef.-re deoarl ; t '(r the fort. I lm.1 to satiM.v u.y . s, ,. Oronilt would iit tie re- j shelter I" ,,,e s" we nle I meal leisurely ami fmiclil Hie 'iuvilis finished n ml wiped our tin .,. on 'mi' tuiu.ll" of dried crass - fr'rvveeued I'1 ,wlul m-s "'"-iislns ,fr l had made my f.H.t-Koar bs r.'eJ as new 1 a.lvlsed tl.e Onondai: ii like Hi? !'me- - (Vteo I Ueved nu Hour tnid -- e--seJ. I peered Iti roiii;ti small Hole :i "Vt:e'enJ of ctihln aud Hetield t iw.it striding from Hie woods, lie ed ami shouted Uie ituesl call and prompt!' eoufronted by several lirriori They talked with hltu for , few elements and then cla.Uj Cor.ed: -lLcelishmao I Insellstiman ! rbJy selred hl9 hands and patted 1- usVsouUer and In hospitable :-- pj5!lc:s) waved their arms nnd f '-.ti toward the caMns We entered the rillage and the word ti rjpi'Hy passed that he was -f lishroan": and where we had re- fciuJ hMwIs and frowns he beheld ii tat beaming countenances, i it ;mJered about and passed our t.::a and beheld us but Rave no s-I.d ot nv;c::it'n. A warrior must have "V L: cd fciio it.at we were Freiu h Id cr sy:-jp.ithie for he paused and i z. U derisive gesture at us. whereat J re sirajvs laughed In treat enjoy-6: enjoy-6: it:.:. I was afraid the audacious rns-til rns-til to -j id chsllece us to a f.tit. or . ; ; : 5. r-e .ULer trick. N'" satlstied :c..c:e would be permanent 1 Hi cp try rii'.e and. with the Ot.on-c Ot.on-c ;j. ep;d outside. I T-31 d.iy we advanced with ere at n::c ar.'i made slow progress. Ii v.5 ti.e D K'i trail tnai ue:u ou. m-Tri:i' m-Tri:i' n. J!. re than once we drew to h $;Je ot the path and waited to i T..ro if ive were pursued. 1M tin. ber originally croJ:nR I1 ::.i:.st l!:: fun bad been leveled for I I c QsideraMe depth. Vast cornlields srrttcied fir a fniirth of a mile up the V Aiifitecj and the Monongatiela. In v.Z: d to these, there were many CalD gardens along the Allegheny Co tie Monongahela. there were a c:rbr el mills. We strack the clearing at a point c;;-:i;ite the eastern gate, a rather pre Ufjons rx.rtal of teD feet In width srircg od hinge and having a - r.'la In the mldille. Inside the s-toek-' lis were two storehouses, or maga fces, as many barracks, a guardhouse X- '-' tci prison, the eomniandant's resl-s resl-s - iec and the Chanel. All these were terj stontlj built of beavy logs end ii sacked up to -ithiD three feet of the .:-'V, r.dokade, the Intervening space being i;:: packed with earth, and the board wfs ai the eaves lying level with the v'; racparts. There were no pickets, oor pointed palisades, and from our posl ;; lion It looked as if the whole enclosure j ". !'. b! roofed over. emerged from the woods umi made for the eastern gate, and out coming seemed to be unnoticed One v:',. "I the Canadian militia was iazil x '.i' guarding the gate, half asleep because ot the bnt sun. Afier scrutinizing us -j':. fota tew moments he said: "I greei '00. rn'sieu. You would '-ee rnptuin Beaujeu?" frv3 ' expressed that desire, and he IawMl1 and tailed a soldier and told Ivli? k' 10 lake m name in the com i-y "Sudani. Very soon the messengei UltV ,r'nrDtd ar"l said I was to follow him 111,3" The Onondaga dropped behind to stroll about the enclosure. 1 was conducted ut' to the couiiruitiiliint's hioise between gtl'; ,; guardhouse and the western gate .tfitJ A" ltle way from Alla(Uipra'e town, i 1 heen schooling my nerves tor tC-" "''9 mmln8- There could be no on' Ual vces; either I would rem-iin ny 0sus)ei-iel. or go Into a Huron ket "e. I realized that some tongue might jiff?, tl!lve wagged since my former visit Jjttiprij' 'or news travels fast in Hie forest jjT " doubts vanished, however when t al,,aa Beaujeu ran from the bouse jto! m embraced me warmly in dress fU' '"d appearance, I was only a coureui ,i(i8 ",ls- t,u' n our first meeting I hart jSirtJ. the name ot an oirl family ,.we?i m ffrtiines were ruined, hut whosp fefy I'.'1 f"d. jefj t: viLai"tiln Beaujeu was forty-foui t-; J -.J" 01 age, a native ot Montreal tjtf ,,.ls ,m had been a rnptuin at in n6 l!lvtr8' anfl f"re' fighting ran ii l""1- The s"n already wore UNV 1 7"SS KnlRht of St. I-outs M ., 8ervfirt . "s commiindnnt at otT "e Wl,s absolutely Incapable f'J nJ" Rni possessed a soul courage my f '"1 well with his heart. , Other fc,nr"','"'''n who did Utile I" oomparl SjiV ''I" utrine accomi.lishmeui lllumtratiant if Irwin Myers Coiui'l.ht hv llvmh ISuxlutsr WNU 8mvIc are leglstcied on i tie printed page bill few In these lull , ,Uy know the deeds ot Kctinjcu We bad some wine and he pressed me for news I pive blin u part ot the InfoiniMilon fromlt had brought mo. It was collect so far as It went Init I made no mention ot the uenera1 sickness among the soldiers, nor ot the uneasiness iimonn the regulars and provincials, nor ot the Jealousies and bitterness among iho olllcera. In so fur as I talked. I spoke truthfully for tils spies had been, and would be keeping him Informed, and I had nc desire to be proved a Mar. When I had Mulshed. I eagerly nsked : "We will tight, eh?" -We will tight. I find there are some things a Chevalier ot St. I.ouls cannot d. run away without making a tight." "Hood I" I exclaimed. "Then rein forcements have arrived?" "We are weaker in regulars and ml lltla than we were in the spring," he calmly replied. "Itut we have Increased In-creased our Indian force a little. Monsieur, you are devoted to Frnnce You have rasi your lot with us. You Ho Was Absolutely Incapable of Fear and Possessed a Soul Courage That Went Well With His Hecrt. are entitled to the truth. The Indians nre uneasy. Nay. they are frightened. They may refuse to make a fight. 1 m-ike n.vself believe they will lift the ax and "dispute I'.raddock's progress-Cut progress-Cut I have dreamed of waking and finding their huts empty, of finding mv red allies returning to their north ern villages. There have been no reinforcements re-inforcements from Canada. I have sent niessa.es to describe our desperate des-perate plight- hut no men come bark nd mv friend. I have some news that Is laier than yours. A runner arrived yesterday, saying the army hns reached Jacobs' waiting there for provisions to be roulh, up. So the Fnglisb nre hav- no their troubles. I only pray that "he, me by the easy crossings nf he Monongahela. If -hey do. I propose pro-pose to lay an ambuscade Jus. before hP reach the river. By Our Lady-Lip Lady-Lip we mav surprise them. But If Kldork chooses to march aero !iart,e rreek. twelve miles from Its y there will be no chance fo. an m"" ! for .he country, although rouT mh has no good cove, r surprise attack If he come Long that line. ...on a we can do Is to die fighting. us .hope Mr the best. , Ja devoutly sincere In saying it only my "best" was "IS; He mughed softly and replied. Monsieur Poland. ls ,her: ,eftMf s to light -ill. except hopej die, as the Inilluna will not make a light In that co.Mry. "Walli iihout the fort, monsieur, and spirit up the men with a few worla 1 must be busy for a hit ot rounding out my plans for a grand coup But we will dine leisurely tonight. There will lie several at the table whom yon met on your former visit. There will he Lieutenant de Caripievllle. Sle.tr do Parlous mid Lieutenant tie In I'll-nidi. I'll-nidi. The brothers de Normanvllle are out on ii scout and won't come In un ill the enemy Is very close. "Poor Dupuy has served his king and has gone to his reward. 1 do not think you met him. A brave simple ' soul who knew no fear Nor was Lieutenant Iteauvals here on your first visit, but be Is a most pleasing man, nnd you will rejoice in forming his nciinalntance." "Lieutenant Ileauvals," 1 repented, the two words ringing oddly In my ears. "Yon have met him in Montreal, pernnps?" "The name sounds familiar. But I recall no ofllcer acquaintance of that name." "Somehow you two Improve me as being much alike. The pleasure will be mutual, 1 know. I only regret poor Dupuy could not be here." "1 regret to Infer from your words, monsieur, that your friend Is dead." "Killed on a recent scouL It Is the reward of the forest brave men." My mind wns whirling. My words seemed to come without any mentnl volition and I did not realize what 1 was saying until I had said 1L, De Beaujeu. as he escorted me to the door, added : "Like yoursell Beanvals Is a man of deeds. lie loves to go alone Into the dangerous places." "Yon (latter me, monsieur. And what hour do we dine?" "We will not wait for Lieutenant Benuvals after seven. Me should be here today." There came a great surge of relleL Uls speech cleared the situation somewhat. some-what. Pupuy, killed by the Onondaga outside the little cabin, had been reported re-ported dead by the French Indians. Ileauvals bnd been captured Inside the cabin and his three red companions compan-ions had died So, there were no witnesses wit-nesses to his fate. Then I remembered the Frenchman carrying belts to Allaqulppa and In parting from the commandant said: "And Monsieur Falest? trusl to see him. Of course he has told you of our meeting In Allnnuippa's town. I f .tl.irl hl,n mll'h " I liked him much. "Walt, wait, monsieur I if you please, tell me about Monsieur Falest. le should be here before now. He curries belts from the governor of Canada The belts were refused. A Huron, who carried belts from Pontine, Pon-tine, was found dead Just outside the village. I am anxious to hear the details." ' Now for a surety was I nonpulsed. He was waiting for Fulest to come, and Fnlest had started twelve hours ahead of me. But Falest had not arrived, ar-rived, and yet the commandant knew the belts were refused by Allnqulppu and that the Huron was dead I stole a glance at his dark face, wondering 11 he were playing with me If his cordial welcome was hut a piece of mockery. He delected something in my face, and further inquired: -You have kept back some bad oewff. monsieur?" His tone was hard and brittle, that ot a commandant rathei than of a courteous host. I told blm: "Your words have surprised me. Monsieur Falest started for this place early nisi evening. Intending to make a night trip ot It He was accompanied accom-panied by a young Englishman who has a French heart." "Sacre bleu! Do you rave, or are my ears lying to me?" he fiercely demanded de-manded -Monsieur de Beaujeu!' I exrhdmed. The bewilderment rellected in my ,1,1,, fce must have Impressed him neing aniline, for he hastily cried: " .A thousand pardons ii I seem to be ,.,e Monsieur Belaud But here Is a inyterv I la 1 I'erhaps a bloody niys-,'rv niys-,'rv One that bodes 111 for l)u quesne." (TO BE CONTINUIiD.) |