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Hi'li'und hunters t-at the wihxU Id rlrixins nut name "t. rr.eihinks. we could -ll take ri -s--" D fn.tD these aine Highland r"nters." "ll will he a great fault It we do f't seize the fori at the least," salil 'olf'tid Va?ldtiinD "Kvcn were thai "ne there will rein;iin inurli dan-.'er French will novel abandon I u 'liesce uithmii making a t!i;ht. lint ce must have k.m. courage. The f"(-ni.h Indians fin not want to tlht Oai only atiL;i i will ne In a panli ;z!na UM,n the reaulars." "Vu tn;i dismiss thai reiir.' Sir ter haij'hilly replied 'llisi MaJ ''T' 'Iiiarii? know their duty ton well thank r;,,f! t ,tie provincials will fi'iltl. there need he nn fear coni-ern 'he solrllerly qualities of the Guards." "I aiu convinced the provincials will '"'lil Sir 1'eter." cristdy assured Col "IH Washington. Therer.pou they parted with cere-'iinrildus cere-'iinrildus hnwa. and Colonel Washing ti'D beheld me for the first time, tie Peeted me warmly, as an old friend 1 hail to tell him my experience us P'est "f Captain Heaujeu. and he requested re-quested me to repeal what the captain cap-tain had said about laylnu an nmbus-f'le nmbus-f'le at the crossings When I had Ordshed. he said: "It does irmk as It the Indians are failine him at the lust moment. Our ?-u'9 report there are no sik'ns ol ""liuns at either crossing. There's nothing to hinder os seizing both W'ls dijw. And yet we should al "J beware ot the enemy. Better Jfrate him than to underrate him tt'el'Ster, take cood care of your ' If (he Impossible does rhippeu most be the colonials who hold (.he ,,ne,ny nar-k until the roRiilars can get Ul6f bearings." AS:iin he shook my hand and his Wns h'" witn f-'ver- IJ(! wliS and his gnze wandered to his "'cred wagon. I hluntlv told him. should be in bed. sir." 'Ejtcelleni advice. Doctor Urotid. siniifh as rest Is hard come hy 'tn the wagon Is In motion" His - w"ld at Jocosity was rattier pitiable "loll one miw the tccrl-.h IIiimi III I'll HUM i-h,,-l,s mid observed Ihc t'c:n.v ciuiius or Mi eyes "liiil Us worry, rmhci limn f.ulgm. umi t'olh.-l iliil 111.' I lillMIIIC, Wl'titcrl It' hind fiirliijj hen cm I keep on n hoi-.,- l.cn I .i,.e I in needed Inn eiiii rl,i ucro in,i coiiuil. wlihoiil di,oll!!oit h,n 11 d.m.c Willi n pl'clly lad U tin- ol.Jeellvc." I tin in d wiin lit tit toward til wiuoii .111,1 tie reie,l a hind on my Mhoi'Mer, not fr sii'oori hoi iii siiiiple fi ielul: In, s, mid I in ouiplcd. "Vim worry. Colo:ii-l?" "I lnj regulars." he replieii In a low voleo. "1 hey liavi' no Idea what hush-fhtliiU hush-fhtliiU iiienns." Then h,. cniuht hlni :f ui:, h!s vole w:is ih.it of tin mil-cer mil-cer n ht. warned, "lint thai Isn't lo N' lalkej l.t.ollt. The ridenien will spoilt iilmIii a siirprUe." were al tin- w:ii,-,,ti ninl wniild have liked 10 h:,ve i,ieii him a hand over I he lull hoard, tun knew heller. l-arly that rrr.ini) ilje word was p;is-,-J thnt SL Clair wait to pnb for-ard for-ard al one a atroiii; forcf ko na to make both ford eecure. Kor aoine re:ioti he abandoned thl plan, which ml!;t have ellnilniited nil chiinee of a nmom-re I'erhapa Cciifrnl ttrad d'xk o;.p,.s,d It. nllhoii-h I vat nfter-niird nfter-niird t!, by Captain Crine lhal I'.rmlili'ck i!ecr pa-sed upon ll. Could e tuif but known lh.it nlghl ':.'i h.i.l Kotie on In iHniucsne the en'lre history of this country uiMit tate read dilTerviuly ; nlw .iv provld 11 A we ti.id l:ik,n ad unlade of our ki.ow led.-e. A Ii tran-plred laier the iV Noruiaiivllle brotiier on July :,-!ith r,;,rt,. to I '..-.i n i,u that our ar:::J w .1 e!l.fe-:i miles from the fort. I'.e.i uj.-u ul once. In ti desperate n:o. li.ir.u.ui-d the Indian I he r, I 1: en lold h::n t;c W'.: lllnd to (rip's,, nti a:t.nk on sn,h an iirui Vei ;, Ii w.i his In:!. :i nre over ll c;n j ti. :t th.y d I n..t ll.itly refuse Hie 1 e'.'ure but did a-k a d::y In which lo :'. ii k oi,r I ! l,, pro'ct. Thus t!.:s very hi.d.t uft,r I had spoken wi:n Colonel Washington, the cm u: ind.int at I 'e.iucnc.i was gloomily f.n-ii.g tlie hours thru Separate.) hlin fricu July tiinrh. the (lay hp was to ncompilsli so much for France and leave a memory that was goon in be forgotten ! I'.ut be knew nothing of all this, and Sir John did not take Heps to make the double crossing of the .Mononga-hela .Mononga-hela safe. However, (ieiierul lirad dock did realize the necessity of doing la pnrt what Sir 1'eter Haikel nad urgfd blui to do thoroughly, and at three of the clock of the morning of the ninth Fi-nt Cage forward (o secure se-cure the two crossings and lo hold the farther shore of the second until the army should come up. Itound I'aw and I were awake when this detachment started and we did not go back to sleep again. Crouilt had found Simon Klax among ibe wagons and had Joined his mess. Al four o'clock Id the morning St. Clnlr followed after Cage with l lie road hullders tiraddock posted four nun dred men on the surrounding heights and started for the first crossing at , six In ihe morning. tound I'aw and I acted as founts, although It has been erroneously charged that Uraddock had no scouts out. Such statements are absurd The entire urmy. Including the wagons and guns, made the tlrst crossing without air hindrance; and ll did seem us 11 the road to itiquesne was open before use. We marched In order of battle to the second ford, and saw nothing of the enemy Cage had car i-led nut his Instructions, and the last crossing was clear and the prize was almost within out grasp A baud ol twenty til the enemy's Indians had been seen, hut these had run away In fright. It lacked an hour before midday wheQ we reached the second crossing, but It was not until two hours latei that the banks were pronounced sufe for the artillery and the wagons. In another hour the j army had passed this ford. Tim Onondaga ami I warn In ad vancii and halted Id watch lids llnal passage, of din river. i'nr Ihe benclll nf liny Crouch ncnuta tin) Hoops hud been nideied nn dress parade. II was a wonderful spectacle, and my hcaii beat high wlili prhlo. Hound I'aw sounded Ids "Vu hah I" as he gaed on Ihe soldiers wearing Ihelr best mil forms and carrying alius Hint shone like silver. To add tn our enl hiislnsni, the cnlnrs were waving mid thn drums were rolling out lint 'CrcnndliTti' March."' As ihe disciplined llles steadily approached, ap-proached, long lines of scarlet and gold, I could not believe Ihe sturdy fellows eer would be ihiown llilo contusion lot Heaujeu act as cun nlngly and audaciously as bo uilglii. As they came on, ll was easy In pro nnunee them Inexorable nf purpose, a relentless war machine that could not be stopped. That Insl pas-age of Ihe river was (he high point of my hopes: the I. llles over Huipiesne were as good ii s down. In ibis brave and Inspiring fashion was the bulk nf the iii'iuy drawn up In batllu array near the Crazier ciihln. There would be uu light, I said t i Ihe ( iiiondiiga. lie luullered: "The man n( the Wolves sees only red paint." I remembered my priunlse to the lilnwnld girl, and as there might be a skirmish between our rangers and the rc! routine enemy I w ent back to the wngniis. She was wailing for me behind be-hind the covered wagon In which Colonel Washington bad overtaken the army. "We'll be lu the fort before aiinar." I hurriedly (old her. "I must gel back lo be among those, who go abend. " "If I could go Willi you M "Keiiicmbcr your promise," 1 rebuked her. "1 have come us I aalil I would. Now do you keep back with the wag una. There may be a few bullets fly Ing about (ho head pf the army. Ami i Just why did you wunt to see uie, Utile woman!" She (lushed and then lost her Color, and w hlspcrod : "There Is a shroud around the man Crouilt. I wanted you to come back (o see If one had grown about you." She mured al tne as If looking through nie and at suinet lilng tar beyond: be-yond: then she gave a little laugh and winked back the tears and In great relief murmured: "You have mi shroud. Thank the g I Cod for that. The Onondaga" "I'ut no shroud on him," I hastily Interrupted. 'Tor If joti do. anil he knows ll. he would feel bound to get himself killed " "I say nothing about the Indian Kiss l:;e. leister." Thai kiss was most unreal, like sotiietl.ing happening In a dream, and yet I found It greatly lo my liking; a fact that surprised me much. She was so abrupt In her demand It was more that than an Invitation that I had obeyed and was hurrying hack fn the Onondaga before 1 had fully an alyzeil my emotions. linund I'aw spoke to tue sharply, and I did not understand what h? said, lie trotted off and I followed him. "My white brother Is ns one who has talked with ghosts," he told me over his shoulder. The order of inarch from the second sec-ond ford bad the guides nnd engineers and six light horse following the scouts. Cage's detachment and the working party under St. Clair came next Some distance behind these last came the line, preceded by light horse with four squads acting as flankers. Then followed the sailors and a subaltern proudly leading twenty grenadiers, one twelve-pounder supported hy a company of grenadiers. The vanguard proper followed, and behind It came the artillery and wagon-trains, and the rear-gunrd Flanking parties were out on both sides. I saw nothing of Crouilt and had lime only to wave my hand to Mushy before the Onondaga had led me around a bend In the road. At that time General Rraddock with the main army was well buck toward the ford and the advance column of some three hundred men was well-advanced beyond be-yond a cross-ravine. Ilnlf-w-tiy be tween these two divisions was aanther column of two hundred men. Had we scouted the ravine it would nave been an easy matter for Gage's pioneers to have taken possession ol it. Gage's command had passed beyond be-yond the spot where the main battle was soon to he fought and must have Just finished ascending the .secouo gentle slope when the Onondaga gave an explosive grunt, seized my arm. and pulled me behind some trees. I saw tigures moving toward us from the direction of the fort, but supposing suppos-ing them to be some of the enemy's scouts reconnoiterlng Ihe army. (TO BE CONTINUED.! |