Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-04-19
CHAPTER Nv.


It may have been noticed by those who
have taken interest in the actions of st.
Armand, that he was a very different
man from those with whom, in an hour
of reckless folly, he cast his lot. He was
young, handsome and courageous, and he
cared nothing for that plumber the hope
of which was the one bond that held
Richmond's outlaws together.
Unlike his companions he had not fed
from violated law, but was rather moved
by the spirit of adventure that chafed
him in the confined limits of the Hudson
Bay fort or station from which he had
run away.
He was as incapable of profound feel
ing as he was Of doing a deliberately
mean act; and he chided himself-yes,
cursed himself for the part he had taken
In breaking up the new home of the
peaceful settlers. His modification in
tensifed when he saw Jennie Greyson
and Mabel Fleming prisoners.
He had raved to his companions about
the former, and he really imagined that
he was in love with her, though he had
pledged his heart but a short time before
to the Nez Perez girl, Mon-nah, who,
since her capture as a child, had been
the adopted daughter of the chief Red
Cloud
From the first she had loved St. Ar
mand, but her love did not blind her to
the folly Of his acts-nor could she for
his sake endure the more patiently his
brutal associates of Richmond's gang.
After the prisoners were brought to
Red Clouds camp, Mon-nah took the
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mand, and she soon succeeded in winning
him to her plan. They could not hope to
save the white men-the storm subse-
quently gladdened them by doing that
but they could keep the beautiful white
girls from falling into Richmond's power.
Familiar with this wild life from his
earliest memory, st. Armand knew what
the gathering clouds meant, and he saw
in the flash Of the lightning and the fall
of The rain the most powerful auXiliaries
to the undertaking he had marked out
and resolved to carry through.
"St. Armand" said Mon-nah, making
her way to his side, after she had told
Mabel and Jennie Of her purpose to aid
them, do you know what this movement
means to you and me?'
1T means that we are going to take
those poor girls out Of that towards
reach"
1T means more"
perhaps It does. 1 will take your
word for it,
Can you not think of yourself?'
oh l never do that; the subject amt
worth it,
But you must think of yourself" she
urged.
IL will try to do so if you advise it"
''Do you know where we are going to-
night"
'sHaven't the faintest notion, Mon-nah,
except that we are going to take the girls
out of reach"
And then?"
Then, why I hadn't thought further
on"
do you intend to come back here?''
"Why, yes. they won't know anything
about my part in it.
Yes, they will"
'Who will tell them? Not you?"
''No; but you and 1 viii be gone"
Eyes. that's so.''
"And the white girls will be gone"
Eyes"
and at first they will think Us all
drowned"
"A capital joke on them when we turn
up alive, eh?''
BE serious, St. Armand. In leaving
here tonight you leave forever. Should
you or l return of our own accord, or be
taken back to the Sioux camp, do you
know what would be our fate?'
Il hadn't thought about that. but now
that you call the subject to my bind,
sza convinced they would make it hot for
ua. Well, take all the responsibility Of