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Ave female whltesl twenty-five black
males. and ten females Of the same dusky
hue. And now, considering that ~.
julien had arms and ammunition In
plenty, we may suppose that no had lit
tie 10 fear from the red neighbors who
prowled about his premises. And yst hs
had one protection that ought to have
been moro powerful than all else. and
that was the perfect honor and genuine
kindness with which he treated all the
Indians with whom he came In contact.
Late one afternoon. the marquis went
out into one of his fields that lay upon
The Marquis St. Julien was a tall man.
with a slight tendency TO stoop In his
gait. though this was more the result OF
q habit OF deep thought which he had
contracted than OF any physical cause.
His hair was gray-a dark, granite'likc
gray, and he wore Il long over hls shouis
ders, whittier Il depended In loosely how-
Ing curls. Ills features were very regu-
lar and handsome, but pale and thought
fnl Ills dress was mostly Of black vel
vet, aud Its few ornaments OF jet. He
was. In truth. q noble.looking man, AMI
Just such an one as the common class
would love to obey and instlnctlyely ~
spcct. Hence his servants were fondly
attached TO him. and bis slaves loved
him.
He had nearly gained the southern
edge OF the copse when he was startled
from hi, reyerle by hearing q crashing
sound among the dry sticks near him. He
stopped quickly. and on the instant his
pistol was In his hand. lie had time 10
see a dark object glide from the path In
front OF him towards the river, and he
Immediately resolved that this was some
thing which wished 10 escape him. An
other thing, also. occurred 10 bis mind.
aud that was that no man could escape
by the way the mystic object had taken;
for not over six feet from the path In
that section was a deep. wide ditch.
which he had caused TO be dug for the
purpose OF draining a piece OF wet land
beyond the hickory wood.
The marquis stepped, and as he did 80,
a tall, powerful man stepped back In tho
path. Ii was an Indian. who stood near
ly head taller than ST. julien, and
whose form was straight aud muscular.
"Howf uttered the marquis, stepping
back and lowering the muxxie OF his pls-
tol; "what does the Stung Serpent heref"
"He il only In the path which his white
brother has made through the forest"
returned the red man. standing proudly
erect.
But wherefore art thou In his pathT'
"The Stung Serpent is on his way to
bis people,
"And are there none Of thy people with
theef Does the Stung serpent-he who
stands second among the Suns OF Nat
chez-wander alone so far from homer"
Yea, for he Ii not afraid. He knows
the white chief Is his friend. and where
fore should he fearf"
"But why did you come hereT asked
the marquis, coming more directly to the
point.
II came TO guide some traders on their
way TO the town OF the great white chief.
and my boat Is left above where the
great river turns toward the setting
sum-" answered the Indian.
Then let my red brother return with
me TO my home, and there rest for the
night"
But the Indian would not accept the
Invitation. He profcssed to be In haste,
and In q few moments more. he turned
on his way, and was soon out OF sight
As the marquis turned once more home
ward, he pondered upon this thing. He
knew the Etung Serpent well. he was
the only brother OF the Great Sun, or
chief, Of the Matches, and was the most
noted warrior Of the whole tribe. Thus
far, In all their intercourse, 81. julien
had found him upright and honorable.
but be we'll knew how treacherous the
Matches could be. and how the crime Of
tied upon the heads of all with whom
they might come In contact. That Stung
Serpent should have come Hfty miles
from his village to guide a few traders
did not seem probable, and yet the mar
quis was at loss for any other cause
of the visit. At all events, he resolved
to be prepared for danger; so when he
reached his dwelling, he called his peo-
pie together, and having informed them
of what he had seen, he bade them be on
their guard.
After having done this, he was about
to turn towards the house, when one OF
his blacks, huge Guineaman of Ashante,
named Tony, came up to him and spoke,
"Look heah, mar, seed dat ar Injun
when he went down, an he did hab two
white men with i'm. But he's been
lookin' all bout heah dis long while. Dis
AFTERNOON seed him on de hill ober heah
By de cattle. an he was o lookin' sharp
all round. S'pose he wants some of your
fat oxen, eh, mas'rT"
"When did he go down, TonyT
"Arly dis mornin'."
"And when did you see him first on his
returnT"
Jus bout an hour Hrter nOon."
"Then see that the dogs are confined
among the cattle. The red scamps may
mean mischief"
And with this, the marquis turned and
went into the house. He did not wish to
lose any of his cattle, though he would
ready have given bountifully of them
to those In absolute need.
All, st. julien, watch thy CATTLE but
the red man wants them not. His quest
Is nearer thy heartl
CHAPTER II.
We have remarked that the Marquis
ST. julien had two children. They were
twins, and were boy and girl. Louis
St. julien had seen seventeen years of
life, and he had much Of his fathers look,
save that his frame never promised such
height. Those who knew Louis best,
knew how noble he was at heart, and
how fearless he was of danger. In the
hour Of the deepest peril, he carried
steady hand and cool head, and II he
was more than usually moved, It was for
some loved friend who might share the
danger with him. His hair, which was
of dark golden hue, hung loosely over
his shoulders, curling, as did has fathers,
and his eyes were large and bright, and