The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-05-05

mouth OF the treat RlVer, lOTesldiiiHS
these sullen English and these sluggish
English colonists, far to the south in
the somber forests and miasmatic
marshes, there was to be established
one more ruling point for the arms of
Louis the Grand. 1t was a great game
this, for which the continent of Amer
lea was in preparation. 1t was a
mighty thing, this gathering of the
Great Peace. this time when colonists
and their king were seeing the first
breaking of the wave on the shore Of
an empire alluring, wonderful, unpar-
alleled
Into this wild rabbe of savages and
citizens, of priest and soldier and
coureur, Laws friends, Pierre Noir
and Jean Breboeuf, swiftly dsap-
peared naturally, fifty and unavoid-
ably. THE West Is calling to us, Mon
sieur," said Pierre Noir one morning,
as he stood looking out across the
river. Il hear once more the spirits
of the Messasebe Monsieur, will you
Gomez
Law shook his head. Yet two days
later, as he stood at that very point,
there came to him the silent feet Of
two coureurs instead of one. Once more
he heard in his ear the question:
Monsieur Las, will you Gomez"
At this voice he started. In an in
slant his arms were about the neck of
Du Mesne, and tears were falling from
the eyes of both in the welcome of that
brotherhood which is admitted only by
those who have known together arms
and danger and hardship. the touch of
the hard ground and the sight of the
wide blue sky
"Du Mesne, my friend!"
Monsieur L'as!"
at is as though you came from the
depths of the sea, Du Mesne!" said
Law.
And as though you yourself arose
from the grave. Monsieur"
How did you know"
"Why, easily. You do not understand
the ways of the wilderness, whore news
travels as fast as in the cities. You
we're hardly below the foot of Michiga-
non before runners from the Him had
spread the news along the Chicaqua,
where | was then in camp. For the
rest, the runners brought also news of
the Big Peace. reasoned that the
lroquois would not dare to destroy
their captives. that in time the agents
of the government would receive the
captives of the lroquOis-that these
captives would naturally come to the
settlements on the st. Lawrence, since
it was the French against whom the
Iroquois had been at war; that having
come to Montreal, you would naturally
remain here for time. The rest was
easy. | Jared on TO the straits this
spring. and then on down the lakes. |
have sold our furS, and am now ready
to account to you with n sum quite
as much as we should have expected.
Nov, Monsieur and Du Mesne
stretched out his arm again, pointing
to the homecoming flood of the st.
Lawrence, monsieur, will you come?
see not the st. Lawrence, but the
Messasebe. | can hear the voices call
ing!"
Law dashed his hand across his eyes
and turned his head away. Not yet,
Du Mesne," said he. Il do not know.
Not yet. I must first go across the
waters. Perhaps sometime can not
tell. But this, my comrades, my
brothers, do know; that never, until
the last sod lies on my grave, will |
forget the MesSasebe, or forget you.
Go back, if you will, my brothers; but
at night, when you sit by your Preside,
think of me, as | shall think of you,
there in the great valley. My friends,
ii is the heart Of the world"
But, Monsieur
There Du Mesne-I would not talk
to-day. At another time. Brothers,
adieu,"
"Adieu, my brother" said the cour-
eur his own emotion showing in his
eyes; and their hands met again.
Monsieur is cast down" said Du
Mcsne to Pierre Noir later, as they
reached the beach. Now, what thinl,
you?"
Usually, as you know, Pierre, II is
question of some woman. II reminds
me, Wabana was remiss enough when
| left her among the Him with you
Now, God bless my heart, find her
how think you? With her crucifx lost
cooking for dirty Ojibway!"
Mary Mother" said Pierre Noir. III
it be matter Of woman-well, God
help us all, AT least It's something
I
again"
"'Tis mostly woman" unused Du
Mesne; but this passeth my wit"
"True, they pass the wit of all Now
did ever tell thee about the mission
girl at Michilmackinac-bu stay.
That for another time. They tell mC
that our comrade Greysolon du L'hut
is expected in tomorrow with party
from the far end of Superior Come
let us have the news"
'Tous les printemps,
Tant des nouyelles,
hummed Du Mesne, as he frng his arm
above the shoulder of the other; ant
the two so disappeared adown the
beach
Duly, alphabetically. Law lived or
his life here at Montreal for yet time
at the edge of that wilderness which
had proved all else but Eden. Near tt
him, though in these guarded times
guest by necessity of the good sisters
Of the Convent. dwelt Mary Connynge
And as for these two, It might be sale
that each but bided the time TO hel