Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-02-07
CHAPTER XIV.


WHEREIN FRONTENAC ASSUMES
THE ROLE OF GUARDIAN. AND
TWO FAMILIAR FACES REAPPEAR.
Two years passed, and affairs of mo-
rnent. affecting closely the lives and
fortune of all the chief actors in this
New World drama. were enacted in
quebec. For a time the new associa-
ZION a. fur-traders, whose support La
sale hAd with difficulty obtained. were
context with their venture and looked
forward to the day when they could
reasonably expect TO hear tidings of
The expeditions success. Their conf
dence resisted for time attacks made
by Duchesneau, through the crafty
Jacques lie Der and other agents
against the enterprise But little by
little, as no news came and the efforts
Of the interchangeable intendant were
unremlttinS, their assurance was
weakened. La Sales personality, had
he been there, would have been suffi-
cient to hold their allegiance. and
Frontenac himself could doubtless have
allayed their dneasiness. Affairs Of
state. however, had compelled him to
devote all MS time to their disentan-
clement. His relations with Duches-
neau became more and more strained;
the council showed itself more unruly;
failure in their crops had made the
reighboring farm ers dissatisfied: their
demands for government assistance
became more clamorous, while the ex-
rected aid from the king had been de-
lAyed and was destined to prove to
lie little better than an empty promise.
Thus the first vague fears for the
success of the expedition had become.
thanks to the intendants machina-
lions, settled feeling of dissatisfac-
ton and unrest; and when a messen-
ger finally arrived with a tale of La
SALES misfortunes and difficulties. the
BlSer OF the disCOntents became open.
fience the seizure of all of the avail
able property OF La Sale at this juno
ture. FrontenRc did his utmost to
rfacate these men. and it was only the
expected arrival in September (of the
year following that in which Tonti
and his comrades had set out from.
QueDec) OF the kings ship that kept
them from taking further active meas
uTes for securing legal redress for
:heir losses. The possibility of an al
t"ration in the PLANS Of the king for
bis colonies; of material aid from the
royal treasury; n a change in Off
Jals-all caused suspension of hos
tlities on the part of the warning par
ties and individuals.
Once more did the cliffs and shores
re-ccho 20 the rcnr Of cannon. as the
long expected messenger from behind
tie horizons rim folded its sails and
anchored peacefuiiJ in the basin be-
fore the town Again were letters
rad from king and minister exhort-
iiig loyal subjects TO maintain AMIGA
lie relations amongst themselves. and
% exercise all due economy In the adj
rinistration Of affairs. again did the
iitOrs swarm 10 The marriage market
Uld carry away the new CONSIGNMENT
o. kings girls" n many ways the
ship's arrival had proved a disappoint-
nent. The amount Of money sent had
teen wofully short Of the sum asked
for; Of the 200 goldiers he had i'm
piored the king 10 dispatch for the
proper garrisoniug Of the various
posts and the o7erawing Of the say
OF unfriendliness % the French. From
tenac had received but CO.
II was while relieving mentally the
general situation that the governor sat
p, his desk the morning after the
Ships arrival in The great room an the
Chateau whore be first dined with La
Sale and Tont a stormy session Of
the council the evening before and the
knowledge Of the impending difficulties
ahead had not deferred him from a
aOod nights sleep Nothing seemed
e. daunt the ner7e Ct steel and heart
r. oak hat the man possessed Dan
GER and difficulties only made him
firive the harder The heat Of battle
in" seen his lot all his life. whether
- Louis Dutch and italian wars. or
IA -ampaign against the Turk Y
vas. then with a feeling Of renew
energy aud eagerEess for the fray that
- ~ssVeyed the situation y will