Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-10-06

Nlit4 oMi4lA up lle river Win me
Of foam on either side Of her and a
long forked swirl in the waters behind
They could see that she appeared 90 DE
very crowded. but they remembered
that the wounded OF the other boat
were aboard of her. on she came. and
on until as she came abreast OF the
fort she swung round. aud the rowers
raised their paddles and burst into q
sirill yell OF derision. The stern OF
the canoe was turned toward them
now. and they saw that two women
were seated in it. The one was Omega
and the other Adele.
Charles De la Nouo. seigneur de Ste
Marie was a hard and self contained
man. but "a groan and bitter curse
burst from him when ne saw his In.
dian wife in the hands OF her kinsmen.
from whom she could hope for little
mercy. Yet even now his ola fashioned
courtesy 90 his guest had made him
turn O. De Catinat with some words OF
sympathy, when there was "a clatter Of
wood. something dnrkenel the light Of
the window, and the young soldier was
gone. Without O. word he had lowered
the ladder and was clambering down 81
with frantic haste. Then, as bis feet
touched the ground. he signaled 20 his
comrades % draw IL up again. and
dashIng into the river. he swan toward
the canoe Without arms and without
q plan. he had but the one thought. that
his place was by the side OF his wife il
this the hour ~ her danger.
But there was another whose view OF
duty Ted him from safety into the face
OF danger. All night the Franciscan
had watched he C0unat as q miset
watches his treasure, filed with The
thought that this hereto was the one
little seed which might spread ans
spread until II choked the chosen vine
yard OF the church. He. too. clambercd
down at the very heels OF his prisoner
and rushed into the stream not ter
PAGES behind him.
And So the watchers NJ the window
saw the strangcst OF sights There Ono
midstream lay the canoe. with it's bur
den OF dark warriors. and the two wo-
men crouchlng In the midst OF them.
Swimming madly toward them was De
Catinat rising 20 the shoulders with
the strength OF every stroke. and be-
hind him again was the tonsured head
OF The friar. with his dark capot and
long trailing gown floating upon The
surface OF the water But in his zeal
he had thought too uttle OF his own
powers. lie was "a good swimmer. but
he was weighed and hampered by his
unwieldy clothes. slower and slower
grew his stroke and lower and lower
his head until at last with a great
Shrek OF "Iu manus tuas. Dominc~
De threw up his hands and vanished ln
the swirl of the river. a minute later
the watchers. hoarse with screaming &c
him 90 return. saw he Catinat pulled
aboard The Iroquois canoe which was
instantly turned and continued its
course up the river
MY God" cried Amos hoarsely.
They have taken him, lie IS lostr
Il have seen some strange things in
these forty years. but never the like
OF That" sal Du Lhut-
The seigneur took little plrch OF
snIG from his gold box and clicked
the wandering grains from his shirt
front with his dainty lace handker.
chief.
M De Catinat has acted Ike a gen
tleman of France" said Dc.
Du Lhut glanced round him and
shook his head. Eve are only six
now" said he. u fear that they arr
up 20 some deviltry because they are Sc
very still"
They are leaving the houser cried
the censitaire. who was peeping
through one OF the side windows
what can it mean2 Holy Virgin is
IL possible that we are saved? See
how they throRs through the trees!
They are making for the canoe"
On the river the single IroquoIs ca
noe, which held the captives. was
speeding south as swiftly as twenty
paddles could drive Il; but. save this
one dark streak upon the blue stream.
not sign was 10 De seen Of their en-
emies
by my faith. believe that they
have gone" cried the seigneur.
Take care that 81 Is not a ruse." said
Du Lhut why should they fly before
six men when they have conquered
sixty
But the censitalre had looked out OF
the other window. and Ia an instant
be was down upon his knees. with his
hands Ia the air and his powder black
ened face turned upward pattering out
prayers and thanksgivings. His five
comrades rushed across the room and
burst Snto a shrek OF joy The lower
reach OF the river was covered with
fotilla OF canoes, from which the sun
struck quick flashes as IL shone upon
the musket barrels and trappings Of
the crews. Already they could see the
white coats Of the regulars, the brown
tuDics Of the coureurs de bOis and the
gaudy cOlors OF the Hurons and AlgOn-
gums. On they swept. dotting the
whole breadth OF the river and grow
ing larger every instant while far
away on the southern bend the Iro-
quois canoe was a mere moving dot,
which had shot away 10 the farther
side ana had lost itself presently under
the shadow Of the trees Another min