Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-26

pie fungi, lay to one side of where they stood. Behind this the Frenchman crouched. and his three companions followed his example, peering through tho brushwoOd screen in front of them.
 Ten minues passed. and there was no sign of any living thing behind them.
 "They are over in wonder thicket," 1" | whispered Du Lhut
 Have you seen themr "No."
 "How do you know, theny'
 T saw squirrel come from his hole in the great white birch tree yon- der. He scuttled back again as if something had scared him. From his hole he can see down into that brush w00d.'
 "Do you think that they know that ] We are here?''
 ''They cannot see us. But they are suspicious
 Shall we rush for the brushwood? P
 They would pick two of us of and Dc gone like shadows through the ] woods. No; we had best go on our l way.''
 But they will follow us.
 T hardly think that they will. We are four and-> they are only two. and 1 they know now that we are on our guard We must push on fast now, for where there are two Iroquois there are likely to be POO not very far ofr. An, here is the Ajidaumo creek, where the Indians set the sturgeon nets. It l Is still seven miles to Poitou." We shall be there before nightfall, then?'
 T think that we had best wait for | nightfall before we make our way in. Since the IroquOis scouts are out as | far as this it is likely that they lie thick round Poitou, and we may find the last step the worst unless we have . care.' He paused moment with slanting head and sidelong ear. By Ste. Amer he muttered, i've have not shaken them off. They are still upon 3ur trail."
 "You hear them?" "Yes; they are no great way from us. They will find that they have fol lowed us once too often this time. Slip of your moccasins. monsieur"
 De Catinat pulled off his shoes as directed and Du Lhut did the same. Put them on as if they were gloves" said the pioneer, and an in stant later Ephraim Savage and Amos had their comrades shoes upon their hands.
 "You can swing your muskets over your back. So! Now down on all fours, bending yourselves double. with your, hands pressing hard upon the earth. That is excellent. Two men can leave the trail of four. Now come with me, monsieur"
 He fitted from tree to tree on line which was parallel to but few yards distant from that of their comrades. Then suddenly he crouched behind bush and pulled De Catinat down be- side him.
 "They must pass us in few min utes," he whispered. Do not fire if you can help It." Something gleamed in Du Lhut's hand, and his comrade, glancing down. saw that he had drawn a keen little tomahawk from his belt. Suddenly he saw something move. It fitted like shadow from one trunk to the other, so swiftly that De Catinat could not have told whether 1t were beast or human. And then again he saw 1t, and yet again. sometimes one shadow. sometimes two shadows. Then for a few moments all was still once more, and then in an instant there crept out from among the bushes the most terrible looking creature that ever walked the earth-an Iroquois chief upon the war trail.
 He was tall, powerful man, and his bristle of scalp locks and eagle feathers made him look like giant in the dim light. for a good eight feet lay between his beaded moccasin and the topmost plume of his headgear. One side of his face was painted in soot, ocher and yermilion to resemble a dog and the other half as fowl. His gun was thrown forward, and he crept along with pended knees, peering, lis- tening, pausing, hurrying on, breath ing image of caution. Two paces be- hind him walked a lad of fourteen. clad and armed in the same fashion, but without the painted face.
 They were just abreast of the bush when something caught the eye of the younger warrior. some displaced twig or fiuttering leaf. and be paused, with suspicion In every feature. Another instant and he had warned his com panion, but Du Lhut sprang out and buried his hatchet in the skull of the older warrior. De Catinat heard e dull crash, as when an ax splinters It's way into a rotten tree. and the man fell like log. kicking and striking with his powerful limbs. The younger war rior sprang Ike deer over his fallen comrade and dashed on into the wood. But an instant later there was a gum shot among the trees in front, followed by faint wailing cry.
 That Is his death whoop." said Du Lhut composedIy.
 As he spoke the two others came back. Ephraim ramming fresh charge into bis musket.
 "Ah. he's gone." said Du Lhut. As he spoke the Indian gave a last spasm with his hands and feet and lay rigid
 Hes a great chIef.- said Du Lhut Tt Is Brown Moose of the Mohavks.