The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-01

spent in pushing westward ever ives,
ward. saying little, writing nothing, bu
always the first wsarever there va
danger TO meet or difficulty to over
cone.
"What do you think of those fire
over yonder, Du Lhut?" asked youns
De Ia None
The adventurer glanced over at the
two little plumes of smoke which stood
straight up against the red evening
sky. II don't like them,' said be.
''They are Iroquois. them"
ayes
''well. at least it proves that they
are on the other side of the river
Du Lhut lit his pipe from a finder
paper. ''She Iroquois are OH this side, .
said he. They crossed to the SOUTH
and you never told us! How do
ron know that they crossed, and why
did you not tell us?'
II did not know until 1 saw the fires
over yonder.'
And how did they tell you?"
Tut. An Indian papoose could have
told" said Du Lhut impatiently 'Iro-
quois on the trail do nothing without
an object. They have an object, then
in showing that smoke. If their war
parties were over yonder there would
be no object. Therefore their braves
must have crossed the river. And they
could not get over to the north with
out being seen from the fort"
"Then they may be in the woods
round Us. We may be in danger,"
cried De In Noue.
De Catinat cast glance round him
Mt the grand tree trunks, the fading
foliage, the smooth sward underneath.
with the long evening shadows barred
across it. How difficult it was to real
lie that behind all this beauty there
lurked danger SO deadly and horrible
that a man alone might well shrink
from 1T, far more one who had the wo-
man whom he loved walking within
hands touch of him! 1t was with a
long heartfelt sigh of relief that he
saw a wall of stockade in the midst
or large clearing in front of him,
with the stone manor house rising
above 1t. In line from the stockade
were dozen. cottages, with cedar
shingled roofs turned up in the Nor
man fashion, in which dwelt the hab-
itants under the protection Of the seign-
eur's chateau. At either corner a
small brass cannon peeped through an
embrasure. AS they passed the gate |
the guard inside closed it and placed |
the huge wooden bars into position. A
little crowd of men, women and chill
dren were gathered round the door of
the chateau, and a man appeared to
be seated on high backed chair upon
the threshold.
ou know my father" said the
ng man, with shrug of his Shout
rs. He will have it that he has new
lert his Norman castle and that he
8 still the Seigneur de la Noue. the
greatest man within a days ride of
touen and Of the richest blood of Nor
mandy. He is now taking his dues and
lis yearly oaths from his tenants.
lie would not think it becoming. if
he governor himself were to visit him.
o pause in the middle Of SO august a
CEREMONY. But. if it would interest
'ou. you may step this way and wait
Until he has finished. You, madame,
VIII take at once to my mother. If you ,
VII be so kind as to follow me-"
The sight was. to the Americans at
len, women and children were stand
lg round In semicircle, the men
ough and sunburned, the women 9
omely and clean, with white caps up- I
n their heads, the children open mouth
and round eyed, awed into an IN I
sual quiet by the reverent bearing of q
leir elders. In the center, on his high Q
acked carved chair. there sat an elder
man, very stiff and erect, with an 7
xceedingly solemn face. He was a
ne figure OF man. tall and broad. :,
TN large. strong features. clean shay
and deeply lined, huge beak of a
)se and strong. shaggy eyebrows. =
hich arched right up to the great :. :,
ig. which he wore full and long. as u
had been worn in France in his :
'uth. On his wig was placed a white :,
II, cooked Jauntily at one side. with
red feather streaming round it, and
wore a coat of cinnamon colored n
pin, With silver at the neck and pock.
:. which was still very handsome
ough it bore signs of having been
aged and mended more than once.
As the seigneur rose, his son. who
q returned. took De Catinat by the
eve.
Father" said he. "this is NJ. de I
Itinat. whom you may remember
me years ago at Quebec"
The seigneur bowed with much con-
scension. T
You are extremely welcome to nv
ates, both you and your body sery-
tS''-
They are my friends, monsieur. This
NJ. Amos Green. and Captain |
hraim Savage. My wife is travelling
tn me, but your courteous son has
IDLY taken her to your lady"
1 am honored-honored indeed,
ed the old man. with n bow and
nrish- Il remember you very well. L
for it is not so common TO meet
n of quality in this country Now
t think of il. the second son of
III great-grandfather married the T.
&C OF one of the De Ia Noues of An l.
ys, which is one of our cadet T.
inches. Kinsman. you are welcomer'
threw his arms suddenly round De II
mat. y