Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-03
CHAPTER III.

risss gent d. you mean?" he asked him.
COM R@, understand you"
has I'D IL soon do so, my FRIEND said
Ifself 1n ~ How long have you been
after 2" about"
g 2@rrr two months
Eher. H@, n3+ ease you are we'll acquainted,
the ID u. with these mountains"
'rnM rsDD' = nor tree or a rock whose
PAIN 15"E .tion I cannot tell, nor a wild
DE 1t D ," which | have not followed"
ii uD' oro we far from a spot called
49, !, '5 9,.+ Of the Chichimeques?
-. I. = to' +bo place to which you refer,
d Is s ary often camped there on stormy
because there is a deep cavern,
5oF s ~ br human hands, and divided
3aen 1a'S,roI Messages, every turning of
aod, IN know .
vas ..to - +ba hunter said, with a glad
..ng 1'y,nd thank you for having told
sas q, Are we any great distance
- r1is tarraca:'
~ ", straight line, not more than five
g. a,;Ios and. il it were day, | could
~ +, rou but as we must ride round
1891 .5qnl the CtIdF an AOe'"' w LIZ |''A1
me ~, borrs' ride before us"
ats THAT is trihe, for l was afraid l
l., os- nv way in these mountains,
&c -4b are strange to me-.
LAD r15o saving this, Valentine had risen
b ..,poro the clearing The storm had
eal6 ..i the wind had swept away the
.3s. ,,,, tbp deep blue sky was studded
81 y, brilliant stars, and the moon pro-
be- aur shed its rays.
pas ,rTfs magnificent night" the hunter
nd ii at is past midnight, and l feel no
su- .,iration to sleep. Are you fatigued?"
81 am never So" the Tigrero answered
g rib smile.
ral IN that case. what do you think of
e, ID in this magnificent moonlight?
~ garn that is what | call speaking. We
- 4I 20 if you have no objection, as far
81 erha Fort of the Chichimeques."
III was about to propose it; and, as we
.r- +s along. you will tell me in your turn
tat motive compelled you to come to
BY base unknown regions"
e. AS for that" the hunter said with a
es mile Il cannot satisfy you at any rate
y not for the present. But be easy, will
This happy meeting has already made
different man of me" the Tigrero said,
I, he rose.
The hunter laid his hand on his Shout
r. One moment" he said to him; be
Re nre leaving this biyOuac let US clearly
q r22 as to our facts. so as to avoid any
G, A1ra misunderstanding"
4 BE it So Don Martial answered.
e, Let Us make compact in the Indian
q aJion"
: We'll said. my friend" Valentine re-
8 zrked as lie drew his knife from his
i at Here is my navajo, brother; may
b tserve you as it has done me to avenge
your wrongs and mine"
I u receive it in the face of that heaven
/. which l call as witness of the purity of
!. !! Intentions. Take mine in exchange,
Z md Onohaf my powder and bullets,
bother
4 accept it as a thing belonging to
ne and here is half my ammunition for
E you; henceforth we cannot fire at one
another, all is in common between us.
Ny horse is yours"
Mine belongs to you, and in q few
Moments / will place it at your service"
Then the two men, leaning shoulder to
Shoulder, with cIasped hands, eyes fixed
% heaven and outstretched arm, uttered
0sether the following words:
I take heaven to witness that of my
own free will, and without reservation,
2se as my friend and brother the man
whose hand is at this moment pressing
will bolr in 10
asks Of me, without hope of reward, ready
" day and night to answer his first sig
Aar without hesitation, and without re-
Poach, even if he asked for my life"
There was something grand and solemn
il This simple act, performed by these
NO powerful men beneath the pallid
-0Ol0eamS, and in the heart of the des-
HI alone, far from all human society.
After repeating the words of the oath
~ey embraced and finally shook hands.
Now let us be off, brother" Valen-
u1e said; Il confde in you as in myself;
We shall succeed in triumphing over our
enemies BY the bye, I must warn you,
~0rler that if you are not mistaken, and
We are really following the road to the
SCFI OF the Chichimeques, we shall prob
s.F meet several persons there; they are
trends of mine, with whom 1 have an
appointment and / will introduce them to
gU"
Iba7 set out again, still following the
,1aings of the track, which gradually
s'eN sleeper; and, after a very zigzag
liter. -A''N ',- 49,
This is certainly the place." the hunt
Gezcaimed
But your friends--?" the Tigrero
asked
lie hunter without speaking discharged
~ gun and at the sound three men ap-
s,@'ea' though it was impossible to say
n ,-'.ce they came. They were Belhumeur,
1'"IA Elk and Eagle-head
CHAPTER ".
Aoolt five or six leagues at the most
n; o~ the spot where Valentine and the
r,S,eEo net, caravan, composed Of some
W. ~ persons, had halted on the same night
H. almost at the same moment as the
N IN a narrow valley.
caravan was lodged on the bank OF
j ,,ssHnlns stream, the mules had been I'M