Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11

had A white man with them"
"A prisoner"
mo; he talked with Girty in Eng.
lish. and then to the savases in their
own tongue. | could only catch a word
now and then | could understand, but
he pointed toward the island, and
seemed to urge them this way. | dared
not stay there longer, for fear should
be too late, and so crept backward.
and got away"
She stepped forward and grasped
his arm.
What was the white man like,
sieur! You saw his face?"
No: never once did he front the
fire. l heard his voice, and could see
the outline OF his figure. He was a
big fellow. not unlike the ensign here,
and he wore a red coat"
For one moment she stood motion
less. one hand pressed against her
temple, the other grasping his sleeve.
The cheek toward me famed red.
"You-you are sure?" she faltered.
"He-he looked like that?"
Yes, mademoiselle," his tone that
of surprise. 1T was dark but l could
see that"
And this man is really an Ameri-
can otticer?" her dark eyes flashing to-
ward me. "He has never been in the
north before?"
A grim smile curled Brady's lips, as
his keen gray eyes swept over the
two of US.
Il reckon maybe it was bout a year
ago l fust met the ensign, mademoi-
selle, up at Fort Pitt, an of an on
ever since we've u against each 9th
er along the Ohio. l don't know what
all this may be leadin' to, but so far
as | can see, he amt no cause to tell
you a lie."
She hesitated. glancing from his
sober face into mine; then impulsive-
ly held out her hand.
II am glad, monsieur" her lips
trembling. II cannot tell you how
glad. 1t is such a strange thing that
you should look so much alike and
bear the same lame. Can the other
be a relative of yours?"
l shook my head.
Hardly; we are l suppose Of Eng
lish stock, but my family has been a
hundred years in Maryland. But about
this Englishman?"
He was ever urging the tribes to
war. lying to them. pledging them
hnin IIa +, RI WV nnnn1n--I am a
Wyandot-often. He met my father
there in council, the one ever advocat-
ing war, the other counseling peace.
He failed in his mission to our people,
yet somehow my father liked him; per-
haps it was a pleasure to talk again
with one who knew Europe and the
late books. And the Englishman, hop
ing thus to finally win my father over
to his side, was most cordial. He
played a part that he might keep my
father on long journeys to other
tribes, while he remained behind to
poison the minds of our W people,
| overheard his words, his lying prom
Uses to our warriors. Yet in spite OF
all, the Wyandots remained at peace;
they alone held back the tribes from
war. | appealed to them, monsieur; !
a mere girl, held before them a cross
and they listened, and we're afraid
They drove the Englishman from the
camp. back to his master"
And what them"
MY father still trusted him, and he
came back once more. They went
away together, as l supposed on some
mission to the tribes. | heard moth
ing, no message came back. came
to this island with two of my people
but there was no one here; the cabir
was deserted. There came to me 6
report that they were seen together
on the Wabash. and | %journeyed there
also. The Miamis told me a strange
story OF treachery and death at the
hands OF the Americans. | half be
lieved 1t a lie; yet | must know. MI
Wyandots would go no further; the,
we're afraid, so | came by myself t
the ~Shawnees, and then, with French
boatmen. %journeyed up the great rive,
to the fort of the American command
er. You know the rest, m%essieurs."
She was leaning back against tn
table, holding herself erect by he
hands. Her story had been told swift
~, interjected with French phrases
where English failed her.
Yes" | burst forth. you came herr
again and found him dead-murdere,
-and-and you believed | did it,"