The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-04-24

" r es $50 ~ Al
0f-ty raid : rssisseas tsscAer. whom
the tribe loved more than . ehisf"
! crossed TIE narrow room twics. en-.
dsavcrins % sum ~ the ssidsnes
clearly.
"A poor prssense for war. surely" I
said Al last hut might be- Sufficient
10 Indian mind"
More than one var. even among
civilized nations. has been started on
less." he answered soberly. Besides.
IL II my judgment ell those devils want
10 an excuse They may have manu-.
featured this out Of whole cloth; to
me II don't look reasonable. But you
have all the facts now, Hayward. and
can understand what to say and do.
Those red devils know our weakness.
and are wild to break loose. II I
send back q formal letter by the hands
OF their messenger, denying any knowi-
edge OF this medicine man OF theirs,
and expressing regret az bis disap-
pearance. they will consider II lie.
| know Indian nature; they have got
to he bluffsd st their own game show
fear. and they are after you al cnee.
the whole pack In fun cry, face thsm
boldly. and they hesitate. II you 20
straight TO them. through the woods
to their council are, an oaieer OF this
garrison. In uniform, they will inter.
pret your coming as q sign that We
are not afraid OF their threats"
Then ! am to talk boldly; threaten.
II necessary"
With discretion II IL our only
chance to avert war The scheme may
not work. but II 1t even results in de-
lay. II win be worth the effort"
When do starti"
AT dusk tonight. Come here nrst
for fnal instructions. and q letter to
Hamilton. You will 90 up the Mus.
kingum 10 the forks by boat, and then
straight through the woods. There
must bo no lettering on the march"
There win be none. sir; and what
about Girty'"
Il will hold him on some pretext un.
I'll morning Your party will haveeff.
taen hours start"
There seemed nothing mere. and.
after waiting a moment In silence, |
saluted.
Very well, sir; that is all."
"All at present"
turned toward the door. then hesi
tated. as memory suddenly returned
Pardon me, general" | said impul
sively. but met q young woman In
the room yonder, Might inquire who
she may be-"
He stared at me with open mouth.
then laughed.
The witch! never knew she was
In there, Hayward, or | should never
have exposed you to such danger.
Said she anything about hsrself."
only her name Rene D'Auvray."
Huh! that does not sound much
like the one she gave me, though BY
my soul. I've forgotten It: twas Just
- Frenchined. and never dared to
speak It aloud. How came she to tell
your"
That's the odd part Of II, sir. she
knew me, called me Monsieur Hay
ward. and insisted would remember
her when she named herself. Then
she did. but II was no name I ever
heard before. nor have ever seen the
face; Id swear to that = "-,
And she In not the sort to be for.
gotten easily. II they raise such flow.
ers in the Illinois country. would
like service there. The tale Ii. as
repeated by the soldiers who talked
with the boatmen, that che seSks her
father. who left this Kaskaskia n year
since with vigo. on q journey up the
Ohio. She stops at each settlement
to inquire, and the girl has money
French and English gold In plenty.
Yet. II this be the truth. there Ia small
hunting done. Once only was she at
the village for an hour; nor has she
spoken yet OF departure. She puzzles
me with her pert speech. and French
talk. for she pretends little under.
standing OF English. But tina, my wife
likes her | should have sent the hua-y
on her way before now"
But. general | asked, still linger-
ing. how came she 10 know my
name'"
Perhaps you spoke II nrst In her
hearing"
Not I, sir; we spoke OF other mat
ters"
GRO BE CoNTINUEp)