Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-07-09

'easoh'
shook my head, afraid TO interrupt
Tor rear ne might remember now con
vleting such a confession was ana re-
use 10 continue But apparently the
man rallied to conceive the depra'''y
OF MS acts. -.
Inc lnnuence OF pAuVray-ay'
ana tnat OF MS SAINT DENIS
Out oeiieVe she was the worst Oh .he
t"o. actually MADE love 10 the WHICH
hoping mus 10 WIN her o'er 10 our
SIDE might have married her-who
KNOWS: smuggling MS SHOULDERS ou'
she certainly wouldn't listen 10 any,
thing else LORD. the was prouu
as Luciler' ay! n augheu IN III!
race. and mocked me, until even Ram
iiton had to grin. when told MIN 'he
story I was then MADE UP my
minu TO win IN spite OF ner'
10 win her, you mean!
NO, no! Ihere was Out one way Oh
ooing that' ana II chances possess u
dislike lor lhdian plooo' l mean 'he
Wyanuots 10 our scheme' 1 was fiaih'
mons p,ah, .ha' sueses. 70 ner
Visi. 10 the "aoash .ripes' ior sue was
READY lor any sacrince 10 spread ner
iai'n among 'he r~eu'shihs' Ay: anu W
soou iuch 'he scneme "orhe
ihat tnen was "hat loon hef
'ou.n! ashea, ueep'y ih'eie'eu
les; nSea up a hne story. ano tne
priest gave her MS pressing on' II
was saie enough NO inuian "ouio oare
lay mana on her IN evil
rest is snort enough, put .he
girls actions puzzle me. ohce we
were rlo OF her' the fatner nao 10 Dc
attended 10. 4 was no cas- TASK, tor
was a cniet' ana QUICK "
quarrel. 1 ls small odds no" now
the TRICK was played, u knew OF
MS CABIN and once mere heid MIN
prisoner, while Hamilton used MS
disappearance as a whip 10 drive
the Wyandots to war
He spread the rumor then tnat
DAuvray was captured or killed by
Americans, knowing what a oc-
curred!'
Partly that" with a chuckle. He
knew not where the man was. only
that ! had him safe"
And by means OF this lie you de-
%liberately plotted to ravage the from
tier with Indian outrage" l exclaimed
Indignantly.
Nay, not so fast friend" his eyes
hardening with anger. "'T was war;
we but obeyed the orders that came
from England; made use OF the
weapons at hand"
IL care nothing for the excuse. There
was no war. and 1t was murder. Don't
call me friend! ! am no friend OF
yours. Though you may be Of my own
blood. OF my W name, the act was
murder-foul, t~reacherous murder.
Yes! l wish / had left you to rot there
! n that hole
He was on his feet, his face flaming
with passion. but flung forward my
rife.
"Ay! l mean 1t, Joseph Hayward, II
that be your NAME" went on. coldly
enough now. And would say the
same to Hamilton II he yer here.
Stand where you are, or l Will XIII you
as l would a mad cur. Only a fend
would boast OF such an act OF treach-
cry. Now go on, and tell me the rest.
want no lie. but the truth-how did
D'Auvray meet his death!'
He stood laring at me over the rife
barrel. his hands gripping In desire,
yet knowing well that any hostile
movement meant death.
Hanged II I'll tell your
ne you Ole where you are, you
dog'' and meant 1t. you nave said
enough already to condemn you. be-
ileVe you killed DAuvray.
Il old not ne burst forth. Il did
not even know ne was l am not
AFRAID OF you. or your threats but l
VIII tell you what occurred mere. I'm
ready enough, as you Will discover yet,
to answer Tor whatever DO, but am
not going TO bear the blame Tor the
dastard act OF anotner. was friendly
enough with DAuvray, even II did
e to trick him In this matter, There
was no intent 10 lake MS llfe.'
We'll then, go on"
Il held him prisoner here he said
suiklly, "although there was no Vio-
lence or threat. The mar did not even
reaiize ne was under guard yet saw
10 II that ne retained no arms, and was
never out OF my sight. I was my or
ders to mold MIN quiet until a mes.