Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-11
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nate between them"
Then t 10 likely he killed the nan. =
mo doubt Of II. II hs really b
killed. Listen TO what know: IN
truth It 10 not much other than rumor;
D,Auvr1y had the fellow lashed By
Wyandot squaws for. some dirty trick.
and Fcaud-that's his nAme-swore
vengeance. Saint Denis! That was .
year ago. and Picaud has ever since
been in his own country. II was the
cominH Of war that brought him back.
I thought l saw him Ut sandusky -
We held council there. but his presence
was nothing to me-"
'He had no quarrel With you. then p
mo; saw him whipped; he was
like . snarling cur. Listen, and I'll
tell all know. am not proud Of my
job, understand. but ont here In the
wilderness. We work under . double
set of ordsrs-oae opsn and above
board, the other secret T u poor
work for . colder. but there's no help
for it, except to resign. and then some
one else would turn the trick. You
know the game we play-our countries
at peace, this land formally surron-
dered to you Americans, and yet there
comes to us-4o Hamilton-private In.
structions to retard settlement and 70
tain our military posts. Lord knows
what the ministry means. what they
hope to gain BY delay; we are only
pswns in the game being played, yet
what England says, We do. Yet howl
There is only one weapon left to our
hands-the savaGes. We cannot light
you openly, much as We might prefer.
but il we can keep the Indian tribes
hostile. we can hold back your ssttls-
ments to the Ohio, until England can
act openly. You knew all thts!'
YES" acknowledged The policy
is clear enough"
And it was easily enough carried
out" he went on. ~but for the Wyan-
dots. We were hand in glove with the
tribes, and they hated the Americana.
Our emissaries were in all their VII
lagos, and made the chiefs presents
and promises. Raiding parties Of
young warriors swept through the for
ests clear to the Ohio. doing much
damage. and driving the whites to
their forts. But we needed open war,
the alliance of all the tribes, and we
were blocked in thie-the Wyandots
refused. / was sent there. and when
failed. Hamilton went himself. but
with no better success. You know the
reasonf
7 shoot h,>A .%re1A ~ 1ntorr1,nt
for fear he might remember how con
victing such q confession was, and re-
fuse to continue. But apparently the
man failed to conceive the depravtty
Of his acts.
The influence of D'Auvray-ay!
and that daughter Of his. Saint Denis,
but believe she was the worst Of the
two. l actually made love to the witch
hoping thus 70 win her over to our
side, although oven the love-making
might have been serious in the end. II
abe would even listen But you know
the lass, you say7"
I'VE have met. yes; = hne girl to my
thought, despite her drop Of Indian
blood"
"Ayl Fine enough" with quick
glance Of suspicion, and hardening q
the mouth, for those who like that
kind. To my mind It makes . bad
combination, French and Indian. and
worse yet when adulteratsd By religion.
might have married her-who
knowsr' Struggling his shoulders. but
she certainly wouldn't listen to any
thing else. Lord. the wench was prosd
as Luctfer; az! and laughed IN my
face, and Knocked me, until even Ham
ilton had to grin, when ! told him the
story. It was then made mp my
mind to win in spite Of her"
ITO win her. you mean?"
NO, no! There was but one way Of
doing that, and It chances ! possess
dislike for Indian blood. I mean the
Wyandots to our scheme. It was Ham.
ilton's plan. that suggest to her q
visit to the Wabash tribes, for she was
ready for any sacrifice to spread her
faith among the redskins. Ay! and BY
good luck the scheme worked"
That then was what took her
south?" I asked, deeply interested.
YES; fixed up fine story. and the
priest gave her bis blessing. Oh, 1t
was safe enough: no Indian would dare
lay hand on her in evil Where did
you meet the giTl?
Fort Harmar."
"What!" in surprise. "She got 90
far! She ventured there? What was
her purpose. think your"