The state herald., 1914-10-09

Girty said a religious teacher. whom
the tribe loved more than chief"
crossed the narrow room twice, en-
deavoring to sum up the evidence
clearly.
"A poor pretense for war. surely"
said at last. but might be sufficient
to Indian mind"
More than one war. even among
civilized nations, has been started on
less" he answered soberly. Besides.
1t 10 my judgment all those devils want
10 An excuse. They may have manu-
factured this out Of whole cloth; to
me 1t 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
send back formal letter by the hands
OF their messenger. denying any knowl-
edge OF this medicine man of theirs,
and expressing regret at his disap-
pearance. they will consider It a lie.
know Indian nature; they have got
to be bluffed at their own game. Show
fear. and they are after you at once.
the whole pack In full cry; face thcm
boldly. and they hesitate. II you go
straight to them. through the woods
to their council fire. an officer of this
garrison. in uniform. they will inter
prst your coming as q sign that We
are not afraid OF their threats"
Then I am to talk boldly; threaten,
II necessary"
with discretion--yes. 1t 10 our only
chance to avert war. The scheme may
not work. but II 1t even results in de-
lay. It will be worth the effort"
When do l start!"
AT dusk tonight Come here first
for dnal instructions. and q letter to
Hamilton. You will 20 up the Mus
kingum to the forks by boat, and then
straight through the woods. There
must be NO lettering on the march"
There will be none. sir; and what
about Girtyr
Il will hold him on some pretsxt un.
til morning. Your party will have nf.
teen hours start"
There seemed nothing more, and.
after waiting . moment In silence. I
saluted.
Very well. sir; that IL alli"
All at present"
l turned toward the door. then hssi.
tatsd. as memory suddenly returned.
Pardon me. general" said impul.
sively. but met = young woman In
the room yonder. Might inquire who
she may bsf"
He stared at me with open mouth,
then laughed.
The witch! never knew she was
in there. Hayward. or l should never
have exposed you to such danger.
Said she anything about herself!"
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
as Frenchified. 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 It was no name l ever
heard before. nor have l ever seen the
face: I'D swear to that"
And she 10 not the sort 10 be for.
gotten easily. II they raise such now.
ers In the Illinois country. would
like service there. The tals 10, 40
repeated by the soldiers who talked
with the boatmen. that she seeks her
father. whoseft this KaskaEkia q year
since with vigo. on . 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 10 small
hunting done. Once only was she at
the village for an hour; nor has she
spoken yet OF departure She pushes
mo with her pert speech. and French
talk. for she pretends little under
standing OF English. But that my wife
likes her ! should have sent the hussy
ON her way before now"
But. general" l asked. stiii linssr.
Ing, how came she to know my
nhmo'"
Perhaps you spoke II nrst In hsr
hearing"
Not !. sir; We spoke of other mat.
tsrs,"
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