The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-07-24


glanced back III her. st&adfnx a.
lsntty behind M. the hlankss drawn
over her bead and face vi
-Tak,t II on. Rene. \ said quietly.
yea. monsieur. :
Her hands obsdieatly threw the
wifapripg aside. permitting It to drapc
over her shcniders She lifted her
head. and stood facing them. with eyes
eentcTins upsu Oldham. He sasped
and jerked tha bat frum OF his head.
\ beg your pardoa.- be stammered.
"A white womnnT"
"A French girl. sir. whom found
with tho Wyandots. Can you send No
back to ~. Clair
He stared al har 10 hong. hat srill
in hand. that I thought he did not hear.
An officer touched him GA the shoulder
and spoke word.
-Ah. yes. certainly st Clair. Al
once. sir. but don't envy you your
reception. BY love. lost my wits
seeing such 9 woman a. that here
In this hole. Someone send Masters
here
He came quickly, yoangish lad.
with white hair and eyebrows. but
intelligent face. who never took hiE
eyes OF Rene. Oldham spoke
brusquely.
Take this otiiesr and the--the lady
10 General 81. Clair at once. Tell But
Ter | say II is important that he be
given immediate interview. Here. wait'
get the lady q horse somewhere. Cap.
tain. can he take yoursf'
with pleasure. sir: win fetch the
animal"
They watched us depart until we had
crossed the ridge, Masters and trudg-
Ing through the snow al the horses
head Rene had drawn up her blanket.
but could see her eyes watching me,
when glanced around AZ her II was
not long. however, until we came out
OF the forest. into bit of lowiand near
the river where 4 dozen tents, grimy
and dirty looking. stood on the bank,
There were soldiers everywhere, gath
cred about the camp fires. with few
guards patrolling beats along the for
est edge, Masters led the way through
the motley crowd ~ to the central
tent There was delay there, Rene alt.
ting motionless In the saddle, and !
waiting impatiently beside her Al
last Masters came back
lie win see you, sir.
Very well: are there any women In
camp
"A few, sir: 'non-com' wives mostly.
washerwomen and cooks. they are In
those two tents there--ihe officers
kitchens"
Take the lady over there. and leave
her In good hands Rene"
She looked down at me,
Yes, monsieur"
This soldier will take you 10 some
women who will take care OF you until
l come. You win wait for me"
Yes, monsieur
waited until they started. and then
advanced 10 the tent A tall. slender
man, In q colonei's uniform. pointed
the way within. and stepped through
the narrow opening. The interior was
piain--a bcarekin stretched on the
ground, two officers on campstools
against the canvas. sentry beside
the open Dap standing motionless; a
rude table OF one unplaned board. and
behind II, seated. St. Clair He was
a spare man, with broad shoulders and
prominent nose. wearing a long queue
OF thick, gray hair, which was plainly
visible below his three-cornered hat.
He was attired In blanket coat. with
hood dangling down his back had
met him once, but 1t was clear he
retained no recollection of me, as he
surveyed me coldly across the table.
We'll, cir" he snapped, Colonel
Oldham says you bring news. Who
are your"
Ensign Hayward OF Fort Harmar,"
answered. bringing my hand up In
salute. i was sent with message 10
the Wyandots;' ~'
The stern lines OF his face broke
into grim smile.
"Ah, yes, recall that. One OF Har>
mars fool notions. Told him AZ much
when ] got back. Well, your peace
offering didn't do much good, did IT.
hear there Is hell brewing IN those
north woods"
1T is already brewed. sir The
tribes have got together to crush you.
They rerdexvoused on the Maumee."
Huh that Is ways away. No
great danger from that source TN we're
ready. What tribes were there, do
you know
Il saw them, ctr. wyandots. Potta.
wattomies. Shawnees. Delawares and
Miamis- There were also some Oj!b-
was, and sprinkling OF Others
| mostly young warriors"
Who heads the conspiracy"
Little Turtle. OF the Miamis. but
there are Englishmen with then, also:
Hamilton himself was there"
The cursed hound. 10 you were
there, with them. hey! A prisoner r
Yes, general: scout named Ste
phen Brady aud l. We got away by