The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-07-10


Toa know uho ami yuu have eaisn
h ute tspss be my flthsis | kniow
who yuu ore. and I deipiaa yoa. YuR
caiI me q wyanaot sqaaw thraRten
~hat you viii d.: point me 10 thts
dead man whom yoa have murdered.
Whyf To brighten ule--mef Wary
well. l1i answer you. am q wyKn-
dot: 4 am Running Water: hu, in mr.
veins, flows also the best blood Of
France. Mite ID npt q ince OF cow
ards and mnrderers. thieves and trad
ers: my ancestors were soldAers and
men. And you think I am afraid Of
you-you cur Of the woods, afraid OF
you! Touch ms. Jules Laippin. IL ycu
dare; challenge you Come. wait
for you to lay hand on me"
He stared at her sulINniy. angry
enough. yet with the bullying look
gone FROM bis mottled facs. Something
about the girl--her sharp words. her
cool denance--had left him uncertain.
More than that. Jules Lappin." she
went on passionately. you are going
10 pay for all this" and she pointed
down at the dead body. pay for II. do
you understand! That man was what
he claimed to bean aide to Hamilton.
England pays her debts. Monsieur
Lappin. Az, and 40 do the Wyandots;
have you forgotten that 90 soon,
Have you forgotten what befell the
Frenehman. PHILIPPE Brtdau? Have
yca blotted from memory already tho
fate OF Michael Cozad? You we're In
our village when the chiefs OF the Wy
andots dealt out justice to these rene
gades. Answer mel"
The cool holiness OF her words
stunned the fellow. | could zee him
glance about into the dark woods, and
then al the faces OF the savages press.
Ing about them. Few among them I'M
derstood what was said, and their ges-
lures. the fierce expression OF their
eyes. gave the renegade courage, He
had already gone too far for retreat;
his only chance now WIS TO proceed
to browbeat this girl, brighten her, and
trust to the wilderness for hiding
place.
Stand aside. all of yer; get back
and give us room. yer red scum" he
reared, his rage Increasing as he gave
II vent In words. We'll. I've heard
yer talk. all OF II. you breed, an that's
what care for your threats" and he
snapped his fingers in her face As
she stood silent, motionless, looking
straight al him with scorn unutterable
In her eyea, the brute cltnched his red
fat. stepping forward as If he would
strike.
Curse yer! I'm mind to let yer
have some of the same medicine gave
him. fou'll laugh at jules Lappin.
will yer1 Oh no! but know better
way than that to make yer cry. BY
all the gods. we'll roast that Yankee
friend OF yours to a turn, and you'll
stand by and watch. Thatll fetch the
two OF yer to yer senses. Here
Shawnees. two OF yer come here. Pick
UP this carrion, and throw Il out OF
the way. over there In the edge OF the
wood. Wen want this place presently.
S.s-e-ts- wah?"
The chief 10 here" with dignity.
Twas your vote that the hunter
die by tortured"
1T was SO spoken"
Then he shall--to spite this squAw
OF Wyandot II for no better reason.
Bid your warriors tie the dog up" -
For the moment. In the confusion.
the noise and rushing back and forth
OF figures dlmly seen In the red light,
| lost sense OF what was being done.
There was babel of yells. wild
mingling OF half.naked forms dancing
about through the shadows. Those
whose identity could comprehend
had been swallowed up by the rush
OF bodies. Occasionally Lappin's voice
sounded above the din. az he cursed
out some order. Then, forth from the
surging. excited mass OF savages. two
braves came directly toward where
lay concealed. staggering under tho
weight OF Hayward's dead body |
drew back my rife, sinking lower be-
hind the rotten log. The weight OF the
dead man caused them to shuttle for.
ward. grunting to each other. glad
enough to be rid OF the burden. In
the first dark shadow they lot 20,
fiinging him down against the very log
behind which lay. holding my breath
In fear.
Even M gained with eyes OF horror.
my mind chaos, every nerve throb-
bling In physical pain, there came 10
me the one hope, the one chance for
me to meet alone the situation.
CHAPTER Xxx.