Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-04-30

Il beg your PARDON, no buhmuleIoc.
"A white woman7"
"A French girl. sir. whom I found
with the wyandots. Can you send us
back to st. ciair2"
He stared at her so long. hat stil
In hand, that I thought he did not hear.
An officer touched him on the shoulder
and spoke a word.
"Ah, yes, certalnly-St. Clair. Al
once, sir, but | don't envy you your
reception. ny Jove. I lost my Wits
seeing such a woman as that here
In this hole. Someone send Masters
here"
lie came quickly, a %youngish lad,
with white hair aud eyebrows. but
intelligent face, who never took his
eyes OF Rene. Oldham spoke
%brusquely.
Take this officer and the--the lady
to General ST. Clair at once. Tell u
Ter | say Il ia important, that he be
given Immediate interview. Here, waitl
get the lady a horse somewhere. Cap
tain. can he take yours9"
with pleasure. sir; will fetch the
animal"
They watched us depart until we had
crossed the ridge. Masters and ! trudg'
ing through the snow ut the horse'h
head. Rene had drawn up her blanket.
but | could see her eyes watching me-
when | glanced around at her. II was
not long, however, until we came out
OF the forest, into a bit OF lowland near
the river, where n dozen tents, grimy
and dirty looking. stood on the bank
There we're soldiers everywhere. gath
cred about the camp fires, with a few
guards patrolling beats along the for
est edge. Masters led the way through
the motley crowd up TO the central
tent. There was delay there, Rene sit.
ting motlonless in the saddle. and !
waiting impatiently beside her. Al
last Masters came back.
"He will see you, SIR"
Very we'll; are there I'M women In
camp7"
"a few, sir; 'non-com' wives mostly
washerwomen and cooks; they are IN
those two tents there-the ofiicers'
kitchens"
Take the lady we there, and leave
her in good hands. Rene"
She looked down at me.
yes. monsieur"
"This colder will take you to some
women who will take care OF you until
I come. You will wait for me-"
"Yes. monsieur"
1 waited until they started, and thef
advanced to the tent. A tall, slender
!. man. In n %colonel's uniform. pointed
tho way within. and ! stepped through
the narrow opening. The Interior wal
; plain-a bearskin stretched on tn
Q ground. two officers IN camDstooli
against the canvas; n sentry besld'
n the open dap standing motionless;
q rude table OF one unplaned board, AM
behind II, seated. st. Clair. He wa
d a spare man, with broad shoulders an
prominent nose, wearing a long queu
n Of thick, gray hair. which was pltJnl,
q visible below his three-cornered ha'
'. He was attired In blanket coat. sit
hood dangling down his back.
n "Well, sir" he snapped. "Colont
o Oldham says you bring news. WI
are your"
ensign Hayward OF Fort Harmar,
| answered, bringing my hand up !
salute. 81 was sent with a message I
the Wyandots."
" The stern lines OF his face broh
into a grim smile.
u "Ah, yes, | recall that, One OF lila
10 mars fool notions. Told him as MUG
a. when | got back. Well. your peaC
Offering didn't do much good. did II
hear there Is hell brewing In thoi
u. north woods"
m 1T Ia already brewed, sir. I'll
tribes have got together to crush 20
They rendezyoused on the Maumee
"Huhl that Is a ways away. \
. great danger from that source till We
a. ready. What tribes we're there,
n you know?"
II saw them, sir; Wyandots. Poti
40 wattomles, Shawnees. Delawares al
Mlamls. There we're also some OF
A. was. and a sprlnkllng Of othel
,v mostly young warriors"
~ "Who heads the conspiracy"
Little Turtle. OF the Miamls. b
NO there are Engllshmen with them ais
nj Hamilton himself was there"
"The cursed hound; so you we
an. there. with them. hey3 A prisoner
.ng Yes, general; a scout named 5
phen Brady and /. We got away
he means OF q canoe on the river"
he where Is Brady? ! know the
on. coon"
his "He died, sir. and | came on alon
No one spoke. and | vent on.
ut was a hard journey. and thu
ng. we're many delays on the way. ! ca
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