Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-03-05
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not stay there longer. for fear ! should
be too late. and so crept backward.
and got away"
She stepped forward and grasped
his arm.
What was the white man like. mon.
sieur7 You saw his facet"
mo; never once did he front the
fire. I heard his voice, and could see
the outline OF his figure. He was a
big fellow. not unlike the ensign here,
and he wore n red coat"
For one moment she stood motion.
less. one hand pressed against her
temple, the other grasping his sleeve.
The cheek toward me famed red.
"You-you are sure?" she faltered.
"He-he looked like THAR"
yes. mademoiselle." hts tone that
Of surprise. ut was dark but l could
see that"
And this man is really an Ameri.
can officer?" her dark eyes flashing to-
ward me. "He has never been In the
north beforef"
A grim smile curled Brady's lips. as
his keen gray eyes swept over the
two OF us.
II reckon maybe II was bout Q year
ago ! fu3t met the ensign. mademoi'
selle. up at Fort Pitt, an of an on
ever since we've run against each 9th.
er along the Ohio. ! don't know what
all this may be leadin' to, but 30 far
as ! a see. he amt no cause TO tell
you a lie."
She ~hesltated, ~glanclng from his
sober face into mine; then impulslve-
ly held out her hand.
I'll am glad, monsieur" her lips
trembling. IL cannot tell you how
glad. It is such a strange thing that
you should look 80 much alike and
bear the same name. Can the other
be a relative OF yoursi"
shook my head.
Hardly; we are | suppose OF Eng
lish stock. but my family has been a
hundred years In Maryland. But about
THE Engllshman7"
"He was ever urging the tribes "a
war, lying to them. pledging them
help. He came TO my people, am
Wyandot-often. lie met my father
there in council, the one ever advocat
ing war, the other counseling peace
lie failed In his mission 10 our people
yet somehow my father liked him; per
haps II was a pleasure to talk agair
with II who knew Europe and the
late books. And the Englishman. hop
Ing thus to finally win my father ovel
TO his side, was most cordial. III
played n part that he might keep m!
father on long journeys to othe'
trlbes. while he remained behind Il
poison the minds of our own people
| overheard his words. his lying prom
ises to our warriors. Yet In spite o
all. the Wyandots remained at peace
they alone held back the tribes from
war. I appealed to them, monsieur;
a mere girl. held before them n cross
and they listened, and were afraid
They drove the E%ngllshman from tn.
camp. back to his master"
And what them"
my father still trusted him. and h
came back once more. They wen
away together. as ! supposed on som
mission to the tribes. | heard moth
ing. no message came back | cam
TO this island with two OF my people
but there was no one here; the cabi
was deserted. There came to me
repof. that they we're seen togethe
on the Wabash, and | iourneyed Their
also. The Miamls told me a strang
| story OF treachery and death at IN
I hands OF the Americans. | half b,
1 lieyed Il a lie; yet | must know. N
Wyandots would go no further; the
We're afraid, 30 | came by myself /
the Shawnees. and then, with Frenc
boatmen, %journeyed up the great rive
TO the fort OF the American commant
er. You know the rest. m~essieurs."
; She val leaning back against IN
table. holding herself erect by b,
hands. Her story had been told swift
| ly, interJected with French phrase
I where English failed her.
Yes" | burst forth, you came hei
again and found him dead-murdors
a -and-and you believed | did Il"
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