The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-26

seen, yet agreed to return here under
my leadership"
"Who is their chlet?"
"Old Sequtah--you know himT
"Ay, a real warrior 'Tis better than
dared hope, for have been In battle
with him before. Do you number a
hundredT
"And fifty more, though indinter-
emily armed"
"And fifty more, though indlfferently
armed. Never have | seen the Him
In action. D'Artigny; they seem to me
a poor lot, so frightened Of the wolves
as to be valueless."
$50 they are II left to themselves
but under white leadership they sttf'
fen. They will fight II given the In
dian style. They will never stand In
defense. but II we lead them to a sur
prise, they'll give good account Of
themselves. That is my plan. La For
est-that we creep up through the
woods behind the Iroquols lines. They
Will expect no attack from the rear
and will have no guard. II we move
quickly while II remains dark. we
ought to get within a few yards OF the
red demons without discovery. They
will fight desperately. no doubt, fol
their only hope of escape would be tc
either plunge down the rocky banks or
either side, or cut u way through. Yor
have been at the fortr"
Twice before"
"Then you know the nature OF the
ground. 'Tls all woodland until within
a few hundred yards OF the gates. Yor
recall the great rock beside the trailT
"Ay and the view from the top"
"My plan would be to creep up that
far. with hanking parties on the slopes
below. In front, as you may remem
ber there is an open space, then
fringe OF forest hiding the clearing be-
fore the stockade. The Iroquols will
be gathered behind that fringe Of trees
waiting daylight. Is my thought rlghtT
"'Tis the most likely spot"
"Then listen; have thought this all
out You aud l. with Sequltah, will
take a hundred Of your Indians. cross
the small river. and advance mp the
trail. That leaves fifty warriors tc
creep through the woods on either
slope, twenty-five to a side led by your
two courlers du bois We will wait al
the great rock. and give the signal"
La Forest stood silent a moment
thinking; then rested his hand on DAT
tlgny's shoulder.
ut looks feasible enough, but the
Hanking parties may not reach theiT
positions In time"
"The one from the west will moi
have as far to travel as we do. The
other does not make so much differ
ence, for II the Iroquols break they
will come in this direction-the Other
side Of the trail Is sheer rock"
"And what about the ladyf"
81 shall 20 with you. messleurs,"
said quietly. "There will be no more
danger there than here; besides, you
would not leave me alone without 8
guard. and you will need every fight
Ing man"
felt the grip OF Rene's hand. but 4
was La Forests voice that spoke.
"The right ring to that, hey. DAT
tigny! Madame answers my last ar
gument. But first let us have word
with the chief"
He addressed a word into the CROWD
Of lndistlnguishable figures, and an In
dian came forward. Dim as the llgh
was, | was impressed with the dignity
Of his carriage. the frm character oi
his facial outline.
81 am sequltah, chief Of the Mas
coutins," he said grayely, "for whom
the white chief sent"
D'Artigny stepped forward, standing
as erect as the other.
"Sequltah is great chief" he said
quietly, "a warrior Of many battles
the friend Of La Sale. We have
smoked the peace-plpe together, anC
walked side by side on the war-trail
Sequltah knows who speaks"
The French warrior they call DAT
tigny"
Right; It's not the first time yot
and have met the Iroquois! Th,
wolves are here again; they have
burned the villages Of the Illinois, anC
killed your women and children. Tn,
valley Is black with smoke, and rel