Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-08

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the great rock except on my order.
This Is clear?"
The Indian muttered response In his
own tongue; her spoke more rapidly,
and the mass of warriors below
changed formation. the greater number
climbing the bank, and grouping
themselves in the darker shadow of
the woods.
who has charge of the othersT"
asked D'Artigny.
"Bastian Courtray," replied La For.
est. HE Is yonder."
'Then, Courtray, listen: You follow
the stream. but do not venture from
cover. Post your men below b stock
ade and wait to intercept f%ugitives. We
will do the fighting above. Are the
warriors with you armed"
"All but ten have rifles, monsieur,
but know not If they be of value"
"You must make the best use Of
them you can. Above all things, be
quiet, and do nothing to alarm the Iro-
quois. You may co."
I leaned forward, watching them as
they waded downstream, and then
climbed the bank, disappearing in the
underground. Sequitah had moved
past me, and I heard his voice speak
ing In Indian dialect. Along the forest
aisles his warriors glided by where |
stood, noiselessly as shadows. In an
other moment D'Artigny and l were
.Io-1 A. AIoo yx x;0hk al ohoy1f TIC Qnd
not a sound reaching our ears to tell
of those vanished allies. He took my
hand, a caress In his touch, a sugges-
ton Of pride in his voice.
1.-THE old chief is warrior STILL" he
said land, unless all signs fail, the
~Iroquois will long remember this day.
Come, Adele, twill not do for US to
be far behind, and we have walked this
trail before together"
Had l not tested it with my w
ears, never would I have believed q
hundred men could have made way so
noiselessly in the dark, through such
thick forest, rock strewn n deeply
rutted. Yet not a sound of their
stealthy passage was waited back to
us on the wind-no echo OF voice, no
rasping of foot no rustic Of leaves.
Ghosts could not have moved more ST.
lently. Somehow the very thought that
these grim savages were thus creep
ing forward to attack and kill, their
hearts mad with hate, wild beasts OF
prey stalking their victims, yielded me
a strange feeling of horror. I chung
to D'Artigny's arm, shrinking from the
shadows, my mind filed with name
less fear.
adele" he whispered, tenderly,
you will fear for me in this ventureT'
Eyes, monsieur"
"There is no need. You heard La
Forest say he bore orders of the king
to give De Tonty command once more
of Fort st. Louis"
Eyes, monsieur; but you have al
ready been tried and condemned.
Even If they have not authority to
shoot you here, they have power to
transport to Quebec"
'There would be battle fist, If
know my old comrades well. No, as to
that there is no cause to fear. I shall
be given fair trial now, and welcome
1t. My fear has been for you-the ven
geance of Cassion, If ever you came
within his grasp again. But that also
is settled"
Settled? What is 1t you would tell
me?'
"This, sweetheart; you should know,
although l would that some other
might tell you. La Forest whispered
it to me while we were alone onder,
for he knew not you were estranged
from your husband. He bears with
him the kings order for the arrest OF
NJ. Cassion. Captain de Baugis is
commissioned by La Barre to return
him safely to Quebec for trial."
ION what charger"
Treason to France: the giving Of
false testimony against a kings off,
Ger, and the concealing of official rec
ords."
Mon Dieu! Was it the case Of my
father?"
Eyes; the truth has been made clear.
There is, as l understand from what
La Forest told me, not sufficient evil
dence against La Barre to convict, yet
it's believed the case will cost him his
office. But NJ. Cassion was his agent,
and Is guilty beyond a doubt"
"But, monsieur. who made the
charges7 Who brought the matter to
the attention of LOUISE"
'sThe Comte de Frontenac; he was
your fathers friend, and won him res
toration of his property. Not until La
Forest met him in France was he
aware of the wrong done Captain lie
Chesnayne. Later he had
with La Sale, a Franciscan once sta
toned at Montreal, and two officers of
the regiment of Carignan-Salliers.
Armed with information thus gained,
he made appeal to Louis. IT'S told me
the king was so angry he signed the