The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-04-12

F1oggtng was common In those
days. PrlynteH IN tho army were
logged for all sorts OF mindeeds.
The crowd surged forward. BE
yond question it's nympathies were
with Hibbs and against Jack. The
note OF ssvagory In It's nnarl would
have frightened most men.
II did not brighten Jack. Just
moment" no cried. Tho first
man that lays banda on me dies"
For a moment tho crowd hung
in the balance. Then Jack laughed.
Tho ridiculous side OF tho quarrel
had struck him.
Here's your rifle. wiiliams.- ho
said. tossing tho gun indifferently
over. Come. old man." he called
10 Aiagwa. "Come. Cstol" With.
out backward glance he strobe
away.
Silence almost complete followed
his departure. Mr.. Hibbs made no
move 20 renew his order. Stickney.
however. hurried after Jack. You
did exactly right. Mr.. Tolfair." he
said. as he came up. and I'm sorry
you should have been 30 outrage.
ously treated Tho fiasco about
the ammunition mad. Hibbs worse.
We are practically out OF II. You
zee, there Ia some little excuse for
hia behavior. outrageous ns II was"
Jack nodded. Il scel" he acced.
ed. Welt II really doesn't matter.
| Intended 10 start back TO Piqua
tomorrow morning. anyway"
~"ohl We can't LET ron 70 tina,
quickly. want 20 hear about that
murder. I must report II 20 Wash
ington. There's n sort OF hotel here
kept by French trader. ono Peter
Bondio. aud hs can put YOU up for
the night. That viii give US time
for n talk"
Jack nodded. "Goodi- he eI-
claimed. I'm be only too glad TO
stay. especially as want 10 consult
you about this youngst~r." He
turned toward Alagwa. Come here.
Bob" he called. Il want ron TO
meet Major R,icknsy."
Aiagwa was tagging behind the
rest. Hor brain was ,inxling with
the information tina, had Jus. come
10 her ears. The fort-tha grea:
buiwRfk OF all northwest Indiana
and Ohio--wns almost out Of am.
munition. A small force of her
shawnecs. aided by a few rcacoats.
n well armed. might take Il easily.
Shs would seek the runner at once.
Shs would no, hesitate.
Jack threw his arm about her
shoulders and drew h.r 10 HIS side
srhiA 10 tho boz that Wolf shot.
be explained. Il call him bob. be-
cause he doesn't know his white
name. iis says he was left With
tho intians when hs was n child.
Who're did you say this Peter Bon.
die was TO be found'-
stickney pointed ahead. 'Yon.
der's his store and hotel. ahead
Their. by the river. His wife !. a
Miami Indian. She attends 10 the
store. His sister. Madame Fnntine
Loire. widow. manages the hotel :
Jack was pecrinx westward. A
letter. commencing his action ia
tho matter Of wilwiloway's muir
cer. and promising to do all he
could 20 find tho girl OF whom Jack
Was In search. Il know her we'll,
ended tho colonel. and I shall So
glad 10 look for her. She was here
recently. bu, che has disappeared
and | rather think she may hav.
gone north with Tecumssh. Your
best chance OF fading her would
probably be 10 70 down the Mao
NEE and Join Gen. Hall a, Detroit
Jack handed the letter to Mai
stickney. This touches on the
main object OF my visit TO Ohio.
Major" no said. and made tho nee
essary serpianations. IF you can
help me any. Major he finished.
I'm be grateful"
'T'il be delighted. hut I'm a
Krccnhorn MP here. you know. But
III ask Capt. Wells. my assistant.
He's been In these parts all his
life. Not ny George
stickney was growing ercited-'f
forgot. Peter Boncie will know
more than Wells. He and hla sis
ter were in the party OF Frenchmen
that settled GAilipoiis in 1890.
Here's their place"
Jack s,eppsd forward eagerly.
go eager was hs TO SEQ them that
for the moment he forgot Alagwh-
Alagwa looked up and saw a little
round Frenchman running down the
path toward them. Behind him
wRddied an enormously fat woman
A moment more and the man had
come up. "Ahl IL II my good friend.
Major Stickney1" he burst out. 'He
brings me tho guests. yesi"
stickncy nodded. smilingly. They
start for Detroit tomorrow" he OF.