Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-10-24
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,o1ER xxlV-c0ntinued'
C10' is
describe my feeIings-jOy'
leaano emory of the past over
e'o' ,,, me- me-. My eyes were wet Wit witt
shsInins; I" could find no words. DAT
as. a1l , 10 understand. yet he
a5F 'eSa aso-+ to speak, merely hold
gle ~ Vase with his strong arm. 50
g re c'0, ,,. minds upon the past and
s-'l... w. We followed the savages
u il.- no black night along the aim
sel'l En- ,-' the time I forgot where | .
-L weird. CHASTITY surroundings
rs u! NJ our stealthy advance,
b. 7ll. ,@I only my father, and
ID I'-, Of childhood. He must
be sen, amended. for he made no
n's -Y+ ~ interrupt my reverie. and
If-'. d-ow me- cIoser-the steady
80 his arm brought me peace.
p's ,ls,lr before US doomed the shad-
s'-' ,5e great rock. which rose a
barrier across the trail, its crest
' .:15sj against the sky. The Indians
N .s.l.o5 here. and we pressed for
through them. until we came TO
". ~. .Ea chief and La Forest waited.
" ~ Tas a growing tiDge of light in
i,'-' -, sky. enabling US to perceive
q ,,bsr's faces. All was tense, ex-
the Indians scarcely ventur-
..-- b-satbe. the two white men con-
Z. in whispers. Sequitah stood
- .,-aloss as a statue, his lips tightly
s0sai to-+,,o- -,
r-s.toned D'Artigny.
syo. twas not safe: one man scaled
4. mex and reports the Iroquois
INST beyond
-Ttar hide in covert where 1 sus-
- them. but | would see with my
~, sres There is crevice here as |
,-onber TO give foothOld. Ay. here
a +. An easy passage enough. Come
=, ro-s.- A glance ahead will make
dear nv plans
The two clambered up noiselessly.
.,3 o1tsrptched themselves on the fiat
,--f,,a above. The dawn frightened,
,rro,+ fmDercpptbIy, so l could dis
lrgris5 the savage forms on either
No ame standing, some squatting on
.ss g-gss all motionless but alert.
bsi- weapons cleaning, their cruel
.rss Offering from excitement. La
7,rs. descended cautiously and turned
1ya-i me-
Madame. D'Artigny would have you
rn him"
Surprised at the request I rested my
,o- in bis hand. and crept forward
oDg the smooth surface until 1 lay
,eslia Rene. He glanced aside into
ly face
DO not lift your head" he whis-
gel Peer through this cleft in the
io1e"
Briorp rs was a narrow opening,
tre.i Of vegetation. a sterile patch of
tone and sand, and beyond this a
inge Of trees. matted with under
rush below 50 as to make good screen,
ut sufficiently thinned out above. so
lat from orr elevation, we could look
rough the interlaced branches across
le cleared space where the timber had
cen chopped away to the palisades of
be fort The first space was filed
lib warriors. crouching behind the
over Of underbrush. Most of these
ERE wing down, or upon their knees,
peering through toward the
)Tt gates, but a few were standing. or
loving cautiously about bearing word
Command.
Monsieur" I whispered timidly.
you can never attack; there are too
amy"
They appear more numerous than
ley are he answered confidently.
but It will be 4 stiff fight. Not all
usclroras either; there are Fries yon-
er TO the right, and a few renegade
.ohawks with them. Look. by the foot
that big tree, the fellow in war bon
ct and deerskin shlrt-what make
lu OF him.
A white man in spite of his paint"
twas my guess also. I thought 1t
key they had renegade with them,
Il this Is not Indian strategy. La
crest was Of the same opinion. al
0ugh twas too dark when he was
re Tor US to make sure"
FOR what are they waiting and
atcling?"
Inc gates to open. no doubt. If
ey suspect nothing within. they will
ud out a party soon to reconnoiter