The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-26


rest; and IA the sun began its down,
ward journey they had traversed FIVE
miles. only. They had reached n place
where the forest grew thinner and the
long PUSHES rose above their heads I:
the pathleSs home Of innumerable wa
lterfowl., Ike fell heavily upon the
marshy ground, crashing through the
dry'reeds. David lifted Ike'S head In
terror. He had not lost consciousness I;
an mendurable fatigue possessed him,
bat his eyes burned with unconqucr-
pable resolve. r
"IH be all right in n moment.
Davy." he gasped. Its only--listen.
what's that sound?"
p. He staggered TO his feet and David
head. g..
Il hear nothing but the blackbirds,
Ike"
"Noi listen, Davy. the ffes, the
fifes"
|. David felt an awful fear sweep
through him. 1fad the strain been too
much for Ike's exhausted bodyy" Was
the delirium To return once more? He
began to- speak soothingly.
But Ike held up his hand for silence.
Listen, Davy, the fifesl They're
i'playing Yankee Doodler" And, oh.
Davy, you can hear the drums no@1''
David strained in an agony or listen-
ing. A breeze rustled the tops OF the
marsh grass. and suddenly upon the
wind he heard the uhmistakabie souhu
OF marching quickstep, the shtili mu-
| sic OF the flies, the rumble OF the
drums. They threw their arms around
each Others necks and shouted with
all their strength. Waited -. shout
ed again -. an answering hall6h
came family 10 their ears, and with
a cry OF Joy they forced themselves
on. With n last effort they burst
through the reeds and found the broad
food OF the Wabash at their feet; and
flying swiftly toward them n canoe
driven by the brawny muscles OF two
white men. l'' 20 "
"'Cre nomi" CALCULATED the fgure I'm
the bow as the canoe ran up The reedy
bank. LES hohmes~ fous q>ii pour.
suivant la file de C6ryd6n !"
Toussalnt Dubois, the captaih Of the
guides. had small respect for fooIhar-
diness. But the second occupant OF
the canoe recognized the two adtcn-
tdrers With a cry OF thankfulness and
| flung his arms around them.
Get in the canoe Quick" he said,
mo 'tellih' what pesky devils thar Is
hereabouts." '"
"Thank God you found us, H6gue -
cried David as they obeyed his corh.
mand and the light craft shot out
again over the water. The man had
/ served WITH HargrOve, captain OF the
I company in which David had ehliSted
"Are you carrying messages to 'the
pfopRet?' What were those flies we
! hdardt"
"The musicians at the fort" saih
Hogue.
"The fortY" repeated David blankly.
where are we?"
"Ye're on the Wabash, sixty miles
north OF the Old Post"
'But there's no fort on the Wabash"
said Bldckford wonderingly.
9Th bulldfn' on It's jlst begun" an
swered Hogue; 9TH army gut here yis-
tiddy."
"The army" Ike and David ex-
| claimed together.
"In course ye didn't know-lef' Vim
cennes, horse and foot, nigh 10 a thou
sand on us, seven days ago. VIII
Harrison's a-commandln' and Dubois
and air a-scoutln' around the bresh."
''Then. Tecqmseh has chosen war;"
'rTecumsy's. still south" said the
backwoodsman grlmly. "Old Horse,
head Gibson and Harrison figger thet
he's up { devilment weth the Creeks
an. .we'uns air a-goln L skeer the
Prophet into a shakln' ague before Te-
clumsy hes a chance { git back"
Dubois grunted In assent. by gar,
thees Harrison he .strake queeck lax
panthere|
"9ou came just In time" said David
weakly. Silently he stumbled along
at the heels Of Hogue and Dubois, as
they bore ke,s limp body between
them toward the clearing In the forest
on the east bank OF the river; and
when the men OF his company ran out
20 meet them. their cheers rang
strangely distant In his ears.
But food and rest soon brought back
his strength; and Ike, too. gained rap
idly under the clear skies OF October.
.Ell. the month was spent 10 completing
the log fortifcatlon. and then. leaving
~ as a base with n handful OF men,
the column took up rs COURSE once
more toward the Prophets town ~
Tifpecahoe. yrhe Sick, Bl3ckforf among
the number, were left az Fort Harrison
% SPARE them NE onward march.
David again entered Captain Har-
groves company. Among the cold
ashes Of his. hopes one CLEAN still per
glsted he might yet find Tolnette az
the Prophets town. indeed. that was
.the one place where she had probably
been taken.