White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-08-10
CHAPTER VI-Continued

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With a squawking cry the fellow
came to halt, and 1t was Cromit's
voice that drawled:
"Lors lawl If 1t amt Brondl I'm
mortal glad to see you, mister"
"Balsar Cromit !" exclaimed In an
undertone. Get into the bushes here,
quickl There's man coming ! have
business with and you'll spoil the
game. How the devil did you come to
be ahead of the Frenchman2"
81 proved to be the better man. So
/ passed him.
''You saw him? Beauvais, the
Frenchman?" gasped.
"He was behind tree | offered
him fair fight with empty hands and
the varmit tried to shoot me. We
fired bout the same time, but 1t was
my lead that done the tickling"
"You fought with Beauvais? You
shot him?" DULY asked.
"He's feeding the fishes In the
Monongahela now. Didn't know how
the Injuns at the village would take
it If they Earned I'd killed him, so
tucked some rocks in his clothes and
heaved him and the stolen gun into
the river. 1t was most fetching
rifle. Hated like sin to heave 1t In"
"You've killed Beauvais the French
man." | repeated, hardly able to real
ize this sudden turn In affairs. and yet
selfishly glad that the dsagreeable
task had not fallen to Inc to perform.
"He's just as dead as he even can
be. But he fired first Only chance
he had. Lawful lifel But I'm glad to
see you"
"Hushl Here comes another with o
light step. This man will be red"
Cromit followed Inc to one side be
hind some sugar trees. But as the
newcomer turned the bend the In
creased light permitted me to recog.
nize him on first sight relaxed N.
arms and whistled softly. Round Paw
came down to walk and without any
hesitation swung off the path and
Joined US. When he beheld Cromit be
grunted soft "Yo-hah" but other
wise showed no surprise
",rhe bone-breaking man killed the
Frenchman and threw him into the
river" be announced. 1.-THE Wolf man
did not know which was in the river
till now. The bone-breaker's brenda
was very good to him."
"Ding him mortality" exploded Gro
NIT his eyes browning. 81 w.'uld'nl
take his parole at night and be Slipped
the rawhide and stole the gun anf
ducked out I've trailed him nighl
and day."
1--WE will swing back and enter the
village from the SOUTH" said. "Did
anyone see you follow him from the
village?"
He chuckled and explained:
II amt been In the village. Once
I'd trailed him into II came 'rount
to this side and waited for him Il
come out. | knew he'd be in sweat
to make Duquesne. No village Injur
has seen me at ALL"
My mind was greatly relieved.
still adhered to my plan of entering
the village from the south, but will
Cromit appearing for the first time
Allaquippa's Delaware would know
nothing of the bloody business ant
the road to the fort woul( he opel
to me. proposed taking the Onon
daga with me to act as express Will,
Cromit remained In the village to re
lay my report back to the advancin,
army.
So we swung away from the path II
wide circle, the Onondaga scoutin,
ahead to prevent our walking into an.
Delaware hunters. And as we trav
el4d CrOmit told me of the things b,
had heard and the conditions he hat
observed during his brief stay at tn,
camp of the road-builders.
Captain Jack, the wild hunter O
the Juniata, and his men had Offered
their services to BraddOcB at VIII.
creek. only to be told they must be
under military discipline. The marti