White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-08-17
The Red Road
AROmance Of Braddock's Defeat

be Lieutenant de Carqueville, Sieur
de Parieux and Lieutenant de 10 Pa.
rade. The brothers de Normanville are
out on scout and won't come In un-
TIL the enemy Is very close.
"Poor Dupuy has served his king
and has gone to his reward. l do not
think you met him. A brave simple
soul who knew no fear. Nor was
Lieutenant Beauvais here on your first
visit. but he Is most pleasing man,
and you will rejoice In forming his
acquaintance"
Lieutenant Beauvais," repeated,
the two words ringing oddly In my
ears
"You have met him In Montreal,
perhaps?"
1.-THE name sounds familiar. But l
recall no officer acquaintance of that
name."
Somehow you two impress me as
being much alike. The pleasure will
be mutual, know. l only regret poor
Dupuy could not be here"
II regret to infer from your words,
monsieur, that your friend is dead"
skilled on recent scout. 1t is the
reward of the forest brave men,"
My mind was whlring. My words
seemed to come without any mental
volition and did not realize what /
was saying until / had said It. De
Beaujeu, as he escorted me to the
door, added:
Like yourself Beauvais is man of
deeds. He loves to 60 alone into the
dangerous places"
"You flatter me, monsieur. And
what hour do we dine?"
1--WE will not wait for Lieutenant
Beauvais after seven. He should be
here today"
There came great surge of relief.
His speech cleared the situation some
what, Dupuy, killed by the Onondaga
outside the little cabin, had been re-
ported dead by the French Indians.
Beauvais had been captured inside
the cabin and his three red compan-
ions had died. So, there were no wit
nesses to his fate.
Then remembered the Frenchman
carrying belts to Allaquippa and In
parting from the commandment said:
sand Monsieur Falest? trust to
see him. OF course he has told you
Of our meeting in Allaquippa's town.
| liked him much"
"Wait wait, monsieurl II you
please, tell me about Monsieur Falest.
He should be here before now. He
carries belts from the governor of
Canada. The belts were refused. A
Huron, who carried belts from Pom
tiac, was found dead just outside the
village. am anxious to hear the
| Details"
Now for surety was nonpulsed.
He was waiting for Falest to come,
and Falest had started twelve hours
! ahead of me. But Falesf had not ar.
rived, and yet the commandant knew
the belts we're refused by AllaQuippa
and that the Huron was dead. stole
glance al his dark face, wondering
If he were playing with me-if bis
cordial welcome was but piece of
mockery. He detected something In
my face, and further inquired:
"You have kept back some bad
news, monsieur?"
His tone was hard and brittle, that
of commandant rather than of q
courteous host. told him:
"Your words have surprised me.
Monsieur Falest started for this place
early last evening, intending to make
night trip of it. He was accom-
panied by young Englishman who
has a French heart"
"Sacre bleul DO you rave, or are
my ears lying to me?" he fercely de-
handed.
Monsieur de Beaujeul" exclaimed.
The bewilderment reflected In nv
thin face must have impressed him
as being genuine, for he hastily cried:
"a thousand pardons If | seem to be
rude, Monsieur Beland But here is a
mystery. Hal Perhaps bloody mys-
terry. One that bodies Ill for Du.
quesne."
(Tol BE coNTINUED.)