White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-10-19
The Red Road
AROmance Of BraddOck'S Defeat
By HUGH PENDExTER mustrasions BY lrwaa Myers
Copyright by Hugh Pmdt. wUS Service

any open q marching In tnOSe lays.
Nothing but bloody fighting in the
s~hrubbery at the foot of the Carlyle
gardens. And how we used to rescue
fair maidensl How Joe would sQueal,
she was that nervous; and how cool
and collected the Haze girls always
werel Joe was more fun-she felt
her part more. Web, Jul hearts were
higher then than now Time has made
towards of us-of me, anyway. And
who would have believed that we
would be here together like this on
the shore Of the id creekl Thank
God that Joe isn't here to be res
cuedT"
"Amen to that !" And | wished and
wished that the witch-girl was as safe
as Josephine Of old Alexandria.
He urged me to share mess with
| him and several others from the home
| town, but l was uneasy and preferred
to take a piece of meat from the
rangers fire and to prowl deep in the
woods for fresh signs until the dark
ness drove me in.
When the drums beat the long
march on the morning of the seventh
turned out to assist in getting the
wagons across the creek. But what
was my amazement to learn that the
course had been changed during the
nights council, and that st. Clair had
finally decided 1t would be best for
the army to swing clear of the rugged
country entirely and to march direct
for the M%onongahela.
This would necessitate crossing at
a point where the river bends to the
north, and after marching across the
bend, to recross just below the mouth
of Turtle creek. This shift In plans
was due to the excellent fords and
their gently sloping banks. There
would be no difficulty in crossing the
guns and wagons. Destiny was TAX
ing the Dinwold girl and me back to
the Frazier cabin.
hunted up the Onondaga and found
him freshly painted for war and softly
reminding his brenda that he was a
man of the Wolf clan. After finishing
his chanting he cried out to me:
"Yo-hahl They say some very brave
men will die before two more sleeps,
white brother. They say it is not
good for lei to grow old until they
find all meat tough"
"The French vii. die bravely If they
fight" ! agreed.
"They say the French will not die
alone. 1t will be a very strong fight"
"There will be no fight unless Beau.
jeu can drive his Indians into making
a surprise attack"
"There will be q fight" he gravelJ
assured me. MANY axes will be GOV
cred with new paint tblood). The.
say the English from over the shrinking
water do not know how to fight"
1.-THE Delawares have told you that
They talk like old women"
"A wolf howled In tile night to the
Wolf man." he corrected 1.-THE talk
of our nephews, the Leni- Lenapes, goes
by Round Paws ears without enter.
ing. Let the witch,woman change her.
self into q bird and fly away"
LET my red brother keep that talk
shut up in his bag" warned, secret
ly alarmed by his reference to the Din.
void girl. For should there be a fight
with the fort Indians feared SHE
would refuse to hide In Q wagon until
it was over; and II did seem a cruel
shame that after escaping from Fra
zier's cabin she should run the risk
of being hideously killed within gun.
shot of 1t.
LET her turn herself into q bird and
fly back to the Susquehanna," he caIled
after me.
FASTENED on, eager to find the Cir
and persuade her to stay well back
among the wagons. Even 1t we were
ambushed and well FLOODED size wouiG
be safe at the rear of the line. The
savages could never break through
ever though they should punish the
head of the army.
She greeted me shyly and was
strangely willing to do as | asked.
was surprised and pleased with hei
acquiescence: for ! knew she had hui
little thought for her W safety
There was, however, q small cOndi
ton attached to her promise; and she
expressed II thus.
tTo BE CONTINUALLY