White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-14
CHAPTER vII-Continued

OnlO trlDeS, the WOrO was paSstu "
guard the stockades and gates.
"Take the man Beland alive !" roared
voice; and l knew that Beauvias at
last had connected my identity up
with my French name and that Beau
jeu now understood all.
"Why this way?' asked the Onon
daga as we reached the stockade Oh
the river front.
"Stand on my shoulders, white
brother, and go over" he directed.
'There's the witch-woman-"
"Shes on the other side. Shall we
join her, or face about and die like
chfefs?"
scrambled to his shoulders and
went to the top Of the timbers.
reached down hand. but scorning all
assistance Round Paw svarmed over
the barrier. The two of us dropped
to the ground within a few feet of the
river.
1t was very dark and i was CON-
pletely bewildered.
"This way, mister" called a low
voice.
The Onondaga dragged me after
him. My hand resetd on canoe.
"Who's there?" | whispered.
Daughter Of Witches" was the half
laughing, half-sobbing reply. "But
please don't stop to talk, mister"
1t was time scrambled into the
canoe, for chorus of yells was now
raised on the other side of the stock
ade and only few feet away.
tripped over rifle as the Onondaga
pushed the light craft into the cur
rent. picked it up and found it
familiar to my hands.
"Whose rifle is this?" | whispered
"Hush!" cautioned the girl. Then
proudly, cts yours. | was at the
door when the trouble began. ]
reached in and took 1t when Mr.. Beau
vais commenced calling you a spy"
"Talk will kill u.s." grunted the On
ondaga as he pushed paddle into
my hands and began working DIES
perately to reach the slack water along
| the opposite bank. His warning was
timely for l could hear the plop, plop
of heavy bodies dropping over the
stockade. There came an explosion
of mad rage that made my heart
vince. The Onondaga proudly In
formedsus:
"They have found Little Wolf in the
lodge. / crept under the wall and
shot him with his own arrow. He
made a choking noise. The Volt man
thought some of those outside would
know the truth. There was Pontiac
He talks with ghosts and they tell
him secrets. 1t was he who told lit
tie Wolf to kill me. Pontiac saw me
at Detroit and knew my heart was
warm for the English. Little Wolf
was to shoot me through the hole in
the robes when ! danced by. If my
white brother had not been In dan
ger, should have shot Pontiac after
| telling him to march by with the
Others"
''They are over the wall; they will
take canoes and follow us!" warned.
"Mister, spoiled all the canoes !
could find before going to the house
where you was eating. They can't
catch us with boats"
"You have done well, little woman.
What does Round Paw do now?'
We were at the opposite shore.
1--WE will go up the river instead OF
down." he answered. "They will think
we went down to the Ohio If the
man Beauvais had not come we would
have shown them some new magic"
"You knew about Beauvaisl"
asked Round Paw.
1.-THE witch-wOman told me. She
asked my help. She waited outside
the house to stop Beauvais from see.
ing you. 1t was the witch woman who
said we would leave by water. She
was to be outside the stockade by the
water-gate. She has very strong
medicine"
$50 1t was you who saved me, little
woman | said to her.
"Lor's sakei Don't believe nothing
that Injun tells you. He saved you :
not me. And now can't go to Can
ada"
swat until after the war. II will
be short war; | told her, little real
izing my fallability as prophet.
1--WE must leave the river before tn,
first light" spoke up the Onondagn
"Pontiac will lead the chase. He t.
very great man. He knows we took
to water. He will send men along
both shores to find where our trail
leaves the river. He will throw man>
men between us and Braddock. If tin
witch-woman takes to the air and fli"-
like bird, then Round Paw and nj
brother can walk slowly and laugh ~
the wild Ottawas."
He was disappointed when I tol,i
him the girl could not fly like bird
and that any plans we made must in
clude her. told him Of my efforts
to shield AIlaquippa's village from at.
tack and expressed my fear that Beau.
vais would now do the thing had
convinced him he should not do This
furnished the Onondaga with double
e,rand to the Delaware village: he
must warn the woman sachem and tell
CrOlnit to carry my warning to the
army that the Turtle Creek route.
though rough, would be free from sue.
cessful ambuscades.
"YOu will take the same talk, but
separate from the bonebreaker,"
added 1.-THE woman and ! will leave