White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-06-29

General Braddock for having such
woodsmen serving him. l was worried
over one problem their coming had
created, however. For the Onondaga's
benefit called out:
"Keep back"
"Who be you telling In IroQuois to
keep back'?" rumbled Captain Jack.
his dark eyes seeking to search out
the thicket behind me.
"An Indian friend of mine who hates
the French" told him. "You stand
no chance of harming him If you
should be so minded. General Brad
dock needs your help sorely, but he
has many Iroquois in his camp"
"His Injuns are sAfe. Sos yours"
was the slow response.
"Cromit, come forward" ! called.
The red-head crawled through the
bushes, all his teeth showing. Stand.
ing behind me he drawled:
"The Onondaga is Quarter-mile
away by this time"
"Your Injun Is safe so long as he
scouts against the French" growled
Captain Jack.
Cromit eyed him with kindling In.
terest and said:
"You look mighty husky, mister. Do
you ever rassle?"
The swarty killer turned gloomy
glance upon my friend, then said to
me:
"Your Injun's safe when with you,
or In Braddock's camp. We knew
Croghan had some Iroquois there. But
when we meet q redskin alone In the
woods we never ask to see his road
belts. We shoot. How is this Brad
dock? He can't know anything about
Injuns and their natur'."
general Braddock is a drill-master.
l came away from the camp SOS not
to be under military rule"
"He puts folks under orders, eh?"
And Captain Jack shrugged his big
shoulders in disgust. 1--WE don't want
any pay or rations. We're going to
Wills creek because Croghan's there.
All we ask of Braddock is to be let
alone. We live and fight In our own
way. Well have our own way If we
help him."
He jerked his head toward the val.
ley path and his men fell in behind
him and the ten of them passed from
our sight Invaluable as they would
be to Braddock In guarding against
surprise attacks, doubted If that
martinez would accept them on their
own terms AS they vanished through
the green wall | turned back to the
fire. Round Paw was there.
Cromit chuckled:
"The Injun never budged inch.
lied like Tophet when I said he'd run
away"
We made our breakfast of broiled
squirrels and then pushed on. We
crossed Savage run, scarcely more
than a rivulet, and camped on Little
meadows with the rugged slope of
Meadow mountain behind US. So far
we had found no fresh signs of Indians,
but during the morning of the next
day we came upon the scalped re-
mains of warrior. pronounced him
to be Twightwee, but Round Paw
insisted:
"Jonontady Hagas" (meaning the
dead man was Huron).
The Onondaga said death had been
caused by small bullet, and be &C.
copied my theory that the Black
Hunter and his men had bagged the
fellow.
Scouting farther on we came to the
remains of fresh campfire. 1t wal
not more than night old and It was
too large for an Indian to have lighted
Nor could attribute 1t to the Black
Hunters band, for Captain Jack an(
his men would make blaze after the
Indian fashion.
The Onondaga was puzzled, for Il
placed third party near the scene O,
the killing. My friend requested Gro
NIT and me to stay by the charret
sticks while he investigated NOR.
closely. Before setting forth he ex
amined the spot most patiently ant
finally annOunced:
zone man. Long gum"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)