The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-22

NIT of an ordinary human status.
AS guides, scouts and riflemen, these
ten. men were worth thousand blum
derinG regulars when Il came 10 deep
forest lighting. They would ind their
own food and be incapacitated neither
by cold nor heat. congratulated
General Braddock for having such
woodsmen serving him.s was worried
over one problem their coming had
created. however. For the 0nondaga's
benefit ] called out:
Keep back"
"Who be you telling In Ir0qu0is 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 II you
should be SO minded. General Brad
dock needs your help sorely, but he
has many Iroquols in his camp"
''I1is 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:
"1'he Onondaga is a Quarter-miie
away by this time"
"YOur Injun is safe so long as he
scouts against the French" growied
Captain Jack.
Cromt 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 lnjuns safe when with you,
or in Braddock's camp We knew
Croghan had some lrOquois 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? lie can't know anything about
Injuns and their natur,."
General Bradd0ck is driil-master.
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
Wits creek because Croghan's there.
All we ask of Braddock is to be let
alone. We live and fight In our own
way. We'll have our own way If we
help him."
lie jerked his head toward the val.
ley path and his men fell In behind
him and the ten of th I'm passed from
our sight. Invaluable as they would
be to Braddock In guarding against
surprise attacks, doubted II 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 lnjun never budged a inch. J
lied like Tophet when 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 Hagasi" tmeanIng the
dead man was a Huron).
The Onondaga said death had been
caused by small bullet and he &C.
copied my theory that the Black
Hunter and bis men had bagged the
fellow.
Scouting farther on we came to the
remains Of a fresh campfire. 1t was
not more than night old and It was
too large for an Indian to have lighted.
Nor could attribute It to the Black
Hunters band. for Captain Jack and
his men would make blaze after the
indian fashion.
The Onondaga was puzzled. for Il
placed a third party near the scene OF
the Killing. My friend requested Gro
init and me to stay BY the charred
sticks while he Investigated more
closely. Before setting forth he ex-
amined the spot most patiently and
finally announced:
zone man. Long gum"
(To BE CoNTINUED.)