White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-07-13


"And there are two dead at the be-
ginning of the woods and one dead
outside and one inside this cabin"
1.-THE witch-girl has gone and has
taken the light rifle dropped by the
Frenchman," declared Cromit "But
she was honest enough to leave my
good long rife"
"She is honnatkon. My brenda tells
me not to travel the same path" the
Onondaga insisted.
'Then l must go, and my eyes are
not sharp like the Wolf mans, nor are
my legs strong. And let 1t be remem-
bered when you would pass me pipe
through the camp smoke"
With a grunt he ran from the cabin.
Cromit and endeavored to learn
something from the Frenchman.
Monsieur, am a victim of war.
But 1t is all for France" he told me.
GLOW many were with you" l
asked.
He smiled through his bloody lips
and Knocked:
"There was another Frenchman with
me, who Is worth hundred red men.
lie will be here soon with some of bis
children"
pointed to the dead warrior on the
floor and asked:
"Shall tell my friend to make you
talk?"
He gave a look and was unable to
restrain a shudder. Then with
shrug of his shoulders he said:
"a Beauvias can die even like that.
l compliment monsieur on his French"
Cromit edged nearer, working his
cory fingers. l waved him back and
spoke in French for my captive's ben
eft, saying:
ave will leave 1t for Braddock to
make him talk. He has many Iro-
quois with his army, and they have
curious ways with Maynard tongues"
ut will be interesting. monsieur
for your Iroquois. Let US go to them
and learn If they can persuade me-"
Confound the fellowl One cannot
hold mean grudge against brave
man.
eve will start very soon. Cromit,
reload the rifles"
The Frenchman glanced about the
room and muttered:
'"There was another here, youth.
My children trailed him here after he
killed one of our Hurons. He made
very pretty fight, out we should
have dug him out If you men had not
come"
Cromit called from the door: "Here
comes Round Paw. Coming alone.
And he amt in any hurry"
Round Paw glided into the cabin
and confirmed what my prisoner had
said about his red allies being In q
panic. The girls trail led to the east
He had followed 1t but short dis
lance. Beauvais glared at the Onon-
daga's girdle and muttered:
$50 that is why they do not stop
their foolish runningl What q pity !
Poor Dupuyl" In answer to my ques-
tioning look he sadly explained. "The
brown hair hanging over your id
friends hip. Until very recently 1t
was worn by my good friend Georges
Dupuy."
you found dead Frenchman?" |
asked Round Paw.
He touched the hank of brown hair.
Beauvais went on. "He received the
Holy Eucharist before we set out. He
told me he should never see the Beau
tiful River again. Poor Georges. |
laughed at him and said It was sick
fancy. Voilal A red savage wears
his hair in his belt"
held council of war with my
friends and we decided to travel over
the back trail for few miles and look
for signs of the Dinwold woman.
told Cromit he must take the prisoner
back, also verbal report from me.
He strongly objected to leaving US,
but compromise was reached by his
agreeing to conduct the prisoner as
far as the road-builders' camp, where
a guard could take him back to head
, quarters.
Beauvais volunteered the informa.
/ ton that his red force was composed
, of Potawatomi, and that he had had
difficulty in inducing them to scout Sc
, far from the fort.
. Round Paw did not like my plan
] and insisted we should be picking of
more of the enemy while fear was
| gripping them and while they had nc
French leaders. But was suspecting
, his sincerity in searching for the Din.
void girl. The idea was fixed In his
4 pagan mind that she possessed the
/. evil powers of all sorts of monstrous
northumberland 1t was very
l. possible he had not looked for her be-
/ yond the edge of the forest.
l So we set forth and Travelled until
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