White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-08-24
CHAPTER VI-Continued

Informed him. II stood at the side OF
Monsieur Falest when he offered his
belt to Allaquippa, who refused It.
was not In the village, however, when
the dead Huron was found. l know
that Allaquippa did not relish our
friends presence in the village and
that he left early In the evening In
stead of waiting to make the journey
with me in the morning as we had
agreed. Do you mean to say that ne
and the young Englishman have not
arrived?"
''The Englishman arrived, but not
with Falest. 1t Is like this Monsieur
Beland: The young man arrived be-
fore daylight. But 1t was Lieutenant
Beauvais who accompanied him."
was tongue-tied for good minute.
It did not take me second to realize
that in the vague light of early morn
ing Cromit had made mistake ana
had killed poor Falest instead OF
Beauvais; that it was Beauvais
and the girl who had passed SO
close to me when they entered the
fort trail in the evening. Falest, whom
feared none, was at the bottom OF
the Monongahela; Beauvais, the last
man desired to meet, was due at any
moment to keep dinner appointment
with me at the board. The world
seemed to be tumbling about my ears.
could only say:
81 do not understand. Falest was
to leave the Indian village with me.
Because of Allaquippas Ill will, he
changed his plans and left at night;
or at least l surely believed he left at
night. Now, behold A miracle is
worked. He starts with the English
man, and 1t is Lieutenant Beauvais
who comes in his placer
Beaujeu smiled family and pleasant
ly said:
ut may not be mystery after all.
Lieutenant Beauvais did tell me that
Falest planned to start at night and
for some reason changed his plan.
The Engishman who is French at
heart was impatient to reach the fort
and came with Beauvais instead of
waiting to come with Falest. Yes, 1t
is simple enough to get some bit OF
news. shall be surprised If he does
not arrive before we sit down to din
ner. All, now it begins to straighten
out. For some reason Falest left the
village last night. Our belt had been
refused and our Huron killed. Beau
vais told me that much. Falest was
unwelcome at the village, yet he tar.
ried outside to transact some business.
Perhaps to win over some of the
younger Delawares. We shall know
what it was all about when he comes.
We shall laugh at the wonderment his
change of plans has occasioned."
I left him and went wandering
about the fort, seeking the Onondaga
to tell him that our orendas were very
simple, or had been asleep, to allow
US to stick our heads into such an
ugly trap. 1t was warm day and
yet felt chill as glanced about In
search of Round Paw. Let US but get
through the gate and to the edge of
fate.
Instead of the Indian came upon
the Dinwold girl. She was standing
by the water-gate. She had her hair
carefully arranged under her hat, or
cut off, l could not tell which. And
she would pass for young man read
lily enough; very young man. Yet
she had betrayed her sex to Beauvais
and wondered If de Beaujeu also
knew the truth.
Far from being surprised at seeing
he, she quickly greeted: II have beer
waiting for you, mister. saw yor
when you come in"
81 shall call myself most lucky L
you see me 60 out alive and not /,
prisoner" | told her. 81 have jus
learned that you came here with on,
called Beauvais."
Eat the last minute Mr.. Fales
changed his mind He told me to tel
the truth to Mr.. Beauvais, who, h,
said, was q good man. Mr.. Falest salt
he should be in such mortal hurr,
to make the fort l had best go OF
ahead. Mr.. Beauvais is good man
I'm to go to Canada at the frs
chance What do you mean about be
ing lucky If you git out of here alive
Do they guess you're scout for Brad
dock?"
"For Gods sake, hush !" cautioned
for we were near the kitchen an
sharp ears might overhear u.s. 81
Beauvais comes back from Shenang
and finds me here, the Indians will
burn me-"
Her small face went white wit
horror.
"You can pass through the gate,
she muttered. "Why do you wait
Go! Go nowW
1.-TWO things hold me. The Onon
daga, whom haven't found-an
you"
"Me?" she gasped.
"You must leave here and get bac
to the sediments where you belong
You must stop this thinking of goin
to Canada. It's mad scheme. D
you believe that all men are honest
as Beauvais seems to be? You ar
English and cannot speak French
How do you know how you will b
treated in Canada, especially after tn
French are whipped and any one G
the English blood is pointed out to b
hated? How do you know the fe,
French soldiers once they're drive
from this place. can protect you frol
their own Indians? Why. child til
French themselves will be fortunat