White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-10-26

forms and carrying arms that shone
like silver. To add to our enthusiasm,
the colors were waving and the drums
we're rolling out the "Grenadiers'
March,"
AS the disciplined files steadily ap-
preached, long lines of scarlet and
gold, | could not believe the sturdy
fellows ever would be thrown into
confusion let Beaujeu act as cum
ningly and audaclously as he might.
As they came on, 1t was easy to pro-
nounce them inexorable Of purpose,
a relentless war machine that could
not be stopped. That last passage of
the river was the high point of my
hopes: the Lilies over Duquesne were
as good as down. In this brave and
Inspiring fashion was the bulk of the
army drawn up in battle array heal
the Frazier cabin.
There would be no fight, | said to
the Onondaga. He muttered:
1.-THE man of the Wolves sees only
red paint"
remembered my promise to the
Dinwold girl, and as there might be a
skirmish between u rangers and the
retreating enemy l went back to the
wagons. She was waiting for me be-
! hind the covered wagon In which
| Colonel Washington had overtaken the
army.
"Well be In the fort before sunset"
| hurriedly told her. 81 must get
back to be among those who go
ahead"
"If-I could 60 with you"
"Remember your PROMISE" rebuked
her. 81 have come as l said | would.
Now do you keep back with tile wag.
ons. There may be a few bullets fly.
ing about the head of the army. And
Just why did you want to see me,
little womanT
She flushed and then lost her color,
and whispered:
"There is q shroud around the man
Cromit. l wanted you to come back
to see If one had grown about you"
She stared at me as If looking
through me and at something far be-
You'd; then she gave a little laugh and
winked back the tears and in great
relief murmured:
"You have no shroud. Thank the
good God for that. The Onondaga-"
"Put no shroud on him." hastily
Interrupted. "For If you do. and he
knows it, he would feel bound to get
himself killed"
Il say nothing about the Indian.
Kiss me, mister"
That kiss was most unreal, like
something happening in a dream, and
yet I found 1t greatly to my liking; a
fact that surprised me much. She
vas so abrupt in her d%emand-it was
more that than an invitation-that /
had obeyed and was hurrying back to
the Onondaga before l had fully an
alyzed my emotions.
Round Paw spoke to me sharply,
and I did not understand what he
said. He trotted off and | followed
him.
my white brother is as one who
has talked with ghosts" he told me
over his shoulder.
The order of march from the sec
ond ford had the guides and engineers
and six light horse following the
scouts. Cages detachment and the
working party under st. Clair came
next. Some distance behind these
last came the line. preceded by light
horse with four squads acting as
hankers. Then followed the sailors
and a subaltern proudly leading
twenty grenadiers, one twclve-pOnnder
supported by a company of grenadiers.
The vanguard proper followed. and
behind it came the artillery and
wagon-trains. and the rear guard.
Thanking parties were out on both
sides.
saw nothing OF Cromit and had
time only to wave my hand to Busby
before the Onondaga had led me
around q bend in the road. AT that
time General Braddock with the main
army was we'll back toward the ford.
and the advance column of some three
hundred men was welI-advanced be.
yond a cross-ravine, Halfway be-.
tween these two divisions was another
column of two hundred men.
Had we secuted the ravine II would
nave been an easy matter for Cages
pioneers to have taken possession of
it. Cages command had passed be-
yond the spot where the main battle
was soon to he fought and must have
just finished ascending the second
gentle slope when the Onondaga gave
an explosive grunt, seized my arm,
and pulled me behind some trees. |
saw figures moving toward US from
the direction OF the fort. but snppos-
ing them to he some of the enemy's
scouts accommodating the army.
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