Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-01-08

about his shoulders. "Hepslbah, We
know this you have told US 1t true
she said, pressing her cheek against
his face. There Is terrible murder
along the frontiers from which you.
have come, and that Is why Henri has
brought Jeems and me Into this coun-
try Of his where are only peace and
friendship and no thought Of the hid
eous killings and ugly traffickinRs you
speak about. You have argued against
yourself Brother. for 1t Is you who
should move out of strife and danger
and come to live with us
Together we will have paradise
here urged Henri.
And viii ind you a wife, added
Catherine. "A wife who will love you
greatly, and until you have children
of your own we Will give you half OF
Jeems.r
Hepsibah rose gently out of her
arms.
FOR Jeems you should change your
home to place where there Is
schoolmaster and more for him to
learn he said. catching desperately
at last argument where all others
had failed.
TN all OF New France and the Eng
l1sh colonies there Is no better teacher
than our Catherine answered Henri
proudly. I'm English and French she
has given to Jeems more than he could
ever have learned in your town OF
Albany or our college In Quebec. for
there, In one place. he would have
been English. and in the other, French.
while here he is both, like his father
and mother, and will never strike at
either OF the two bloods that are in
his veins
4'Of that / nm sure" agreed Cath
crime II pray God my Jeems will
never be fighting man."
When Hepsibah went to his cot in
the loft, he stood for d moment with
his lighted candle beside Jeems bed
where the boy lay sleeping with the
cloth OF velvet close to his hands, q
emile on his lips. Looking down on
him Hepsibah thought or Henri Bulafn's
last words and his sisters prayer, and
his lips moved whisperingly to him
self, '.rhey can't keep 1t from you, lad
hope nor prayer nor all their faith.
It's coming. and when II comes you'll
strike and strike hard. and It's then
you'n BE- what you're bound the,
Jeems-a fighting mani"
GATHERINGS breakfast was on the
table with the break Of sunrise. and
Jeems was even ahead OF that. helping
his father with the chores. The or
was fed and the cart ready for a days
rough travel before his Uncle Hepsi-
bah came down from his sleep. Talk
OF war and massacre and death had
left no shadow Ia GATHERINGS heart,
and Hepsibah, could hear her singing.
The sound OF her voice made him
pause and face the south. His Wide
shoulders twitched, and he marked the
swelling and dips OF the timhered
solltudes OF Forbidden valley, and saw
where the Mohawks would enter 1t
and where they would come out X his
prediction and his fears came true.
With the shiver still il his blood, he
turned and found Odd standing ciose
behind him, also facing the stiffness
and mystery OF the valley. his nsse
shining the air, and his eyes-as Ire
mans had been 4 moment before
filled with a steadiness and tepsensss
OF look which had In 1t 4 somber and
voiceless foreboding.
At the touch Of HepsIbahs hand the
strain seemed to leave Odds body.
eth bear watching day and night,
but specially In that hour Of darkness
which comes just before the crack q
dawn. Not now, but soon !"
When Jeems went ahead OF his IA
Their and uncle to Lussan's place, he
did not burden himself with unneces-
sary habiliments Of either peace or
war. He wore his old suit OF brown
homespun cloth, with Indian-made moe
casins and leggings OF doeskin. and on
his head was a frpntiersman's cap
with an eagle feather in It. From I'M
der this cap his blond hair fell with
its ends touching his shoulders, and
with only his bow for weapon his
slim young body was free and buoyant
and much handsomer than II had been
the previous day with Its carefully
chosen raiment and warlike accoutre-
ments.
He was filed with exultati0n min
gled with a determined eagerness- He
knew he would light II Paul Tache
was at hussan's place, and what was
going to happen In that Tight was ~
definitely nxed In his mind. He was
on his way to elevate himself to su-
preme heights In the opinion Of Marie
Antoihxtfe T6ateur-after he had
given her the piece Of velvet.
No one was ahead Of him when he
arrived At Lussan's place 1t was nine
o'clock. and the sale was not until
eleven. Half OF young or was spitted
on 4 long iron bar and slowly roast
Ing over red-hot mass OF hickory
Goals. The outside Dutch oven wis
filied with 1 huge baking Of bread, and
benches were 5et with pewter and