Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

p"' the 1 VJL A Pomance of St.Cl ^ PANDALLI ILLUSTRATED D. rvs>v/?/<?/fr a. c./v ret///?# &< co., /y/<_ SYNOPSIS. f If th CHAPTER I?Joseph Hayward, an ensign In th?> United States army on his fiend wuy to Fort Harnmr, meets Simon Glrty, work a renegade whose name has been connected with all manner of atrocities, also red < headed for Fort Harmar with a message prnn from the British general. Hamilton. Hayward guides him to the fort and protects no n him from a number of scouts who tried Jnfor to kill him. insta CHAPTER II?At GeneraJ Harmar's read headquarters Hayward meets Rene D'Auvray who professes to recognize him, although he has no recollection of ever "D having seen her before. ?.??( CHAPTER III. -T ? ?~r A Perilous Ventura. j have General Ilarmar strode across the late room to his chair, and sat down, star-! "N lng out of the window, his eyee frown- ( I ? Ing. I closed the door, and stood wait- mar lng, swiftly determining to discover ney the Identity of that young woman tionwithin, and feeling slight heed of aught trail else. Harmar turned his eyes toward aced me, surveying me a moment In silence, tile t "What do you weigh. Hay ward?" he treac snapped out, as tho* noting my girth step for the first time. I tlon, "Two hundred and thirty, sir." ' cons, "Huh! and every Inch muscle and some bone from the look of you. I've got over some serious work picked out for you. "Y< How far north have you ever heen?" tee-ta "To the forks of the Muskingum." ! of th< He drummed with his fingers on the "At table; then pored over a rough map. Pitt "Huh! the hard travel will be be- garrii yond, after you leave the boat. Would made you undertake a Journey to Sandusky ?" in. 1 "Alone, sir?" I asked, startled at the cenn< question, the distance vague In my voyas mind. up tl "With a scout, who knows the jng s woods," he answered, studying my of th face, "and an enlisted man to cook, dent and do odd Jobs around camp. A to m; small party Is better than a large one been on such a trip." He paused, thinking. "I will obey orders, sir. 1 am a ears soldier." "Wa-i "Yes!" he got to his feet. "But now brook that isn't what 1 want. I expect my ?<A' men to do that. But this Is not strict- KaVe ly a military matter, and 1 give you no KOtte orders. I need a confidential messen- the ger, a man of intelligence and nerve; I a8|tet but he will take his life In his hand, 8ure < and possibly to no purpose. 1 half war ( suspect treachery, and will order no thing officer of my command to such hazard- (jirty ous service." the ti He stopped, and stood staring out of j cr the window, his broad back toward me. deavc "You must deem this matter of c|ear| grave Importance," 1 said, firmly, "and need seek no further; I volunteer to saj,i K? " to Int He wheeled about, and grasped my j^j( htinH .?-*" . ci villi I i thought ho, Hayward. I am not jeBg often mistaken In a man, and I like it. j8 r (your face. Yet do not be too hasty in l8 Hn decision. Sit ddfcvn here, where we fa(tu can have the map between us, until I ,no it can explain what hell 1? brewing in have the pot of those north woods. What ca? , think you honestly of Simon Girty?" Thos< "Everything bad; a scoundrel from all(| head to foot." send *- "Ay! yet Hamilton uses him. The of lht man was a messenger, even as he ec]Ke claimed. The Englishman wrote that an{j with his own hand; 1 have seen the jK.ars writing before." j j kllc He pushed the crumpled bit of pa- (o be per across, and 1 read the crooked f,.ar j.llnes slowly, for the penmanship was tj1(, 'v almost Illegible. Twice I read it, half boldl convinced my brain played uie some Btrai, .trick. to th i "U this true, sir?" garri ' "Some of it is; enough to make me j)ret 'afraid it may all be. The exact situa- are t tion is this, Hayward. The tribes of 'p the northwest are ready for war. In |f nf spite of the Influence of the chiefs many of the young men are already on chan the war trail. They are in small par- not , ties ranging the woods, attacking out- jav lying settlers and hunters. Stories of .'v outrages come drifting in here every ?A day. Nothing prevents a general out" for I break but British restraint, and the op- j!an] position of the Wyandots." , g|nf? "A strong nation." I strai "The most important in the Indian mugi alliance. They are no friends of ours, ...p vat thftv ololm t/? f'hrlatlan rnn verted by French Jesuits, and thus tar the priest* have held Lhera on the side m n of peace. For the first time their t<H,n chiefs have met In council with the ^<1 others and threaten war. IX> you un- 1 afte derstand the cauae V "Not clearly, sir; beoaoee of some -y prisoners we hold. Is It not?" ?j "It was Creek to me. also, until j flirty explained. That Is where trouble arises. We have no such prisoner, but if I send that word back by Glrty, they BjTe will believe I lied. But If an officer tha of this garrison goes boldlv to them, 8t,e in response to their challenge; faces them at their council fire, and says so ^ei openly they will probably accept his word." in t "If the Wyandots join the oth'er haT tribes it will mean war?" "Yes; the length and breadth of the frontier. I have no force with which ? to meet them; hundreds of lives?men, j^e women and children ? will be do- niy # bMntv'*v. tl *?ar serergr of large cars wlIT 7 I -Mi r'f/,,ua nvsr -int II aidlaflin rrin (n? JD of >C5T air's Defeat ^ARRISH J.LAVEM 5 <>d; "seuTeiiieius rulned^li ere be a white man left nor Ohio in three months if s break loose. This is no , endeavoring to treat with ievils. It is the duty of the r. Hut St. Clair is away; I leans of reaching him with mation. The Wyandots dei nt reply, and our messenger i them as Boon as, if not b< eturn of Girty." o i have my choice of scouti ertainly." hen I will take Brady, sir." he best man available. 1 v named him, only I feared trouble had left you enemies ot at all; it was a fair light.' at thinking in silence, and waited. The danger of the unrolled before me in ima -the perilous waterways; the through the trackless woods, by roving Indian bands; the ribes in council; the chanc< hery and death lurking in f of the way. Audacity, deteri the lives dependent on my gave me courage. It was a one must do. 1 drew the 1 again, and studied it. )u are sure, general, this "W ill" is not in our hands? At i a other forts?" j sure as I can be; I heard yesterday, with reports fron son between, and no account of such a prisoner being bro Hambrouck wrote me from ;s two weeka ago?some Fr ?eurs left the letter on their le river?and he mentions ave his troubles with the Ini e Wabash, who are most 1 and unruly?the worst of th< / notion. I expect the fellow killed In the woods." man, then? A chief?" To the name had feminine sou pa-tee-tah; 'tis as musical i." y! it sounds like that; but < me some other name 1 have n. (lad! I hated so to ta.k foul-mouthed renegade, thi I few questions; only you ma tis no sauaw th#? WvnndntB n >ver. A medicine man, or s of that kidney, as I underst said a religious teacher, w *ibe loved more than a chief oa?ed the narrow room twice ring to sum up the evid y. poor pretense for war, surel at last, "but might be iian inind." ore than one war, etea ar r.ed nations, has been starte he answered soberly. "Bes ny judgment all those devils excuse. They may have a red this out of whole clot# don't look reasonable. But all the facts now, Haywardl inderstand what to Bay an< b red devils know our weak, are wild to break loose, back a formal letter by the 1 -ir messenger, denying any tu of this medicine man of tf expressing regret at his 4 ince, they will consider it i >w Indian nature;, they ha?.< bluffed at their own game. 1 and they are after you a* i i hole pack in full cry; face y, and they hesitate. If yc iht to them, through the u eir council hre? an officer ot son, in uniform, they wUl I your coming as a sign tha lot ufraid of their threats." hen I am to talk boldly ;, thre scessary." *itli discretion?yes. It ? out ce to avert war, Tha echemf work, but if it even results 1 It will be worth the effort." e'hen do I start?" t dusk tonight. Come hert final instructions, and a letl illtnn Vmi ~UI uni to the forke by boat, and ght through the woods, t be no loitering on the roar 'here will be none, air; and it Glrty?" will hold Mm on some prete norning. Your party will ha hours' start." tere seemed nothing more r waiting a moment In alle ted. fery well, air; that fa all?" til at present." turned toward the door, thai d. aa memory suddenly ret Pardon me. general," I said ly, "but I met a young won room yonder. Might I lnquii may be?" e stared at me with open i i laughed. rhe witch! I never knew at here, liayward, or I should e exposed you to euch ? I ahe anything about hersel Only her name?Itene D'Auv Huh! that does not sound i the one she gave me, tboi soul, I've forgotten it; 'twi Be ' w<!?iKn^H T1IK LANCASTER NEWS _ us Jfrenchlried, aud I never dured to speak it aloud. How came she to tell r you?" "That's the odd part of It, sir. She knew me, called me 'Monsieur Hay ?fc3te ir ' ^ ' I ??? "Then I Am to Talk Boldly; Threaten, kould If Necessary?" y?ur ward,' and insisted I would remember her when she named herself. Then she did, but it was no name I ever ,,ar" heard before, nor have 1 ever seen the Jour- face; I'd swear to that." giiia "Aud Bhe is not the sort to be forlong gotten easily. If they raise such flowraen* ers in the Illinois country, 1 would ^,08' like service thero. The tale Is, as 28 repeated by the soldiers who talked >very wpb tdo boatmen, that ehe seeks her ulna- father, who left this Kaskask'.a a year 8UC" since with Vigo, on a Journey up the work Qhio. She stops at each settlement etter to jnqUiref and the girl has money? French and English gold in plenty, 'a-par yet, if this be tho truth, there is small 801110 hunting done. Once only was she at the village for an hour; nor has she from gpokeu yet of departure. She puzzle* 1 mo with her pert speech, and French wa8 talk, for she pretends little undert atauding of English. But that my wife Vin- likes her 1 should have sent the hussy ench on jjer way before now." way "But, genera!," I asked, still lingern K "u"1' lng, "how cudva who to know my liana Dame?" mpu- "Ferhaps you spoke it first in' her 5 'ot> hearing." r has -Not I, sir; we spoke ?f other ehliters." my "Then there te but one answer?tle n<* witch overheard our conversation. I as a spoke loud, not knowing she wua in the room, and her quick ears caught jirty the sound. "Tls like her to make Irw i for- staiit use of what she learned to thuo with arouse your interest. She Vs full oft I such tricks. No doubt that will be the[y explanation, and no mystery to It? ould only the device at a clever woman." ome- i passed out into the sunshine of the and; afternoon, and crossed the deserted hom parade to my quarters. In- spite of the seriousness of this adventure upon !, en- which i was entering my thought linence gored with tlie French girl, llow softly musical her voice was; clear y" 1 her laughter; how enchautingly the clent ?iimples appeared In either cheek, aud with what eloquence the dark eyes nong conveyed their message. "Rene D'Aud on vray," the name re;?eated on. my lips, ides, lingered, aud was whisperedJ again. want, 1 wondered if It really was her name,, lanu- yet CUat the doubt aside indignantly. to Somehow it seemed to belong, to her. i YOU t r\ t v iii f v r\s? r?n n o 111 v trt roviiu? mom .and. ory> "Kene D'Auvray"?would lever ' d?-I see her again? Would God be good? ness, J giau,e(i back at the high window; 1 the sun glared on it, reflecting the ends rays into my dazzled eyea. My heart io-wI- rank, i must depart at dusk, and long ielra, erft | could hope to return she would liaap-' bave diaappeared into the unknown l lie.' wilderness. Ilarmar would:know notb got lug more than he did now ;, there would: -.how j remain uo trail I could hope to fallow;. once?j j would never see her again. 'h"m AH thia was years ago., long years, >u go. an(j yet | recau still how I- occupied r'ooda t|U)8e hours with preparation, striving this manfully to banish her from mind, by Inter- ceaseless labor. Little by httle 1 .1 m grasped the serlousneas o? thia misI slon on which 1 was embarked. In a atiao. measure 1 was frontier born and bred and had ranged the woods since L be only camH strong enough to> bear a gun. > may There were few secrets at the wilder n ** *- ness I did not know, yet now tot th* first time 1 was to penetrate those dark northern forests; through an ' ?r*t tracked leagues, and. front the ret ler to savages at their council fire with e Uli" message of defiance. The full extent I then Qf peril involved occurred to me sud There denly, almost with, a shock?the raid c*1-" ing parties of young warriors. scour wbat Ing the woods, unrestrained In theli savagery, the uncertainly of oar re xt un" ceptlon by the Wyandots. the possl ve flf- blltty that Hamilton might not bthere to protect from violence, th< knd. haunting doubt whether our missioi nee. I wouid save ?s from torture and deatl at the band* of those red demons boa madly on. wart It was no plaaaoa picture pauited on the canvas of fas?| i hest- |nation, end the perspiration beade ? ?? my moipiHi, rronvmr min h ii lmpul- atrocity flashed to memory. Bv tan in miUA Waa then the spirit of youth, c -e who dartac; 1 had volunteered for thl duty, and, under Ood. would not fal uouth, | r?Cali changing my clothes, pu linn on my rough hunting autt, an le wm packing my uniform In a bag. The never j nought out llrady, finding hltn nlon langer. outside the stockade, lying on th bluff summit, gazing out at the broa ray " river below. As I drew near he looke much up at m0f good humor In his gray eyei ifh by but making no effort to change hi ts just Doature. .. ?. i, MAY 5, 1914. "en, uijr jtvuuk rwneri'i," lie sura * carelessly, "they tell uie you and I are to be comrade*) on the loug trail." j m * "Who told you? General llarmar?" m "No less; maybe an hour ago. 'Tis A %~l( not likely to prove a pleasant task, as I understand the nature of the mesan on U?Ka? ?A< J a a. - -? a . ? ? , ~.B?. niHi* miiu in" uiu mini io you : WllCll V He aat up as I repeated word by . word our conversation. He listened IlU\ Intently until I finished, his eyes on will llfln the dark woods bordering the settle- ' raent. Fancy Gr "About as 1 had It," he commented "RnnnaVi D gravely, "only a bit more of detail. No ansi , vJ pleasant job, friend, but the 'old man' i Also llRVC Is right?there Is no other way to deal "PI with redskins. What was the name lxlSlIlg X 1 of that Wyandot medicine man?" fact anvt "Wa-pa-tee-tali." "I've heard the name before, but yOU are W don't remember where. I never met QUai't of up against the Wyandots, save a few 1 1 c at Vlncennes; their range 1? too far tllG WOrk. north, Ily any chance do you know T^ntitn T?i that country?" taLU "Not beyond the forks. Here are i]l() JC tllG some maps," and 1 spread my rude ^ drawings on the grass, "and some ^ HC11 Tilt < notes on the lay of the land." JllSt PGC He studied these a moment, and then ., glanced up at me with a quizzical CtC. v^OIllG "Never could make much outer map tllillg gGO( Hrfttvln1 " ?l-J-?1 ? - * ?n?w i us nsniiunicugea siowiy "JuBt looks like hen tracks ter me, an' as to readln* 1 reckon ther want no schools along Stump crick wher I was raised. Howsumever you needn't worry none about that. Master Hayward. for I kin read the wpods an' natur'B the best guide. We'll And Sandusky." We talked together for some time, - although I did the most of It, for he was content to reply in monosyllables, his eyes on the river. As the sun sank, Its last rays turning the waters crimson, we went back into the stockade, and ate heartily together In the barracks' kitchen. Then, as duBk drew near, we separated, he going silently down the bluff to> the boat, while 1 reported to Gen-ral' Harmar. It was almosr dark, with a clear. I star-studded sky overhead, when 1 came forth ag?liv, the letter to Ham- | m I Uton in my pocket, and the general's warning Instructions fresh In mind. I had caught no Further glimpse of the girl, nor had any reference been made i _ to her. In truthi, for the mora *nt the memory of her presence had br en ban- mJ t?hed from mind. Then, all at once. "JUiut Look* Llk? Hen Tra acta* tar Me." nh? came to m?, a alendar shadow Btapplug forth from the glaom of Ihs stackade. into the star gleam. 1 saw til* face uplifted, white in-the silvery gSiw. and tho dark uncovtcvd hair. "Monsieur llayward," she aald liaft IV "veil wfll aw?V t'? mat** fContinued' in Our Next Issoe.) Frank ftvfteaririK < Atlanta, May 1. -Resumption of IVenrlnKs to-day on the extraordinary motion for- a new trlat' for Leo M. Prank, under sentence- of death for the murder of 14-year-old Wary Phamn, was marked by attack's by the ep, w yp t state on methods used in obtaining 1- 1 lr? evidence for the defence's new plea. Private detectives and others were. charged' wflh using misrepresentation iand other Improper mtTnences In oO' tabling affidavits by Hngh M. I)??c' seyt solictor general, and chief of the VOU V I state's forces. Mr. Ihrrsey said In open { court- that he believed some of the af- j Harton. We b L fldavltswere forgeries. Vr.rlous sworn statements were submitted by the- so- When J . lleitw. which, he claimed, tended to |jpjr very b M bear out his contentions. r On* of the wflTdarlts submitted by doing your tra h the state was from Samuel A. Pardee, , . fit which the latter withdrew hfs doe- don T get ft bet . laratlon that he had seen Frank on a rrr. down-town street corner here be- Cisewnere. XXI J tween 1:03 and 1:05 on the after- to using the V< 8 noon of ApHt 26, 1913. Tt wan between 1 and 1:30 on this date. a<s something tha' t cording to the state's contention, it that the factory superintendent kill- ?*t and en, ?. ed the girt In tho plant of the Na- tuj-.? 'd tlonal Pencil Company here. thlD* that V0* h Ben H. Hill, Judge of the superior goods from th< t court, who la hearing the arguments, adjourned the hearing thla afternoon in tho United * until Monday. . ? . * guaranteed to L Fair Words or Nothing. funded When t Ladles' Home Journel. iunaea. w nen d "George," said the wife to her wjH get it to y B generally unappreclattve husband, l6 "how do you like my new hat?" "Well, my dear," said George. ' with great candor, "to tell you tlM I ill * truth?" CjXJ Y ** "Stop right there, George! If you're going to talk that way about La It I don't want to know." MMir "v r ^ .. aJS-'T" ft* ^ wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnm l Us Your Tn ou are worried about wli re for the next meal just you out. We carry a co oceries and Country P nions, Potatoes, Peppers, the famous Morose, Tip ours, Hams, jfreakfast ] king that is s\jdin a gro orried with ckicEfci mite: our Carbolineumf -we gua We also kavo^lie Stone lg Killer thaJ^vill kill tli potato plai^. You dust lew is on tie potatoes. :eived, a car of flour, a cai to see us or call us when y I to eat. Yours . W. SISTA "GOOD THINGS TO EI NT 0 our ,C( may want heruTeook lid a hot stove will swiil So avoid all this w buy 3 Oil Stove or i^ireless s, the heat is loRs and the world is less. 11 take youi when you buy a "Floren or an Ideal Fireless Cooke B. MACKOR LANCASTER, S. ( UALITY STOR YOUR^TRAI rant sometmng nice to eat, < uy the very best (Aiiity in fou send your orderrfhere yoi est the market afFafiis. If y ding here, why npt give us a ter grade of gofda from us t lere is one thi^; sure, when iry best goods mo one can ev< t is inferior. When you buy joy it that article is cheap. y i cannot eat, your money is v > very best and most up-to-di States. Everything you buj give you entire satisfaction i you get in a hurry for somet ou at once. You yARDS & HC WE SELL SHINGLES AND jH-V /* 'ff" W*' jubles i at you are gocall us and wc mplete line of 'roduce, Fresh , Cabbage, etc. -Top and Self Bacon, and in eery store. If 3, just get you rantce it to do cypher's Irish e bug and not it on the plant ' of oats, meal, ou want somei truly, RE LT." m f OOK = ?k again. Warm anybody's dising a Florence Cooker. The I ^ great big trou* trouble on my ce Automatic" r. ELL n LE WANTS )E come to Edwards & every line that we i can depend on gatou are not already trial and see if you ,han you are gett'ng you get accu.'toiued jr change you off on something that you iVhen you buy somelasted. We buy our ite wholesale houses r from us is strictly or your money rehing, 'phone us. We ;rs truly, ^ )RTON * I BRICK. .