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men the ID A Romance of St. Jp- PANDAL1 'ILLUSTRATED 6y rofy/?/mr a. c./v?c?///?(7 &. cc SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I?Joseph Hnyward, an ?n lgrn tn the United States army on his way to Fort Harmar. meets Simon Qlrty, * renegade whose name has been connected with all manner of atrocities, also headed for Fort Harmar with a message from the British general, Hamilton. Hayward guides him to the fort and protects aim from a number of scouts who tried to kill him. CHAPTER II?At General Harmar*s headquarters Hay ward meets Rene D'(Auvray who professes to recognise him, although he has no recollection of ever derstand. There Is nothing for me to fear. They dare not touch me. They know me?I am a Wyandot. To do me evil would mean war. It is of yourselves* you must think. I will remain _ here with my father's body; they will fiud me alone when they come." ' She stepi>ed pant Brady to the door, opened it and glanced out into the pight. " T is an hour yet until day," she paid coming back. "That will give you itiC!?. 2'Iiey will be here with the tirst light of dawn. There will be no attack .until then. Vou must delay no longer." We followed her out into the night, across the narrow clearing into the .fringe of woodH. There were clouds overhead, and very dark, but there seemed to be a path winding through the dense tangle of underbrush. Only for a moment did the girl hesitate, bending down and listening. Then she led the way around a narrow point of ?and. pressed back some bushes, and revealed the sharp prow of a canoe. Hrady flung down his pack, and hauled the light craft down to the edge of the water. "Lay hold there, Sohultz," he ordered lu low voice, "till we get her afloat." I stood alone back In the shadow, 'hesitating, uncertain. It was In my heart to refuse to desert her there. .She turned toward me. "You must get away at once," she said. "There 1b little enough time. Head straight out for the opposite -ahore." "But 1 have no wish to go without 'jrou." "Without met" her voice question<lng. "There Is nothing for me to flee from; 1 have nothing to fear from In dtans. Is It so hard for you to recall what I am?" "Yes, it Is, mademoiselle," I pleaded earnestly. "My thought will no! associate you with these savages. Per haps I might If 1 knew your people but not such ruthless murderers at those yonder, wearing the scalps oi women. Wbo Is to orotoct vnu front caving seen ner herore. CHATTER III?Hayward volunteer* to carry a message for Harmar to Sandusky where Hamilton is stationed. The northwest Indian tribes are ready for war and .are only held back bv the refusal of the friendly Wyandota to Join. The latter aro demanding the return of Wa-pa-tee-tah, a religious teacher whom they believe to be a prisoner. 11 ay ward's mission is to assure the Wyandot s that the man In not he'd by the soldiers. Harmar Impresses on Hayward the necessity of reaching Hamilton before Glrty. CHAPTKR IV?Rene asks Hayward to let her accompany him. She tells him that she Is a quarter-blood Wyandot and a missionary among the Indians. She ,has been In Bearch of her father. She Insists that Bhe has seen Hayward bofore. but In a British uniform. Hayward tarts for the north accompanied by a Wcout named Brady and a private Boldter. CHAPTER V?'They come on the trail (Of a war party and. to escape from th? Indians, take shelter In a hut on an dsland. Hayward finds a murdered man In I the hut. CHAPTER fl?it proves to be Raoel (P'Auvray. a former French officer, who lis called by the Wyandots "whlto chief." !her Insistence that they have' met before. AI*IK fx ????i\me recognises the (murdered man a.s her father, who was 'known among the Indiana as Wa-pa-teeItak CHAPTER VIII She tells Huyward her father was exiled from the French court land had spent hlH life among the Indians (converting them to Christianity. . CHA1TER IX?Brady reports seeing a .'band of marauding Indians In the vlcln'Ity and with them Slmcn Olrty. Brady's (evidence convinces the girl that there Is ia British officer by the name of llayward who resemble- ,the Americ"?">. CHAPTER X. J The Barrier Between. Hor eye? deserted Brady's face and sought mine. "Not now, monsieur, not now," she said gently. "1 was blind then with suspicion. The name, the face, the giant form deceived me. But. messieurs, we must not stand and talk. I ain in no danger; they will never lay hands on me, hut they will come here seeking you. It will be as the Englishman wishes; he will tell them you are here, that you have killed Wa-pa-tee-tah of the Wyandots. 'ie will point out to them the dead body, and cry for vengeance. They are young warriors, mad already with blood-lust ?Miamis, Shawnees, Ojibwas?many of them outcasts from their tribes. No words of mine will restrain them, or save you. There will be blaod and war. You must not wait, messieurs; you muBt go!" ( "And leave you here with those i | demons ?" 'UKl? j She made a swift gesture. .4 "I!?Mother of God, you do not un SSDof PC3T Claires Defeat IPARRISH D.J.LAV1N * KV& tliat motley crew? Wi'dit be(iirty? or that English agent?" Her eyes met mine even In the darkness. "1 shall need appeal to neither, monsieur. You do not in the least understand. I am not a mere squaw of the Wyandots, but a teacher they love. There is not a tribe from the Wabash to the upper lakes among whom my name is not known. 1 have even sat' in council with the chiefs, and spoken. Touch me, those outlaws! Not one would dare lay a linger upon me. 1 am as safe among ihem as my father was." "But he was killed." "By no Indian band. Please, monsieur, do not urge me any more. As it is I am balanced between two duties? to go with you. guard you, and see you safe, or remain and condemn my fa| ther's murderer." "You believe then?" "That he was the Englishman who bears your name. That man alone had knowledge of this hut on the island; he alone possessed opportunity. The scarlet jacket left behind, and hie sudden appearance in the Indian camp, all point direct to his guilt. 1 remain to make sure; that is my duty. Mon-i sieur Brady!" I The scout rose to his feet, a black smudge in the night, and came up the ' low bank to where we stocd. | "You called, mademoiselle?" | "Yes^ I waB talking with the officer, but perhaps you do not understand all. Captain D'Auvray was known to the I Wyandote as Wa-pa-tee-tah. He is dead, and his body will be taken to Sandusky; I shall tell the Wyandots how he died. There is no longer need : that monsieur should meet them in council. It la better that you return to Fort Harniar." She paused, but neither of us spoke, and she held out her hand. "Good-by, Monsieur Brady." He accepted the proffered hand awkwardly, dropped it almost instantly, and stepped back. "I reckon that would be the best "A Hole! Surely It Was No Accident." way, mws," he stammered, "so maybe we better go. Are you ready, sir?" "Yes, run out the canoe; I'll be there in a minute. Mademoiselle." She turned toward me. as tie went noiselessly across the sand beach. Her hand was not extended, but 1 had the courage to reach out and grasp It in my own. "Do not say good by to me," 1 whispered, feeling my voice tremble. "I go because you wish it, because it seems to be the wise thing to do; but I will not believe we are never to moet again." "Yet that is not likely, monsieur." "If I seek you It might be." "It will requiru more than peaceful travel to do that," she replied soberly. "There is going to be war." "War! The Indians of the northwest?" "Yes; the time has come?is here. The council at Sandusky was for no otner purpose. Ulrty's message wan merely an excuse for the Wyandot* to Join the other tribes, lie confessed as much to me It was because my > father realised his helplessness long' er to restrain BrRlsh Influence, that he disappeared. It is war, monsieur." "Hut not between us," I Insisted, shocked at the picture "Mademoiselle, ? come with me. There Is nothing left * to hold you to this life among sav. ages. With your father dead, why 1 should you continue to bury yourself f in these woods? You have education, ? refinement. aenUffss; why TIIK LANCASTER NEWS' vuu not go now, oeiore war DieukB ?' along the border?" I e> "And desert my people?" th "But they are not your people; you te are white, not red. That small drop of Indian blood in your veins does not y< make you a Wyandot. You have noth- m lng else In common with them. Why not be yourself, choosing life among those of your own race?" ?< I thought she hesitated. and I grasped her hand more closely, the w hot blood leaping In my veins. In the dim light 1 could see her lowered face, the eye* downcast. "No, monsieur," she said at last, al very low. "It Is good of you to think ^ thus of me, but?but I cannot do that. oi You muBt not urge. The Wyandots di need me?more now that inv father is gone than ever before. They are my people; I was born to them, and played 8 as a child in their villages. They love c< me, trust me. and 1 help them by teaching them the Christ. To desert them would be to desert him. 1 can- w not do that, monsieur, merely to gratify myself." a "Rut have I no call upon you?" 1 insisted In desperation. B "No, monsieur," and she was look- b lag at me now with Borne amazement. " 'T Is scarce an houl- since 1 believed 11 you a murderer. We do not know each w other. Let me trust, and believe in Ii you; do not speak like that." a "I meant nothing wrong, mademoiselle," I broke In baBtily, stung by her ? words of reproof. "You have come to " me out of the woods like a new life. 1 1] Know it is strange, all strange, but & there is already something between s us that can never be severed." fi "Is there, monsieur?" . b "Yes; race makes no difference. I b thought it did once. When you said v back there in the shadow of the stock- t< ado that you were a Wyandot it was t! as if you struck me a blow in the face. 1< I ewore then I would think of you no h more, yet, even that night, you were in my dreams, and ever since your face l! has been in my memory." I felt her handclasp tighten on mine, o although her body remained motion-1 v less. y "You do not believe me in earnest?" "I! How can 1, monsieur? I think Q you Jeet, you amuse yourself. Let us stop It all now. You go back to your people, 1 to mine, and we will both a forget. No! Do not say more! I will n not listen. Come with me to the boat." I fnllntt'cH hnr rtnun thn K?nli ll words burning on my lips she gave me tl no chance to speak, for she moved S with quick decision. The two men k had the canoe turned over, at the very edge of the water, and the scout was upon his knees in the sand. He looked a up hastily at our approach. t! "1 reckon we slay here, miss," he f( said soberly. "Somebody has smashed b a hole through the bottom with a c stone." p She uttered a little cry of alarm, leaning over his shoulder. a "A hole! How couftl that be? Sure- " ly it was no accident!" o He arose to his feet, brushing off his ii knees. v "That's what 1 toid the Dutchman, A though neither of us could find the rock. I reckon the ICnglishcr did that t job; he liad it all figured out, and s meant to keep us yere." h 1 saw her look up at the man's face, and then about in bewilderment. b "You think that?why?" 1< "Cause it seems ter me nat'ral. I f< reckon it's 'bout what 1 would a done if I was in his fix. He had proof a against us, if he could get some In- u juns along as witnesses. Nobody a would eve/- believe what we said, or even wait ter listen. All be had to do o was catch us yere, charge us with ? murder, an' turn them devils loose. h Thet would let him out slick as a E n.hlctU" tl She Btood erect, one hand pressed e against her temple. r "Then?then what is to be done?" ^ she questioned blankly, "why?what? P quick, look there!" She was bending 8 forward and pointing out at the lake. P Some dark, moving object was visible in the water only a few yards from shore. ? Itradv flung forward his rifle, yet ? hesitated, fearing to Are. Whatever it c might be?animal or man?the thing M was coming directly toward us, swim- 8 ming with long, stringy locks of wet hair dangling to the shoulders. It was a man beyond doubt, yet for the in- a stant I could not determine whether red or white. As he stood there sunk to his arinpits in water, he beheld us r for the first time, and there burst from his lips a sudden, guttural exclama- 1 tlon of alarm. With the strange sound 1( Schultz leaped forward, lumbering 8 against me as he passed, and spl hed his way out toward the fellow, utter- ? ing some exclamation in his native * tongue. He reached him, the two ^ voices greeting each other. "Well!" exclaimed Hrady In disgust. "If It ain't another Dutchman. Come ~ in here, you!" J The two waded ashore onto the sand, Scbultz's heavy hand grasping 1 his companion's arm, and helping him along. 1 saw a face white and ghastly In tho starlight, lean, smooth-shaven, looking emaciated against the long. '' dark hair, the eyes bright with fanati- p ctsm. He was s tall, spare man, shak- ^ Ing so he could hardly stand. The r very sight of him aroused my sympathy. "Don't be afraid," 1 said soothingly, b "We're all white. How did you come s here?" His eyes iooked st me as 1 spoke; i thnn ohlfta^ A Hrhiilti'a 1 nfw* In nllanl '' Questioning. The latter xrnz braath- f lng hard, but managed to explain. t "He not talk English ver' goot, Myn- (. heer. I tell you vat he eay mlt me? j r he Tos a Dutch preacher; yuw, mine Oott; yust over py mine own countries; he vos named Adrian Block." ; ''Di^ he swim al'i the * ?? ? j .MM' 3, MAY 29, 1914. ,?tuy grinning, tout Schultz kept his _ -es fastened on me, held by the one ought to which he sought to give ut- . ranee. "He vos Moravian, mynheer; vot 1 >u call mlB-sonary?bo? He von onth in dees country, an' know only i preach." The girl leaning forward, lnterrupt1 with a whisper: "I recognize the man. monsieur; he as the prisoner I told you of In the tdlan camp?the Protestant." "They lef him only mlt one guard, a' after while, dot fellow he fall sleep. Den he got loose mid his ondB, an" creep down mlt der shore t der lake where a boat wus. So he riff out on der water; but der boat tak, an' go down, leaving him mlt notngs. Dot vaB It, mynheer. Den he n itii ouui an |^i a; iuvulu, au ou am' here mit us, altready." "Where did the Indians go?" "Up mit der lake shore?so like dis.'V aving his hand. "All of them? The two white men Iso?" Schultz repeated the question, and lock answered, never once removing is eyes from mademoiselle. "He know not what became of der ttle man; he see him not for long hile, but der big man he go mit der njuns?yaw, he tells dem der way, n' talk all der time." "We have got the situation clear nough," concluded Brady, coolly.; Whoever that red-coat is, he evidentt knows the best way to this island, nd the fix we're in. So far as I can ee there 1b nothing left us but to a ght. We can't get away now; the oat Ib useless, and those Injuns have locked the ford. That's exactly ~ rhere they are now, watchln' fer us d attempt to cross. The only quos Ion is: Where can we hold out the I i'm for pnl n * hnrw to thfl 1 ouse." "And I alRO," I said, deciding Instant-j y, and as quickly assuming command. There Is small chance of our holding ut long against those fellows, but i-e'll do the best we can. What about ou, mademoiselle?" "I go with you," she answered uletly. 1 "Against your own people?" "Those are not my people! They re outlaws, renegades, led by the' lurderer of my father." "Then let us go back; every moment ist will count against us. 1'lck up he packs. Brady, you lead off; ichultz, take care of the preacher and , ;eep his tongue still." The house was exactly as we left t, a few red embers on the hearth lone shedding spectral light about he main room, as we groped our way irward. There were heavy wooden ars to fit across the doors, and I seured these as soon ae I deposited my ack on the floor. "Mademoiselle," 1 said, staring about 1 the blank walls in some perplexity. You know this place better than any f us; surely it was not erected here ri the wilderness without some proision for defense in case of attack, kro those walls solid?" "No, monsieur; they were made ight. so no gleam of light would ever how without, but there are gunports ere?sec," She slipped aside a small wooden butter, fitted ingeniously between the jgs, revealing an opening sufficient or a rifle barrel. "There are four along this wall, and s many opposite. At the rear you lust stand on the bench, so as to tire bove the shed roof." "I^eave that preacher alone, and pen them up, Scbultz." I commanded barply. "There is not light enough ere now to show without. Now, Irady, see if there are any extra guna a the shack, or ammunition. Lay verythtng out here convenient. A Ifle? flood! We'll give that to onr ioravian friend; he may bo opposed >> war 011 principle, but, by uli the ods! he'll fight now, if Scbultz can ound the truth into hiin. What ie t?at, mademoiselle? Powder and ball a the big chest; show lirady where : is. This isn't going to be such a ne-slded affair after all. Five of use, ' ounting niock, who may not know ,'h AnH f\t (ha ail n (A nnlnt I Am olng to scout outside and see when hose fellows cross over." Ilrady shaded his eyes to stare cross at mo through the gloom. "You'd better let me go." "No; I'll try It alone; get everything eady, and leave the bar down." "You will be careful, monsieur?" 'here was an unconcealed note of anxi;ty In the voice that caused me to lance back at her quickly in surprise. "Re assured of that, mademoiselle," returned. "I know the duty of an lly," and stepped without, dosing the , ioor behind me. (Continued In Our Next Issue.) < "ESTED ANP PROVEN ' > t y here is a Heap qf Solace In Being ( Able to Depend Upon a Well For ancastor readers avp seen (he pdnsiant expression of raise tqf Doom's Kikney Pills, and ead about tlfe g"<fd work they have lone in thfs locality. What other emedy evef produced such convincing proof of merit? W. a. Langl/y, contractor and! milder, Kim jpt., Lancaster, 9. 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