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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
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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
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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
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,?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.) <
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