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Mm the topi A Romance of StClaii ^ RANDALL PA ILLU5TPATED6y D. J.: (Vw/p/arr a. c. a7^cliy/?g &. co., /y& MX SYNOPSIS. work for u ? ^ for it, oxce CHAPTKR I?Joseph Hayward. an so- one else i sign In the Unltci! states army on his i,tir,w ??,? , wajr to Fort Hurmar. meets Simon Qlrty, *,,uw llu'l a renegade whoso name has been con- ttt peace, t>oeted with all manner of atrocities, also ,i,-.r.>i1 to vi headed for Fort liar mar with a message ' from the British general, Hamilton. Hay- COtnes to l ward guides him to the fort and protects struct lnnp htm from a number of scouts who tried . *o kill him. tain our n wtinfc the CHAPTER II?At General Hat-mar's . headquarters Hayward meets Rene D'- noPfl 10 Murray who professes to recognize him. pawns In although he has no recollection of ever ?hol having seen her before. wnat fcngl CHAPTER Ill-Hay ward voluht >ers to J~he '? 0 carry a message for Hartnar to Sandusky hands?thf where Hamilton Is stationed. The north- von nnnnlv wsat Indian tribes are ready for wir and " ans only held back by tlie refusal of the hut if we friendly Wyandots to Join. The latter are hostile we demanding the return of Wa-pa-tee-tah. ' a rallglous teacher whom they believe to ments to t be a prisoner. H&yward's mission Is to act opeuly aseure the Wyandots that the man La _ ,, not ha'd by the soldlsrs. Harmar lm- Yes, I presses on Hayward the necessity of Is clear em reach 1 ii* Hamilton before Glrty. "And It 1S?*1APTKI1 Xv-Rftn<? Hayward to out he w at her accompany him. She tells him * nR w that she le a quarter-blood Wyandot and dots. Wo ' a missionary among the Indians. She tHhos ?nH has been In search of her father. She 'r'DOS, and Insists that she has seen Hayward be- Our emlss; fore, but In a British uniform. Hayward 1 tarts for the north accompanied br * i wcovit named Brady and a private soldier. snd prom CHAPTKR V?T*.?y eome on the trail >'ounK warl of a war party and. to escape from th? I est? clear Indiana, take shelter in a hut on an ; ? Island. Hayward ttnils a murdered man In oamago, a tha but. ! their forts. CHAPTER it proves to be Kane! ! alllanct ?'Auvray, a former Wench offtcer. who | called by the Wyandot* "white chief." Bene appears and Hayward Is puzzled by " pre uiocn .her Insistence that they have met be- j refused. I tfor*" ; failed. Hat UMArrsm ?n? tvene recognizes ma -nth nn h??l murdered man as her father, who was "known among the Iudtans as Wa-pa-tee- reason?" W1- j I shook t CHATTER VTTT?She tells TIayward her for fear ho father was exHed from the PYenoh court ! victim? sue' and had spent his llfo among the Indians *,cun* converting them to Christianity. \ fuse to COG CHAPTER IX Brady reports seeing a1 man failed band of marauding Indiana In the vlcln- of his acts. Ity and with them Simon Olrty. Brady's ?T. , t evidence convinces the girl that thero Is 1 Ilw 11,1 a British officer by the name of Hay- and that da ward who resemble ,ihe American. but j ^ellot CHAPTER X Kimllng escape ifom the two 1 artu Island cut off ll.iyw.ud a.nl hia compan- J. Ions prepare to resist an attack from t..? hoping thu Indians Hide, nlthoi CHAPTER XI ttcconnonenng around might have 1 lie cabin at night Hayward discovers a -h.. wmilH , white man In a British uniform and 8m wol,m leaves hlra for dead, after a desperate the lass. yo fight. . "We have CHAPTER XII The Indians cap'ure thought, di tlio cabin after .? hard struggle In which uinnA " ltsyw ird is wounded. I u,oou"Av! Pi CHAPTKn .mm iten> saves Haywnr.l nf ? from death it the .aids of 'ho savages pmnce ci . and corneals him In the cellar of the the mouth. *ab,n kind. To i CHAPTER XIV Hayward d'seovers a combiiiatioi half breed negro In the ?.!lar They on- 1 r- .. - ?*- ' * tif.ui. i. ii ' inn wn?*n | JX K " the negro n M.lcntnllv butts his bruins I might o',\t atilnst the low roof of the cellar. , t knows? sh CHAPTKH XV?Havward meets Ms phe certain double, .losi./h llaywnril of the Ttrltish ... . , nrmy. The latter admits that he had thing else. 1 held IVAtivray a prisoner In the cabin, as Iaiclfer' hilt that he knew nothing about his t tleiitl. His object In detaining D'Auvray fACe, anu m was to help incite th? Wy^ndots to vrar llton had to I story. T CHAPTER XVI. mind to wl "To win 1 I Hold a Prlaoner. "No. no! He dropped back against th? wall, doing that, btit much of my old strength had re- dislike for turned, and I remained standing, lean- Wyandota t In* on my rifle. The man continued ilton's plan to stare up at me as If half doubting visit to the hla own eyesight. ready for a "Well," I said at last, growing tired faith among of his silence. "You have my story? K??d luck t! or, at least, a good part of it?and now "That th It would seem the proper time for me south?" I at to hear yours. Once we understand "Yes; I fi each other wo will know better how priest gave to proceed." snfp ?*ni He pressed his hnnds against his 'aY hand oi head In an endeavor to think. Y011 nirv<,t I' "1 was in there, unconscious and Fort Hai alone?" hat I "No, not alone; thero was a yellow- far/ % faced negro with you a French inon- , ' grel. if I know the breed. He's there that yet?dead; and I want to know the ,llGre WG inf story." f?fryoU ?* "Oh, ay! I begin to get the straight ? ? of tills at last," and tils face bright- ... P r's ened "Not that it la altogether clear, e r s ,l< 101 . . . . . . , ' were rid of but you furnish a clue; perhaps it we ... .... . attended to put the ends together we may make ..... a tale. A French negro, hey! would ' V "i likely be the Kaskaskla halt ureed, a ^he Trick w treacherous whiskered dog. nut how ' . ever did he come to be here? Ay! I ca n. have It! The fellow must have trailed '-jT appeartr me from the council at Sanduskv, sus- '. ... '. . .. .... . the Wyandt pccting 1 sought IJAuvray; there was hate between them." D'AuvriTT "Then't Is likely he killed the man." \n,?r ,..,nq "No doubt of it. If he really b - (Urr,.(p" killed. Listen to what I know; in -Purtlv t1 truth it Is not much other than rumor; ... ! D'Auvraj had the fellow I..shed by j ,ri Wyundot squaws lor some dirty tti k. ^ , lt,. and l'ioaud- that's his name swore u?,er; ( jv j vengeance. Saint Denis! That was a tif.r ^ph j,. year ago. and IMcaud lias ever since indignantly been in his own country. T was the savages at coming of war that brought him hack. n^-nts to k I thought I saw him at Sandusky ae J}, nn a(.t Q we held council there, buMiis presence confess " was nothing to me." "Nay nol "He had no quarrel with you, then?" hardening 1 "No; 1 saw him whipped; he was wp ^ut obf like a snarling cur. Listen, and I'll from Kngl tell all I know. I am not ptouo of my weapons at job, understand, but out l*ere In the < ! oarp n( wilderness, we work under a double WK(I no war et of orders?one open and above cau me fri board, the other secret. kT la poor y0ur?. The THE LANCASTER NEWS, D Of )?mv; CTT Lv^ y J. WBBR^gR p" gfeferf jjfc |jHH 2 '^iUirv prsts.' Lord knowei The Man Continued to Stare at Me. Wh ministry means, what they uln by delay; wo are only blood, of my own name, the act waa the game being played, yet murder?foul, treacherous murder, nnd says, we do. Yet how? Yes! I wish I had left you to rot there nly one weapon left to our ln that hole." < savages. We cannot fight lle woa on bia feet, his face flaming u much as we might prefer. with passion, but I flung forward my tor can keep tho Indian tribes r'fle. . i can hold back your settle- Ay! 1 mean It, Joseph Hayward, if!., he Ohio, until England can 11101 be >'our name." I went on, coldly You knew all this?" enough now. "And I would say the chW acknowledged. "The policy Batno to Hamilton If he were here, stoi ough." Stand where you are. or I will kill you rea< was easily enough carried as 1 would a mad cur. Only a flend ent on. "but for the Wyan- would boast of such an act of treacbwere hand In glove with the ery- N?w 8? on, and tell me the rest. f they hated the Americans. 1 want no lie, but the truth?how did " ' arles were in all their vll- H'Auvray meet his death?" or made the chiefe presents He stood glaring at me over the rifle the Ises. Raiding parties of barrel, his hands gripping In desire, any -tors swept through the for- yet knowing well that any hostile and to the Ohio, doing much movement meant death. nd driving the whites to "Hanged If I'll tell you!" L But we needed open war, "Then you die where you are, you j be >4 r\f II11 thu Irlhnj ..... I doif." and 1 mount It "Vnn K?w., ..14 dou v ? %mmu ?MW bl iUCn, UUU W& *" * * * VU tJ?f U HOIU . enough already to condemn you. 1 be- S*R' led in this?the Wyandots Ueve you killed D'Auvray." ^ was sent there, and when I i wjt| milton went himeelf, but **1 did not." he burst forth. "1 did . pOS, .ter success. You know the not even know he was dond. I am not { prlc afraid of you, or your threats, but I ny head, afraid to Interrupt will tR" >ou what occurred here. I'm Cart might remember how con- ready enough, as you will discover yet. The h a confession was. and re- 1? answer for whatever I do, but I am urc itlnue. Hut apparently the no1 Koing to bear the blame for the to conceive the depravity dastard act of another. I was friendly ? enough with D'Auvray. even if I did Tyi luence of D'Auvray?ay! seek to trick him In this ma'ter. There j, ughter of his. Saint Denis, was no intent to take his life." plei re she was the woret of the "Well then, go on." woo lally made love to the witch "1 held him prisoner here," he said C. S s to win her over to our sulkily, "although there was no vio- tor'! ugh even the love-making lence or threat. The man did not even ''r'f been serious in the end, if realize he was under guard, yet I saw ( <>n even lisieu. But you know to it that he retained no arms, and was ?,'JZ u say?" never out of my sight. T was rnv or met, yes; a fine girl to my dors to hold him quiet until I had tnes- ^ >spite her drop of Indian sage froni Hamilton. He suspected u]ar nothing, and there was no trouble; not ciet' no enough." with uuick so much tie a word of controversy he- Inro usplclon, and hardening of tween us. Onre a day I made circuit pan' "for those who like that of the island to assure myself we were Rlsd uy mind it maki*** a had alone. Occasionally he went with ine, ^.on i, Fiencli and Indian, and hut the last time I left him in the hen adulterated by religion, cabin asleep. It was dusk when I re- tnR have married her?who turned; 1 had seen nothing suspicious, slrt? rugging his shoulders, "but and was oarelese. I remember ap- heal ly wouldn't listen to any- proaching the rear door, without swei ixird. the wench was proud thought of danger 1 must have passed teet' ay! and laughed in my the opening of the cave here, when ing ocked me, until even Ham- suddenly I was struck down from bei grin, when 1 told htm the hind I saw nothing, heard nothing of ??ve was then I made up my my assailant. When 1 returned to ^2*n in spite of her." consciousness I was lying here. That ^an) ler, you mean?" la all." "Toi There was but one way of " 'T would be IMcaud who struck brae and it chances I possess a you?" I T Indian blood. I mean the "Beyond doubt, and then, thinking o our scheme. T was Ham- me dead, dragged me Into this hole. aj . thnt I suggest to her a Yet how caino we both In there?" D?r Wabash tribes, for she was "We can only guess at the rest My ny sacrifice to spread her theory would be that the negro was : the red-skine. Ay! and by interrupted by our arrival at the cabin, i? he scheme worked." He discovered the entrance to the tunen was what took her n,d. and dragged you into It, thinking iked, deeply interested. to escape himself. To make sure who xod up a fine story, and the we were he crept into tho cabin, and her his blessing. Oh, it recovered your jacket?you left It ough; no Indian would dare there, didn't you?" n her in evil. Where did "Ay! It was a warm night." le girl?" "The fellow must have seen somermar." thing that frightened him, that drove in surprise. "She^ got so him into hiding I^ter 1 stood there v cuiureu mere: ? nai was jn the cave mouth. looking about. Per- J , think you?" haps It was then he crawled Into the o I know nothing yet it was tunnel, and replaced the door. Ah. I ?t first, and she mistook me have It?he did that later when he t > on; 1 would hear the rest recognized the voice of mademoiselle." ; it is growing dark." 'Of who? Mademoiselle?" " is short enough, but the "Mademoiselle D'Auvray; she Joined is puzzle me. Onco we jce us I stood there. Her presence her, the father had to be would account for his fear." ^ T was no eaey task, for jje leaned forward, as If endeavorras a chief, and quick to jng (0 decipher my face. t< is small odds now how "Are you telling me truth?" he as plated, but I knew of aaked hoarsely. "Is that girl here? ^ and once here I held him what could have brought her to this hile Hamilton used his What does she suspect? What ice as a Whip tc drive dops shp know?? a . .. . "That I cannot toll, except that sho ad the rumor then that beIleves you kilh.(, her fathor; fht. I *or 1 ' ' discovery of vour coat convlticed her knowing what had oc- oMhat. As lo how Phe caTne here_ a .... . . , she traveled with G'.rty from Fort Har a. v. 1th a chackle He , th? Wyn.idots In ? j ,1 ., " 1 PI* advance of me. Sli" cam? to the cabin 0 ' ' ... .. . alone, boring to And her father, but pons of thu- He you de- . ug ln ,on and V 'lotted to ravage the fron- .... , . , ,. i ,,,,,, I) Auvray s dead body. It was sh>* v -Man outrage, 1 exclaimed t . i a , , , > .> inii m 5 into the tuau< 1, and K to turn loose a horde of . ... ., .. . . ... wed my life. v tan,st unprotected settle- .. ,.OA, man. whero ls flhe?" a 111 women and children. T ?with ,ho8<J ,nd|nnB n h() atlackei f cold blooded murder you ug amJ burnp(, the cabln_ah,. niay be . , , . . a prisoner." = t so fast friend, his eyes Me ^ uneftS,;ly Bhim hi9 ^ vlth anger. " T wns war; yed tho orders that came % and; made use of the ^ear 'hat. She Is a wonder M hand." worker with these savages; they are ithing for the excuse. There afraid of her; they think her cross will ', and It was murder. Hon't work mlraclos. Saint Denis! 1 would ond! I am no friend of ( rather have her with me than all the ugh you may be of my own | " ?? .IUNFj 19, W14. 'Could she save a man from the torre, the stake?" ? 'She has done It; ay! 1 saw It done,; 1 d it took some courage. But she | I ght fail with these reneRades. Whom I s-^ the man?" J. 1. IV 'Brady; the scout who acoompaaletftM 'I know of the fellow; she would Something ex re small chanoe of Bavins him." He used, then asked suddenly; "Wh?t> OVOTy RUCK OI M< vot me? Am I a prisoner, or free to . ? 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