Walkerton Independent, Volume 54, Number 25, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 15 November 1928 — Page 3

The Red Road | A Romance of Braddock’s Defeat By Hues Pendexter Illustrations by Irwin Myers Copyright by H«*h Pandaxtar. WNV Serviaa <

CHAPTER VII—-Continued —2o—- — fast!” he hissed. “To the water-gate I" Pontiac’s voice thundered a com mand. The Onondaga muttered: “The Ottawa chief tells his children to watch the gates and the stockade and kill anyone trying to get out." Once outside the lodge aud we were in darkness. Thirty yards away and we had lost ourselves in a wild crowd “f savages. But as we pressed on Pontiac’s stentorian voice gradually reached an intelligence here and there; and from different points and in all the dialects of the northern and Ohio tribes, tiie word was passed to guard rhe stockades and gates. “Take rhe man Beland alive!” roared a voice; and I knew that Beauvias at last had connected my Identity up with my French name and that BeauJeu now understood all. “Why this way?” I asked the Onondaga as we reached the stockade on the river front. “Stand on my shoulders, white brother, and go over,” he directed. i “There’s the witch-woman —” “She’s on the other side. Shall we join her, or face about and die like chiefs?” 1 scrambled to his shoulders and went to the top of the timbers. 1 reached down a hand, but scorning all assistance Round Paw swarmed over the barrier. The two of us dropped to the ground within a few feet of the river. It was very dark and 1 was completely bewildered. “This way, mister," called a low voice. The Onondaga dragged me after him. My hand resetd on a canoe. “Who’s there?” I whispered. “Daughter of witches," was the halflaughing. half-sobbing reply. “But please don't stop to talk, mister.” It was time I scrambled into the canoe, for a chorus of yells was now raised on the other side of the stockade and only a few feet away. I tripped over a rifle as the Onondaga pushed the light craft into the current. I picked it up and found It familiar to my hands. “Whose rifle is this?” i whispered. “Hush 1” cautioned the girL Then proudly. “It’s yours. 1 was at the door when the trouble began. I reached in and took it when Mr. Beauvais commenced calling you a spy.” “Talk will kill us." grunted the Ou on dag a as he pushed a paddle into my hands and began working desperately to reach the slack water along the opposite bank. His warning was timely for 1 could hear the plop, plop of heavy bodies dropping over the stockade. There came an explosion of mad rage that made my heart wince. The Onondaga proudly in formed us: “They have found IJttle Wolf in the lodge. 1 crept under the wall and shot him with his own arrow. He made a choking noise. The Wolf man thought some of those outside would know the truth. There was Pontiac He talks with ghosts and they tell him secrets. It was he who told Lit tie Wolf to kill me. Pontiac saw me at Detroit and knew my heart was warm for the English. Little Wolf was to shoot me through the hole in the robes when I danced by. If my white brother had not been In danger, I should have shot Pontiac after telling him to march by with the others." “They are over the wall; they will take canoes and follow us!" I warned. "Mister, 1 spoiled all the canoes I could find before going to the house where you was eating. They can’t catch us with boats.*’ “You have done well, little woman. What does Round Paw do now?” We were at the opposite shore. “We will go up the river instead of down,’’ he answered. “They will think we went down to the Ohio, (f the man Beauvais had not come we would have shown them some new magic.” “You knew about Beauvais!” 1 asked Round Paw. ‘The witch-woman told me. She asked my help. She waited outside the house to stop Beauvais from seeing you. It was the witch-woman who said we would leave by water. She was to be outside the stockade by the water-gate. She has a very strong medicine.” “So it was you who saved me, little woman,” I said to her. “Lor’s sake! Don’t believe nothing that Injun tells you. He saved you; not me. And now I can’t go to Canada.” “Wait until after the war. ft will be a short war,” I told her, little real izing my fallability as a prophet. “We must leave the river before the first light.” spoke up the Onondaga. “Pontiac will lead the chase. He Is a very great man. He knows we took to water. He will send men along both shores to find where our trail leaves the river. He will throw many men between us and Braddock. If the witch-woman takes to the air and files like a bird, then Round Paw and his brother can walk slowly and laugh at the wild Ottawas." He was disappointed when I told him the girl could not fly like a bird ■nd that any plant we made must Include her. I told him of my efforts to shield Allaqufppa’s village from attack and expressed my fe»r that Beauvais would now do the thing I had convinced him he should not do. This furnished the Onondaga with a double errand to the Delaware village: he must warn the woman sachem and tell Cromit to carry my warning to the army that the Turtle Creek route, though rough, would be free from successful ambuscades. “You will take the same talk, but ■eparate from the bonebreaker," I added. “The woman and I will leave

you at the mouth of Turtle creek and follow It up for a bit and seek the army In that direction. Surely one of the three of us men will take the talk through to Braddock.” CHAPTER VIII Our Orendas Are Strong Half a mile below the mouth of Turtle creek the Monongahela grew very shallow with scarcely more than a ripple of water in places. The three of us held a brief conference and decided that Round Paw should take the canoe to the western bank and make Allaquippa’s town afoot. The girl and I waded to the eastern shore. We left the river In the first gray light of morning and ran swiftly, the girl’s thin face revealing her determination not to hinder my progress by any display of weakness; and as we ran she spied out the country ahead while I kept watch over our back-track. Every time I glanced behind me 1 fully expected to behold a I (Utting form of a savage. We arrived at Turtle creek, a short distance above its mouth, without hearing the Indians’ cry of discovery. We forded the creek and paused for a minute for her to rest Our breathing spell was terminated by a faint halloo. The voice came from “Set Me Down! Set Me Down!" far off, and as It was not repeated we did not agree as to the direction. The girl insisted it was north of us, while my ears placed it as corning from the northwest, at about the point on the Monongahela where we had abandoned the canoe. Thankful it was not ahead of us we resumed our flight. We had not proceeded more than fifty rods before the girl, who was in the lead, gave a little cry and came to a halt. “Where?” 1 whispered, glaring about to find what had alarmed her. “Among the bramble-bushes,” she faintly replied, pointing her short rifle toward a thicket and pressing a hand to her side. I saw it and directed: “Go ahead a bit and wait for me." It was no sight even for a borderbred woman to behold unless grim necessity compelled. After she had passed on I examined the dead man. He had been shot through the body and scalped. He was a Frenchman, for he wore the white uniform with black facings that distinguished the marines from the troops of the tine, whose facings were blue. As the buzzards had not commenced to gather It was plain he must have met death twelve hours back, or in the evening. An ax was tightly gripped in the right hand and there was a gash in

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Martin Beaty, who moved from Indiana to the mouth of Bear creek in Kentucky to make salt, is credited with having drilled the first oil well in the United States. It was in 1819 that, drilling for salt by hand, Beaty struck oil and natural gas. His crew was drenched with oil and. his tire being near, the gas took fire. Supposing he had drilled into the Infernal regions. Beaty and his men took to the hills and left their camp to burn. About two years later he and a friend returned to the place, tilled a barrel with oil, loaded it on a raft, and started down the river to Burn side, hoping to find some one there who could tell him what the “devil's tar” really was. His craft ran upon a rock at the Devil’s Jumps and was wrecked. Several years later Beaty attempted Left Immortal Work Peter Mark Rogfci, who compiled the thesaurus which bears his name, was an English physician and scholar, born tn London, 1779. died in 1809. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and removed to Manchester wh-*re he became physician to the lunatic asylum, the fever hospital and the infirmary. He settled in Ixmdon in 1808. and was long see retary of the Royal society. Among his works are "Animal and Vegetable Physiology” (1834) and "A Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases" (1852). which passed through 28 editions In the author’s lifetime, was edited by his son in 1879 and became a standard work of reference.

the handle where another blade had struck. In the darkness he and his assailant had fought blindly. 1 overtook the girl, who was standing before a thick tangle of pea-vines and trailers. When I would have taken the lead in striking this barrier, she motioned me to wait. Time was too precious to wait, but before 1 could say as much I heard a faint cry. “I knew 1 heard It,” she muttered “But 't is only the howl of a wolf.” “Indian lungs are behind that howl.” I told her. “It’s up the creek.” “You think a Injun made it, mis ter?” The howl was repeated and sounded clearer. “I’m positive," 1 said. As If to guarantee the certainty of my words the signal was answered on our left and again from the direction of the river. “They are close after us,” I whispered. “They’re calling to each other to meet on this creek. They’ll find our trail. There’s but one way open: we must double back by the Frazier cabin, and. If sighted before we enter the forest below IL we can take shel ter there and try to stand them off till nlghL’ “If we can find the cabin, we can make a good fight,” she stoutly de dared. John Frazier, trader and black smith, was a stanch supporter of the English. He had served the colonies more than once as an Interpreter, and before coming to the mouth of Turtle creek had lived for twelve years at Venango, or until driven out by the French tn 1753. He had been of assistance to Colonel Washington in 1754 and was commissioned a lieuten ant In Trent’s command when it was instructed to fortify the forks of the Ohio. “I can find the cabin easy enough.” 1 assured her, and we swung out from the creek and doubled back. As we ran we could hear the “wolves” howl Ing from three points of the compass their signals sounding clearer each minute and proving that several bands would soon come together at the creek. I began to doubt the wls dom of proceeding farther toward the cabin. 1 feared we would be cut oft and surrounded. To turn our back« to the creek and plunge through the dense forest and trust our lives to out legs appealed as being the best plan “Are you able to keep going all day through the forest?” I asked her. “I am very tired,” she confessed “It’s so long since 1 had a good sleep, mister. There was last night—” “I know,” I broke In. for time was all to sborL “You couldn't do it.” A glance at her pinched face told me she was fairly exhausted. And In our haste to make good time we r.ad In spots left signs the savages could easily follow at a run. “The cabin it must be,” 1 said and trying to speak cheerfully. "Frazier will have plenty of powder and bul lets. Perhaps some spare trade guns!" “You could make it alone through the woods to the army,” she said, her words coming In jerks. “I can make It no faster than you can.” “I’m thinking you're telling a lie mister," she gravely rebuked, but resumed running. "A quavering cry up the creek made my skin prickle. “Hang on to your rifle," 1 ordered as I seized her and threw her over my shoulder, holding her with one arm and carrying my own gun in my left hand. With a fine spurt of speed 1 covered several hundred yards. She began kicking and squirming, and demanded : “Set me down! Set me down! You’ll git us both kilt!" I did as she requested, not because 1 was too weary to carry her farther but because her rifle was swinging w’ildly and striking the bushes and leaving a trail an ox could follow. (TO BE CONTINUED.)

to float a second barrel down tht stream, and again his raft was smashed, the barrel broken, and the oil wasted. This’ time Beaty left that part of the country and never re turned. It is said that until his death he believed he had penetrated into th< realm of the prince of darkness.—De troit News. Silly, Don’t You Know! The employer was very annoyed at an accident that had damaged one ol his moving vans. "Look here, Leary,’’ he said, "just tell me what happened.” “Well," replied the driver, "I .. at driving my van up the street when a car shot out of a side turning. I pulled up dead, and a chap in a big car ran into the oack of my van.” The employer nodded brlefl;. “He jumped out,” continued the other, "and shouted: ’Why didn’t you put your hand out?’ “ ‘Put ou my hand,’ 1 says ‘lf you couldn’t see the van, how could you see my hand?’”—Cleveland News. Fancy of Women Little Patsy is a youngster of con siderabie Imagination and poise for one of five years and always has an unusual slant on subjects which her elders ponder. Attending a theater with her mother recently, she sat enthralled through an organ recital of unusual poignancy. When it was ended, she turned to her mother with a wistful smile and said. "Mother, I would like to have t dress like that music.”

Improved Uniform International Sunday School ' Lesson ’ (By REV H B. FITZWATER. D D.. Dean Moody Bible Jnetttute of Chicago.) (® 1928. Western Newspaper t’nlon.J Lesson for November 18 PAUL’S EXPERIENCES IN JERU SALEM LESSON TEXT—Acts 21:18-23:22. GOLDEN TEXT —Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might PRIMARY TOPIC—How a Boy Helped His Uncle. JUNIOR TOPIC—How a Boy Helped His Uncle INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—PauI Proves His Courage. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPlC—Religious Preiudice and Fanaticism. I. Paul’s Vow (21:18-26). Upon Paul’s arrival at Jerusalem representatives of the church there gave him a most cordial reception. In order that the brethren in Jerusalem might graciously receive him, it was proposed to him by the elders that he take a Jewish vow to prove that he was in no way opposed to the law. The effort was to remove prejudice. 11. Paul’s Arrest (21:27-40). How far this act conciliated the Christian Jews we are not told, but It only enraged the unbelieving Jews, causing them to resort to mob law. These maddened Jews on the basis of a supposition seized Paul, dragged him from the temple and beat him mercilessly, intending to put him to death. Paul was rescued from the mob by the Roman guard. The chief captain, not being able to get any information from the howling mob. bound Paul and started for the castle. In order to protect him, the soldiers lifted him upon their shoulders and bort him up the stairs. 111. Paul's Defense (22:1-27). Paul’s chief concern was not his own safety. He used this last opportunity of witnessing for Christ. 1. His just claim for a hearing (vv. 1-3). (1) His birth (v. 3). He was Jewborn In Tarsus, a city of no mean reputation. (2) His education (v. 3). He was educated In a school under the tutorship of Gamaliel and Instructed "according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers." (3) His zeal (v. 3). He was as zealous toward God as those Jews who were trying to destroy him. 2. His former attitude toward Jesus (vv. 4,5). “I persecuted this way unto the death,” so that his attitude was one of hatred as was that of the Jews. 3. How his attitude was changed (vv. 6-16). This change of attitude was brought about by the intervention of God. While on his way to Damascus with authority to bring the Christians to Jerusalem to he punished. Paul was smitten to the ground by a light from heaven, and the voice of the Lord said, “Why persecutes! thou Me?” When Paul Inquired as to what he was to do. he was told to go into Damascus where tie would be told what to do. Ananias was sent by the Lord to make known His will. 4. The Lord commissioned him to go to the Gentiles (vv. 17-21). It was not of his own will that he preached to the Gentiles, but by rhe Lord's direct commission IV. Paul Before th* Sanhedrin (23:1-10). The Roman officer. In order to learn why Paul was arrested, commanded the chief council to assemble, and brought Paul before them. 1. Paul's earnest look at the council (vv. 1.2). This was a solicitation of their honor to give him a fair hearing, and also a look of conscious Integrity and unfaltering courage. 2. Paul's stern rebuke of the head of the council (v. 3). “God shall smite thee, thou whited wall.” This was a just sentence, no doubt directed by the Lord. Paul showed that he had the highest respect for the office, but the man then occupying It was not worthy of it. 3. Paul's appeal to the Pharisees (vv. 6-10). Seeing that he could not get a fair hearing, and perceiving that the body before him was made up of Pharisees and Sadducees, he appealed to the Pharisees for his preaching and something in common with their belief. V. The Lord Stood by Paul (v. 11) He was in great need of grace to sustain him. He may have begun to question the wisdom of his going to Jerusalem, but this assured him that his course was right, and thus comfort was brought to him. VI. The Conspiracy to Kill Paul (vv. 18-22). More than forty men banded together for the purpose of getting Paul out of the way. This plot was known to Paul’s sister’s son (v. 1G), who reported it. and thus doubtless saved the apostle’s life. Hindering God A little girl had been out quite a little while. When she came in at length her mother asked where she had been. "In the garden, mother.” hat were you doing in the garden, my dear?” “I was helping God,” the child replied. She explained that she had found a rose almost blossomed, and had blossomed it. She had only ruined the rose. There are many people who try tn the same way to help God, and try by schemes of their own to hasten the results.—From “Devotional Hours With the Bible,” by J. R. Miller. Music From Storms “A nobleman undertook to form an Eeollan h .rp between the two great towers of his castle. He stretched the wires, but the wind gave no sound, and he deemed his work a failure. One night there came a mighty storm, aud then the silent harp awoke and poured forth its music. It needed the force of the tempest to call forth its tones.” So often it needs the storm of trouble to bring the music of Heaven from our souls.—Peloubet.

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