The Seaforth News, 1941-05-08, Page 6•
As soon as (Mabel had taken ,pos-
session df her own really comfortable
at
calbin, in doing which she could n
abstain from indulging in the pleasant
reflection that some of jasper's .fav-
our had been especially manifested in
hoer behalf, she went on deck again.
Here all .was momentarily in motion;
the men were roving to and fro, in
_quest cd their knapsacks and other ef-
fects; but method and habit soon re-
dosed thing to order. when- the still-
ness.on broad (became even imposing,
for it was connected. with the idea of
future adventure and ominous prc-
t.ara•ion.
Darkness w -as now beginning to
reorder -objects on shore indistinct, rhe
whole of the land forming one shape-
less (black outline of even forest sum-
mits, to be distinguished front the im-
pending heavens only thy the greater
light of the 'sky. The stars, however,
soon 'began to appear in the latter,
one after another, in their :asual mild,
placid lustre, bringing with them that
serve of quiet which ordinarily ac-
companies night. There was some-
thing soothing, as well as exciting, in
such a scene; and Mabe;, who was
seated on the quarter-deck,. sensibly
telt both influences. The Pathfinder
was standing near her, leaning, as
usual, on his long rifle. and she fanc-
ied that, through the growing dark-
ness of the hour, she could trace even
stronger lines of thought than usual
In his ragged coun.tenancc.
"To you, Pathfinder, expeditions
like this can he no great novelty."
said she hough I am surprised to
rind how silent and thoughtMl. the
mcn apr,ear to ,htt."
'1'Ve learn this t,y making war to
Irdms. Your
militia are .'rent talk-
ers air. littledoers 'n ;general; hitt
the r d er t t t en Met t the
Minges learns:,•' the value n a
, rc :t- esilent army. in the
slur -r -. , a fi : .tri rc; ....d a noisy
•
Int it v
..r.e .. - ..,. .n.
1,e. nits tints t
so young.-
"That
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moved and natural manner proved
how little she was thinking of any-
thing more than •parental or faternal
regard, "you are beginning to see the
folly of forming friendship for people
before you 'know anything about them
except by 'hearsay."
"It wasn't 'friendship—it isn't
friendship, Mabel, that 1 feel for you.
I ant .the friend of the Delawares, and
have been so ,from boyhood; but. my
feelings for thein, or for the 'best of
them, are not the sante as those I 'got
iron the Sergeant dor -youand, es-
pecially, now that I (begin to know
you 'better, I'm sotnethnes afread it
isn't wholesome for one who is much
occupied in a very manly calling, like
that of a guide or scout, or a .soldier
even, to form friendship for women,
—young women in particular, --as
-they seen to me to lessen the love of
enterprise, and' to turnthe feelings
away from their gifts and natural oc-
cupations."
"You surely do not mean, Path-
finder, that a friendship for a girl like
me would make you less iboid, and
more unwilling to meet the French
than you were (before?"
"'Not so, not so. With you in dang-
er, for instance, d fear I knight (be-
come foolhardy; but before •we be-
came so intimate, as 1 may say, I
loved to think of my scoutings, and
of my anarahes. and 'outlyin'gs, and
fights, and other adventures:' but now
my mind care less about them; I
think more of the 'barracks, and of ev-
enings passed in discourse, of feelings
in which there are no wrangling and
bloodshed, and of young women, and
of their laughs and their cheerful, soft
voices, their .pleasant looks and their
winning ways, 1 sometimes .tell the
Sergeant that he and his daughter will
be the spoiling of one of the best and
most experienced scouts on •the lines."
"Not they, Pathfinder= they will
try to nta'ke that which is already so
excellent, perfect. You do not know
us, if you think that either wishes to
see you in the least changed. Remain
as at present, the sante honest, up-
right, .conscientious, fearless, intelli-
gent, trustworthy guide that you are,
and neither my dear 'father nor myself
can ever think of you differently from
what we do now."
It was too dark for 'Mabel to note
the workings of the countenance of
her listener; but her own sweet face
priety of the question; `or- shall we be
left to Ourselves?"
"That's as may be: Jasper does not
often keep the cutter idle when any-
thing is to be done; and we niay ex-
pect activity on his part. tMy gifts,
however, run so little towards the
water and vessels generally, unless it
be among rapids and ,fall? and in
canoes, that I pretend to know about
it. We :hall have all right under Jas-
per, I make no doubt, who can find a
trail on 'Ontario as well as a Delaware
can find one on the land"
"And our own •Delaware, Pathfind-
er—the Big Serpent—why is he not
with us to-nightP"
"Your question would have been
more natural had, you said, (Why are
you here, Pathfinder? The Serpent is
in his place 'while I am not in mine.
He is 'out, with two or three more,
scouting the lake shores, and will join
us down among the islands, with the
tidings he may gather. The Sergeant
is too good a soldier to !forget his rear
whine he is facing the enemy in front,
It'= a thousand pities, Mabel, your
father wasn't born a general as some
of the English are who conte among
us; .for I'feei sartain he wouldn't leave
a Frencher in the Canadas a week,
could he have his own way with
them.
"Shall we have enemies to face in
front?" asked Weibel. smiling, and for
the first time feeling a slight appreh-
ension about the dangers of the ex-
pedition, 'Are the likely to have an
engagement?"
Lf we have. 'Mabe, there will be
Hier enia-gh ready and willing to
stand between you and harm. •But yon
are a older daughter, and 'rte all
know, have the spirit ni one. Don't let
fear of a 'battle keep your pretty eyes
frcwt aleiroin :'
I do acel .braver out herr in the
woods..Pathfinder, than I ever felt
:rnu3 lie. wsitkne-•e- of the tot\ its, al-
,..',n..l', 3 have always tried to .ttnt'111-
.what I owe to my dear father."
Lard n.• re.
sten tt.r, ..;,-.; •r , :: r;xis :
tsri O t r.t.. isle••. - i..: -t0
or likely to tee.•'
„Bit 1.;r_, .,: to;r,
nee 1 ., n, .: 1 rp.f the
,4rhrs t'et•
,,It
your fa -ler, the i•-:imr,at,t
much T1Ctter than :. irrr At,.00 -
ent. who , . ., ....... .t,,
Mg. Je.l:er t. 1
+.e ill r>wn t'r:.tt. a:1
tined about off alar
marls a gar d tale , m. , .0 - rn:5
everybody k c. .t -- �)
The Scald had so r the
?lands o•1 the I•reitr ..ilii the
when Jasper saved her. in
',t?11is'h none Ilett a quick witted mind
and a bold htad •t'sn1r1 nage t e
tett. The Sergeant w+it tell the
Netter than 1 can, a.1 , .I ,v';11 ycli
slue?tion him sone day. ,e;:, 1 e r
better offers."
,Alatb,•1 determined to ask se.'.tlhr
to repeat the incidents 1,1 1st aff<tir
that very tight; for it ,truck her
yveung fancy that nothing theti., c:;ttid
well 'offer, than to listen t,; tlic prah,-
ea of ,one who ,Nass b'iad hi-:rtitnt. 01
his own exploits
I, 'Will the Send remain with tis
when we reach the island?" she asked,
after a little hesitation nitwit the pro
-
t : r will ii 11 ti. like her
..,e•., ,lo tr:..nit, r, 'ant. hcarr,,t
t:. tri tr e a nom in hid need: 'rlt
oreoe her ru:'c.
•"e', t, ria. :tetrt 111, Al',-
1 ry -t .nal} ,i1 .• Ste.-...
. 1,1, .,,-,'e 1 er _„ t
•
me a stile
,711.t . 'edr.'..
lir: .. ser all 5111, t15-
pen.,
x-
pe t e t1:e n.' field. --nay.
.n..it tent • , , t n_`.itt.—tth-
littlt iii ',te•',r+'�ft,�
rir< etitil the Path-
,..... . ✓e y .last:re, that he was not
a little e u ra--, r -1,'i
question. Ir 1r',, .. -:ra:t he :nab 1n-
:ly ta,.k rest_, middle cunrdt,
t revealin ,:Mesh he fancied
ata not 10 ..•]d. ..or yet Alii=o:
.. ,, eoncea, .
'You til::•;. ,ill '.:•:. '.tta:riel.' said :1r•.
':slat thr Sergeant and 1 are .i'1
ih•lends, all tau. 1 side sty side --
rY. not act -tall:, e hydo I .r
t;,1114• 4 .Ce,.l
and .our own 111171 1.'
',tilt, ,� tt er ,.t the king—
on
ne'n ttmail': rimrd tit raid Ihl cidS dLy.
to ,. icirnli-her. ..
,n•.n1i little r, the t:�'it. when the rifle
done •..-.k and at i,z't.
an.and r tr marche-.
ve talk the love, `m. ,.
a• ,.care .sant
•se ane e. and c sinus when you
get ' :5.7her laugh over your idee-.
'k:'.- it ..vas' lIurt. .1::;1. the :Sergeant,
a iter ,nl ---,ihugh r i,. it should
ir. her 1 tar til. „ny,hin el
.11 that, 1 ;41014,1 ,.11. t her uften,r,
cl- ,.stile 1. ittr:in=
it t;tc r d t _ �mother, nor
kith, nor kin, mr anything hitt th•
Delawares t4, loye. I natttraiIy chimed
in, a; it :sere, and got to loye yon.
'Mabel, 'before I ever saw yon—yes, l
did—just l y talking about you -.
mach:
'And tiow you have seen me," re-:
turned the smiling girl, whose' un -
•vat turned towards him, as she spoke
with an energy equal to her frankness,
in a way to show' how tittle embarras-
sed were her thoughts, and how sin-
cere were her words. Her counten-
ance was a little 'flushed, it is true;
but it was with earnestness and truth
of feeling, though no trews thrilled, no
limb trembled, no pulsation quicken-
ed. In a short, her manner and ap-
•pearance were those of a. sincere -min-
ded and frank girl, making such a dec-
laration di good -will and regard for
one of the other sex as she dell that
his services and good qualities merit-
ed, without any of tite emotion that
invariabtty accompanies the •conscious-
ness of an inclination which might
lead to softer disclosures.
The Pathfinder was too unpractised
however, to enter into distinctions of
this kind, and his humble nature was
encouraged Iby the directions avid
strength of the words he had just
heard, Unwilling; if not unable, to say
any more, he •wa'lked away, and stood
leaning on his riifie and looking up at
the stars for a full ten minutes in
profound silence. '
In the meanwhile the interview on
the bastion, to which we have already
alluded, took place 'between Lundie
and the Sergeant.
"Have the men's knapsacks been
examined?" demanded Major Duncan,
after he had cast his eyes at a ,written
report, ]landed to him by the Ser-
geant, but whicit was too dark t:
read.
411, your honor; an&Y all are right,"
"The ammunitions—arms "
"All in order, (Major Duncan, and
fit for any service,"
"You have the men named in my
on -n draft, Dunham?"
"Without an exception. sir, Better
men could not lbs found in the regi-
ment."
"You have need of the ;best of our
men, Sengeint. This experiment has
now been tried three times; always
underone of the ensigns, who have
flattered me with success. but have as
often failed. After eo much preparat-
ion and expense, J do not like to
abandon the project entirely; but
this will be the last effort; and the re-
sult will mainly depend on you and
on the Pathfinder,"
"You may count on us both, IMsjor
Duncan. The duty you have given ,us
is not above our habits and exper-
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1941
ience, amid think it will be well bone.
1 know that the 'Pathfinder will not
be wanting."
"011 that, indeed; it will be safe to
rely: He is a ,most extraardinarY
man, Datnham-lone who long .puzzled
me; but who,.now that l understand
him, commands as much of my res-
pect as any general in his majesty's
service."
was in Stopes, sir; that you would
conte to look lot the proposed mar-
riage with Mabel as a thing I ought
to wish and forward,"
"As for that. Sergeant, time will
show," returned Lundie, smiling;
though here, moo, the 'obscurity con-
cealed the nicer shades of expression;
'lOne woman i •s sometimes .more dif-
ficelt to manage than a whole regi-
ment of men. By the way, you 'know
that your would -the son -in -taw, the
Quartermaster, will he 'of the party;
and 1 trust you will at least give .him
an 'equal chance in the trial for your
dawghter's smiles."
'I11 respect '•for 'his rank, sir, did not
cause me to do this, your honor's +wish
would be suifficient,"
"I thank you, Sergeant We have
served much together, and ought to
value each other in our several stat-
ions. Understand me, however,.I ask
no more for Davy Muir than a dear
field and no favour. In love, as in war,
each ,man most again his own victories.
Are you certain that the rations have
been properly calculated?"
"I'll answer dor it, Major Duncan;
but if they were not, we cannot suffer
with such hunters as' Pathfinder and
the Serpent in company.'
"That ,will never do, Durham," in-
terrupted Lundie sharply; "and it
Domes of your American birth and
American training. No thorough sold-
ier ever relies on anything but his
commissary for supplies; and I beg
that no part of my regiment may be
the first to set an example to the con-
trary."
"You have only to command, Major
Duncan, to be obeyed; and yet, if I
Wright .presume, sir—"
"Speak 'freely, Sergeant; you are
talking with a friend."
"I was merely atbout to say that 1
find even the Scotch soldiers like ven-
ison and tbirds quite as well as.pork,
when they are difficult to Ibe had."
"That may be very true; but likes
and ,disstikes have nothing to do with
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but its -commissaries, The irregular-
ity of the provincials ,has played the
devil with the king's service too often
to lie winked at any longer." '
"'General Braddock, your Itanovr,
might have (been advised Ihy 'Goloirel
1C ashintgton."
•'(Jilt upon your Washington!
1'mir* all provincials, together, ratan,
and uphold each ,.ther tis if you Were
s•norttconfederacy,"
"1 believe his majesty has no more
1„yal .u.lrjects than the Americans,
y•,ur liotieirlr;" •
"111 that, Dunham, i'•11 thinking
you're right; ;old I have ,been a little
lou waive, perhaps, I do not 'consider -
von a provincial, however, Sergeant;
for, though ,Morn in America, a ihetter
mouldier never shouldered a musket,"
"And Colonel Washington, your
h',onourp"