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The Seaforth News, 1941-08-28, Page 6PAGE SIX The Inland 'Thank you, IMabel--hem—thank you, child; but I trust do my duty. 1 wish 1 had seen you comfortably mar- ried before we left Oswego; my mind womld be easier." - "1Marrfedl—to whom, father?" "You know the man I wish you to love. You May meet with Mangy Brayer; and many dressed in finer clothes; 'but none with •eo true a heart and just a mind." "None. father?" "I know of none; in these .particul- ars Pathfinder has few - equals at least." "Bart I need not•marry at all. You .are single, and -'I alar remain at take rare cf von." 'Gad brass yo.n,'Mabc!! I know yon wcntd and I do not say that the feel- itg is nc: right, for I suppose it is; l•rd yet i tbeiieve There .s another that .is more so." .'What .'Wha; ra: be rat:+rerigin than try honmttr one's parents?" •!it is just as right to honour one's husband, my dear child:' ",Ent I have no husband, father;" 'Then take cline as soon as Possible, that you may have a husband to lion - our. I cannot live for ever. Mabel, but must drop off in the course ere long, if I am not carried off in the course of war. You are young and may yet dive 'long and it is ,proper that you should have a male protector, who can see you safe through life, and take care of you in age, -as you now wish to take care of me." ".And do you think, father," said •Melbel, laying with his sinewy fing- ers with +her own little hands, and looking down at them, as if they were aobjects of intense interest, though her lips curled in a slight smile as the words carte from them,—"and do you think, father, that Pathfinder is just the mart to do this? Is he not, within ten or 'twelve years, as old as your- self?" "lWhat of that? His. life has been one of moderation and exercise, and years are 'less to be counted, :girl, than constitution. Do you know another more likely to be your protector?" Mabel did not: at least an -other who bad expressed a desire to that effect, whatever might have been her hope, and her wishes. "Nay, father, we are not talking of another, but of the Pathfinder,'" she answered evasively. °If he were younger, 1 think it would be more natural dor me to think of him :for a husband."' -- "Tis all in ccinstitution, I tell you, child: Pathfinder is a younger man than :na1f.our sulbalte,ns," "Ne is certainly younger than one, sir—Lieutenant Muir." Waftel's laugh was joyous and light- hearted. as if just then she felt no care. "That he is—younger enough to the his grandson: he is younger in years, • -loo. God forbid, 'Mabel, that you sh,e:a':r: ever 'become an officer's lady, at Fc st until toa are ar. officers dreier eek _ ;i1: he little ?ear of that, father. if I starry Pathfinder," retttrn- rrl -1 e girl, look n • u, archly iii the Se --root's 'face again. "Not by the kings e mtttrssion, per - bars, though the ratan is ever, now the tri+end ..rad comi•anien rai c:nerals. I it nic I ecni:d elir happy. Mabel. if you were. his wife." 'Father'," 'Iris a ..-ad t!tin.r int, Matte with the weight of an unprotected datteliter laid .Ipe t the heart." "I worild .rivethe world to lighten yorrs of its load, rat + dear sir." "It night be clot e," said the Ser- geant, looking fondly at his child; '''thatgh 1 could net wish :a ,putt a Ibutrthen on yours in order to do sn," The :nice .ccs deep and 'tretnul es. and never before had Mabel aimessea such a shay rf a fee int, ir, her parent. The habitn l sternness ;lieman fl lent an there t te, his emotions n 'a nch they might otherwise :tcte .,-an tel and daughter's heart ;earned re- lit -7.. the father's nand. "Father. sprat, r iniy! the crid, e.ntn5t cenvulsieely. "I's.Tay, Mabel, it might ,tat ihrht. yoar wisaes and mine res • ery ea diffcreut." "I have no wishes—know nothing of what you mean. Would con speak of my fnture marriage?" "'.If I couldsee yon promised to Pathfinder—know- that you were pledged to +became his wife, let my ttv'el fate be what it might I thitnk I could die happy, Bat I will ask no pledge .1 you. my child; 1 will not force yon to do what might repent. Kiss me Weibel, and go to your bed." :Had Sergeant -Diadem' exacted of Mabel the pledge that he really sq much desired, he would hare encaunt- tered a resistance that he might have• feand to overcome; lata, -In' letting nature have its course, he enlisted a poaerfui ally on his side, and the aarm-heart ed gene rous-nintle,l alab- el Bas to c o nee,Ie to her affections ninth more than she , 01114 ever hat c y uddr+: to tnc•nwe. :\t that touching nt„ment she tla ,nil$ of her par- ent. who was antra to quit her, per- haps far ever; and alt of that ardent love for hint which 11.14 p„s' illy hent as much fed by the invagination as by anything etse, but which had received a little check by the restrained inter- course of the last fortnight, naw re- turned with a force that was increased by attire and intense feeling. Her fath- er seemed all in all to her, and to ren- der him happy there times no ,proper sacrifice which she was not ready to make. One painful, rapid, almost wild gleam of thought shot across the brain of the girl, and 'Her resolution wavered; but endeavouring to race the foundation of the pleasing hope Oil which it was 'based, she found nothing positive to support it. Trained like a woman to surhdue her most ardent feelings, her thoughts reverted to her father, and to the blessings that aw- aited the child who yielded to a par- ent', wishes. "Father,” she said quietly, almost with a holy calm, "Cod blesses the dutiful daughter." "He "He will, Mabel; we have the 'Good Book for that." "I will marry whomever you de- sire." "Nay, nay, Mabel, you may have a choice of your own---" I have no choice; that is, none have asked ane to have a choice, but Pathfinder and Mr. lluir; and .bet- ween them, neither of us would hes- itate.. No, father; I will 'harry w•han- ever you may choose." "Thou knowest my choice, beloved child; none other can make thee as happy as the noble -hearted guide." "Well, then, if he wish it, if he ask tate aeain—for, father, you world not have me offer myself, or that any one should do that office far rue," and the .hln, a stole across the pallid cheeks of Mabel as she spoke. for high and generous resolutions had driven hack the ,stream of life t0 her heart; "nee one must speak to hint of it: 'hut if he seek me again, and, know;na all tact a tree girl might tr tel: the man she marries, he then %visite, to stake nu his rife I will be his, -Bless ion y •Male.! Gail itt heaven hiess von, and reward run as a elan- daughter deserves to rewar'led1" Ye., father, pet your mind a: ezce: err on this expedition with a i 'tt heart, tut"1 trust in 'God. For rue • 't 'ni'l have now no tare. In the -;.,rine•—I :mist have a little time, iatitcr—'but in the ..prink I will marry Pathfinder, if that n,•hie-hearted hun- ter shall then desire it." "Ma'ibel, he loves you as I loved y lir mother. I gyve seen aim weep like i child Laren speaking ,.,f his .eel irksa towards rot" ''Yes, 1 'relieve it; 'I've s.cen enough. to .at,sfy me that -he thinks 'better o. than I deserve; and certainly the than ,s rye Heine- for whom I have more rent,ect than *0r Pathfinder; not even for you, dear father." - - "'nuo ,'r' l e chiirt, and the nnian a ill be ' -eel May I not tell l t n tale t_ 1 ,r.,61 d ath r yon y ,ii1d not, fattier. Let t , me atself, conte naturally." The smile that illuminated \i,:!lerl's aandsome fate acs angelic• us c•;en her ,. erent thaneht though ) e 'gra. islet itt le '.t.g tit? - t!': -astray them - THE SEAFORTH NEWS selves in the conattenance might have conteithing wild and 'unnatural in it. "Nt', uta, we moist let things take their manse; lather, you have my .solemn promise." "That tviii do, that will do, (Mabel; tarty 'kiss me. God bless aut,d 1'notect yen pini you are a good daughter'." I!l,ctel threw herself into her fa(lt- as aeons -it was the first time in her life -and sobbed 00 his bosom like an infant. The stern soldier'; heart was melted. ed. t , t d the tears ars of the two ming- lea:nut Sergeant 'I)nnitant won start- ed, if ashamed ed himself, ;old, gently for.iog his daughter from him. Ile ,bade her good -night, and sought ais pallet. Mabel went sobbing to the earner that had been ,prepared for her eeptiott; and in a few minutes the lint was nndisturhed •by any sound. save the heavy breathing of the vet- eran. It -aas not only liglit when .he awake, ,brit the sun had actually .been rap some time, Her sleep had been tranquil, for she rested on an approv- ing conscience, and fatigue contribut- ed to render it sweet; and no sound of those who had' been so early in mot- ion had interfered with her rest. Springing to her feet and rapidly dres- sing herself the girl was soon breath- ing the fragrance e,f the morning in the open air, For the ,first time she was sensibly .struck with the singul- ar'beautie, as well as with the aro- found retirement, J•f her present sit- uation. itu ttion. The day proved to be one of those of the autumnal .glory, so cant - mon to a climate that is mare abuses] attain appreciated, and its influence was every way inspiriting and .genial. Mabel was 'benefited by this circum- stance; fur, as she fiutcled, her heart was heavy on account of the dangers to which a father, whom Silt naw be- gan to love as women late when con- .idcnce is created, was exposed. Brat the island seemed absolutely de.ertcd, The ,previous night the btta- tte of the arrival had given the spot an appearance of life which was pow' entirdr g toe: and our heroine had turned her eyes nearly around on ev- ery object in sight. before she caught a .view of a single human being to re- mote the sense of utter solitude. Then, indeed, she beheld all who were left 'behind, collected in a group around a fire which might the said to belong to the camp, The person of her uncle, to whom she was so much accustomed, reassured Mabel; and she examined the remainder with a curios- ity natural to 'her situation, tB'esides Cap and the' Quartermaster, there was the Corporal, the three soldiers, and the woman who 'a'aS cooking. The ]nits were silent and empty; anti the low but tower -like summit of the ,blockhouse rose above the bushes; by which it was half concealed, in .piot- esque 'beauty. The sun was caetiug its tbrig rtttese into the open places of the glade, and the vault Over her head was impending in the soft sublimity of the blue void. Not a eland was visible, and she secretly .fancied the circumstances might be taken as a 'harbinger of peace and security. t Perceiving that all others were oc- s eupied with that great concern of s Malian uan nature—a breakfast, Mabel t walked, unobserved, towards an end of the island where she was complete- t ly shat out of nriew ihy the trees and THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1941 aside the low 'branches, and stood watching the 'barely perceptible flow of the miniature waives which laved the shore; a sort of physical echo to the a_dtation that prevailed on the lake fifty miles above her. The'glinvp- s�es of natural scenery that offered were very soft and pleasiu!g; and our heroine, who had a quick eye for all that was lovely in natare, was not slow in selecting the moat striking hits of landscape. Site gazed through the t vistas different yi.ta. annual 'by the op ening: between ' the islands, and th•n';glut •h e' had never looked on aught more lovely. 'While thus occupied, Mabel was suddenly alarmed by fancying she had caught a glimpse of a human • form among the ,hushes that lined the shore of the island which lay directly before her. The distance across the water was not a hundred yards; and, thoatgh she might he mistaken, and her fancy yeas wandering when the Moran passed before her sight, still she did not think she could !be deceived, .Aware that her sex w•onld the net .protection against a rifle bullet, should an Iroquois !get a view of Iyer, the ,girl instinctively drew 'back, taking rare to conceal her personas much as possible by theleaves, whilst she kept her own look riveted on the opposite shore, 'vainly waiting for some time in the expect- ation of the stranger. She was about to quit her 'post in the 'bushes and hasten to her uncle, in order to acq- uaint 'hint of 'her suspicions, when she saw the branch of an alder thrust be- yond the 'fringe of .bushes on the other island, and waved 'towards her eignif. icantly, and as site fancied in token of! amity. This was a breathless • and a trying moment to one as inexperieuc ed fn 'frontier warfare as rater heroine; titin vet she felt the great necessity that existed for preserving Iter recoll- ection, and of actin, with steadiness and discretion. It was one a f the peculiarities of the exposure to which those with dwelt al, the frontiers of America were liable: to bring out the moral gnttlities of the women to a ?egre" which they oust tltentseli-es, under other circ•untstanc- es, •have 'believed they- we'e incapable of manifesting; and Mabel well knew that the borderers loved to dwell in their legends on the pretence of 1111114, fortitude, and spirit that their wives and sisters had •displayed under cir- cumstances the most tryin. Her em- ulation lead 'been awakened by what she had l.eard 011 5115'1 subjects; and it at ,t1 c :truck her that now was the the moment for her tut show that she was truly 'Sergeant Dunham's child. The motion of the branch was such as she believed indicated amity; and after a moment's besaatian, she broke off a twig, fastened it to a stick, and. thrusting it through an opening, wav- ed it in return, iistitat'.ttg as closely as ( ossible the manner of the other. This dumb show lasted two or three titillates on 'both sides, when Mabel perceived that the bushes opposite were cautiously pushed aside, and a human face appeared at an opcnink. A -glance sufficed to let 'Mabel see hat it wasrthe countenance of a re:l- kin, as well as that of a woman. :'\ econcl and a better look- satisfied her hat it was the fare of the Dew -of - June, the wife of 'Arrowhead. During he time ,the had travelled in con,pany tt•ith this woman, Mabel had 'been hushes. Here she got a stand nit the' very edge of the water, thy forcing won by the gentleness of manner, the meek simplicity, and the mingled awe and ,affection with which site regarded her h'usbatad. Once or twice in the course of tite journey site fancied the Tuscarora had manifested towards .herself an antpleasant -degree of attent- ion; and on those •oecasiouts it ,had struck her ;that his wife exltilbitod sor- row and mortification. As Mabel, however, iaad more than compensated for any pain she might in this way 'un- intentionally have caused her conspan- ion, thy her own 'kindness of manner and attention, n a t a the woman had shown attach attachment to her, and they had parted, with -a deep conviction on the mind of ocr heatable that itt Dew -of June she had lost a friend. It is 'useless to attempt to analyze all the ways by which the human hear( is led into confidence. Such a feeling, however, 'had the young Tus- carora woman awakened in the 'breast of our herojne; and the latter, andel the impression that this ex traorcliu- ary visit was intended for her own good, felt every disposition to have a closer communication, She no longer hesitated about showing herself clear of the 'bushes, and was not sorry to see the Dew -of -Jane imitate ter confidence, by stepping fearlessly ,out of 'her own cover. The two ,girls, for. the Tuscarora, though married was even younger titan 'Mabel, now openly exchanged signs of friendship and the latter 'beckoned to her friend to approach though she 'knew not the manner he•sel'f in which this object could be effected. But the Dew -of - !lane w•as 1101 slow in letting it he seen that it was in her power; for, ¢hsapp- carittg in a moment, she soon show- ed herself again in the end of e hark Canoe, the 'how's of which she had 1ratnt 50 the edge of the thashea, and of which the body still lay in a sort of covered creek, Mabel was about to invite her to cross, when her own name was called aloud itt the sten- torian voice of her tunic. Making a hurried gesture for the Tuscarora girl to conceal herself, Mabel sprang from the finishes and tripped ,n.p the glade towards the sound, and ,per- ceived that the whole party had just seated themselves at :breakfast; '('alt having barely lout his appetite under sufficient restraint to summon her to join them, That this stat the most favourable instant for the interview flashed on the mind of IMaibel;- and, excusing herself 00 the plea of not being .prepared for the meal, - she ,bounded .back to the thicket, and soon renewed 'her communications with, the young 'Indian woman. 'Dew -of -Jayne was quick of com'prtli- ension; and with half a dozen noise- less strokes of the paddles, her canoe was concealed in the hushes of Stat- ion island. In another minute, Mabel held her hand, and was leading her through the 'grove towards 'her own hut. Fortunately the latter was so placed as to be completely bid from the sight of those at the fire, and they 'both entered it unseen. Hastily explaining to her guest, in the 'best manner she could the necessity of quitting her 'for a short time, Mabel, first placing the'Dew-of-'lune in her own room, with a full certainty that she world not tquit it until told to do so, went to the .fire and took 'her seat among the rest, with all the compos- ure it ,was in her power to command. `f.ate come, late served, I\falbel," said her ramie, between two mouthfuls of broiled salmon; for though the cookery night be very amsophisticat- Counter heck Books We Are Sellin. Quality 8 ;, oks @Books are Well Made, Carbon is' Clean and Copies Readily, • All styles, Carbon Leaf and Black Back. Prices as Low as You ,UCan Get Anywhere. Get our Quotation on Your Next Order. The Seafort SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, e s PROFESSIONAL CARDS MEDICAL SEAFORTH CLINIC Dr, E. A. McMaster, MB., Graduate of University of Toronto. Paul L. Brady, M.D., Graduate of University of Toronto. 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"ht's little you'll snake o' that, 'Mis- tress \dahel," put in Maur"'that's tittle by nature. Lunclie—or it might be lbet- ter to style him Major Duncan in this presence" 1tthis was itt •ooaasidera'tiout of the corporal .and the ,common men,. though theywere taking their meal a little apant) "'has not added anem- pire to his Majesty's .dominions in getting ,possession of this island, which, t likely to equal that yq of the celebrated Sancho in revenues and profits Sancho of wham, 'doubtless, Master Cap, you'll often have Ibe.eta reading in your leisure hours, more c,epccially in calms and moments of inactivity." Want and For Sale Ads,, 1 'week 25c 1,