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SYNOPSIS
Chapter 1.—Travelling ,by canoe on
the Missiissipp, on his way to Biloxi,
in the early days of the settlement
of.Lousiana, William: Brampton, Eng
:.isle spy, known to the ,Indians and
settlers as the "White Indian," sees
a Natchez Indian post a declaration
of war against the French. ' For his
own purposes, he hastens to. Biloxi
to carry the news to Bienville, French
governor.
CHAPTER II.—Brampton meets
an old friend, Joe Labrador, Indian
half-breed, who warns him 'Bienville
has threatened to hang hinias a spy.
Brampton refuses to turn back. He
falls in with Jules and Basile Mat -
tor, on their way .to Biloxi to secure,
wives from a ship, the Maire, bring-
ing women from France. At Biloxi
Brampton protects a woman, from a
sergeant's. brutality. She tells him she.
is Claire Dahlsgaarde, picked up in a
raid in Paris. 'Evidently well bred and
educated, she is something of a mys-
tery to .Brampton. He intervenes to
prevent a man, English, known as
"Old Six Fingers," following her to
flew Orleans. A Frenchman, Fran-
cois Narbonne, slightly demented by
stories he has heard of the riches of
the New World, introduces himself..
He is : on his way to land he has
bought.
Chapter IIL—Bienville accuses
Brampton of treachery, but the latter
secures a respite from death by re-
vealing the Natchez declaration of
war He is to await the arrival of a
former companion, Damoan the Fox.
who will exonerate or condemn b';:n.,
Damoan has documents proving !hat
Brampton is an English spy. Bramp-
ton receives a message from . Claire
urging him to help her reach .the
English settlements.
Chapter IV. -Brampton trusts
Narbonne with a note to Claire pro-
mising to meet her at New Orleans.
He bribes the Mattors to help him.
escape, Before it. can be effecter
Damoan arrives.
Chapter V. --After a struggle Bram-
pton wrests the incriminating papers
from Damoan and escapes from Bil-
oxi. He meets the Mattors and they
start for New Orleans in a sailing pa -i
cket.
Chapter VI — At the landing place
Brampton again encounaers Joe Lam
•
aunt, wtroni tie sends' to bring , Claire J daytime and without his gun.
ap rointment; Phone egg
'
o .hire.
to a Natcliez stronghold. Labrador
has his own reasons for :not wanting.
to go there, and Claire has to be per-
suaded, They filially leave. The Hu-
mes arrange a feast, during: which
the body of a Htuua woman, murder-
ed, and with the hands and feet cut
off, is brought in. She has been .kill-
ed for her ornaments, supposed to be
gold, by "Six Fingers." Damoan ac-
cuses Brampton. Admitting his guilt,
"Six Fingers" is shot by Brampton
ashe is about to reveal the plan of
escape,
The -girl had fallen asleep in the
warm . sun. Labrador . was staring at
her most worshipfully. Without • a-
rousing her I hurriedly informed him
of the :new paint, whereat he made
grimace. .l told hini of the Natchez'
strong inclination to take back their
war -pipe ,frons the Chickasaws and
bury the ax they had promised to
raise up against the French. In de-
tail I spoke of escape and announced
my preference for the overland trip
from the Bluffs to Long To:twn. He
readily agreed we did better to 'trust
to. the Chickasaws to stand between
us and any pursuit, provided they
were not enraged by the withdrawal
of the Natchez to a point, where they
must shed white blood.
"The start must be tonight," he
whispered. 'Anything to save made-
irnoiselle. Ah, that Fox! If I'could
only meet him when his Choctaws are
not at his back! Well, the good God
may send that happy day before this
is finished.: I have tirade my plan. I
Will go into the village as if to visit
the Serpent and Pass, on into the for-
est—and keep on travelling. I will
leave niy inusket with you and take
only my ax, knife and pistol. They
will think 1 am coming back so ]on
as you two are here, And they will
never .look for me to leave unless I
go down the way we came. When it
is dark you and mademoiselle take
the trail to Fort Rosalie, keep clear
of the fort and make the river north
of it, There you will find pirogue.;.:
You will also find. me waiting for you
if all goes well. Adieu!"
Without waifing to hear my opin
ion on his planning he laid aside hie
rinis'.et and strolled into the village.
H, had thought it out very wisely.
'rite :Natchez, would not .suspect La-
brador of planning to 'escape in the
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The girl arrives. Brampton'
questions her closely, but she will tell.
him little of iter history. With Lab-
rador, Brampton and Claire leave in
two canoes for the English settle
rnettts. 1.)amuan follows them, and
they barely escape capture, -. +.
Chapter .VIL—..Labrgtjor leaves the
fugitives, returning to New Orleans.
Brampton realizes that the girl, city
bred, gird utterly unused to fore•q
travel, will prove a terrible handicap
on their ivay to safety. She tells hiin
She is in dealy fear of "Six .Fingers,"
her companion on the voyage from
France butwill not ,say - Her
H=r
air of pride, under the circuns ances
,
surprises and anioses Brampton. From
the shore they can see Damoan, with
his Indian::, pass in canoes. They fol-
low.
Chapter l..—.\t a -.aniping 'place
flrr;rtrvc encounter Dam oat and
i•r; 1'011; tn'3rs. They escape by the
river`, but at a forced landing are sur-
prised by f)atnoan. 'l'ne three rucn
repel the -attack andr e r "'car-
ries
13arra , i t 'ciii•-
ries .ifs• a wounded ria+r, te1ievtti'g'
lrir:r t;(, be Narbonne, but who proves
to lir Joe Labrador. Narbonne' is
f>,r.thting, his death being. certain.
Chapter X.—Denman had compel-
led Labrador to .accompany 'hint in
his pursuit of Brampton, but meld ?Tian
as a prisoner. Labrador deludes ":six
Vin r,r. " with taresail
t.c ;5 tic tl tri( ... of kc lel trtnanncrnt5
r
('really copper, per; and of littlevahie).
worn by Indians. Moved by pity as
wellas love, 13-ranipton asks Claire to
become his wife when they, reacli estf-
city. She haightily refuses, al'inost im-
plyinc; that the offer is an insult.
They reach., a 'village of Heine 'Ind-
ians,with whoini i3raiirptort is friend-
ly. Td'ego'ks_to the pillage and is pro-
misedprotection by 'the chief._ Da-
ninan arrives; big is prevented from
seizing!' Brampton, The other' mem.
bets of th.partty join hire in the vil-
lage,
Chapter ratnpton makes at-
r;tgrcirlenl s its eaeappe from the village
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. CHAPTER XIII
Farewell to the River.
Labrador was Waiting for us above
Fort ..'o.;alie, and we started on our
lent, journey in a. stolen pirogue. \Jc
saw nothing of Damoan and, his men;
and as the days passed T began to
hope tie had abandoned the pursuit„
So, with no daily crieis to keep us
alert, we three subsided and dwelt
within ourselves. With ' .clanger left
behind I had expected Mademoiselle
lc, bccornc buoyantand more girlisri.
''l'o the i'oiatrary she senlnrcd to be
more Mature, more thoughtful. At
tin's 1 almost thought she regretted
lcavim, New Orleansanad heleer: tritry-:
men, that she had already' felt thi.
chili of our 111or.e rugged mlirthci''ii
clime and was perhaps interpreting,
11 as a symbol of 'welcome awaiting''
her beyond the f\ ppalachian:5."
Her bearing was less surprising
than ,Labrador's. 1: --le was preoccua-
ied, often depressed,, and seldoiri
spokeunless one of us addressed him.
Even answering the girl the had fir,!
10 tear his' mind free fermi some
glouniy obsession.
Instead of the excellent coi,npanionS
we had been 'to each other in the
,ireee of danger we were three taci-
tern, solemn irid.ivitluals, each' viral;•
red its a blaeket of introspection,
e. One might Labrador left our -fire
l
,, k r
and walked to file t•iycr barn, aid
stared out over the water. ibladcmci•
Belle tumidly asked rife.
'Those, English? Will they cook
(.11 1110 as a queer wb11'raii
They 'will think you a most won
tlerful Tittle Woman,",`
"BM alone withtwo neem? Arid.
dressed like a savage?"
"'rhea. would think you snarl tca'tra-
ve! tip this river without rnen to.prir«
tc.ct you, or if you ware the fliiiinsy
gowns of the old country,''
"Yet, they will not 'receive ere as
an• equal?"
"We have 501110 social distinctions,"
�lr
I admitted. "The landowner natural-
ly lives on a different plane from tbe
landless. Yet there is clothing to pre-
vent the first from degeneratin • to
the lowest plane, or the latter from
climbing into the dignity of an est -
tate,
Of course this was :false, as there
were .certain types who never would
be socially received, no matter how
much, worldly .gearthey nnight, ac-
cumulate,-
After a few minutes of silence she
said;
"Ivlonsieur, that Other matter you
mentioned as a way to help file. You
understand how impossible that would.
be?„
"So long as you say so, it is most
impossible. ` You should not trouble
yourself thinking of it."
"The river makes one forget, I' ill -
ways think of it stretching around
the world. Last night, I dreamed I
was dead; that the three of, us here
were dead, and that we must forever
work our way up this ferocious
stream. I awoke, and for a bit be-
lieved 'we three were dead. I tried
to remember just when we died, or
were killed. Monsieur Labrador is no
' '1 i
I Raced Along at His Side and Wh.eri
He Tired He Passed Her to Me.
lir ,;er droll. He thinks of a woman.
Of the Indian woman who died," sha
softly explain(;'.
"Rh.:
She lifted her at
� head and stared a ct a
me icily, as a well-bred woman . re-
bukes one guilty of an incivility. 1
n as blundering around in the midst-
of
idsrof apologies when Labrador returned
to the fire. His forehead . wore a
frown. He did not seem to see us.
"Old friend, yoti are held by little
devils," I said. "Of what are yon
thinking?"
T was thinking of a woman, neon
sierra•."
The ,girl glanced at me in .haughty'
triumph. Labrador twisted his cap
into smaller compass and sadly add -
d:
"Of the Natchez wuman, Sire w
very :fond of Me.'
He had no more to confide, and
my respect for the `girl's reasoning
suddenly became exaggerated. ; It
was the last explanation' of Labra-
dor's ntood I would :have arrived. at.
Once . I knew it, however, there was
nothing to be gained by meditating
(•n it. glut the girl's ireference to my
offer- of marriage was an entirely dif
)trent matter, '.Chat contained ed-
less ro.oni for inspection.
The next day opened with ra]n,
The storm blew down the river and
was Very disagreeable to face, as the
rani blurred the vision, Yet I vvas
dcterininecl to snake the .Bluffs that
day, and once for all have done with
the 3dississippi.
Whets we landed at 'Chickasaw
bluffs` she gave voice to a fetwelat,
"Thank God!"'
"Fruity now on it will be ovia•land
11avc,l, Mademoiselle," 1 told her.
"Von may find it hard at first, al-
thtnigh the trail is good. We will go
slowly until you are teed to it,"
! fast!" she urged.
Go Fast. Go ',
"'The farther.We, from the river
--the nriscriblee-+!lie better 1 shall
feel..,
We gained the top, of the bluffs,
and T led.the way into the Chickasaw
trail. • T explained to the girl how
we must fallow it for more than .'t
hundred an& sixty miles to reach
lame Town. , Labredur•, as if hid—Wee,::.
ffarewellfarewellto the river forever, wvn,. . , ,,
r
stn_
the brink of a bluff and stared y,]oc
r
fly. at the leaden waters below.
I saw him lift his Bands, as if in
adieu, then leave the gesture unfin-
islred. and :lean forward ands peer
intently._ down-strear'n. I called Chid
after a bit of hesitation he turned
and swaggered back to us, He smiled
at the girl, and gave me a' Toole that
made the examine the flint of any
"Forty -foot pirogtne coming tt }
stream. Filled with Irrdiairs 1 think
there is one white man in it," 11e told
ire in Choctaw, with al. flash of his
White teeth.
'.rhe giri'pres neat to be deceived by
his cheery n'wnner,, and fiercely de-
manded:
"There is a canoe down the river,
bearing this way. We don't know
who, is in- it, Th.ei•e isnothing to
fear, ' If Mademoiselle will put het
best foot. forward for e few miles we
will laugh at them, . Remember, there
i• no clanger, We shall be far .up
the trail before thele can ei'en land."
I meant this assurance' only in part.
Mademoiselle at bee best could make
but slow progress. Not used to for
est travel and long confined to the.
pirogue she made itie groan inv,ardly.
She believed she was doing fainouslf,
and as the Choctaws Weald hunt us
silently, not'. daring to proclaim their
Iresenee .by„ 1heir uSual cries ia of dis-
covery I expected_any minute to be-
hotd them hounding: from the bushes.
Labrador, too, was very uneasy and
Wished to drop back and guard the
trail. I would riot listen to his i j -
position; and muttering tinder his
breath lie'suddenly caught the girl up,
and ran with her. She protested and
struggled, but he paid no heed. She
quickly quieted when she saw it was
useless to -resist, 1 raced. along at
his side and when he tired hepassed
her to me, And in this fashion we
ran, takingyturns in carrying her, and
making excellent progress. 1.belicv-
ed we were beyond all danger.
Our awakening came whenthe
girl- happened ' to glance back. • She
gave a shrill screant. Before she had
finished 1:.abrador• had her bellied a
tee and I was under cover on the
other side of the trail. I could see
nothing to cause the alarm.
"1'Vhat' was it, mademoiselle? G.
asked, my .voice betraying.' my impa-
ticnce, I fear. -
"A pain'tecl, face close to the.
gratin d,'' .she huskily replied,and
pointing a trembling finger at a'syca-
more 'half Way down our field ofvis-
ion.
"you imagined it," I told her as
she walked bcsiu'e nie up ' the trail
ivith Labrador bringing up the rear.
"1 tell yoti I satin it! • :\ horrible
face, with, White and yellow stripes
running up .and down—
With a Iow exclamation that tva:s 1
�niore.a bark than any spokefr word
Labrador swept the girl from my side
and darted.' with her into a .clump c f
oaks. 1 did not pau. • to look back
1°.111 followed hint. long arrcp'i
;t'•C'red "•rainst a tree within a few
inches of my head as I joined -my,
friends.
"Only a scout," hewhispercd iii nc.y
ear. "I'll'swing off to the left to sto
them froth ' conning through the
Away be glided on the south side
of the trail and taking a course paral,-
lel'to it. Until the enemy passed him
he controlled the strip between hip
line of advance and the trail. kicking about and`. expiring with Iris
For several 'minutes- the forest was two legs showing through the bush. I
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Paper inserts in each package offer u. surprise for the children..
quiet except for some droning bees
in the open trail; then sounded a
whistle.
"Why don't you answer him?" ask-
ed the girl.
1 knew it was one of Labrador's
signals, and motioin.eil , for . her to • be
Still. A. musket shattered the silence.
Labrador was exultantly shouting:
"1 got a good one!"
The Man' I Had Knocked Down With
My Pistol. Now Slashed at My Legs
,With My Knife. .
"Mon' Dieu i' iioaned the girl,
pi -easing both hands to her _head. •
I peeped from ,behind the tree' and
beheld a hideously striped face, White
and yellow even 'as the girl had de-
scribed it. - T sent a ball crashing
through the 'fellow's head and he
made a grewsome business of • dying,
"heard: Labrador's musket again, quick-
ly followed by a. pistol -shot. Then ,...
Damoan's, high voice howled.:
"Now you have him!"
I picked up the girlandtossed her •
high into the forked branches of the
oak and warned her to remain per-•
fcctly still, and darted' after Labrador.
I came upon• him as he. gave ground,,
his face ‘towf rd the invisible enemy.
"The woman? he 'growled as we'
came together.
"Hidden in the tree. -.Fall back!"'
He passed on, and 1' remained to
cover his retreat and give him time
to load. Damoan yelled again, and a
Choctaw brave came bounding throit-
gli the woods, flourishing ax -ands
knife, and I sent a ball through his
Painted chest just as he was springing.
over a log.
Then I gave ground, passing Labra-
dor, who was ready for the next on-
slaught.
"Get the girl and .make up the
trail!" he muttered.
I ran to the oaks and reloaded and
said something reassuring to the girl.'
The dead man in the trail would hold.'
others back, as they could not know I
had left my post to reinforce my
friend. I decided we stood a better
chance of escaping if we stood oetr
ground and did not make a running
fight of it. Off to my left sounded a
s l•histle and the Brack of a. gun, for -
lowed by another which I took to be
Labrador's. ' •Darnoan was shouting
orders. There was no clanger of an
attack up the trail so long as the Fox
led the fighting against the Canad=
ian.' Repeating my warning to the
girl, 1 ran the second time to help'
my friend.
With a',screani of rage Denman lie••,
tiayed his hiding -place. The next
moment he was urging four savages•
at us; and I said to L.abrad'or: "Now
for some goodwork," '
so e
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(Continued' Next Week.)
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