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Bankers
ylight zavisig' by, -law was -
he Londen city council and
omC oper:.Ytive at midnight
°y.
€/don Conference 'el S-s3i011,
-decided that the next
rence v of lrl fits held in
it t re Cliureli, .in London.
City Connell decided , on
o put the daylight saving'
t in the capital by ,ad.,.
Jocks= - of the city one
ie i5tti, to October: fist,
gq}}.���1LEGAL.
a.}�rg�ggr
R. a HAYS
r, Solicitor, CsInveyancee and
ile. Solicitor for the Dom -
k. Office in rear of the Dom -
k, ,forth, Money Wloan:
r
h..
. BEST,
lieitor, Conveyaxa
Office up -stairs
tore store,
and
over
'set,
'.'
COIAN 0
The Return
Holmes"
is true 's
St night."
"Al, theli
tlxera."
j "r trust
:teat that
now than
ie
the
one w ' lch passed u
wome * have escaped
But, a
ere aye m
hen they p
The little I grop of s
ip breathless riety
sped swiftly u the ri
Of foam on. ei er aid
1 1' ng forked swirl in th
hey could see that sh
SOLMRSTED.
Barrister, ` Solicitor, Conveyances and
ry Public. Solicitor for the Cana -
sires Bank of Commerce. Money to loan.
"MS S for sale. Office, la r xott'a block,
Ws street, Seaforth,
PEOUD1OOT,.l LORAN AND
OKE
ere, Solicitors, I+n'gte~IesellnPiziil1c
, Money to lend. In Seaforth on Moil-
ilaY Ott week. Office in Kidd block,
W. Proudfoot, iir.C., 3. L. Killoran,
Ye D. cooree.
nIETERINARYt
leatBURN, V, S.
Senor graMitate of Ontario Veterin-
ary
Coles; and honorary: anember of
Ow -Medical Association of 'the Ontario
V Ierianary Wiese. Treats diseases of
al I emestlo Animals by the mostj rod -
arm WInciples, Th ntistry and Milk Fev-
specialty. Office opposite Dick's
WA, -fir etre to Seaforth. AU • or-
rs left at Ithehotel will receive prompt
Night Mlle received at *fleet
a ai iciaTE IIS v. S. .I .
•
Manor graduate of Ontario Veteain-
`i liege. All d%a of Domestic
Asistals treated. _Calls promptly attend.
and charges moderate. Veterinary
a# specialty. Office and reel -
dace an Sktderich street, one door east
of Dr, && WB office, r ealortih.
flgfilDICAL
C." 3, : W KARN,
11 Richmond street, London, Ont.
fiilist ,�1urgery and Genito-ilrb
try diseases of men and women.
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by
CONT t�EY3.
Off pTE
'HAT had
exp dined. ..
the. . wiudo
fo "ct that
fesh' and bio s 1 could e
• waiting at th • it post
ofeir Svlve.; and
deci ed at th back.
the tockade s tad file In
DL IOORGB+ HEILEMANN.
Osteopathic Plisailedaie Goderich.
Specialist in women's and children's
diseaies, 'rheumatism, acute, chroanic
aad nervous diserders, eye, ear, nos
sad throat; Consultation• free, Office at
Qoraercia1 Hotel, 3 eeif_orth, Tuesday
sad !Friday*, 8 eat* till 1 team, '
DR . ALEXANDER MOIR
Py.sician & Surge=
Office, pend Reisideaice4 Main Street
• Phone 86Iensaljl .
The 3, wa PE
to be as abso
what was pas
by one, ther
bad. rept aw
the ack to c
as e reins
blopa'houi,d d
of the fugitiv
one lit their
wile it and re
.elf. The
watched the:
stockade as
and he had
the defenders
a score of ot
great log fro
and,; crossing
Ienged, he
a ainst the
as try .crack
thewood fr
intiitation tv
the attack W
and the sere
gen , watehm
and scalped
bas meat fl
Inde n;, and
the riar ;ever
the fairs.
F •tunatel'
thou es of Ca
one j idea of .
and
the
caul
hnn;
the
Ceti
by the friar.
the darkness
Then, inde
spaiilr.. Whe
• boa was d
lay between
they were in
l Suddenly he
aria re In' the
see
doC
IV.
red is easily,
watch rs In
the front_
e
mo than
re to r main
e. the fates
n were being,
was q et at
ans ape eared
bed as th . Cantrell ns in
ing upon e river. One
.fore, the seen on ard
y and had; asseMb ed at
eer the Shot and to r oat
g canoe sped I ke a
wn the irivE
s. Bu tie(
ead Sino v
oilrce s I
Flernis
house' icor
dog V47ateb
nstantly di
had 1 ft th
er waijrio
the e
the + rp
d his to
oar, With
ebartic
the bin
ich the su
s the' cra
nes .of w
n who ha
in the iial
r vas Eiti th
e Catiriat
cut cni fr
ge
r in the wake
savag:s had
gas lie ' 11 of
)u Lhu' him
Bastard had
behiti s the
es a ra holey
covere s that
it post. With
s_ he ra sed • the e 'orest
pace ug chai-
n rtes , ed . it
acactsvis fence
•oss an, • tear
es. rh L first
+vivors + ad of
of til door
, of the nseizeegl -
been
• The whole
hands of the
nd his nenty
mi the +oot. of
hower
ada w re
defense a
even n i w there • w
lefender: -A wobde
1 be dr : wn up in
down f om the
ground pot tie
tat rush; d. route(
Ile felt, fol the la
It was g ne.
d, hie he sank '
e- could hfy to
stroyeds he sto
him and t e .fore
the hands f the is
heard:a vo ee from
darkness- a ve hi
give Inc our gin, la l," it s
the too sr of some t
n by the wall."
t i6 I1 l t is I, A•I
Cat nat. "D s wn with; t
am a dead rs an!" 1
ave a ere. It• me
sal i the voic- of Tin lar
'o, no; '11 ans •er.
A os, and a+s inscau la
tie ladder. De Cat nit
r. a bed up it and they h
rungs wh
st out fro
the river
ery sixiell.
point t w
y nine o _
DuI.h:t,
cans, . the filar, De Ca
the major dsmo ala tv
taires. The : tone attire
lap from the kitchen to
wed the doo which fie
ed :across t s e lower pa by
tresses corn us anded the whole
*The earns were still aid out
end of the ; ; hie, with " e tricl
lapping eac" other, -as 'they h
them. But
there of mo
breakfast h
and they
with hardly
face to . fac
cried out fo her du s, A nd the
men turner savage y •upon
the ham a, d :the' c id 'wild d
little cluste of wine; bo ties st. 0b
the uffet, : ad.tele ad thea
knocked o t -an 'were einptie
perched thr sats. '
+ or four hours sou + ds of
d, nein?, an of._ revelirt rose
tl storeho Ise, a d. s e smell
o en brand casks biles the w
1) ire than rice the,sa: ages q
a (l fought amon a nselv�es
st Med us f they bad forgott(
el ouiies ab ve, biit'`'th besieg
f x:ini that If they at empted
nee upon this they 1 ere . as
1.(x ',rid' a- ever! IT "e maloi
•I
the s, ano
uilt 'wi h the
nest I , duns;
re hop s.fo
ladder which
case' o i need
p"er 'Windows to
T ver side. D
to this, fo lowe+
der la
Graduate Faculty of Medicine, Mc- `, fc ,t 'Pon th
0111 University, Montreal,. 'Member of wrriors bu
College ;of Physicians and Surgeons of , poured aloe
Ontario, Licentiate of MedicalOouncil It was a
of Canada; Post -Graduate member of held the last
Resident Medical star of General Ildos- retreat. On
pital, Montreal, 1914=18, Office two the seigneur
doors east of Post Office, Phone 66,
Menaali. ,Ontario.
De, F, 3. B'URRO'WS..
- Office and residence-Goderich a' reet
edit of the Methodist church, Seaforte.
Phone No. 46. Coroner tor the County
of Boron. •
DRS. ECOT"T 11s;, MCKAY.
J. G. Scott, graduate of Victoria and
College of Phyelcians and Surgeons..
AU Arbor, and member. of the Ontario
Coroner for the County of Hinson.
O. )1s cgay, b000r graduate of Trinity,
theiverstty, and gold medallist ot Trin-
KLr Medical Collegfe ; member of the.Col-
loge of Ph9$n iclold Surgeons, Ontario,
alt. H. HirGII ROSS.
Graduate of Univer,3ity of -Toronto
iF&cuity. of Medicine, member of Col-
lege of Physicians and Surgeons of On-
tario; past' graduate courses in Chicago
Clincal School of Chicago ; 'Royal Oph-
thalmic
p i-thalmic tioopital, London, England,
Tint,3€ty College Hospital, London,
Eng nd, Office—Back of Dominion
Bank Saeforth. Phone No. 6. Night
calla [answered from residence, Victoria
street, Seaforthe • .
AUCTIONEERS
THOMAS BROWN
Licensed. auctioneer for the counties
of Huron and Perth. Corre,3pondence
arrangements for sale dates can be.
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1-3, Exeter °-moo tralia P. O. R.. R
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positor or . fortiZ, promptly
tended to,
B. S. PHILLIP9-
Lieewed auctioneer for the counties
of tiu.ron end Perth. Being a practical:
u.rner and thorougniy understanding
sae vat.e of farm stock and implements
ptares awe ia., a better position to re -
kiln yi'co* price*. Cbergei moderate.
Nate...craw& guaranteed or no pay. Alf
mss mitt is meter will gee am ptl?
setsa€' of to.
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Per bilvdx sid Mem
InUseitereforZliferrs
*UMW. fit
$
in de-
The
kades
And
quoin.
"some -
id. "I
f the h}eatheni
os!" cri d. Ise
se ladd r or 1
y be a ruse, +
Et.
for it!! cried
ter do came
and th friar
rdly h► d their
n a sw ¢'rm of
the do•r ane"
ank.
and w o node
ich the could
em rem i:aed
e two Amerii
inat, ieuric:
o of thcensl
se ran •traight
the •ma h hall,
been b rricad-
o mat-
Iglu.
at once
s over-
cl left.
there Was sometthl g else
•e interest p them, or the
d not bee cleare away,
ad beene, fi:_hting uli day
bite er su . • Eve
With idea 13 Nat+
®I
when
re still
hungry
e Ioa;f,
ck.
d. upon
necks
dow u
t
•
c, ` . et
ad night
b li.•. fro
` file id
C Oat ' *.
'810\:
.'€i;
tlo•,: .- tie
r„,,-, a s `ti
a ' pink, •r
i1,g, tax til i
t 1,,,I: von
C "":ng (
assing
was kille
the stoe
lib old sei
e
lot, cf
p from
or the
ole ai •.
arreled
_and t
iii the r
ed soon
to pre-
closein
donao,
las, seigneur, 1
re in the canoe
sled us."
rvivors waited
bile the canoe-
er, ' witih a line
of her and a`
waters behind:
appeared to be
ery crowded, but tie y remembered
bat the w'oun ed of € the other boat
were aboard of her. On she came, anti
n, until tt • s game abreast of the
ort. , she swung round, and the rowers
lied their paddles aid burst into a
rill yell ief derision., The stern of
e canoewait turned toward them
tow, 'find ey saw .that two women
ere seatein it. The one was Onegn.
; nd the other Adele.
Charles de la Noue, seigneur de Ste.
arie, . wasti a hard and, self contained
an, but a groan anik a bitter curse
urst from;bfin when he saw his In-
nit
• wife 1 the hands of her kinsmen,_
remwho � she could hope for little
'
h
ourtesy of his guest had made
' him
urn fn De kjatinat with some words of
ynrpathy, Viten there -was a clatter of
ood, something darkened the. light of
e window, and the young "soldier was
one. Without a word he had lowered
he ladder and was clambering down it
tzth frantic haste. Then, as his feet
ouched the ground, he signaled to his
onrades to draw "it up again, and,
ie:shing tut? the. river, he-0swam toward
" e canoe. Without arms std without
plan, ne had but the one thought, that
is place was by the side of his 'Fife in
is the ho irof her danger. '
But there was. another hose view of
it led.birn from safety into the flee
f danger. •,All night; the Franciscan
ad watched De Catbat as a miser
arches hie treasure, filled with the
thought that this heretic was' the one
which might spread. and
I it choked the chosen .virle-
chards: He, ttoo,'elambered
very heels of his prisoiier
into the 'stream aft ten
d him.
to watcher
angest of
lay the-ia
warriors,
ling in the ;midst of them.
madly tow rd them was De
ing to the shoulders with
h of every stroke; and be=
ain was t e,tonsured head
c, with his dark capot and
g gown fi, ating upon the
the water. But in his zeal
e had. th'ught too 1 ttle of his own
owers. Elle was a good swimmer, but
e was weighed and hampered by. his
lathes. Skpwer and slower
Croke and lower and lower
sntil at let, with a great
'In manus tuas, Domino!"
and vanished! in
A znixnute later
ith screaming to
e Oatinat puled
• little seed
pread unt
- and ,of'the
own at th
nd rushee
paces betelie
And so ti
saw the sti
idstream
en of dark
en croucl
blaming
atinat, ri:
e . itrengt
hind` him a
of the friss
ozg trail%
urface of
een a oopho e
instaa ly by a
-ade, d Vont
eur had parr W
Iight erep up the eastern
line of pes ri,. then a bard
adeiri g, s etchin , spread -
shot is lv
, ting ins
lids. De
looki i g ou
is ey `:1 fell on i dar
ter 0 tie • north of them.
"There 1. .a at toe oining up." he
rm co.
he edz
atinat
when
spot
or across
es of tlae
Stood !at
Sudden
upon the
?:i aa natant t ivy had all Irushed'to
()c :lin-% but
'.Ulea
"Do y'
'het
)u L ut speang after
then a:ikriln toward
u yh to din before:
tptain Ephraim,
he g rsture if not the
st 1 are a watch pn
d, lie here With fine
a ey how."
1 Ica.
C
.• . TT i
CO o rat
Lino , L
i ady it'
via _tines e.3."i:J .4 nit ti
See ';`i('it'e, 15llil
, ce aline(, eipon
groan . )roke s
sure:- ':tlg cel
i
c old pio-
the eyes
file
ees ten!
�d-
si-
ethers
a Doer
i dill
Stere
. A
only.
I;4 €..11 lro(ilois c^ floe!" s e crie
ee ') 1-1( !"
....es. 3 sur e Celle cy, it ia so.
at the window
fights. There in
e, with its bur-
" nd the two wo-
nwieldy c
rew his s
is head t
hriek of
e threw n
I e swirl o
e watches
ni to ret
board the Iroquois canoe, whichtwas
nstantly turned and continued 1te
ourse up a river. - ,
<: o'Mr -God!" . cried ; Amos hoarsaIYi.
1"They has taken hiui! He is lost!"
"I have een some strange things: in
these 'to years, but never the like
of that!" s id Du Lhia,t.
The seig eur took a. little pinch of
snuff fro
the wand
front •wi
chief.
"M. de
tieman. Of
Du Lhu
shook his
now," • sal
up to some
very 'still:
"They . a.
the cans
through.
"What ca
it possibl
how they
,They are
On the
noe, whi
speeding
paddles c
one -dant
not a si..
eniies.
his hand
the river.
s, hoarse
rn, saw
„
1
""By m
have gone
"Take c
Du Lieut.
sir men
sixty?"
But the
Pie other
ae"was do
-sands in
ened face
prayers a
,omrades
nurst into.
Beach or
Iotilla of
struck. qui
the musk
rhe crews.
white coa
tunics of
gaudy col"
quins. 0
whole bre
ing large
away on
quois can
tvhfch ha
side and
the shado
Lite and
the bank
.while : th
•
rescuers
tile: pebb
foremost
man win
headed
He:spr
tom an
flung hi ++
"My
have hel
a"I kne
i a con'►ra
tie .bou-
his gold
ring grain:
his deint
atinat has
ranee," sal
glanced
head. "
he. "I f�
deviltry bei
e leaving
taire, : wh
ne of . the
it mean?
that we
throng t
es king for
iver the si
held
south as s
uid -drive
treak upo
was to be
faith, I
►
cried the
re that it is
"Why sho
when they
censitaire
Indow, e
n upon hi
e air mid .!
urned upw
d thanksg
uslied acre
a shriek o
e river wa
awes, fro
k flashes
t barrels
Already
s of the re
he coureur
rs of the
" they s
s dth of the
every is
the south -
s e was a
I shot aw
ad lost.itse
of the tr
he survivo
.. axing the
prows of
were air
es. In the
box and flicked
from: his shirt
lace handker-
acted like a gen-
id he.
round htm„, and
e are only Six
r that they ere.
ause they are so
was peeping
side windonss.
Holy Virgin, is
are saved?, See
ough the trees!
be canoe."
e captives, was
iftly as twenty
t; but, save this
the blue stream,
seen of their eh -
not a ruse," Said
Id they fly before
have conquered
ad leoked out of.
d in an instant
knees, with his
is powder blank -
rd pattering out
snags. His hve
s the room and
joy.- The loWer
covered with a
Which the sun
s it shone upon
nd trappings of
ey could. see the
IfirS, the brown
de bois and the
ept, dotting the
river .and grow-
•
stant, while far
n bend the Iro-
ere moving not,
y 'to the farther
f presently under
es. Another min -
s were out upon
. caps in the lair,
the first of tbehl
dy grating Upon
stern of the Very
a wizened little
wie Wig and a gilt
acrosa his knees.
keel touched: bot -
p to the seigneur,
s arms,
like a hero!"
would not desert.
" We have. saved
losses have been
S
LE
eSS
ATM
f
TOB
hirs.Sheidon pent 190O for
Treatment ithout ene-
fit. FinalyMadeWil by . I
Lydia E.P'
etable
ams eg
e
ompoun
Englewood, _ ZII.
through the Chan
"Whi1-2
e'of Life 1
with heady
vousness Bashes of
heat, and I suffered
so much 1 did not
know what I was
doing at Omes. I
spent $190n. doc-
tors and net one did
e anyggood. One
day a ady called at
my house and said
she had been as sick
as I was atone time,
and Lydia E. Pink -
:ham's Vegetable
r well, so I took it and
ell as I ever was. I
d why women don't
n and sufferingthey
eking your meicine.
Compound made h
now I am just as
cannot unders
see how much pa
would escape by
I cannot praise it enough for it saved
niy Iife and kept fine from the Insane
Hospital." -Mrs.
Halsted' St., Engl
Physicians undo
battled with this
do no morelbut of
treatment is surp
properties of th
roots and herbs.
Pinkham's Vege
If any com
pays to write t
barn 1St edicinc
for special fre
going
suffered
hes, ner-
. Siimmal, 5657 S.
wood, 111.
ubtedly did their best,
ase -steadily and could
ten the most scientific
sed by the medicinal
good old fashioned
ontained in Lydia E.
= ble Compoulnd.
lication existg n.td
e Lydia E. Pini-.
Cos, Lyx Massa
advice.
terrible. `My son
in that Iroquois c
The command:
pressed his Mee
pathy.
"The ethers arr
at last, "Only
account of the
Three were dro
There was a Fr
derstand, as well
"Yes, and, they
band also."
"Ab, poor soul
,
is dead.. hip wife is
tide."
✓ of Fort St. Louis
's haizd in s1Ient sym-
ved all safe,!" he said
at one was taken on
reeking of a paddle.
ed and two taken.
nch lady in lit, I un-
as madame.'
have takena her bus -
.1 Weil, if' you are
strong enough to join us, you and your
friends, we she follow after thein
without the loss
of my men will
house and you c
FOR FL
of an instent Ten
remain to ard the
n have thel canoe."
CHAP
HE Iroqu
Catinat
dragged
into their
hensible was it
should voluntari
safety in order t
power that thy
awe and reepec
him to be sure
and he was the
the two women,
ed in toward th
ER XXV.
is had not
harshly w
lin from
canoe. So
them why
put hinisel
among the India.ns.
ssed their h ds over
at be was unarmed,
thrust dow between
while the e noe dart-,
ore that the garilson of Port St, Louis
stream.
her hand, a
on it, was
ith you—th
eated De
en they
compre-
any man
place a
in their
t it down
inspiree
was coining up
deadly pale, and
band laid his u
'marble.
"nip darlMg,"
that all is well
"Olin Amory,
Why did you co
`Sow couldel
nnew that you
We have gone
gether that we c
Is death, Adele
afraid of it?"
"I am not afr
"And I am no
will come abo
vsliat He wills
best."
"Tell me, moil
my lord still liv ng?"
E. have never be n sorry, not even now,
that I have w ded with on 'wile was
son! Who shal give my s n back to
me? Ere that sun shines again We
shall all be dea , and nay heart is glad,
for I shall see y boy once ore."
The Iroquois
their work 'turd
between them
they ran the c
upon their ow
sprang out of h
council, they s
walking in sin
pririoners in th
fifteen warrior
and seven beb
kets and as s
'hat escape ew
why did y
e, Amory?'
stay Debbi
were in th
through so
allot part n w. What
Why sho ld we be
dale was
her bus-
s cold as
, "tell rase
t you are
u come?
when 1
ir hands?
much te2
afraid of 1 Things
t as God Ills, and
ust In the end be the
ieur," said Onee "IS
•
paddlers ha
a good ten
ifd. Ste. Ma
side of the
, dragging
rted through the forest,
le -file, with their three
d bent to
miles lay
ie. Then
ittle creek
river tusd
e prison -
in all, eig
n, all armed
ift footed
s out of th
alley could. but follow on a
patience, for hatever mi
All day they
march, Onega
the Indians the
spite of her for
sore and weary
a relief to De
the red glow o
denier through
eame upon an
wa s assembled
war party whic
Ste. Marie. H
of the squaws
Mohawk ann.
to be nearer to
had been erect
.and before eac
ties, slung upo
which the ev
cooked. In the
pursued. th
had the en
selves, bu
er journeys
before eve
atinat there
a great fir
e tree trun
Indian cam
the greater
had been
re, too, wer
to had eo
he warriors. Wigwams
d all round in a circle,
of them w re the ket-
a tripod o sticks. in
ning meal was being
center of all was a very
fierce fire, which bed bee made of
batishvirood placed in a eirtile so as to
have a clear sp tee of twelve feet in the
middle. A pole stood ,Up in the center
of this clearing, and soniethhig all mot-
tled with red and black as tivii
in front of Adele that sh
see the dreadful thing. -
"They have begun. aire
sald Omega composedly. "
be our turn next, alai we
115
here were
t in front
with mug-
s deer, so
d wait in
ht hefall
ir dreary
urance of
Adele, in
was foot -
g. It was
ore, when.
beat sud-
s and they
in which
art of the
iven from
a number
e from the
s in order
11
Ig
them that wei know bow to die."'
"They have not 111 'used us iyet," said
Catinat I "Perhaps they twill keep
sis for ransom or exchange."
The Indian, woman shook her head.
"Do not deceive yourself by:any such
hope," said she. `When they are DS
gentle as they have been with you It
is ever a sign that you are reserved
for the torture. Your wife -will be
married to one of their dile* but you
and I must die."
"Married to an Iroquole17' .-.Those
droad?ul words shot a pang, through
both their hearts which- no thought of
death cotrld have done. De 4::n.tinare
head dropped forward upon his chest
and he staggered and would !have fall.
AdVe not eanght lifin by the
"Do not fear, dear Amory," she whis-
pered. "Other things may happen, but
not that, for I swear to you that I shall
not survive yob!'
As they eutered the Iroeudis village
the squaws and warriors had rushed
toward them, and thy walked throtent
a double line of hideous fades. *which
Jeered and gibed and howled at the:n
as they passed. Their escort led them
through 'this rabble and leonducted
theta to a hut which stood. apart
An instant later ms old wat chief, de-
companied by two younger braves and
by the bearded half Dutch Iroquois
who had led the attack upot the manor
house, strolled over and stood in the
doorway, looking in at the prisoners.
The Bastard was smoking a atone piper
and yet it was he who talked the most,
arguing apparently with one. of the
younger savages, who seemed to come
round at last to his opinion. Finally
the old chief said a few short stern
words, and the matter appeared to be
settletL
4tMad youeyou beldam," said the Bas-
tard in French to the Iroquals woman,
"you will ba.ve a lesion this night
which will teach you tel side against
YOUT own people!"
"You half bred mongeel,4 replied the
fearless old !Woman, "you s ould take
hat film your head
speak to one in whose vein
best blood of the Onondag
warrior—you who, with a
your back, Could not make
Into a little house with at few poor
huebandmeri within it! It Is no won-
der that yoUr father's people have cast
The evil face of the Banter(' grew
livid as hel listened to the scornful
words which were hissed at him by the
captive. He strode aeross tb her, and,
taking her hand, he thrust the fore.
nnger into ;the burning bdwl of his
pipe. She Made no effort to remove
It, but sat iwith a perfectly set faee
for a mimite • or more, ring Out
through the,. opeu door at t e evening
sunlight and the little greups of chat-
tering Indians. He watched. her keen-
asm of agony upon her
t last, with a curse, he
her hand and strode from
the hut. She thrust her charred finger
into her borm and laughe
t,"1Ie is a ood for naught!' she cried.
"He does ot even know bow tO tor-
ture. Now, I could have got h erY out
of him. I arri sure of it. But you,
u are- very whitein
might net
when you
runs_ the
ousand at
your way
g some
face, but
dashed do w
•
monsieur, y
‘`It was he sight of such a hellish
deed. Ala f we were but set face. to
face, I wi my sword, he wfth _that
weapon he chose, he should pay for It
The India woman seemed surprised.
ge to the," she said, "that
think of what befalls ease
re yourself -end r,the same
e -Aid. You are to die at : the etake.
She is to be given to the dog who has
"Adele! 4dele! What shell I do?"
He tore hie hair in his helplesserees
and distraction.
"No, no, fear not, Amory,. -for my
heart will 'not fail me. -What is the
pang of defi,th if it binds tie together?'
"The younger eblef pleaded for you,
the Mitche elanitou had
u with madness, es etnild
be seen by your swinaming to their
canoe, and that a blight :would -fall
upon the nation if you were led to the
stake. But the Bastard said that love
came often like .madness 'among the
palefaces end- that it wasi that alone
which bad driven you. Then it was
agreed that 'you should die and that
she .should go to his wigenfain, slnee he
had led the war party. As tor me,
their hearte were bitter 4gainst me,
acid I also am to die by the pine splin-
"When is it to be?" asked De Cath
"It is stra
you should
when you
shadow.
saying tha
stricken yo
'Now; at once. They ba:ve gone to
make all ready. But yon have time
"Ammy, Amory, could WO not die to-
gether now?" cried Adele, throwing
her arms round her husband. "If it be
sin, it is 13 rely a sin which will be for-
given ue. Let us go, dear, Let us
leave thes dreadful people and this
cruel world and. turn where we shall
find peace. '
The In Ian weman's eyes flashed
with satis action, "You have spoken
well, Whi e Lily," said she, "Why
should yen wait until it is their pleas-
ure to pin& you? See! Already the
glare of their fire beats upon the tree
trunks, and. you can hear the howlings
of those ,u'llo thirst for your blood,
You liavl said rightly, 'White Lily.
There lies the only path for you,"
"But hoW to take it?
Oneg,a glanced keenly, itt the two
warriors who stood as sentinels at the
door of the hut, They bad turned
away, abSorbed in the horrible prepa-
rations which were going on. Then
she rummaged deeply within the folds
of her loese gown and. pulled out a
small pistol with, tw,o brass barrels
and dout4e triggers in the form of
winged (*gone. It was only a toy to
ook at, all carved and scrolled and
graven with the choicest work of the
Parte gunsnalth. For its beauty the
seigneur had bought it at his last visit
to QuebeC, and yet it might be ueeful,
toh. and I was loaded in both barrels.
Children 0
FOR
FLETCHEM
"I meant to use it myseit," sem
she as she slipped It into the hand of
De Oatinat "But T1OW I am minded to
show them That 1 can die as an'Onon-
daga should die and that 1 am worthy
to have the'blood of their chiefs in my
veins.. Take it, for I swear that I will
-not use it myself unless it be to fire
both bullets into that Bastord's heart."
A. flush of joy inset over De Catinat
as his Angers closed round the pistol.
Here was indeed a key to unlock the
gates of peace. Adele had laid her
cheek against his elsoulder and laughed
with pleasure.
"You will forgive me, dear?" he
"Forgive you! I bless you and love
you -with my Whole heart and Soul."
They -hail sunk on their knees tegeth-
er when three warriors entered the hilt
and said a few abtupt words to their
-country woman. She rose with a
• "They are malting for rae," said she.
"You shall see White Lily, and you
also,' monsieur, 'bow well I know whit
is due to nay position. Farewell, and -
remember Onega!"
"Now, Amory,' Whispered Adele,
closing her .eyns and nestling still clos-
er to him,
He raised the pistol, and then, With a
quick snd.den intaking of the breath,
he dropped it and knelt with glaring
eyes, looking up at a tree which faced
the open door ef the hut
It was a beech tree; exceedingly old
and' gnarled, with its bark hanging
down in strips and its whole trunk
vetted with naoss and mold. Some
ten feet above the ground the main.
trunk divided` into two, and in the fork
thus formed. a hand had suddenly aps
peered. a. large reddish hand, which
shook frantically from side to side in
passionate dissuasion, The next IN.
Siqllt EIS the two captives, still stared
in amazement the hand disappeared. be-
hind the trunk again, and a face ap-
peared in its place, which still shook
from side -to side as resolutely ge its
forerunner,. It was Captain Ephraim
Savage of Boston.
And even as they stared and won-
dered a suddeta shrill whistle burst out
from the depths of the forest, and in a
moment every. bush and thicket and
pat& of bruehweod was sprouting
fire and while the snarl of the
nusketry ran round the whole glade,
and the storm of bullets whizzed and
pelted among the yelling savages. The
Iroquois sentiucie had been drawn in
be met always by e same Diest 'or
death, until, finding at last some gap,
in the attaek, they streamed off like
iheep through a broken fenve and rush-
ed madly away into the forest.
But there wae otte savage who had.
found work to do before be •fled. The
Pleraish Bastard ban preferred hie
vengeance to his safety, Rushin
.0nega, be buried his tomahawk in _
brain, and then, yelling his war try. he
waved the blood stained weapon abeve
his bead and rushed into the hut where.
the prisoners still knelt De Catinate i
saw him coming, and. n. mad joy gliae
tweed in his eyes. Ete rose to inee
and. as he rushed in he fired both
rels of his pistol into the Bastard's t
An blatant later a swarm of Can -
had rushed over the writhing 1300,
captives felt warm friendly 1S.
which -grasped their own, and, ki -
upon the smiling well known faces
Amos Green, Savage and Du Lhu
they knew that peace bad come to the
at last
And_ the refugees ean3e to the eta .
of the tolls of their journey, for that
'winter was speut by them In peace at e
Ste. Marie, and in the spring, the Iro-
quois having earried the" war to dna
upper St. Lawrence, the travelers wes
- able to descend into the Unglieheprov-
Imes and so to make their way el
the Hudson to New York, where a
.1iiarm welcome awaited them from the,
-faintly of Amos Green, The frieudship,
betWeen the two men was now So ce-
and tommon dangers that they soon. I
became partners in fur trading, mid,
name of the Frenchman. eame at I
to be ain familiar in. the mountains
hieine ann. on the elopes of the Allegha
nies as Wired once been in the eaioania
and corridorS of Versailles.
where he fulfilled his ambition: hy build-. i
big himself a f ir brick house upon the- i
'rising ground 1 the northern part et 1
the city, wheuc , he could look down. i
both upon the ehlieping in the river a
the bay,
their odthirsty eraving to see
prisone s die, and now the Canoe
ns were upon them, and they were
enuned lie by a ring of fire. First one
my and then another they rushed. to
The manor house\ of La Ste:. Mar
was soon metered fe its fornser pros-
perIty, but its seigneur was from tho-
day that he had lost hie wife and son ,
ehanged man, Isle grens leaner, fiercer,
less human, forever heading partiest
whieh made their way info the Iroquois
Woods and which outrivaled tb.e say,:
ages themselves in the terrible natural
of their deeds. A. day came' at lasC
when he sallied, out upon one of these
expeditions from which neithee he nor
any of his men. ever returned.
TIM END.
Not Easy to Explain,
"That boy of mine is qiways askinit
"Oh, well, perhaps be wants tialearte ,
"Maybe so, but his inquisitiveuesse
is rather Atstreseing to me tit titamen
"He Insists on being told what bliv
Mother means when she ealle me ae
`jelly fish,i a. 'matrimonies' misfit' ande
Keep In Harness Until You rap.
A prominent Canadian Onetteier
his sixtyefifth year went to England to,
take a physical examination. by a great
said the docton "There's no
why you shouldn't live to be a
Woman's Rome Companion.
Getting His Orders.
"So you're summoned- as a
bey? Now you be keenra"
"Ineerful about what?"
"1 awe a tedge rebuked men
coming into noun with
Look otit'fer sheet, and a
wipe Four feca