Colony Courier (Colony, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1917 Page: 3 of 8
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KiOND felKONIlED
STorar oF eardjt
mrt <r »<MmaHrtB ♦ —__
) wtM tor tea ted
toor# to be trouble toti
| U»o fur trader!
bo Murderer, I
th# nmr
hm i wtiv
iravoiy. "it wm
rmmmi m to
II I two to# lad
will Ml
I Bare
to Mi
foreo with whtsli td
DonKputm
that Hoar (TArtigny would
I sotdloouM roly, while they somber or—
of my bo-1 forty." Bo looaod elooor, whisper!**
"Oar policy la to wait, and
fuoa explarattea that I aoat tor yea. tho prisoner baa booa eondomnod."
Tha truth aaoi aot bo
lodi aot I "How! Too
flaw yaa, at tooat. tha oemmsadar of "Ay. tbora I too tha oaty hops.
Fort It Lenta—"
‘Pardon, madam*, bat I aao aot that.
I la hallo loft aw la ooaiiaaad with Ion
tha a a dnooa atoa. Do Baoala oaoia
latar, andar coatmlaoloa fradl La Bam,
but bo aloo had bat a haadful of fol-
aaa maa boro who eon
trick. Bo la D’Arttgny’a comrade tad
friend. Already ha haa aatllaod a olaa
to mo, but I cava ao oaooaracoatoot
Yat aow that I kaow tha troth, 1 shall
aot oppose. Bara yaa
CHAPTER XUC-Coeitaeod.
-14-
" Yon rota- abodloiao to tha gav*-
aaa of Now Fraaeor
Moamar
to ahoy. Thaw
■raw ao tf yaa
to Barra la aot
tot l aw." Ha i
aharcra thla mat
•a oHcor of a
arraot bloi. Hi
aad gtvoa a to
wo yaa oak!"
"You will pro
ipo, rathorr
tat la tha aeh
“Your warda
aad I boar ao a»<
r*L you oball hsi
monsieur. and i
from tbo klag.
Uyo, wbat aay
A maa, broi
drear of a wo
Way through tt
Ha had a atron
“In faith, I h
troversy, yat *tli
of It aa I ban
a wounded aold
who repeated tl
atoodlt My ha
tlgay, and It ae
that Da Tonty I
"Too taka hit
haw tha autboi
"Pah! that It
merely a questfa
bore. lataodfc
do Tonty, and a
with my eword.
They otood eg
them, aad tbo gi
to divide, each
•other. Casslot
threat, but Do
eouroo, gripping
“No, Franco!
danger," he oxp
ha no croealng c
Moo, no doubt,
•end—but not
hla trial, and a
and wrong of a
etenr Tonty, tl
year charge. V
barrack*. Mad
far yon my oae
"To where, a
“To the only
reception,” bo >
1 haae occupied
"You vacate 1
"With the uti t
•altantly. “1 b
ancai your hi ’•
•neat and will
"I will uae .
Captain de B«
“hat will aak >
•orbed.”
"Moat aeann
•at trill acooin
"Then good I
faced Oaaalon, i ;
ly. "I am grot >
root; tomorrow ><
moOaleur. Per
Ho atood ai *
mo, althongh tt ■
evidence enoui >•
No doubt ho hi >
Bangle, and fel *
ear trot relatl ■
Itdy. I paaaed •
af the other*, i r
actoea tha baal I
later 1 waa a 1
two-nomad cal
A table and ( *
with as and k >*
tin furniture, '•
'fnmed, hang •
farther wall. K
tton la tho gl ■
tow Httlo chan •
In my appaan •
•act of a girl J
toa. with daai A
fehecke fluabod •
to aay. tha aor ■
naaa waa a d
brought arlth I
■ght thaaa m«
to win again ■
plans of vanga
I opened tl |
loaned rot, gr «*
tloarlng again
to paroeltwlB
la darkneea. >•
▼alloy, waa th h
torn rodaetii >f
*• river. I k »
a gnat veld, I «
occopt a faint »
beneath, l da f»
aad, urged by ill
aver to the di tt
apartment. ‘II
•candy bom »
•armoatahani ie
toga, and two M
door. Bat th dr
my oyoa area *
lying on tha I »•
of the hunks- »
ao dlatlnetlve it
which I lint to
we left Qnek------ ir
boat
Aa 1 stood etarlng at It, I remain
bored tbo word* of De ttaugta. "your
husband taae bean P" giioat" Ay,
Mr
that wag It ■thla had boat
quartan Mneo hla arrival, and thla
hla bog. Iha aao ha hapt baddo
him la tho —no*, hla prlrato property.
My heart boat wildly In tha excite
meat of dlgeovory, yet than wm ao
bedtatloni Inatantly I wm apoa my
n tagging at tho dtrapa. They
yielded anally, and I toned the
leather aaide, galnlag gllmpae af tha
•tents.
I diacovered nothlag bat etothM at
•rat—moccaalM and numerooa under-
go rmenta—togothar with a uniform,
evidently now, and quite gergeeoe.
Tho removal of thaaa, however, re-
vealed a pocket In tbo toother aide,
securely fastened, aad oa opening this
with tnmbllng Angora, a number of
pa Pei* wen disclosed.
Rcorcely venturing to breathe, hard-
ly knowing what I hoped to And. I
drew thee# forth, and glanced hastily
at them. Aunty tha man would boar
nothing unimportant with him on onch
a Journey; these moot bo papers of
value, for I bad noted with wbat car*
ha had guarded tbo bog all the way.
Yet at Ant I discovered nothing to re-
ward my aearch—there wm a package
of letters, carefully bound with n
strong cord. • commission from La
Bam creating Casa Ion a major of In
fantry, a number of receipts issued In
Montreal, a Hat of goods purchased at
St lgnace. and a rooter of men com
posing, tho expedition.
At tost from on# comar of the
pocket I dnw forth a number of close-
ly written pages, evidently tbo cover
nor*a Instruction. They wore traced
In oo Ano a hand that I waa obliged
to return beside tbo Arc to decipher
their contents. They wore written In
detail, largely concerned arlth matters
of routine, especially referring to rela-
tions arlth the garrison of tho tort, and
Cession’* authority over Do Bangls,
but tbo closing paragraph had evi-
dently been added later, and bad per-
sonal Interest It read: "Dm your dis-
cretion aa to D’Artlgny, but violence
will hardly be aato; bo la thought too
well of by La Ball* and that ton may
got Louis’ ear again, W# had beat be
cautious. Cbovot, however, has no
friends, and. I am told, pot
Hat of tbo La Chesnayna property, and
other documents which had best ha
destroyed. Do not fall In this, nor
fear remits. Wo have gone too far
to hesitate now."
f took this page, and throat ft Into
my breast It was not much, and yat
It might prova tha one needed link,
ran through the packet of letters, but
they apparently had no bearing on tbo
CftMb
Assured that 1 had overlooked noth-
ing, I thrust tha various article* back,
reatrapped too bag. aad returned to
tho enter room. As I paused before
"TwUI bo gator If hoop year
word," I aald qntotly, "for I still carry
Hago Chore?* pistol, gad know how
to oat tt Draw away from tho dear,
aad I will throat oat th*
hag."
I towered th* bar, opening tho door
tfcroly arid* enough to permit tho bag’s
Tim light from th* Are
[loomed on th* horrol of th* pistol held
A my hand. It was the work of ao
Instant and I aaw nothing of Cnaaton,
hat m th* door Monad, ho laughed
•Mentally.
" Tin yoor gam* tonight madams."
ha Mid apltetally, "bat tomorrow I
piny my band. I thank yon for tho
bog, aa It eoataina my eommiastou.
By virtue of It I shall ssaatno com*
mand of this Tort flt Louts, and I
know how to deal with murderers. I
congratulate yon on your lover, ma
demo—good night" ,
I moat have slept from sheer ozhenn-
tlon, although I mad* no attempt to
He down. It waa broad daylight when
I awoke, aroused by pounding on tbo
door. To my Inquiry a vole* an-
nounced food, and I lowered the her,
permitting an orderly to enter, bearing
s tray, which ha deposited on tbo table.
Without speaking, b* turned to learn
tho room, but I suddenly Mt courage
to add rose him.
"Yon ware not of oar party," I told
gravely. "Are you a soldier of M. do
Bangle !"
“No, madams," and bo turned toe-
ing me, hla countenance a pleasant
one. "I am not a aoldler at alt, bat I
servo M. do Tonty."
"Ah, I nm glad of that Yon will
boar to yonr master a message!"
“Perhaps, madams." hla ton*
what doubtful. "Yon aro tho arite ot
Monsieur Csss ton!"
“Do not beoltsto because of that," I
hastened to My. believing I understood
bto mooning. "While It Is true I am
legally tho wife of Prancol* Cession,
my sympathies now are altogether
with the Blanr d’Arttgny. I would
have yon ask M. da Tonty to oonfor I tlona under which ha operate*,
with me." I i bold oat to him tbo peg* from La
’Tea. madams." | Barra’s Isttor.
"Ton have Barred arlth D’Artlgny?
Yon know him wolir | CHAPTER XX.
"Thro* yean, madams; twice ho
raved my Ilf* on th* groat rivor. M. I Tha Court-Martial,
da Tonty sbaU rocolvo yoor massage.w I Do Tonty took tke paper from my
Pconld aot set although I mad* th# hand, glanced at It, than lifted hla ayaa
endeavor, and Anally crossed to tbo | Inquiringly to mine.
m
year aastotancoV
vsntura. ’
I drew a dsap breath, but arlth no
•anas of tear.
"Tan, monsieur. Who to tha man I
•m to trust!"
“Francois A* BstoranAet the on*
who tod th* rooeoo party Inal night1*
"A gallant tod."
"Ay. a gentleman of Franca, a flam
lag heart. Tonight—"
The door opened, and th* flgur* of n
man otood outlined against tho bright-
er glow without. Do Tonty wm oa Mg
toot fronting the newcomer, are I oven
realised It wm Cassioo who stood
tbora, glaring at as. Behind him two
soldiers waited In the snaohlno.
"What to the meaning of thin M,
do Tonty r b* exclaimed, with no pro-
tons* at friendliness. "A rather early
morning call, regarding which I wm
lowers. To nave quarrel wo agreed to I dams, to give him
divide authority, and so got along fair-1 Tin ilk# to bo a
ly well, until M. Oaeetoa arrived with
his party- Then tho odd* worn alto-
gether on Bto other aid*, and Do Ban-
gto assumed command by ohaar fore#
of rifloa. Twss La Balto’a wish that
ao rsotataac* ho mador hat, faith, with
tbo India as aesttsrad. I had aa power.
This morale# things hart taken a now
phaa*. An hour ago M. Cnaaton on-
■nrnsd. command of tha garrison by
virtue of a commission ho produced
from tha Qovarnor to Barr*, naming
him major of Intently- This glroa him
rank a bora Captain da Bands, and.
ho bora a, totter authorising
b'm to taka command of nil Pranch
In tbta valley, If, In hla Judg-
ment. ctrcumstancoa tendered It nec-
essary. -No doubt ho doomed this the
proper occmIou."
"To assure th* conviction and death
of D’Artlgny T" I naked, as ha paused.
That la yoor meaning, monsieur?"
“I cannot *e* It otherwise," ho an-
swered slowly, “although I hesitate to
make oo grave a charge la yonr pres-
ence, madam*. Our oltustlon boro Is
scarcely grave enough to warrant his
action, for th* tort Is In no oorlons
danger from tbo Iroquois. De Baugto,
while no friend of mine, to still a fair-
minded man, and merciful. Ha cannot
be made a tool for any purpose of re-
venge. Thin truth Major Cassioo baa
doubtlaas learned, and hence assumes
command himself to carry oat bto
plans."
I looked Into th* soldier's dark,
dear-cat tec*, feeling • conlldonco In
him which ImpoUod mo to bold oat my
hand.
“M. do Tonty," I Mid, dotermtnod
now to address him In nil frankness,
’it la true that I am legally tha wlf#
of this man of whom yon apeak, hot
this only enable* ma to know hla mo-
tives bettor. Thla condemnation of
Blear d’Artlgny to not bto plan alone;
It wm horn In th* brain of La Barm
and Oaaalon merely executes bis or-
ders. 1 have here th* written tnatrao-
is iJ
w-r.k'm
i
It i« poor economy to
RVfl money by •ubgdtah*
inf Aometning inferior,
but wouldn't you lib* to
•a vs on coAt if you could
Mt tomething better t
You och git i better roof
for lew money if you pat
on
iGertonriegtfi
m
Roofing
MA AMMW0T
only a
also Ms i
r tom temporary roof
CERTAIN-TOD
roof, bro ®
It to economical to bay, Imp
pensive to toy and coats practi-
cally nothing to maintain. It to
light weight, clean, sanitary, ftro*
retardant and weaduMight
It to now used at the Draft)
typo Of roof for oflcc onildi
CERTAIN-TOD
to guaranteed for S, It or
Am
j rsW)
£
I
with roofing
uaog and
colon. With
AS
tho mum CER-
TAIN-TEED
b n gnargntoo
of quality gad
window, opened the heavy woodon
•hatters, and cased without What a
marvelous scene that weal Never .be-
fore had my eyes looked upon so fair
a view, and I stood silent and fascl
noted. My window opened to tho
westward, and I cased down from the
very edge of th* vast rock Into the
wide valley. Great tree tops wore bo-
Later ha cams and carried the
away, never suspecting it had
opened. HI* commission was than!
•too. Bead It, monsieur." 1
Ho did so slowly, caratally, seeming |
low, and I had to loan far oat to ooe I to weigh every word, hla eyes darken-
not oven consulted. Haro
no righto to thin wtldsmoM paradtool"
“Such righto M thoy uphold," re-
turned tho Italian,
lass. "I am always at your mnrtto
M. Cession. Madams and I have corn
llhout parmtoaton. tf that M
»w _ _ _____ aim* I answer far It
“I found It la Casatop’ii private bag IW,B,H
tart night, nador tha
I
• CirfgfA*fwf
Prodmote
> (, ’
“Tie to tha governor's own
I How cam* this In yonr pososoalen!"
th* olivary waters lapping tha base I
of th* precipice, hat, a little beyond,
tbo tall width of tho noble stream
became visible, docked With Island*,
and winding her* and tbora between
groan-clad banka, an til it disappeared
la tbo far distance.
I had neglected to bar th# door, and I
an I stood tbora casing in breath less |
n sudden i
I atanMd nt
Rnfloetton In
tho Am, someone rapped at th* door.
I stood erect, my Angora gripping tha
pistol, which I still retained. Again
tha raps sounded, clearly enough do-
Aaad In tha night, yat not vtotoat or
threatening.
"Who la thorn!" I salted.
"Your husband, my
Oasstou,"
"But why do yon aomet It waste#
pledge of Do Bangls that I wm to ,ha
toft atouu."
"A fair pledge enough, although I
wm not consulted. From th* look of
your oyoa, Bttto diffarwc# If I had
Moo, You UN as swart In dlepuritton
u urw. my ioari yat never mind that
—wa’D soon settle our com mw, t
warrant you. Moanwhlto 1 am content
to wult until my time comae. TIs not
you ! aack tonight, but my dressing
cm.**
"Your draaalng caguf*
"Ay, you know It well, •
leather hag I ben with me during our
Journey."
"And where In It, monatourt"
"Beneath tha huUh In tea alaoplng
room. Pass It out to ma, and I will
nak no mora."
1
fascination,
atop on th* Boor
ing, and a Bush crooptng Into blXswar-
tky cheeks.
"Madame," ho ozclatmod at last,
"t car* not whether the man ha your
husband, but this Is a damnable con-
spiracy, batched months ago in Quo-
Me."
Z bowed my bead.
"Beyond doubt monsieur.”
"And you found nothing mora " no
censed m* to turn In alarm. My ayas | documents taken from Hugo Obsvot!"
"Non*, monsieur; they worn either
destroyed in accordance with La
Barra’s Instructions, or else M. Ces-
sion has team on hla parson."
"But I do not understand tbs rea-
son for such font treachery. Whet oc-
curred back In Maw Franc* to cans#
th* murder of Ohovot and thla attempt
to convict D’Artlgny of th* crimoF’
"Mt hero, monsieur,” I aald, my
wotoo trembling, “and I will tall you
tow whole story. I must toll yon, for
tbora to no one else In Fort Bt Louis
whom I ran trust."
I told tha tala simply, concealing
nothing- not area my growing lov* tor
EPArtlcny. Tha man listening inspired
my utmost confidence—I sought bln re-
spect and faith. Aa I cam* to th* and
for a moment bn remained mottoaloM
undaltoat, hie oyoa grave with thought
"TIs a strange, sad maa," ha aald
Anally, "sad Iha and to hard to deter-
mine, 1 bailors yon, madams, and
encountered tboe# of Do Tonty- who
stood hat la hand.
" TIs a fair view, madams," ha raid
politely. "In all my travoto I have
soon ao nobler domain.”
"It hath a, peaceful look," I an-
swered, still struggling with th* mom
ory. "Can It bo trn* th* oarages hold
Mo valley!"
"All too true era. yonder, wbsra the
amok* still shows, dwelt tho Kaakan-
kiss. Not a lodge to toft and tha bod
lot of their dead straw tho ground.
Along tbo** masdows throe weeks
sines there wore to* happy rtllagw of
twelve triboo of poaesful Indiana; to-
day those who yet live are Booing for
their liras." 1
"And fhte tort monhtourl”
"Bata enough, I think, although no
on* of m can venter* too yards be-
yond th* gat*. Th* Rock protects us,
madams, yot w* are greatly outnnm
band, and with no ammunition to
west*. Twm tho Burprto* of th* mid
It wm In Onooion’a heart flu strike,
I rand tha dartre la hla eyaa, la tho
swift clutch at hla award hilt; hot th*
rarcaatlc smite oa Do Tantyto thla Bps
robbod him of oonragn
“'TIs bMt yon curb year tonga*,"
ho snarled, "or I will have yon la tho
gusrdboUM with D’Artlgny, I onto*
mend now." •
“BoIhonV. Donhttoss you oould flow
▼let mo an easily."
"What do yon moan!"
"Only that year whole cast Is a tto»
ana of Uae."
"Pah! you bar* bar word for it a*
doubt But you will slag a dlttowat
aong presently. Ay, and It will bo bar
testimony which will hang tha vtltata,"
"What la this you say,
my testimony T”
Vast that—tha teto of what you
aaw In th* Mission garden at It If-
naco. Sacra, that Chet hits, doaa It!
You thought m* aaloop, and with aa
knowledge of yonr oocapado, but I had
other eyes open that Bight my lady,
Mow will you oca to— th* truth?"
"I shall conceal nothing, monsieur."
" Twill ho Iwat that yon make no ah
tempt” he anoorad, hla old braggart
spirit reasserting Itaslf m Da Tonty
kept silent "I have guard boro to
•aoort you to th* commandanfa adtoa.”
"Yon do mo honor." I turnod to Da
Tonty. “Shall I go, monataorr
T think It bant made mo," ha ropHad
soberly, hla dark ay— contemptuously
surveying Oaaalon. "To rata— would
only strengthen th* — against
prisoner. M. Cession win aot I am
our*, deny mo tha privilege of accom-
panying you. Permit ma ts after ay
arm.”
1 did aot glanca toward Caartoa, hat
fait no doubt m to tha Ieoh oa hla fa—i
honor your choice. Tha ca— la strong
which left ns thus helpless. Oould ws I against D’Artlgny; oven yaw toett
have bssn given time to gather our mony la not tor hla dafanao. Do— M
friendly Indiana togstea*. the story Cession know you — w th* young maa | yot ho would think twice ho (ora laying
would be different” that alghtr
"They aro art cowards, than?" "Ho haa dropped a remark ar two
"Not with prop- leadership. Ws I which show suspicion. Pooslbly-me
hart boob them fight often since we I one af tea men —w ma outside tha
iwaAnTteto tante Ttomy thought I Mtoeloa hou-. aad made ropovt”
many of them aro hiding aow beyond I "Hw will call you m a wit-
tho— hills, and May dad Mm* way tel aqaa. If I know tha aataro e* Coa-
as. I suspaetad ouch aa effort rtoa hla plan of trial to a moro farm,
• - - ni* rsseut I although douhtla— ho will
Mm, — tong — ha tarnish— the proof
Meur d’ArttgayP’
"Faith, I bop* I an, madam#, hai
I know a— who* haa got Into the ltd—
he will tell me aetelag.”
"t a—ported aa teach, moartsur. tt
waa for that reason I hart —nt for
you. Ha has not oven told you th#
etory of oar Jourosyf"
"Ay, aa brief ae a military rtperb-
not a fart I rould aot have guessed
Thor* Is • secret bora, which I bars
aot discovered. Why la M. Oasston s*
chance a aoldler — two, who will
aw—r to whatever ho wlahoa. If need-
ed. he amy bring you In also to
HtransteM tea case. D* Aril guy will
make no defsn—, b—au— ho haa no
witnesses, and b—auso ha baa a tool
notion that he might compromise you
by tolling tha whole truth."
"Than tbora la no hope; nothing we
—a dor
"No, mndamot not now. t shall not
ha aoaaultod, a— aakad to bo sraaoat
hand oa this atom soldi— who had
offered m* protection. The guard at
tbs door toll aoMte promptly- aad |
mltted us to pass. Borne order wm
opskon la a low tone, and they toll ba-
hind with rilM at trail. Oae* la the
open I ha—mo, tar tha, Ant tlma,
awaro of Irregular rIAa firing, aad eh-
aa—ad la aurprtoo
•arrow staling along tha MBs af tha
lag etockada.
"to tha tart klag
aakad.
"Thsro h— hson Bring tor
days," ho SMwarod, "hut a* roal at-
tack. Th* savagM mainly hid# yon-
der amid th* rortm aad weada, aad
atriro to keep — from venturing dawn
th* trail. Twice w* have' mada —
tto, and driven team away, but Ms
a uaolsto waste of dgbtlag." Ha called
to a man poatod above tee —tot "Haw
la It ttla morales, Jal-r
Th* so Idler glanced about ——leap
ly, kosplna hla head below cover.
(to an oomtiwtromy
HOW HI
Man eaitod Oey
Kottte to ‘
inns man,” hw
nratar pta—MM
danger wtthout taktpg groat ■
dona," and he lifted out ad Iter
a dry goods boa aad a
"I cam# out hero to ap t i
weeks ago," tea aid
"and daring tee
right f— tha bsV
krtp shot ‘
my anaetadtai
e— dtaartangad my
aw rtow'dd the i
. Then te*
faai toga
miA jumnad to —MB Hh
whan th— cam* down
kicked mo tar lotting ta
making team mi— th# had.
I have brought along tela <
boa to alt In and this bro-
wser on my hand.”
And, placidly, onfaly,
warm withal, ho —w
through.—Pittsburgh
Doctors’ fa— —* to Ba
London. Medical man ia
trie— have earn# to a
par cant Increase la tea —
There's
Superior
Flam
POSTQK
< A'PN
MAtehldUYte^ ^
A pedteft
the froear I*
worth BtrtoUnpUoB
of eotofl-’ii
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Colony Courier (Colony, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1917, newspaper, November 1, 1917; Colony, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc942502/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.