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The defenders were gathered at their loopholes once more. while Du Lhut, the seigneur and Amos Green were whispering eagerly together. De Catinat was indeed weary to the lust pitch of human endurance. Amos Green and the seaman had already mapped themselves in their blankets But the wily Du Lhut shook his head. “A wolf would as soon leave a half. gnawed bone as an Iroquois such a prize as this.” ‘ “But they have lost heavily.” . “Aye, but not so heavily as ourselves in proportion to our numbers. They have lost fifty out of a thousand and we twenty out of threescore. No, no; they are holding a council, and we shall soon hear from them again. But it may be some hours first, and if you will take my advice you will have an hour’s sleep, for you are not, as I can see by your eyes, as used to doing without it as I am.” The blow was a heavy one. Of the thirty-six warriors, all picked for their valor, only four regained the shelter of the woods and those so torn and shat- tered that they were spent men. Al- ready the Indians had lost heavily, and this fresh disaster made them recon- sider their plan of attack. Their fire gradually slackened. “Is it bassible that they are going to abandon the attack?” cried De Catinat joyously. ofbiue sm‘dke, and after 'the' fifst'roar there was a deathly silence, which was broken by the patter and thud of fall- ing bodies. “What is it, then? Are they coming ['90 (m :" he asked. "T hey are up to some deviltry,” said Du Lhut. peering out at the corner of the ombrasure. “They are gathering thickly at the east fringe. and yet the firing comes from the north. It is not the Indian way to attack across the open, and yet, if they think help is mania: from the fort, they might ven- tare." “The wood in front of us is alive with them." said Amos. “They are as busy :zs hom'ors among the underwood.” “Perhaps they are gcflng to attack f‘t-mn (1'14 «30.0 and cover the attack T3: a time 1mm thn flank." "That i4 what I think." cried the d‘igzzom'. "Bring the Spare guns up Lore and all tho. men oxoept five for ..2 , ’ W‘wh >410. ' The words were hardly out 01’ his; mouth when a shrill yell rose from the . wood. and in an instant a cloud of? warriors burst out and charged across ' the open houling. springing and wav- 3 ing their guns and tomahawks in the ‘ air. Some of those in front bore canoes I betwe ee 1 them, and as they re eached the stockade they planted them against it' ' and swarmed up them as if they had 1 been scaling ladders. ' Others fired through the embrasures and 100pl1oles, é the muzzles of their guns touching ‘ those ot' the defenders, while others' again sprang unaided on to the tops of ‘ the palisades and jumped fearlessly ’. down upon the inner side. The Cana- dians tired while they had time to load. and then, clubbing their muskets. they smashed furiously at every red head which showed above the rails. The din within the stockade was in- fernal. the shouts and cries of the French, the whooping of the savages and the terrified screaming of the frightened women blending into one dreadful uproar. above which could be heard the high, shrill voice of the old seigneur imploring his censitaires to stand fast. With Du Lhut, Amos, De Catinat and Ephraim Savage, he was ever in the forefront of the defense. So desperately did they fight, the sword and musket butt outreaching the toma- hawk, that though at one time fifty Iro- quois were over the palisades they had slain or driven back nearly all of them, when a fresh wave burst suddenly over the south face, which had beenstripped of its defenders. Du Lhut saw in an instant that the inclosure was lost and that only one thing could save the house. “Hold them for an instant screamed, and, rushing at, the wub wumcu, auu, .. gun, he struck his flint and steel and fired it straight into the thick of the savages. Then, as they recoiled for an instant, he stuck a nail into the touch- hole and~drove it home with a blow from the butt of his gun. Dashing across-the yard, he spiked the gun at the other corner and was back at the door as the remnants of the garrison were hurled against it by the rush of the assailants. The Canadians darted in and swung the ponderous mass of wood into position, breaking the leg-of the foremost warrior who had. striven to follow them. Then for an instant they had time for Neathing and for b u. Uâ€"v wâ€" COPYRIGHT. 1893. BYVHARPER G: BROTHBIS Author 0} "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" By A. comm Dom; Instant!” CHAPTER XXIII. UT their case was a very evil one. Had the guns been lost, so that they might be turned upon the door, all further re- sistance would have been vain, but Du Lhut's presence of mind had saved them from that danger. The two guns upon the river face and the canoes were safe, for they were commanded by the windows of the house. But their numbers were terribly reduced, and those who were left were weary and wounded and spent. Nineteen had gained the house, but one had been shot through the body, while a second had his shoulder cleft by a tomahawk and could no longer raise his musket. Du Lhut, De la Noue and De Catinat were uninjured, but Ephraim Savage had a bullet hole in his forearm and Amos was bleeding from a cut upon the face. A few shots from the barricaded windows sufficed to clear the inclo- sure, for it was all exposed to their aim, but on the other hand the In- dians had the shelter of the stockade now, and from the farther side of it they kept up a fierce fire upon the windows. Half a dozen of the censi- taires returned the fusillade, while the leaders consulted as to what had best be done. “Tut! tut! What nonsense is this!” i cried De la Noue. “fire we to abnn- don the manor houses-of Ste. Marie to 2 the first gang of sayages who choose to make an attack upon it? No. no, gentlemen: tlww are still nearly :1 score of us. unzl when the gnrrismn learns that We are so prossml. which? will be by tomorrow morning at the: latest, they will certainly send us re-g lief.” ? "‘We have twenty-five women and fourteen children,” said the seigneur. “I am sure that you will agree with me, gentlemen. that, our first duty is toward them. Some of you, like my- self, have lost sons or brothers this day. Let us at least save our wives and sisters.” “No Iroquois canoes have passed up the river,” said one of the Canadians. "If the women start in the darkness they can get away to the fort.” “By Ste. Anne of Bouupro!" ex- claimed Du Lhut, “I think it would be well if you could get your men out of this also, for I cannot see how it is to be held until morning.” “If you stand by the fort 1 will not desert you,” said Du Lhut, “and yet it is a pity to sacrifice brave men for nothing.” The Iroquois were very quiet now, and an occasional dropping shot from the trees or the stockade was the only sign of their presence. The twilight was gathering in and the sun had al- ready sunk beneath the treetops. Leaving a watchman at each window. the leaders went round to the back of the house, where the canoes were lying upon the bank. There were no signs of the .enemy upon the river to the north of them. "The canoes will hardly hold the women and children as it is,” cried Theuriet. “There are but two large and four small. There is not space for a single man.” “We are in luck,” said Amos. “The clouds are gathering, and there will be little light.” “It is luck, indeed, since the moon is only three days past the full,” answer- ed Du Lhut. “I wonder that the Iro- quois have not cut us off upon the wa- ter, but it is likely that their canoes have gone south to bring up another war party.” “In an hour it might be dark enough to start.” “I think that there is rain in those clouds, and that will make it darker still.” The women and children were as- sembled, and their places in each boat were assigned to them. To Onega, the Indian wife of the seigneur, who was as wary and as experienced as a war sachem of her people, the command of the women was intrusted. “It is not very far, Adele,” said De Catinat. {It is but a league or two.” “But I do not wish to leev'e" 'you, Amory. We have been together in all our troubles.” “My dear love, you will tell them at the fort how things are with us, and they will bring us help.” .“zjl- 45... -LL-____ 1 “Let the others do that, and I will stay. I will not be useless, Amory. Onega has taught me to load a gun. I will not be afraid, indeed I will not.” It” mornim not ask it, Adele. It is THE DURHAM CHRONICLE “And you will remember,” said De la Noue sternly, “that you are under my roof and that you are speaking 01’ my guest.” But the friar was not to be ahashed. “Look at this,” said he, Whipping a paper out of his bosom. “It is signed by the governor. and calls upon you. under pain of the king's displeasure. to return this man to Quebec. But I have you now and I shall never leave you until I see you on board of the ship which will carry you and your wife hack to France.” Gut info the opén 'now, "ah‘d‘T‘éan': it! May the good Lord be praised!” “What is it then?” cried De la,Noue impatiently. “It is not an Iroquois canoe. There is but one man in it. He is a Cana- “A Canadian!” 'cried Du Lhut, springing up to the window. “Who but a madman would venture into such a hornets’ nest alone? Ah, yes; I can see him now. He keeps well out from the bank to avoid their fire. Now he is in midstream. and he turns toward us.” “It is a Jesuit ” said one, craning his neck. “They are everywhere there is most danger.” De Cutinnt could but admire the en- ergy and tenacity of the man. “No. I can see his capote,” said an‘ other. “It is a Franciscan friar.” 'An instant later there was the sound of a canoe grounding upon the pebbles, the door was unbarred, and a man strode in attired in the long, dark gown of the Franciscans. He cast a rapid glance around and then, step- ping up to De Catinat, laid his hand upon his shoulder. “This is Amory de Catinat, the here- tic and Huguenot!” cried the monk. “I have followed him up the St. Law- rence, and I have followed him up the Richelieu, and I would have followed him to the world’s end if I could but bring him back with me.” Du Lhut. burst out laughing. “By Ste. Anne, father,” said he, “if you could take us all back to France at present we should be very much your debtors.” “So! You have not escaped me,” said be. “We have caught the evil seed be- fore it had time to root.” “What do you mean, father?” asked the seigneur. “You have made some mistake. This is my good friend Amory de Catinat, of a noble French family.” “Tut, father! Your zeal carries you too far," said the seigneur. “Whither would you take my friend, then?” “He shall go back to France with his wife. There is no place in Canada for heretics.” “It seems to me, father, that you would have shone more as :1 soldier than as a follower of Christ.” said he. "but since you have followed us here and since there is no getting away we may settle this question at some later time.” A great brown cloud had overspread the heavens and the night had fallen so rapidly that they could hardly see the gleam of the river in front of them. The savages in the woods and behind the captured stockade were quiet, save for an occasional shot. Suddenly a dull red glow began to show above one of the roofs of the cottages. “They have set it on fire!” cried Du Lhut. “The canoes must go at once, for the river will soon be as light as day. In! in! There is not an instant to be lost!” There was no time for leave taking. One impassioned kiss and Adele was torn away and thrust into the smallest canoe, which she shared with Onega, two children and an unmarried girl. The others rushed into their places, and in a few moments they had pushed on? and had vanished into the drift and the darkness. The great cloud had broken and the rain pattered heavily on the roof. “Thank God for this storm!” mur- mured Du Lhut. “It will prevent the cottages from blazing up too quickly.” But he had forgotten that, though the roofs might be wet, the interior was as dry as tinder. He had hardly spoken before a great yellow tongue of flame licked out of one of the windows, and again and again. until suddenly halt of the root tell in, and the cottage was blazing'iike a pitch bucket. The flames hissed and sputtered in the pouring rain; but, fed from below, they grew still higher and flercer, flashing redly upon thmgreat‘trem and*turning their trunkth burnished brass." Their light made the inclosure and the manor max-9.1m assuadsmedshe “This is Amory ids Catinat, the harem and Huguenot! ” wno‘re 1on3 stretch or‘tne met. "a.“ tear- ful yell from the woods announced that the savages had seen the canoes. “They are rushing through the woods. They are making for the water’s edge." cried De Catinat. ‘iThey have some canoes down there," said Du let- “But they must pass us,” cried the seigneur of Ste. Marie. “Get down to the cannon and see it you cannot stOp them.” They had hardly reached the guns when t,» laxge c :moes filled with war- riors shot out from among the reeds below the fort. “I do not think that they will be caught," said Du Lhut, laying his hand soothingly upon his shoulder. “Do not fear. They had a long start. and the women here can paddle as well as the men. Besides, these canoes of the Mo- hawks are not as swift as the Algon- quin birch barks which we use. In any case, it is impossible to follow, for we have no boat.” “There is one lying there.” “Ah, it will but hold a single man. It is that in which the friar came.” As the first canoe came abreast of the lower of the two guns the Cana- dian made the sign of the cross over the touchhole and fired. A cheer and then a groan went up from the eager watchers. The charge had struck the surface close to the mark and dashed such a shower of water over it that for an instant it looked as if it had been sunk. The next moment, however, the Splash subsided, and the canoe shot away uninjured save that one of the rowers had dropped his paddle, while his head 1' e11. forward upon the back of the man in front of him. The second gunner sighted the same canoe as it came abreast of him. It was a beautiful shot. The whole (-hnrge took. the '-anoe about six feet behind the how and doubled her up Ilka :12) eggshell. Before the smoke had cleared she had foundered, and the riwrnml canoe 11:10. paused to pick up ammo of the wounded men. had picked up their wounded warriors :in :1 were pulling: madly downstream. As they shut away the fire died sud- denly down in the burningr cottages, and the rain and the darkness rinsed, in upon them once more. “My God!" cried De Catinnt furious- ‘y. “They will be taken! Let us :ihzzn- «ion this place. take a boat and ‘nilr ~.~ them! Come, come! Not an instant is to be lost!” "Quirk. «nimt’ cried the seigneur. ”Load the 5.11111." We may get the sec- and one yet!" He flung open the door. rushed out and was about to push off the frail skiff when some one sprang past him and with a blow from a hatchet stove in the side of the boat. The t' glanCed for the «- The fire But it was not to be. Long: before they could get it ready the Iroquuh “Then I am going in that! My place is with Adele!” “It is my boat, ” said the friar. throw- ing down his ax and folding his a1 ms. “1 have found you and you shall not escape me agam.” me: The hot blood flushed to the soldier’s head, and, picking up the ax, he took a quick step forward. The light from‘ the open door shone upon the grave, harsh face of the friar, but not a mus- cle twitched nor a feature changed as he saw the ax whirl up in the hands of a furious man. He only signed himself with the cross and muttered a Latin prayer under his breath. It was that composure which saved his life. De Catinat hurled down the ax again with a bitter cuase and was turning away from the shattered boat .when gent watchme and scalped in the hall. The whole basement floor was Indians; and De. Catingt anihggzengmy In an instant, without a warning, the great door of the manor house crashed inward and a flood of Whooping sav- ages burst into the house. and, crossing the ‘ lenged. he and hi against the door v as to crack the b3 the wood from the mtimation which th the attack was the and the. screams 0‘ w “ab \V “by yuw~-â€"â€"C’ w by one, therefore, the men on guard had crept away and had assembled at the back to cheer the shot and to groan as the remaining canoe sped like :1 But the savages had of the fugitives. who was as full of one at their head self. The Flemis watched the house from behind the stockade as a dOg watches a rat hole, and he had instantly discovered that the defenders had left their post. With a score of other warriors he raised a great log from the edge of the forest, and, crossing the lenged, he and against the door -_ i. “Mi, the bar across and‘tear CHAPTER XXIV. HAT had occurred is easily explained. 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