I The
Doom
Trail
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Arthur D. Bowden Smith
Author of PORTO BELLO GOLD. Etm.
f by Brentane'e.) WHO Barrie#
"I am not surprised." he commented
“1 am free to say. your excellency
that 1 have noted hitherto a laxness
on the part of the provincial authorl
ties in administering the free-trade
requirements of their lordships.”
“You charge that?” inquired the gov
ernor coldly
“1 do. sir. And I give fair warning
that, with a view to the lies! Interests
of the province and In responds to the
wishes of the majority of the mer
chants. 1 purpose to carry my com
plaint before the privy council at the
earliest opportunity
Govennr Burnet c e from tils chair
The cordiality was gone front his man
tier
“This meeting Is dissolved." he pro
nounced “No no! a Word gentle
nten"—this as several tin lertooh to oh
ject—‘‘I still hold his majesty's com
mission as governor, and I purpose to
secure assent to my authority by one
means or another I have striven to
reason with you I shall now proceed
as seems best to me Master Murray
file your charges In writing and he
prepared to bear testimony In their
defense. Yon may go.”
The door closed on the last of fh‘
turbulent group.
"But. your excellency.” I protested
'why do you permit Murray to male
such charges without bringing til
against hint the Information we gatli
ered at I,a Vierge du Bols? Sure, 'tls
some measure of offense to apply tor
tore to a fellow-countryman : and fot
the rest, there is the testimony of
Tn-wan-ue-ars to corroborate me."
Governor Burnet shook Ills head
sadly
‘You forget that unfortunately yout
own past Is somewhat clouded in tb
eyes of the law. Did.I charge him with
anything on your evidence, he would
assail you for a known Jacobite and
outlaw, and whatever counter-charges
we might make he would dismiss as
mere efforts to offset your guilt.”
“Why. ‘tls incredible, your excellen
cy." I cried with beat. "Here we have
beside myself, Deter Corlaer. who 1'
surely known for trustworthy. If I am
not And Ta-won-ne ars Is a chief as
well as a man of education, even ac
tm f I 1111_
cording to white men's standards
Must we suffer thi* self-confessed tral
tor to escape scot-free?"
The governor shook his head again
“I dare not. Master Ormerod. Un
fortunately, as I have said, anil
through no fault of your own. yeti are
discredited in advance as a witness
Peter is known for a sturdy hater of
the French Hnd devoted to me and to
those who think as I do. notably your
friend Master Juggins in I»ndon.
"Ta-wun nears is an Indian He
will acquit me of Intent to offend If
I say openly that my enemies will re
fuse to accept his word against that
of a great merchant like Murray.”
He hesitated a moment, deep in
thought.
“There Is no other way." tie decided
S”'VVnly. *T>raw up your chairs
lime much to ask of you. and 'tis t
more llinn fair that I should presei
for you all the facts In the case.
“Advices from Paris," continued th
governor, “state that the Pretend*
has heen called to the Louvre on tw*
occasions for secret conferences. Th
duke of Berwick Is gone to Spain—'tl
reported to arrange for contingents o<
troops. Master Ormerod will under
stand the serlonsness of such news.
“1 need not acquaint you with the
preparations the French are making
upon this continent, but It may Inter
est you to know that th# duke of New
castle has been pleased to write me
remonstrating over m.v Inability to get
along better with the prominent men
of the province. This I deem most slg
nlflcant, for It Is no more than the
voice of Murray speaking through the
medium of his jrrace's pen.
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mil in an iiiiiun^. gentlemen In
London a corrupt ministry Is nwrp In
tprpetod In dtp spoil* of office than in
i|i,c”lgent rule. In New York a pow
erful coterie of merchants, who haw
discovered a way hy which, they nr
persuaded they can all grow rich In
a few years. hav-> permitted then'
selves to become the active tools of
■in In -oninn* nt>nd which would ptm
chase the reiurti of the Stuarts at t'>.
price ef handing over to French rule
the "rl'ish domain In \orth America
“My sole reliance today Is upon a
few personal friend* like yourselves—
and thp political keenness and mill
'ary energy of the Iroquois.
“What I am about to say Is of the
utmost Importance to Ta wan ne-ars
and his rare. You have heard me ad
mil my Impotence. You know that the
rule of the English Is in danger Will
yon. Ta wan-tie ars. go with m.v am
hassadors. Master Ormerod and 1‘eter
Corkier to thp llo -yar-nn-go-war. tb»
council of tlif rov-an ehs. and situ
port them In asking for the Interven
flon of the I.ong Mouse to smash th<
Doom Trail and Murray's conspleac'
to w'n control of that fur-trade fro"
our hands"'"
Tn-wan ne-ars rose and his rlgb1
arm went up In the Iroquois salute
“Ta-wan-ne-ars will do as Ga-en
ewaro-go asks.” his deep voice
boomed
Governor Burnet drew a deep breath
if relief
“I thank you my brother." he said
‘Yon have relieved the load of sor
rows I havp earrled I ask you this
you understand, not alone as a favor
an act of friendship, hut because. a»
I think, your people will come to he
lleve when they consider It that the
success of Murray’s plot will mean the
crushing of the Long House hy the
French By the viiv. Colden. where
is the Belt of the Covenant Chain?"
The .surveyor-general drew from a
'raveling trunk In a corner a hand of
wampum about three feet along and
eight Inches wide. Crudely woven Info
It In different colored heads were the
flgurps of an Indian and a white man
with hands joined. The governor ex
amlned It curiously
“This belt was given u> me by To
do-da-hn." he said turning to me. “He
hade me. at any time 1 required speech
with him or desired his friendship and
assistance, to send It to him as a re
minder of his pledge of alliance. I
entrust It In your hands. Master Or
merod."
Several hours later, when the lights
of Alhnn.v were gleaming through the
night, the governor said good-by to n«
at a sally-port. He offered no parting
advice. Indulged In no rounded homl
IIps. That was not Ids way. He had
laid all his card* before us on the
table; he had taken us completely Into
his confidence; he had told us how
much depended npon our effort He
was content with that.
We set onr feet to the Great Trip'1
and made camp toward morti'ne In the
woods beyond Schenec'tdv. deeming I'
best not to show ourselves In the set
tlements
Our Journey wa« uneventful We
rapidly traversed the Mohawk and
Oneida countries, and came prpsen'l'
to Kb-iih ta-go-wa. the seat of the
council fire of the Great League, where
To-do-da-ho dwelt. To-do-da-ho him
self was a wrinkled wisp of a man who
would have seemed a corpse as he
crouched down, burdened with heavy
robes, hut for the warm brightness of
Ills eves that glowed from under
beetling brows.
He made me welcome In H speech
of high-sounding phrases, which Ta
wan ne-ars translated; and T replied
as best I could through the same me
dium. confining m.v remarks to expres
slons of the honor I felt In being so
received and the affeetkm in which the
rov-an-eh and his people were held hy
the governor. We smoked the cere
monlal pipe as usual, and the council
broke up.
The real business was transacted
the next dav when we three had speech
privately with To-do-da-ho. and I gave
him the Belt of the Covenant Chain
and the message of the governor. lie
heard me out In silence, and sat for
a while smoking. Ills eyes fixed on
vacancy. Tills was his answer;
“What Gs-en gwa-rn-go say* by your
mouth is so. I have watched with un
easiness the efforts of the French to
control the fur trade. So have many
of our wise men. but most of our
people are bn*y wl'h their hunting and
other affairs and they do not consider
such matters. In this they are much
like the white people.
“Ga-en-gwa-ra-go says that It I* to
the inierest of the people of the I-one
House to break down the Doom Trail
I Hgree with him. But Ga-en-gwa-ra-go
Is a ruler of men, and he knows It Is
always difficult to Induce a people to
take a difficult course of action unless
the suggestion comes from their midst
My counsel to you Is that you continue
on along the Great Trail to the conn
cry of the Seneeas. and give the me*
sage of Ga-en-gwa-ra-go to Do-ne-hn
ga well, the Guardian of the Western
Door
(Continued Next Week.)
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Music and native dances of foreign
lands will be interpreted in three big
scenic spectacles which will be an
outstanding feature of Jack Lamont’s
“Pretty Babies” show, which comes
to the Gayety theatre Sunday.
In attractive costumes and special
ly designed settings, the pretty mem
bers of the dhorus will demonstrate
the oriental dances of the Turkish
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houris in Bagdad, the picturesque
steps of the gypsy girls in Normandy
and the rhythmic hula hula of the
maidens of Hawaii.
Lamont, who fills the role of prin
cipal comedian with his own show, de
clares that his production is typical
of old time burlesque.
Babe Texas Reede, a lively, at
tractive soubrette with a wealth of
personality and an abandoned grace
. in her dancing which has made her a
favorite with her audiences, heads
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Others are Dot Blake and Bee
Moore, both good-looking entertain
ers, fast steppers and excellent sing
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Lamont also has been fortunate in
obtaining male performers who rate
high talent, including George Rehn,
Frank O’Rourke and A1 Baker.
The chorus is composed of peppy,
pretty maidens, who show their ver
satility by their performance in the
Turkish, #ypsy and Hawaiian dance
spectacles.
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that is any good. And that is a
clean life, a clear conscience, regular
personal habits, a simple diet, steady
work according to one's strength, in
some useful vocation, and a kindly
spirit. Mix thoroughly and take
every day every year. That pre
scription regularly taken will pro
duce, not perhaps actual youth, but
peradventure something more satis
fying and even more beautiful.
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