r, and when he sat down he was
applauded just as a white speaker would be, who had said what the
listeners wished to hear.

His friend, Captain White Eyes, followed, and the gist of his speech,
also, Henry learned somewhat later from Heno. He was sorry to differ
from his friend, Captain Pipe. He thought they ought to wait a little,
to be more cautious, they had already suffered greatly from two
expeditions into Kain-tuck-ee, the white men fought well, and the allied
tribes, besides losing many good warriors, might fail, also, unless they
chose their time when all the conditions were favorable.

The speech of Captain White Eyes was not received with favor. The
Wyandots and nearly all the visiting warriors wanted war. They were
confident, despite their previous failures, that they could succeed and
preserve their hunting grounds to themselves forever. Other speeches,
all in the vein of Captain Pipe, followed, and then Girty, the renegade,
spoke. He proclaimed his fealty to the Indians. He said that he was one
of them; their ways were his ways; he had shown it in the council and on
the battle field; the whites would surely hang him if they caught him,
and hence no red man could doubt his faith. The tribes should strike now
before the enemy grew too strong.

Great applause greeted Girty. Henry saw that he stood high in the esteem
of the warriors. He told them what they wished to hear, and he was of
value to them. The boy's teeth pressed down hard on his lips. How could
a white man fight thus against his own people, even to using the torch
and the stake upon them?

When Girty sat down, Timmendiquas himself stood up. His was the noblest
figure by far that had faced the crowd. Young, tall, splendid, and
obviously a born leader, he drew many looks and murmurs of approval and
admiration. He made a speech of great grace and eloquence, full of fire
and conviction. He, too, favored an immediate renewal of the war, and he
showed by physical demonstration how the tribes ought to strike.

He spread a great roll of elm bark upon the ground, extending it by
means of four large stones, one of which he laid upon each corner. Then
with his scalping knife he drew upon it a complete map of the white
settlements in Kain-tuck-ee and of the rivers, creeks, hills, and
trails. He did this with great knowledge and skill, and when he held it
up it was so complete that Henry, who could see it as well as the
others, was compelled to admire. He r