As you know, Tayoga, as I know, and, as all the nations of the Hodenosaunee know, Waraiyageh is their friend.

He will speak to them no word that is not true.

He will brush away all that web of craft, and cunning and cheating, spun by the Indian commissioners at Albany, and he will see that there is no infringement upon the rights of the great League." "Waraiyageh will do all that, if he can reach Mount Johnson in time," said Tayoga, "but Onontio rises before the dawn, and he does not sleep until after midnight.

He sings beautiful songs in the ears of the warriors, and the songs he sings seem to be true.

Already the French and their allies have been victorious everywhere save at Fort Refuge, and they carry the trophies of triumph into Canada." "But the time for us to strike a great blow is at hand, Tayoga," said Robert, who, with Grosvenor had been listening.