Lawrence to the Mississippi."
"It is true," said Adam Colfax, "and we would send an army now
against the Iroquois and their allies, but, Henry, my lad, our
fortunes are at their lowest there in the East, where the big
armies are fighting. That is the reason why nobody has been sent
to protect our rear guard, which has suffered so terribly. You
may be sure, too, that the Iroquois will strike in this region
again as often and as hard as they can. I make more than half a
guess that you and your comrades are here because you know this."
He looked shrewdly at the boy.
"Yes," said Henry, "that is so. Somehow we were drawn into it,
but being here we are glad to stay. Timmendiquas, the great
chief who fought us so fiercely on the Ohio, is with the
Iroquois, with a detachment of his Wyandots, and while he, as I
know, frowns on the Wyoming massacre, he means to help
Thayendanegea to the end."
Adam Colfax looked graver than ever.
"That is bad," he said. "Timmendiquas is a mighty warrior and
leader, but there is also another way of looking at it. His
presence here will relieve somewhat the pressure on Kentucky. I
ought to tell you, Henry, that we got through safely with our
supplies to the Continental army, and they could not possibly
have been more welcome.
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