As he spoke several men entered. Lagrenay felt himself lost. He was in the hands of implacable foes.
Tubash-Shah, erect against the wall, appeared utterly indifferent. But his every thought was intent on escape.
The sudden appearance of George Clinton had very much surprised Joshua Dickson. All his rage was revived, and he was prepared to treat him with severity and hatred. The idea of treason still rankled in his mind.
Two men had now seized upon the squatter, and, despite the cries of his wife, were trying to carry him out.
At that moment Louis and François Berger entered.
"My cousins!" cried Lagrenay, "They would murder me!"
"Save my old man!" said the wife, pitifully.
"My friends and brothers," said Louis Berger, raising his hand, "this man is my relative. Give him to me. Justice shall be done."
The squatter was released, and hid himself behind his two Canadian cousins, trembling, nearly dead.
"Sirs," said Louis to the Americans, "you are the new squatters established in the Moose Deer Valley?"