They loosed his bonds, and he stepped out with them, once more to see
all the people pouring toward the meadow as they had done at the time of
the ball game. The crowd was greatly increased in numbers, and Henry
surmised at once that many warriors had come with the chiefs from the
other tribes. But he noticed, also, that the utmost concord seemed to
exist among them.

When they reached the meadow they stopped at the edge, and Heno and
Hainteroh stood on either side of him. The people were gathered all
about, four square, and the chiefs stood on the meadow enclosed by the
square.

"Now they speak to the Wyandot nation and the visiting warriors," said
Heno.

A chief of ripe years but of tall and erect figure arose and stood
gravely regarding the multitude.

"That Kogieschquanohel of the clan of the Minsi of the tribe of the
Lenni Lenape," said Heno, the herald. "His name long time ago Hopocan,
but he change it to Kogieschquanohel, which mean in language of the
Yengees Maker of Daylight. He man you call Captain Pipe."

"So that is Captain Pipe, is it?" said Henry.

Captain Pipe, as the whites called him, because his later Indian name
was too long to be pronounced, was a Delaware chief, greatly celebrated
in his day, and Henry regarded him with interest.

"Who is that by the side of Captain Pipe?" he asked, indicating another
chief of about the same height and age.

"That Koquethagaaehlon, what you call Captain White Eyes," replied Heno.
"He great Delaware chief, too, and great friend of Captain Pipe."

Henry's eyes roamed on and he saw two other chiefs whom he knew well.
They were Yellow Panther, head chief of the Miamis, and Red Eagle, head
chief of the Shawnees. He had no doubt that Braxton Wyatt would tell
them who he was, and he knew that he could expect no mercy of any kind
from them. Timmendiquas stood not far away, and in a group, as usual,
were the renegades.

Captain Pipe stretched forth a long arm, and the multitude became
silent. Then he spoke with much strong simile drawn from the phenomena
of nature, and Henry, although he knew little of what he said, knew that
he was speaking with eloquence. He learned later that Captain Pipe was
urging with zeal and fire the immediate marching of all the tribes
against the white people. They must cut off this fleet on the river, and
then go in far greater force than ever against the white settlements in
Kain-tuck-ee.

He spoke for half an hour with great vigo