“Paul, the mark of that arrow I shall carry with me to the grave.”  The Indian continued:  “You and children been all dead now and buried near old Fort if Paul not been there; when you come out Fort, after Indians threat to burn Fort and all up, me saw you like spirit from some other land; you looked pale, and stood brave; you mind me put hand up and told Indians stand back.  Pale face and looked so brave, saved life and in boat too.  All squaws in woods none like you.”  Paul then relapsed into silence, and his head dropped forward.  He firmly held Margaret Godfrey’s hand all the time he was repeating the event at the Fort, and her small white hand was frequently wet with tears as they rolled off the swarthy face of the Indian.

At last she said:  “Paul, I can stay here no longer, they are waiting to take me to the shore.  You have been a good friend to us all; without your assistance I might never have been here to bid you good-bye.  May the great good Spirit bless and help you on the big, broad waters and in the lonely woods.  You, Paul, ask him to guide you.  I shall always ask the Great Spirit to look after you, and, if it be the Great Chief’s will, I may come back to see you again.”  A smile played over his face as she uttered the last words, and he brushed the tears from her pale hand with his long flowing hair.  She asked him for a lock of his hair; he cut off a piece and handed it to her.  She then went to the boat, but the Indian did not leave the cabin.

Margaret was so completely overcome with emotion that she laid her head on her husband’s shoulder and quietly wept, as they were being rowed to the shore.

Captain Godfrey knew that his wife admired the Indian for his courage and honour, but was entirely ignorant of those warmer feelings that Paul expressed for Mrs. Godfrey during his leave-taking.

The Godfreys remained at Halifax four months after Paul Guidon had sailed, and Margaret never ceased to praise the actions of the noble red man.  Yet, it may be after all, that the husband and children owed their lives, as much to the good sense, brave spirit, firmness and steadiness in the face of danger, of the wife and mother, as to the action of the noble Iroquois.  Yet again had not Paul appeared on the scene at [3]Fort Frederick and at the taking of the boat, all the splendid traits of character possessed by Margaret might have availed little in defeating the purposes of the other Indians.

[Footnote 3:  It will be remembered that during the voyage from the mouth of the St John to Grimross Neck, the Captain’s wife was most anxious to be on deck alone during the hours of darkness.  The Iroquois and several braves appeared before Fort Frederick on the afternoon of the day that Captain Godfrey left for Annapolis Royal.  They ran round and round the place, calling upon the occupants of the Fort to come out, or they would break in and murder them.  The Captain’s wife determined to go outside and face the savages, but found it difficult