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At this time Laudonniere made another earnest effort to induce his men to return to Fort Caroline, and there await patiently the arrival of Jean Ribault, now that they had a supply of provisions and a good ship, but to no avail. Simon, the armorer, expressing the sentiments of all the rest, save only Le Moyne and Réné de Veaux, said,
So heavy were these that two strong men could not lift one of them. Instantly recognizing their character, De Gourges exclaimed, "As I am a knight of France, thou art in luck, Réné de Veaux! Here thou hast unwittingly stumbled upon a treasure-vault of these Spanish usurers.
In a moment he obtained mastery of himself, and looking up, answered, "He was all and more to me than an own father; for I am his only nephew, Réné de Veaux." At the utterance of this name De Gourges sprang to his feet, and regarding his visitor intently, exclaimed, "What! Do I hear thee truly?
So Réné de Veaux, at the head of his own war-party of picked Alachua braves, set forth once more on the same journey that he had now made so many times, and under such different circumstances.
It was while charging by Has-se's side in this, his first battle, that Réné de Veaux gave utterance to the cry of "France to the Rescue!" that had so amazed Simon, the armorer, and those with him who heard it. Has-se doubtless referred to Mexico, which was known by the Indians as "The Land of Gold."
They were years of cruelty and injustice on the part of the Spaniards, and of great suffering to those nations who fell into their hands; but to the dwellers in the distant land of the Alachuas, among whom Réné de Veaux had taken up his abode, they were years of peace, prosperity, and contentment.
There were men hurrying hither and thither gathering their weapons, women and children screaming and crying for many of these had been brought out with the new colonists and dogs barking. Réné de Veaux begged his uncle to permit him to accompany the fighting men, but Laudonniere said "No," that the order did not include boys, and he could be of greatest service by remaining within the fort.
Thus, upon the death of the Alachua chief, the good Micco was chosen to succeed him; and from that time he ruled over the united tribes. Among his wise men and principal advisers, those upon whom he relied the most were Yah-chi-la-ne and Réné de Veaux.
De Veaux were a lively and fashionable couple, and their children partook of the gay and careless temperament of their parents. "Isabel, the eldest, was now in her sixteenth year, and the faultless beauty of her face and figure was only equaled by the child-like sweetness of her disposition.
Then Réné de Veaux, blushing at his own boldness, jumped to his feet and made a vehement little speech, in which he said that Has-se was his dear friend, and that, as he himself had said, they had no right to make a prisoner of him, besides much more to the same effect. He became so excited in his defence of the Indian lad that finally his uncle interrupted him, saying, "Softly, softly, Réné!
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