Madeleine knew that the only thing to do was to make the Iroquois believe that the fort was well guarded. To do this the help of all was needed; but when she ran through the covered passage to the blockhouse where the powder was kept, she found a soldier so frightened that he was going to set a match to the powder magazine. This, he said, was to save them from being captured by the Iroquois. Madeleine told him that he was a coward. “Let us fight,” she said, “for our king and our country.”

She then had the only cannon fired, that the men in the fields might be warned of the danger. This frightened the Iroquois, and made them think that the fort was well guarded.

The little company under Madeleine’s leadership kept a careful watch, and any venturesome Iroquois who came too near was sure to receive a shot. They were afraid that the Indians would come upon them when it grew dark, and all night long they watched. When at regular intervals the Indians heard the cry, “All’s well!” they thought the fort was full of soldiers, and were afraid to attack it.