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ON POSITO
•
Beek Becomes La
II OF INKY TROUBLE
trientrer respect tOr thys'
that for the -sake of positloi
I bad given up the faith
;thers."
"Man, you are surely' madi There is
;WI that a man could covet upoit one
Side, and what is there upon the other?"
"There is my honor.'
"And is it, than, a 11shoov to em-
brace my religion.?"
"It would be a disho Or te me. to eni-
brace it for the sake of gein without
helieving in it."
"Then believe it." e_ i
1 "Alas, sire, a man ceauot force him-
jaelf to believe. Belief ls a thing which
Iraust come to him, not he to it."
. "On my word, fath ' $aid Louis,.
glancing, With a hitter sail% at his
,result coinfessor, "1 eh 11 heve to aihk
:the eadete of the h hold from your
senitnary, Rime nay old rs have tatue,d
asuists and theo1og1w. o, for the
last time, you refuse to obeY /ay re -
,quest?"
1. "Oh, sire"— De ;fCal= took a step orward, without out tched hands
I nd tears in his eyes. ,
But the king checked him With a ges-
ure. "I desire no protestations," said
e. "I judge a man by hie acts. Do
g.ou abjure or not?"
1 "I cannot, sire."
I "You see," said Lout , tnitning again
to the Jesuit, "it Will not be as easy
I4s you think."
• "This man le cbstina e, it 41 true, but
many others 'will be in re elding."
The king shook his hea& "I woUld
that I knew what do," said he.
"Madame, I know th*t you at least
will ever give me the 1est advice. You
have heard all that has been said.
What do you recomine d?" '
1 She kept her eyes etill fixed imoil
;leer tapestry, but hot voice was hien
;and clear as she anseet red: ;
"You have yourself id that you are
eh eldest son of the church. V the
Idest son desert her, then who will
o her bidding?"
Louis took up the pe from the table
and drew the paper to atd hire.
- "I have the same co nselethela from
all of you," said he; " om y011, bliglOP;
from you, madame; yttg, ittb,
and from you, LO is. Well, if ill
Come from it, may it ni bevisited Up -
On me. But what is thils?" ;
I: De Catinat had take a shell forward
with his hand outstretched. His eh-
,
's Kidney Pith cure the
by curing the achit4 kidne
—Tor it is really the kidneys acning
t the back,
Kidney Pills at'e a special
and bladder medicine for the
of all kidney 4houbtes.
Louisa Gonshaw, 683 Manning
Toronto, Ont., 'writes: gt1 take
in writing you, stating the
LVO received by using Doan's
s. About three yeare ago I
bl3r fl icted with lame back, and
bad I could not even sweep the
was advised to try your pills,
fore I had used one box there was
improvement, and my backwas
tter. However,. I kept ot taking*
til my back was completely
I highly recommend `Doan's'
feels= back."
Doan's Kidney Pills are the original
eal for the kidneys. See that our trader
wok the "Maple Leaf" appears on the
otapnett
Doan's -Kidney Pills are 50c per box,
boxes for $1.25; at all dealers or mailed
on receipt of price by The T.
omit= Co, thinited, Toronto, Ont.
When ordering direct specify "Doan's."
aith
health
e will
Walt
dr Tonne,
OU if not
i! es and'
r money. _I
Lt to use,
sold at
QC
and
recorn-
sqfi
.4 no
Bak oung
Women
ng men wanted at once
tice office post ions. The
Toron is fully ave
Wreto at once for
ner now. -
r walls and ceile
sok flatcolors
sanitary --the
she.
&deb, or choke
as the rainbow
i brighten your
There isish
a
By A. COCAN
Ant or, of "The Return. of Sherlock
No mes"
ife CaOld by Lydia E.
intim:toes lineable
Comp'imi
I w y sick aid my life
I); Moines, Ioim—gd F
ver
spent
Stated
toyer
ou t
iend
f wool
Pare
objei
• Operetta
ene so*
ltinkh
ble Co
it an
LEGAL.
R, S. HAYS
/twister, Solicitca, Conveyancer and
?Ott. Solicitor for the Detai-
led,* Bank. Office in rear a the nona-
thletic Bank, Saaforth. Money to loan.
J. MEM
• llahaleter hoMitme veyanev+ 'and
NOWT ?attic. Office upestaire over
furniture share, Main gitet,
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110L111190191113e
Saniegart. Selicitor, ConvelanceS and
Mary Puleito. &elicitor for the Caner.
1011,1111ak ed Monism. Money toles:).
Yaw ber eale. Office, it Fteott'e woo,
oda street, Seaforth. ••
Awssatempa.....
PROM:MOT. KILLORAN -AND
1=1
farriators, Solicitors, NOtaries
i MOW to Lend, la Neaforth on Men -
hal Of each week. Office in Kidd block.
Welt-M*1foot, K.Cht J. 1i Killoraul
• rtear.-IN
VIIITORTSARTs
JOZIN ORMIVA Y. St ,
Maar gradizate of Ontario Vetetin-
Celinge. Ail &saws of Domestic
Wogs treated, Calls promoltly attend -
AU ate ehargeo moderate. Teitetinitay
**Settee' a 'medial -Y. Office and reel -
AIM alb Geelerich staeet, ono door eaftIl
Dre itlealtre office, SiPeorildis •
litiABBUIttif, V. 8.
Paw grielvate' of Ontario Iredeatti-
641 -College, and honorary, neembeel
W s MOW Association' if Itini-Ontarie
YatarinarY College. Treats .direaseri of
Dosiaatic Animals by the moat mod -
ii *mettles. Dentistry and saik; Fier -
1. Specialty. Office opposite Dickhi
Wish fain greed; eeaforth. AU or -
▪ lett at the hotel will receive prompt
alittOittat Wight calite received at the
;
Li ' irittelAL
*
C. 3. W. KARI*,
SI 'Richmond Street, London, 00.
eclaIIet;Surgery' and denito-Vrin•
arg direaeee mea and women.
.10•1111110.1.1010I+••••
• DB. daiBOR0E1 SIBILBMANN.
Ontecilaithic Physician: Goderlch.
ilpectalist Ln women's and children's
diseases, rheumatism, acute, chronic
asid lierveus disorders, eye, .ear, „wad
aid throat, Censultation free. Offide at
Hotel, Seafoith, Tueeday
afl4Trth;tIfl1 poet
D. 3. W. PECK
• Graduate of Faculty of Dieditine,-Alc-
• Utivereity, Montreal;'Xember of
Collage of Physicians and Surgeons of
Ontario; Licentiate of • Medical Council.
of Ca,nada; Post -Graduate member of
Resident Medical Staff of 001144 got-
pital, Montreal, 1914-16; Office tiro
door* eat of Post Office, Phone 14,
OttarUt
fee.••••••esdo••••
rooirrnemenil
you would have coine toe
late had a strange chance not brought
us here. T know not veho It ratite/vital:
Waylaid us. for this man Seemed to
know nothing of the Matter. klowe
g4 better
uhand able to
cazi recomme
etunc- to any w
tet down as a
h th restorer,.
veinla have
'f it ;had not
und."—
S IN, 03 Lyon 3
Before submi
.
ti it is WIS6
f -;rnale systent
enta with Ly
w
Write to'the
etificine
t.
yearsap
was nearly
Tile doctors
•t 1 woUld
t well with -
operation
without it
t rive one
y husband
ed to any
and, got
Lydiit
- .."s Vegeta-
,. -• und. I took
mtnenced
well, am -
housework.
table Cent -
is sick and
gth and
d rays
ve ere this
wettable
JialFhEit-
t ma Iowa.
!cid Op.a
d up te
`derange-
sen's-Irege-
aved many
nse
renithant
for
toittal. •
ua•*
do my o
d the Vs
man whO
onderftd a
' My h
in my
en for
rs.; Bum
Des M
to
to
lcure
a E. Pin
tt hex
("Loper&
Lydia lit.
Lynn*
ba co
'and Ili
a man who Ine
d yet can he.
deri On the I
th pien ead in
Or ler I for [lie r
ill the king'
Bhorterting the sword, he tikrust it deep
into the throdi
ever, all that will be clearer after-
ward; What is to be done now?"
"I have my own orders. Madame is
I to'', be sent 'to Petit Bourg, and any
who are concerned in offering her vio-
lence are_ to be kept until the 'king's
pleesure is knoWn. The castle, to,
mut be held for the king. But you,
De Catiaat, you have tothing to do
now!'
"Nothing save that I Would like well
to ride into Paris to see that all is
right with my uncle aid his daugh-
ter."
"Ale that sweet little Ci3113111 of thine!
By my &rout, I do not wander that the
folk know you well h the Rue St
Martin. ' Well, I leave arried a naes4
sage for you once, an you shall do
as much for me now." °
"With all my. heart. 4ind whither?"
"To Irersailles. The king will be on
fire to know how we hate fared. 1.You
have the, best rig t to tell him, since
without you and our Mend yonder it
would have been int a sorry tale."
"I will be there u two hours."
"Have you hors s?" -
"Ours were slid
- "droll will find
here. Pick the
lost your own in t
The advice was
looked. • De Ca
Amos Green, hur
to the stables, w
a few short, sharp
retainers, static,
over e the castre a
removal of the 1
tody,of her bushel
two friends were
the country road
air, which seemed
late experience o
pars of their dun
DA. F. 3. BURROW'S.
- Office and residence--Goderich street
teat of the Methodist e`harch, Scaforth.
Phoria No. 40, Coroner for the County
of. Enron, 1
-=Ita
11111•1=4.4.4"......44•00.4.•••
r D�& SCOTT le UMW,
3. G.. Scott-, graduate of 'Vitoria an
Oellege of -Pheeicians and. Surgetana.
Ian Arbor, and trierdber of the Ontario
POTOtletr for the 0ountY of Ilittoth
Ci MacKay, hciaor ,icraduate of Trinity,
Utiversity, and gold medallist of Trin-
BY Wheal College; member ! of the Col.-
• lege of Plansicians andintrgeoits, Ontario
AUCTIONEERS
B: C. LEER,
L ensed .etien !�r the Coui
of Bursae, 'isles Winded to in k
WA' Of $1? -5 C0:1143.-Yt Sea Tea years' ite
patience in eaalteta and Beinetshewst
Tomo reasoneek ninetc. 14,
Rioter Oe:rtratin P. 0. IL( B
No &do -8 'eft at The Bur= Itn
politer Of- •ttaferth, promptly
teaded to„
JOHN ARNOLD,
Lioerned aaetteareer for the conntien
a and Perth. Arreateineste for
saTe sae to made Ity caIlIaZ
PhOe U Duigla, or 41 peafortik
tor 0WW1 Olean we-
. patfaitanthis guar salmi
• a P. POILITAM.
1.**0410d Sii*ti" for the coantieg
BitrOtt and Perth. Seisea Practical
feraq and coorosietur naderstanding
me YR* forssatoorsad isagioneats
Plait* ate is a War wallow to ree
Merges maderata.
111 or so Par, Ad
prouiptiy
some in the sheltie§
est, since you have
e service."
too god to be over-
inat, beckoning to
id erevay .with him
Brissac, with
oder, disarmed the
d his guardsmen all
d emanged for the
dy emit for the cus-
d. hour later the
ridii swiftly down
in a ing the sweet
the f esher for their
the flank, foul va-
eon. • 4
CHAP
WO days
teno3a's m
there was
ble evalle
meeting which
ontold misery to
thousanas a Peel
The time had c
was to claim he
dame, and her pal
showed how yid
to try to drown
teuder heart by
bigots itround he
guenots of Finn
them better, seei
selif from their
brought up in th
their patience,
dependence, th
ER XVI.
fter Mme. de Main-
rriage to the ktng
eld 'within the hum -
of bee 'little ropm a
as destined. to caus• e
many h-undreds of
me when the church
promise from ma -
cheeks. and sad eyes.
"it hail been for her
the pleadings of her
he arguments of the
'. She knew the Hu-
e. • Who couldieeknow
ig that she was her -
tock and had been
ir faith? She hue*
eir nobility, their in -
r 'tenacity. What"
chances -tires thsee thaf they Would Co -
tam to Se kings wish? A few greit,
noblee night, b t the others would
laugh at the gal eys, the jail, or eveln
tt,,4e h llows, wh n the, faith of the
fade_ ...3 was at take. If their creed
were eo longer olerated, then, and 4i
they i emained t me to it, they must
either ..y from ti e country or spend a
, _
living death tugt mg at an oar or work-
ing in a chain git g BOA the roads. ,
The eloquent Bishop Bossuet 'wee
there, with Lou
war, and the th
la Chaise, each
argument to ov
of the king. M
tapestry and we
L...r.. enherioe, while
ols, the minister of
n, pale Jesuit, Father
fling rnargume t upen
I.
reoe the re uctanee
dame bent ver hr
veil her colered 'silhe
the klieg ;leaned upon -
end' w hi' fade' eir
s, that is driven
di y turn gainet the
w etable 1y a paper,
beside it It was the
vocation, id it only
siguatu to make it
*Tr.
' Aid io, fath , you are of 'opinion
t ii I stamp o t heresy this fash-
I 'shall fissile my on lvation in
Ott Weed?' he asked
o4 will bait merited reward."
And yea thin tio, too, i Bishop?"
y, sir n' -
idea, sire,' eaid Pet la Chaise
"theye w su1d ht 11 e Reed. fao
er fiateailut . As i ve already
it ed to you, yon aro ho beloved in
ye •kingdom th t the mei. assurance
6• t YOu had e reesed yq n will upon
th • stibject wou d be en?u h to turn
th 'all to the, e faith.'
ish that t ould thlik so, father;
that I can d thin.k so. But whet
47t, I
a
or Ids vale Who had alf opened
I:4441n de ati tinat is 1 e, sire."
Asit the cap in to en Alai" A
py I thought need to ave struck
!t"We' shall see wha 1 ve for me
la in such a mattexl or if it is
ere to be f nnd1txi t be among
m• oirn body se • ants."
In-
t Zretifts his ,1 • ng ride, d, leaving
inpeardsmit hid a ed that in -
• 0E1' Given Wi h the h es, he had
e Ion at. one all dusfr and travel
s •heed, to c •his me s ge to the
g. Ee en* d now and good with
th galet ease ' f a man! ho is used
to such Wanes.
at new!, ptaitt?"
ki4jor.de She bade e tell you,
s e that he heis the ca tl of Portilt
la , that the lad is safe a d that her
11 simian:is a prisoner." .
14S and his wife exchan d a quick
gl ue of, relief.
'That is welli" • said e "By the 1
w y, captalti, y4u have e ved me in
m ways of - ate and a ways with
s Mike. I h$4Louvoi , at De la.
is dead of the. sine' p x."
died yestbrday, s
e
Len 1 desire that y u -make out
viten& coneraission. o i major to
M d4 Catinat 'Let me le the first ta
c ngratulate you, maio4 upon your
p °Motion."
e Catinat kissed the and which
th niouittch held oat to
'lfoeiy ilbewo.worthy of y kindness,
s e .
ton Would do *hat yu could to
g roe e, •
would you n ? Then
1 iPt your fidelity to le proortii
ready ftir p 0 2."
4 • • 4.
11
The evestypurpose-sosp
where health is it prime
consideratien
For the toilet and the bath I
Lifebuoy Soap is unexmlled.
Its velvety lather. soothes
and cleanses while its Mild
carbolic solution is a wondati !
fui he-alth-poemiving agent.
The slight carbolic odor I.
Vanishes quickly after use. l•
ALL GROCERS
CatlahrtiThdedliii-ad.alhi t14-cordia1
Sage which was conveyed to Ids
uncle. "Tonight the orders will be out,
and tomorrow it may be to late."
"But my businees!" cried the mer-
chant
'Take what valuables you can and
; leave the rest. Better that than lose'
' all, and, IlheZtato the bergain."
Ariff•O a it whet arranged. That
very night, within *iv it =notes of the
doming of thc ptela atiege Oeffsed out
Of 'Pa* 1t1 of Ere, thee*
upon in a closed
estrriago I Weighed
boxes ipqn ep y were the
first lewd' hurricane,
the earliest t gtintlatuds
NY)10 were 'ethlin the ne ft* meintlis
to etream aloilig every Mad Which led
from Freade. 1
Tanks to 'the early 'tidings which
had bearught with him,
re IOW ahead a the
4 ail was Olen and
**visite liefere even -
Mk them sad intele
had 5 v1 aboard his
old It Was Tata
ome aty tons bur-
l/Ms
negeins pireetand-watching witri eritical
eyes the grOoruing of the Nimes. .
"To Paris! To Parisi" shouted the
guardsman frauti
I may yet be in ti
horses, quick!
It -was clear
some riudden cal
he aided his com
to saddle and
later they were fi
and in little mor
steeds, all reeki
were pulled up
in the Rue St.
sprang from his
stairs, while Am
leisurely fashion.
The oId Huguenot turd his beautiful
daughter- were seated at one side of
the great fireplace, her hand in his,
ad they sprang up together, she tit
throw herself with a glad cry inte
the arms of her lover and he to
the and which his nephew het
to him.
At the other Side of the fireplace,
With a very long pipe in his mouth
aid cup of wine upon a settle beside
Wiz, rat a strange looking man, with
ifizZ16d hair and beard, 11. fleshy, rod,
prejhothig nese and two little grey
Veit, which twinkled out from under
brindled brOters. His 1611m Oita
filft was laced aid seamed with Wits-
Vt. &taming and recrossing every -
Skew but fannitig out ha hundreds
tr4» the coriaire of hie eyeo tt WELp.
41X tin
It of the
as the
ally. If I am rained
e to save them.: The
!
the A.mericani that
mity had befatzln, so
ade mad the dome
idle. } Five miuutes -
leg upon. their way,
• than an hour theit
and foam flecked,
tside the high use
satin; De C tinat
addle and rushe 'up -
followed in hie own
18
Z
out
ging expressioni ad
same calor all °Vet,
letst walnut, it might
eteree =Int figurehead cut
e jrfai.ned woad. Ile was
a bine N ge jacket, a pair of
es ex4eared " at the Imees
th.tsr, clean ay worsted stockings,
Steel hue es over his coarse.
6 toed sh s, and beskie hlro,;
htelitiktd upon th top a a thick Oake4
1,• WES a weather; stained silver
t ffis ',gray shot hair was
behilid inta a short stiff
and a selniim's hanger, witb a.
brit* Mil:idle, wile girded to his Waist
by it tarnished.leather belt.
te 0a.t1ntit had been. too occupied to
take notice of this singular individnid,
but Mimi Green gave a shout of de-
light at the sight of him, and ran for -
Ward to greet him.
"Why, Captain Ephraim," • Cried
Amos in English, "who weer would
hate thought of findingiyou here? De
°Mina*, this is my old friend OPhrabil
Savage, under Whose charge I carne -
here."
11
'Itis not a very severe
ilds paper, upon the t
order that all the Hugn
one shall give up
pain of .baniehmen
hairs hopes that
nq faithful subjects
tilt in tkiii ;matter, but
when they learn
expressed . wish,
de so. Do you foki
"Yes, etre." ' 'The you
rnd deadly 'pale, and
f et and Opened and etas
"Yea are yotiteelf a El g
d oNtind.' I would gla • I
en; as le prat fruit a th s
a e. Let us hear from
at you, for one, are re
e leadeof your king."
The yeemg guardsman
-
h hie doubts were
oW e should frame
What its sir stance slio
f it that in an inetant
ped out all the good tu
ad jdoni him during hi
tliat
•
now, far
e h ld a hea
arched h
Med' his ling
lanced at the
ected bearing.
"Why all
rom being
score agei
s eyebro. v
rs impe.
downcast
Is thoug4t
bassi= SOCA "Yon are a nnkn whouelft
•h 1I.1 II d whom I w raise.
thallit ajetes epaulets at thirty
illim• naisthal's batot at fifty.1
in,, and you; future $
o. What other hopes h
"I have noum sire, outi
eme oilenca,
ou not give the assur*
end?"
minuet do it, sire. lt
have no mo
1
- •
one. You
blen It le
pots in my
eir errors,
✓ captiviter.
e are mate
ho are at
ho will eh -
t it is my
that they
nee?"
hafth had
shifted his
his hands.
enot, I un
-
have you,
great meas -
r own lips
y te follow
11 hesitated,
tither as to
ply then as
Id be. He
ortune had
a which she
ast life and
In ber debt,
st her. The .
and drum-
ntly as he
ace and de-
" he cried.
have raised
e who bee&
may carry a
Your pitst ie
11 kle00 lase
e yea?"
e your serv
seimpossible
ee _inmi
".Da not sign it, St 8,11 4e erteci.I
-dente impetuous natu e had suddenlY
broken down all the • arriers of eau -
tion, and he seemed f r -the instant to
see that countless thr ng of men,Iwo-
men and children of is own fa1t4 all
unable to say a wor ter themselves
and
and all looking to hia as their cham-
pion and spokeenean.
"Do not iiign ft, sire, he cried. "IYou
will liveqo wish the. your-handlhad
withered ere it gra that pie . 1
ktovr it, sire; I am ifre Of it. I cone
stder all these helpl s folk—the little
children, -the young rls, the old and
the feeble. Their er is ,themseives.
As well mile the leav
twigs' OD which they
not change. At mos
hope to turn them
into hyp . And
$ to change tbe
pw. They Ould
pat could: but
om honest !folk
why should; yott
do it ey honor yet. They love you.
They harm none. T 'ey are proud to
serve in your armles,l to fight for .you,
to work for you, btIld on the great -
nese ofyo1f k1nonj 1 rarilore you,
sire, to think again 1 before yon ;sign
an order which will ring; misery and
desolation to so man
For a moment the Ing bad hesitated
as he listened to the hortS abrupt sen-
tences in :which the Wier, pleaded for
his fellows, but hi fele hardened
again as he remembe ed how even his
own personal entree had beet un-
able to prevail with is young dandy
of the court.
"'ranee's religion hould be
Preece's king," said he, -"and
own guardsmen thw rt ine in $
matter I must find • 'ers :who 11
more faithful. That reajer's cohamis-
sion in the mousque Ores mutat go to
Captain de Belmont, ouvois."
"Very good, sire."
"And De Catinat'a comraission may
be transferred to Lieutenant Laba-
doyere."
"Very good, sire."
"And I am be serve
"You are too dain
• 15e Catina.t's arm
hie side, and his 11
• uppri his breast.
the ruin of all the
and the cruel injust
had been treated, h
of de.spair and rush
with the hot tears
runniag down his
gesticulating, with
and hat awry, he b
wheeeeplaclil Amos
.,/
at of
my
.ele
-111 be
you po longer?"
for my service."
fell, listlessly to
ad sa-nk *ward
en, as he realized
hopes of his life
ce with which he
brake into, a ery
d from the room
f irapotent anger
e. So, &ebbing,
coat unbattoned
rot into the atable
Q.reen was _amok-
"Anchor'o apeak, lad, andthe
hatches down," said the stranger la
• the' peculiar drawling voice Which the
• New Englanders had retained froth
the English Puritans.
"Ind when do you sail?"
"As soon as your foot is on her deck,
ff Providence serve us with wind and
tide. And how has all gone with thee,
Amosr -
"Right well. I EJaye much to tell yon
be Cittinat and his relatives were far
too engAsed with their own affairs t'
give a thought to the others. De Ceti
teat told his tale in a tow short, bitteh
sentetces, the, injustice that had beet
done hire, his dismissal from the leittgae
service and the ruin which had come
upon the Huguenots of France. Adele,
as is the angel instinct of Woliaan,
thought only of her lover and his mile.
fortunes as she listened to his storea
but the old merchant tottered to his
feet when he heard of the revocation
of the edict.
"What am Ito de?" be cried. "What
am 1 to do? 1 am too old to begin my
life again."
"Never fear, uncle," said De Catnal
heartily. "There are other lands he.
yond France."
"But not for me. No, no; 1 ain to
old. Lord, but thy hand is heavy upon
thy servants. What shall I do and
whither shall I turn?" He wriing ide
hands in his perplexity.
"What is /1131168 with him, then,
Amos?" asked the seaman.
"He and his must leave the country,
Ephraim."
"A.nd why?"
"Because they are Protestants and
the king will not abide their creed."
Ephealm Savage was across -the
room in an instant and had incloeed the
oiii meechant's thio band in his own
great knotted tiete. There was a broth-
oly sympathy in his strong grip and
reagell, weather stained face.
'dell this manahat we shall eee hiM
throuele Amos. Tell him tbat -we've got
ceuntry where he'll' just at in like le
bong in a barrel. Tell him that reli.
gion is free to all them. Tell him thai
if he wants to come the Golden; rieci
waiting with her anchor apeak and her
cargo- aboard."
"Then nee must come at wide'? said
•
'
the guazde
his Thu.
news.
Captain
Mg had
prop-erty
brigantine,
a tittle
den, bnt g n SO
putting mit A) it apea
ferring the etta of nature to
same night e seaman. drew ma liTh
the king, it r a refuge indesi .Tlib
anchor and began to slowly make his
way donhi. thh Winding river.
With the early davra the river broad-
ened out and each bank trended ay,
leaving a 3ong funnel shaped estuary
T
between. Sp etilm Savage snuffed the
air and tace the deck briskly, with a
twinkle in h's keen gray oyes. The
wind had fa len away, but there was
still enough t drive them slowly upon
their course.
"Where's 0 gal?" he askeil.
"She's in my cabin," said Amos
Green. '‘I ought tha.t maybe she
coald mane e there until we got
across."
"Where • ill you sleep yourself,
then?"
1 "Tut! A li ter, of spruce boughs and
a sheet of •irch bark over me have
been ' enoug" , all these years. What
Weald I ask better than this deck of
soft white p e and my blanket?'
"Very go The old man and his
nephew—him with the blue coat—can
halm the ttate entpty bunks. Bet you
neurst speak 'ha that man, Amos. • rn
have no phil adering aboard my ship,
lad; no whis ering or cuddling or any
such" foolishn ss."
"It's a pity that we left so quick, or
they might ve been married before
we starte,d. She's a ood girl, Ephra-
im, and he ne naan, for all that their
ways are no the same as mire."
"But what is the matter with the
old. man? He. doesn't see ie easy in his
mind," said Ravin Saoate.
t
The old m taittint had bee,n leaning
over the hal elks, 'oohing back with
a drawh face and *eery ells at
red envying traph behind thltai
marked the St.h. to Paris. Adele ha.d
come up now with not a thought to
spate upota e dangers and tr liel
which lay in %ilea of hero she dieted
the old a ls thin, *aid halide end
whiepered Ofds of love and coMrdtt
into his ears t
"We are iways it • the helleter \of
Ged's hand," ;he whkgred, Ilhift,
Adele, It if dreadfill thing to feel 131
finatitar theei g under us!"
"Come wi us, unole," said De t
initt, passing hie arm under that of •
old man. "t is long since VA hit
rested. An you, Adele, I pray at
you will go and sleep, ray poor
ling, for it $ been a weary journey.
Go now to lease me, and When, you
wake both ranee and. your tronbles
will lie behl 4 you."
When fa et and daughter. had left
the deck De Oatina.t made his way aft
again to w ere Amos Green and the
-captain wer standing,
"I . am g ad to get them below,
Amos," Sal he "for I fear that we
may have tr iible yet"
"And how "
"You see e white road which runs
by the sou ern bank of the river.
Twice *with the last halt hour I
have seen -la rsemen spurring for dear
life along 1. Where the spires and
smoke are yonder is Honfieur, and
thither it w that these men event. I
know net w 0 would ride so madly at
such ap hell tailless they were the mes-
sengers of 0 king. Ah, see, there is
a third oiler
On the hite band which wound
among the teen meadows a black dot
etaild. be s on, . which moved along
with great pidity, vanished behind
a clump of ees and then reappeared
again, ma g for the distant - city.
Captatn Sav. ee drew out his glass and
gazed at th _rider,
"Aye, aye,' said he as he snapped it
up again. "jt -t is a soldier, sure enough,
I can see he glint of the scabbard
which he c roles on his larboard side.
I think that we shall have, more wind
soon. With a breeze we can show our
heels to an thing in French waters,
but a galle or an armed beat -would
overhaul us tow."
De Cade. t„ who, though he could
speak little English, had learned in.
America to Understand it pretty well,
loelted anxi usly at Amos Green. "I
fear that • 0 shall bring trouble on
this good captain," said he, "and that
the loseeof 'his cargo and ship may be
his reward for 'having befriendeel us.
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• to land us on the north bank. With
our money we might make our way
into the lowlands."
Ephraim Savage looked at his pas-
senger -with eyes which bad lost some-
thing of their sternness, "Young
man," said he, "X see that you -w..n
understand sloneethins of my talk."
• De Catinat nodded.
"I tell you, then, that I am
• man to beat. man that was GT
shipmate with me would tell you as
much. I just jani my helm and leve*
my course ati long as God will let
,D'ye see?"
De Catinat again wedded, though, ira
truth, the seaman's metaphors left himi
with but a very general senee a hill
meaning.
While the Puritan seaman had beeeS
talking his eyes had' kept wandering
from the chin& to the flopping mat
1 -and back. Such wind as there was
came in little short puffs, and the cane
• vas either drew fall or was absolutely
sleek. The fleecy shreds of cloud
above, hoWever, traveled swiftly,
across the bite sky.. It was on these
-that the *captain fixed his gaze and
he watched them like a Mall VAIO 15
working out a ptoblera 1n his
They -were abreast of Ronfieur now
and about half a tulle out from it AD
was quiet on the 3iirv1ng quay and eau
the half moon for, over which floated
the white hag with the golden fieur de
lis, The port lay hn their lenarter new,
and they were drawing away mohe
quickly as the breeze freshened. De:
a.tinat, glancing back, had almost
Made up his miod that their tears
were quite groundless when they were -
brought bee* in an instant
Round the coiner of the mole a great
• dark boat dashed into view ringed
round with foam frona her flying prow
and from the ten pairs -of oars whicb
• swung from either ,side of her. A
dainty white ensign drooped over her
• stern, and in her bows the sun's light
• was caught' by a heavy brass earn>.
• nacle. The captain brought his glass
to bear upon them and whistled; then
he glanced up at the clouds once more.
"Thirty men," said he, "and they go
• three paces to our two. You, sir, tale
your blue coat off this deek or you'll:
bring trouble upoa us. The Lord Will
look after his own if they'll only keep,
from foolishness.- Get these hatches
off, Tomlinson. Se! Where's Mtn Shirt
and Hiram JefferSon? Let them stand
by to clap them on again when I wide -
tie. Starboard; starboardl Keep him
as full as she'll draw. Now, Aimee,
and you, Tomlinson, come Imre unt111
have a word with You,"
The three otood In consultation on
the poop, .glancing back at their pur-
suer. There could be no doubt that
the wind was freshening. It blew, -
briskly. In their faces as they looked
back, but it was not steady yet, and .
the boat woe rapidly overhauling them
Already they could see the faces of the
marines who sat in the stern and the
gleam of the lighted linstock which
the gunner held in his hand.
"Hole!" cried an officer in excellent
English. "Lay her to or we fire!"
"Who are you; and what do you
want?" shonted Ephraim Savage in a
voice that ralght have been beard from
the batik..
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