The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-06-09

At nightfan of the second day Flint came
back, looking rather pale and worn he
said the ~ was freezing ; he hoped Il would
b milder IN b morning thai We must get
Of as early as possible
III you 60 tomorrow, Flint,s'I sad,
you'll have to go alone. l must remain
awhile"
~ shall not 60 alone said Flint; II
shan have plenty Of company. But why
must you remain =" ~
l didn't care to speak about Marie to a
man Ike Flint, but / told him Of the open
ing In trade offered me by Cameron.
1.-The tall fellow with a blond beard 7"
said Flint, going over and shutting our
chamber door. Then he cnme close TO me
sud Whispered in my ear, He Is the leader
Of the gang. Hushi be quiet don't reply.
l have unearthed n troop Of counterfeiters.
I saw them ut work that night in the haunt
ed house. They are the ghosts Of Chate
louise. In six hours we shall nave help.
Tomorrow W. shall start off together. Ber-
nard gave them up. That was my business
out here"
Exactly" said Flint. "In 10 hours
everything will be ready. The officers will
come armed; be prepared, " and the willy
Jesuit slipped out the door.
i sat there for / don't know how long.
completely stunned and ~bewildered. When
gathered my senses again, | resolved upon
one thing-not to go without Marie. Ne
could get married Mt the nearest town. i
would not leave her in this wilderness with
her traitor of a father, perhaps to fall a
prey to some early vengeance from an un-
seen hand. 1 sought her out, and found
her feeding the fowls In the court yard-a
gray dove perched upon her shoulder and q
turkey cock stretching his red neck and
~strutting by her side. I drew her under
the archway.
" Marie ! Marie " l said, /" you know
how ! love you !"
"oh, monsieur !" she said, hanging her
sweet head.
Listen to me, Marie" I said .sbe no
longer a child, / entreat Of you. You must
go AWAY with me tomorrow morning. At
the nearest town we will be married. I will
not leave you behind me. There will be
trouble, l am afraid. Agang Of counterfeit
era have been discovered over in the haunted
house; Cameron il their chief. You have
thought these men to be honest trappers,
Marie, but they are counterfeiters, my own
one, and they are the ghosts of Chatelousse.
A few hours more, and we shall have help.
They will be taken, Marie" ! stopped, tor
/ found that she wa growing deadly pale.
Her hands dropped ut her side the wheat
fell out Of her apron upon the ground the
fowls came calling and clucking after II.
She grew whittier and winter, till she was
like the snow outside the stone wall. my
God! my God!" she kept saying, clasping
and unclasping her hands tiled to take
her in my arms. At first she resisted; then
she listened. The gray look went out OF
her face, and she listened eagerly.
.YOu will M with mo NV darlsuU ~ \
entreated; "the horses are already har.
messed"
".Where-whero are the horses 2" she in.
quired.
"In the shed, my sweet one. Tell me
that you win 60"
Yes, yes, I win 60" she said ; . and now
i must get ready"
Her face looked 80 set and ripid in the
cold reflection of the snow-the beautiful
face, no longer that Of a child's; n woman's
face full Of resolution and strength.
kiss me before you CO." ! said, holding
her close to my heart. :
She put her cold lips to mine. "God
bless 1yeai" she cried God in heaven
bless you |"
Night came on hour after hour passed /;
lights began to flicker in the haunted house.
Flint glued his face to the window and look.
ed steadily out into the darkness. did
not dare tell him I had a regret for Cameron.
The fellow was 30 lovable. and had such a
guileless face his voice was as melodious as
q woman'a At last he turned from the
window and went out Of the room, making
q quick gesture for me to follow. The
men had come. Soon we were marching
across the field, the officers Of the law
~crunching through the snow with their
heavy boots, and muttering maledictions
through their chattering teeth. In truth It
| nv ntorcip11v oo1I We kol
the house when an old, half-witted servant
Of Monsieur Demands came running out
to meet us.
Mother OF heaven, but I'm glad " he
cried. 81 was scared to stay there 30 long /;
they are gone since this many hours"
"Gone =" shouted Flint "who are
gomez"
1.-THE men folks yonder. And they took
with them the sweet Mistress Marie"
Marie ]" burst from my lips and those
Of Mr.. Bernard.
But yes" said the old servant. She
cried al the way, but he took her in his arms
and hushed her like a baby, and put he,
under his cloak"
"who ? who y we cried.
"Who but Mr.. Cameron?" was the reply
Anybody with wooden eyes could have
seen what was going on"
Bernard raised his hands to heaven then
shuk upon the SNOW. lremained with him.
was unable to 60 on besides it was use
less. The men soon came back. The house
was empty the birds had flown, and with
them had gone my sweet little dove. What
q mailman / had been As the hostler had
said, any n could have seen the love in
her eyes when she looked upon Cameron.
I remembered now n hundred signs and
Chances. Poor little Marie {
Monsieur Bernard divided his wrath and
Indebtedness, rs did the Jew Of Venice. be
tween his ducats and his daughter. Every
mule and pony were taken from the sheds
1t was even impossible to pursue the fugi-
tives. Flint was lyid with rage. "Who
could have betrayed usf" he said through
his clenched teeth, and half inclined 10 sus.
pect the miserable Bernard.
A fortnight later we all yer our separate
ways; but l never shall forget, gentlemen,
the ghosts Of Chatelousse.