The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-11

which struck Louise as rather odd, ii
being rarely the vzherries were manned
by more than one person. She took a
seat, and Jacques, loosening the painter,
sarang into theSstern. The rowers bent
s their<ta with anvil, and the craft
shot ont into the bright moonlight.
Instead Of turning north, however,
Jacques kept the PROV headed directly
for Windmill Island. Louise noticed
this and asked him why the boat was not
pointed up the river. He uttered an I'M.
Ineligible reply about the current,
which did not reassure the maiden, and
she, though inwardly frightened, insisted
in firm tones that the wherry be directed
north. Her companion, thinking all oc-
casion for secrecy past, s~neeringly replied
that he would run the boat to suit him
self. Now thoroughly alarmed and see
ing the trap into which she had fallen
Louise sprang to her feet and screamed
for aid. In those days the river was
much used as a highway, and usually the
evening air was enlivened by the dip Of
countless oars and the hum of animated
conversation. Tonight, however, the
water was deserted, every one being IL
the center Of ths town seeking the --latest
tidings. No answer came to her cry fol-
help, and before she could again FIND
voice Jacques pulled her down beside
him, and, covering her mouth with his
disengaged hand, bid the rowers make
all speed to the island, whose shadows
would ~effectually hide them.
With a frantic effort Louise wrested
herself loose and scream after scream
rang over the water, to be answered this
time by welcome cry from up the river.
The conspirators turned their heads in
alarm. A hundred yards distant was 6
light boat with two occupants bearing
toward them, and propelled with sucI
force as to very materially lessen the dis
lance between thembefore the abductors
could realize the situation.
Grow, men, rowp' yelled jacques. sIf
will be ball and chain for life if we are
caught"
ssStops" came from the pursuers. "Stor
OF I irel"
Jacques muttered an oath, and, seiz
ing a musket lying at his feet. took aim
and fired at the speaker. No return fire
came from the party in the second boat,
and they had resolved apparently to de,
lay action until they overlook the wher
ry. Making an almost superhuman eff
fort, they shot the light skiHf alongside
the heavier boat, when the island was
not more than ten yards distant. Snatch
ing a pistol from his belt Jacques leveled
it at the nearest occupant Of the ethei
boat, but as his finger trembled on the
trigger an oar quickly sweeping through
the air fell upon his arm and the weapon
was tossed into the water, while hi
right hand fell useless by his side.
The boats by this time had drifted al
most to the shores of the island, and the
cowardly boatmen, seeing their Leader
disabled, and with the horrors Of Walnut
Street prison in their minds. abandoned
their oars and aprang ashore, followed
by the pistol shots Of thessecond eccui
pant Of the skih, as well as by the curses
Of the MANNED jacques, who saw hi,
scheme fail when at the point of success.
Louise was lying in the bottoms of the
wherry senseless, and. seeing further re
s~istance useless, Jacques threw himself
into the tide at the same instant the off
Ger. for SO his uniform showed him to be
stepped into the boat. The rover of The
skif made strenuous efforts to reach the
drowning man, but failed, and the dart
waters of the Delaware closed over the
abductor, who was unablet to swim to the
land with his uninjured arm. Mean
while the officer raised the maiden in hi.
arms, and at the first glance calculated
Heavens, it is Louisel" The rescuel
was no other than William, Clark, hel
lover, whose command had indeed beer
located in the Liberties as stated BY
Jacques, and he, was on his way to meet
his sweetheart when thescream ofLouiss
rang over the water.
jacques story of Clark having beer
detailed for special duty was entirely
false. Through a letter which had faller
into his hands he had learned of the
meeting arranged between Clark and
Louise, and having known the Acadian
girl for years, he resolved upon the dar,
ing plan of abducting and carrying hel
to New York, of course deserving to ths
British. Not until Louise revived and
told her part of the story could Will un
derstand her presence in the boat, or un
til then did he know who was the alb
ductor.
Louise reached home before her pa
rents had returned from the Minots', and
in the disturbed condition Of the city ths
fight on the river and the snd6en disap
pearance of Jacques created no com
ment.
Years after, when Louise had become
the wife of Clark, she tale fol-
the first time to her daughter, and it was
one of her grandchildren who related the
incident to the writer
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