The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-23


| be foolish, now. my son. The Belle d
the Cariboo' has had many millionaire
mine owner at her feet. They say she Il
absolutely Indifferent to men in the atti
tude Of wooers, can understand tbs
reason, too for once married her glory
would be gone. Now everybody may
love her"
well, then. count me in that list, too,
father" cried the young Frenchman en-.
Enthusiastically.
Il thought you We're such a hater Of
old England and everything and every
body English. uged the elder Morel.
Il had not seen the Belle Of the Carl
boo yet, father, returned Leon. Il had
got my ideas of English women out OF
the French comic papers.
After leaving the police camp, Lucy
Roberts determined to take a look at her
dark eyed rival, whose beauty was call
ing forth such unstinted praise from all
who had seen her, and in short half
hour her blooded mare was pulled up
before the two French women, whom
she found sitting in front of tent, with
clasped hands and sorrowful faces.
1.-THE Belle Of the Caribou" whis-
pered Pauline to her. mother, as the two
women rose and returned Lucy's smile.
Captain Roberts daughter cried
Lucy, introducing herself, and then
without giving Pauline and her mother
a chance to recover from their astonish-
ment at the unexpected visit. she cried
out in round, full voice, clear and
musical rs a bell, II come from the DO
lice camp, madam, to Vii you that your
husband and son are quite WELL and that
am fully persuaded Of their innocence
and intend to intercede for their release
as soon as my father returns to the
camp"
Pauline sprang forward, and grasping
tho gloved hand of the captains daughter,
who had not dismounted, pressed it to
her lips.
"Oh, you are really the angel that peo-
pie call your exclaimed Pauline, still
clinging to Lucy's hand and keeping her
dark eyes. now swimming in tears, rivet-
ed upon the fair face of the English girl.
81 fear you win not leave me that
title very long, Mademoiselle Paulineir
returned Lucy, with miscellaneous look.
However, we shall be the best Of
friends. The province is big enough
and bad enough to need the services of
any number of angels"
Scan you ride horseback" inquired
Lucy.
"Oh, yes" returned Pauline. II
learned to ride while we were in Seattle,
only papa was afraid I'd kill myself and
refused to bring saddle for me-
lyon shall have one of mine,n was
Lucy's reply, "and take ride cross
country with me some day. The miners
must give you name too. They're
very apt at such business
Pauline's eyes danced with joy. and
turning to her mother she called out:
81 may go, mayn't !, little mammal
When I'm on horseback don't feel bit
like an angel, however" added Pauline
laughing, 'sfor | love the world more
than ever"
Miss Roberts smiled at the young
girls naiyete, and then suggested that
quite possibly Madam Morel desired to
send package to her husband and son
and offered to carry it to them if she
would strap it to her saddle. The pack
age was quickly made up and strapped
in place. Then with hearty hand
shake the Belle of the Cariboo" dashed
away, followed by her three hunting
dogs, which awakened the echoes with
their loud baying.
Captain Roberts anger knew no bounds
when he learned of the failure of his
trusted agent to separate the beautiful
Pauline from her mother, and thus put
such curb upon the naughty spirit Of
the Morels that they would be forced to
accede to his wishes. When, however,
in addition TO this piece of bad news, he
was informed of his daughters interfer-
ence and her demand that either the
Morels be confronted with their accuser
or set at liberty, his wrath was so great
that it threatened to gorge his brain
with blood and put an end to his life
then and there. For several days he
kept aloof from the police camp, during
which time the ssBelle Of the Cariboo"
paid frequent visits to the guardhouse,
and it was quite evident that something
else besides mere desire to see justice
done inspired these visits.
Lucy Roberts knew little and cared
less for the conventional ways Of love
making by which woman--no matter
how convinced she may be Of the mans
affection for her and certain Of hers for
hiln-must still dissimulate and await
declaration from him And therefore it
will be pretty hard to say just exactly
how the Morels, father and son, felt the
day that Lucy unfastened bunch OF
mountain daisies from her white throat
and handed them to Leon. and then,
throwing her arms around his fathers
neck, kissed him and cried out:
"Ah, Monsieur Morel. if Leon is as
noble and good as he seems to be, love
him"
At last Captain Roberts became
alarmed at the turn things were taking
and consented to produce the witness
upon whose testimony he had ordered
the arrest OF the Morels. In spite OF the
fact that the two men brought IN by
Roberts to testify against the Morels
were notorious desperadoes, both known
to be his paid creatures, and IN spite OF
Lucy's indignant protests against the
acceptance of such evidence, the Eng