The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-02-16

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you must pardon me, prince, b,
.. we seem In trouble together,' and 81
laughed ,nerrily. "Do you know l ha
enooght you were 4 detsctive?"
hy this time he had 1st:.yucl f., hi
camper and produced defy a table
cioth. plates, knives. forks and serv
cues small bottle of Chate NIouto
Sothschild and a dainty cold chicken
Ahelf mutual confessions had lcssene,
making a little mouc, said she was E,
hungry End SO glad to cat, etc
1hey chatted and laughed as the
train sped through the bea utiful coun
trS' and by the time southampton was
thought of she had smoi,ed , mild
cigarette and he had kissed her hand
She bad readjustcd her veil and he
assumed his big cloak with a SIGH .s
station.
The Cue rnscy boat does not leave
till midnight. What are YOU Going to
90? Where will you put up?''
don't know. never will be taken
t PACK alive And you? You are hunted.
What will you do?"
! 60 on board my yacht. She is lying
or mere. ana the gig waits for this
tram at the landing steps, I must hail
them. as none of them know me. nv
agent nus engaged an entirely new
crew, Skipper included, all English, l
want no nihilists on board" And ha
looked modify out OF the win:o,v
She made sudden movement as If
ABOUT to speak. but drew back Aroin
she leaned forward, and repetition |
rouseu him from his THOUGHTS IA
looked up and saw her eyes glistcninp |
even through the thick veil. She was
crying:
What is the matter? You .rs
fr1G htenea Can I help you?''
hardly dare ask YOU You man
thlul1 badly of me, but viii not be
forced into this dctestable marriages.
ian you-may -
lie OWNED her thoughts. :Stav on
board my yacht and boar the boat,t
midnight? Yes, your lsdyship YES. in
III honor. yes" and he held out both |
us hands, and with a sob almost
lysterica]. she placed her tiny gloves
u them as the train stopped
They left the station by a side d,or
'nnoticed, and, walking down the
'roao graveled road with the soft
war" and the oldtiuae cannon, passed
nc crutnbling walls and found the
"at manned by six bronzcd. typ;c.l
i; a < es"en' the skipper. fine looking
ID man. sitting uotionlcss in tha
'e , sheets holding the yoke lines
Ihe boat soon shot alongside =
eaot1ul schooner yacht. The crew
AIMED the gangway as the prince
'o Lady Constance came on board.
n ! IL
her through an exouisitelv Il
rh,shed saloon cabin into u biiou lie
'uoolr with lace cnrtained bunk al
ia a host of feminine fripperies 81
:! may sail tonight. is all readv2 oi
:n.' dake the boat and go ashore. of
ing OF my luggage and ANYTHING r.,
may want from the ships stores. on
10, johnson, keep the men anoa, ! SIX
I you just find out if there is apv ha
c and cry about a lady eloping." 10,
II about an hour he returned, aud OIL
mig his peaked cap sa id mysterious be
spoke to my cousin, the pleece- cas-
H. an he says there's lot O cook. cu]
detectives down a-watchin' thu,
e1on an the Guernsey packet for ,,
1c young CONAN
er ladyship had wa shcd all travel
ms away and changed her frocks. r. ;
looked like a fresh rosebud, but nua
lace grew deatl-ly pale, her ewes 81
~ "ei'e ines dee pened lish
} marks OF agony when he told her nor
captain story. He thought she ".
gong to faint and made as though tro,
a'ch her: With supreme effort wat
resaincd her self-posscssion and nf =.
IN hoarse whisper: go
tne' Lake me to Guerney But
~ -, Se'' or Will jump over that
crea
turned on his heel without repIv- erv.
ny t"e complimentary on ria
ohnson, your wife doesn't mind a fall
to sea2" ~
or bless your royal 'iness, she's valu,
3 FOR a sniff of the ocean,, COW
ct under weigh at once!, Of ~,
ye' aye Sir! All hands on deck!
Die up. my hearties!"
ter good southwesterlv breeze r.,
acLt spun almost merrily, throw tbor.
he foam in long, beautiful, fcath- n;sh
e curves from her clipper stern. caus;
lady stood leaning drcamilv SPLIT
81 The side ropes, and the prince. perba
perlenced sailor, evidently. took wheel
ller and threaded the wav cara posed
through the crowd of craft. For to be
neither spoke; then, abruptly opens
the management to the an. moist,
lively critical skipper, he beck leave
Ter into the cabin. soma
Ill land you ut Guernsey to-mor- inr +,
lornlng," he said, but have bet4er
ecelving yon. l am not Prince chean
'e toH. l am his valet. have body
him of one million roubles ana ~. w., .
" going to the Argentine in his the ro;
aud he stood up rigid1y and and tn
Ter.
mi1ed and said calmly: "Vcrv toward
lake mo with you. [ am not we.tb.
onstance Azuregore. am her
'ut I've got her Jewel CASE
l Million. I'll.
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