Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07

what matter 20 long a. gain H.
uYpoosr reAorted the Lieutenant brc
ally. mo, take the otheIs and sal
twAy n you please. A. for me, nothing
viii move me unleGs I can take the fai.
lille. Dempstsr."
Captain Tournier BIT hi lip, but gavt
n. At mast Il only meant waiting IN
II the close Of the service, which cou;c
lot now be long deferred. and In the
seclusion Of the manor house grounds
the presence Of the landing party
would, IN tie meanwAila, rsmaan un-
detected.
But when the minutes grew into Al
iour and half. yet no signal was given
~ the man posted in the shrubbery to
watch the church door. the captain be
gan to fume and stamp with rage.
He finally threatened to turn the pre-.
fense Of q forced abduction into . real
ty and carry Camille on board the Fire
dy whether or no.
''If you do that" said the lieutenant,
my FIRST act On reaching France will
be to demand Of you satisfaction"
At last the elder Fourniers patience
was exhausted.
Fall In, men," he said to his crew.
I'VE will put the cloture on this loQua-
ciOus priest. and take the girl from un-
der his nose. Perhaps that will satisfy
you. ingrateT turning to Camille.
"Excellently we'll" replied the lieu
tenant. and with the jaunty quickstep
Of France the column tramped into the
shady churchyard. where the sonorous
tones Of Mr.. Gillyfower were plainly
audible.
'Peste upon the fellow" muttered the
captain, telling or twenty men to ac
company him and his brother into the
church.
Greg. who had followed closely at his
elbow, plucking him by the sleeve. said.
quietly:
ut will be a long time before you see
France again, captain. See there""
And, leading him to the churchyard
wall, he pointed mockingly at the Fire
fy. The brigantine lay high and dry
on the mud at her anchorage, and
would not doat again for ten hours at
least
For q moment the brave lads life
trembled In the balance. Then, with n
bitter oath, the captain put up his pistol
he had drawn.
IF you do the folk no harm you'll bt
made comforta BILE, 1 expect" said Greg.
with a grin, for he had foreseen that,
with retreat cut of, Fournier would
dare no excesses. You see, l remem-
ber how the tide would serve to-day
and l timed SO as to run you In at
church time. l knew Peggy would be-
there with the choir, and that that
spark would never move without uy-
ing to take her along. allowed that by
when the people came out the vessel
would be hard and fast, but 1t was you
who gave me the chance to tip the par
son and hint to let 'em have an extra
dose and send word to the volunteers
from Chichester. TIL you gave me that
note l was getting anxious lest the
brigantine find enough water after all
Parson must be about winded by now.
but there are the drums Of the vOlun-
teers. There's 400 Of them, so you won't
be disgraced by receiving 'em civilly."
So, after all, that was the kind OF
traitor Greg was. His chief reward lay
In the removal Of all the French prison
ers-new as well AS Old-tO safer quar-
tiers. as he had hoped from the first.
And Peggy said: 1T would have been
nicer of you to have given ne that note
silly. You were never that foolish as
to think l would have gOIe with him" )"
It'd Bits.