The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-15

ftT3ffTT---,5SSSp, I'm, : situation, ana now
L.lllluNllIAE that he had the op-
portunity Of dealing
with Dick and Camilla separately, he
W., ~ [orCSv doubtful of the result
MN ava aNA,--S Vanished with the
naughty figure now isApptar.ng Ve'
meath the companlon-hatch
He linked his arm in Dicks with 2
friendly smile, and began 10 walk him
slowly up and down the deck In silence
MY friend" he said presently, my
slster-in-law and you misunderstand
each other; you are both young, and
';outh is so intolerant of difference! j
am older. and l understand you both.
SIN less prejudiced. and can sympathize
rith each In turn. l am happy to be
here. for l have no doubt he con-
1nued, that / shall be able to effect
q speedy reconciliation"
But what is the natter cried DICK.
81 don't understand
Precisely" replied the colonel; NOR
does Madame de Montaut You do not
see why your very natural refusal 20
join our little plot should cause any one
surprise or pain. She, on the other
hand, has never thought Of the diff
Guilty Of it from your point of view.
She supposed you to have accepted, and
was therefore sharply disappointed at
finding that we must do without you.
after all"
Yes, yes! cried Dick; 81 know all
about the mistake. or course you all
thought l had accepted when l came
TO Russell street that unlucky morning;
but how could you. how could she,
think me for a moment capable of do
ing such a thing? That's what hurts
me"
MY dear Estcourt." answered the coll
onel, with n deprecatory smile, you
mustn't be too hard on us. l confess |
ought to have known better: but | was
hard put to 1t. As for Madame de
Montaut. she never understood The
question. Z fear the line l took rrny
have been the cause, for she trusts me
perhaps more implicitly than she ought
- do" and the colonel shook his gray
head with a very becoming modesty.
"And then you must remember" ne
continued. that she knew you were
friendly with Lord Glamorgan and 9TH
er members of the opposition who pro-
fess TO desire nothing so much as the
Emperor's liberation. ] suppose their
are but cOunscls Of perfection,
and not intended TO be taken literally,
but that is one of the things we in
France can never understand about you
English. We are the slaves of logic.
and cannot comprehend how man can
preach grayely what he would think 1t
wrong for himself or any one else to
put into practice"
Dick was vanqushed; and indeed he
wished no better fate. He was lost in
a foretaste Of the delightful days to
by the sudden recollection that they
would be fewer than he would be al
lowing himself TO reckon. He turned
round upon the colonel.
why must you leave us so soon?"
he asked abruptly.
The colonel was staggered for a mo-
meut.
80 soon?" he said; go soon as
what?'
The captain said you were only GO
ing as far as Ascension"
All. yesr said the colonel. recover
ing himself; Ascension. Yes. that's
all"
You can't be meaning to stay on
such desert island said Dick. a-trem-
bic with hope. 81 suppose we can walt
while you do your business there, and
take You on to the Cape afterward?"
q hank you, replied the colonel, Civ
-. him a meaning look; but we can
IT afford 70 go quite so far as the
/pe, though I confess TO you in con-
ndenCe that we do not intend TO stay
longer than we can help at Ascension"
Dick reflected. and In a moment or
two he had comprehended the meaning
OF this remark. About halfway in a
direct line between Ascension and the
Cape lies the Island Of St Helena; that
of course wdsthe De MOntauts' real
destination. He understood now why
they had sailed In the Hamilton under
false names He saw, too, that he must
abandon all hope OF prolonging the time
OF their compan.onshlp with him, for
,ne Speedwell could not land the con-
sprators at St. Helena without becom-
ing in some degree their accomplish.
M. de Mortaut was watching him all
this time, ADD read his face like an
open b,.ak.
NOW then" he said. at last. 81 am
going dowa 10 speak to my sister-in-
law. l think you had better wait for
me up here, If you don't mind"
Dick willingly assented. and the coll
onel left him to pace the deck alone
while he went off 10 attempt the second
and more difficult part OF his medita-
ton.
All he murmured q himself. as he
made his way below. 1T IS easy enough
q pursuade a man Of anything. more
especially IL it's not the truth: but
Camilla IS unfortunately not n man
Never mind" he added. as ne knocked
at her door, "she must pursuade her
self. that's ALL" And he entered the
cabin with as meek and helpless an
expression as BE could manage to put
on
Camilla was in a state Of feverish agi-
tatlon. She attacked him at once.
We'll sire cried. land what does this
mean. sir?'
The colonel hung his head
did I not tell YOU" she continued,
that II Captain Estcourt went with
you SHOULD stay behlnd?"
II thought perhaps you might think
better OF H."
do I generally threaten what I DO
not moan 10 carry out?" she retorted.
To this he made no answer. and his
silence suggested. rs Il was Intended
90 do. that % was now rather late in
The day for the fulGllment OF this par
iicular threat.
"Do YOU not Soc" che went on. "in.o
what position your foolish obstinacy
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