St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-12-29

She did not come, But the next day he
found her reading in the woods She was
self-possessed, but this time she blushed
when suddenly he appeared before her
And now how soft were their accents, SO diff
ferent from the tone Of raillery that had
characterized their first meeting
And thus they met, sometimes every day
for week, and then not at all for several
days. She would never agree to an ap-
pointment, always leaving their meeting to
chance. One day they sat gazing out upon
the dreamy sea- IT had taken 50 severe
course in athletics that / had reason to be-
lieye that all emotion had been trained out
of me, he said. Violent exercise is some
times an offset TO strong mental-I might
say heart emotion. But find that with me
this belief was all fallacy1 She looked at
him ais if she did not understand his mean
ing, and, though he knew she did, yet he
pretended that he did not. Have you been
trying to feel strong emotion" she asked.
and he replied: No, not trying to feel it. !"
II don't know what you mean" she said,
and then he cried: s.0h, yes. you do,
and he put his arms about her; and the
hours few and the sun sunk low and famed
upon the water, like your hair spread
out, !" he said And then they heard the old
man calling her. He was near ait hand and
he saw CrandalI. Here" said he, I've
got word to say that may be Of use to you.
From this time on you will see the black
flag Of my ancestors flying from the tower
on my house. If you come on my land you
viii be shot, and if you attempt to influence
any further the mind of this child ] will
hunt you and kill you =
She is to be my wife, said Grandall
:. L. Z II. ] @ L
the same time, replied the old man. He
led the girl away and Grandall went home
and walked the floor all night; and when
morning came he looked outsand there was
the black flag of the penchartrain pirates
floating from the tower on the old mans
house. He roamed about in the woods ali
day, but did not see the girl. And each
morning there was the black flag, and there
il was at night a patch of deeper darkness
against the dark sky; and one night, when
lightning flashed, he saw it streaming, red,
ike hame-like her hair. Once he ven
tured near the house, and q bullet nipped
bit of bark under tree just above his head.
Early one morning he stood on the pier
waiting for the sun to rise, but, instead,
cloud and a wind arose. almost hurricane.
Suddenly he saw saiiboat near by, stfug
Cling hard, and then it was overturned and
blown fast away, leaving man struggling
in the wateran old man, and Crandan
thought that he recognized the girls grand
father He did not hesitate He sprang
into the sea, seized the old fellow and swan
to shore with him; and, staggering upon the
sand, he looked at Crandali and said. You
fool, why didn't you let me drewns 7"
Grandail went home and sat down til
brood, with the black flag still ii sight. Ii
was the last day Of the year. Early the next
morning before ii was light he went out and
was standing near his door when cloud
lifted and the sun flashed; and then his
heart leaped, for the black flag was gone
And Just at that moment the old man, lead
ing the girl by the hand, came round the
corner Of the house. II have brought you
New Years present Z he said