Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-28

ments, since must back to the governor
with the news. Yet dull enough you would
find these Dutch of the Hudson, and worse
yet the blue-nosed psalmodists of New Eng
land. Much better for you and your good
lady are the gayer capitals Of New France,
or la belle France itself. that older France
Monsieur. how infinitely more fit for gen.
tleman of spirit is France than your dull
England and its Dutch king! Either New
France or Old France, let me advise you;
j and as to that new west, let me counsel
that you wait until after the Big Peace
And. in speaking. your friend, Du Mesne
your lieutenant, the coureur-his fate, 1
suppose, one need not ask. He was killed
where"
Law recounted the division Of his party
just previous to the Iroquois attack. and
turn to the former station during the
spring and find but its ruins, with no news
of the fate of his friends.
"Oh, as to that-'twould be but the old
story OF the yoyageurs, said Joncaire
They are used enough to journeying a
thousand miles so, to find the trail end
in heap of ashes, and to the tune of a
scalp dance. Fear not for your lieutenant
for, believe me, he has Tended for himself
If there has been need. Yet I would war
rant you. now that this word for the peace
has gone out, we shall see your friend, Du
Mesne, as big as life at the mountain next
summer, knowing as m -ch of your history
as you yourself do, and quite counting
upon meeting you with us on the ST. Law
renee. and madame as well. AS to that
methinks madame will be better with US
on the St. Lawrence than on the savage
Messasebe. We have none too many danes
among us, and I need not state, what mon
sieur's eyes have told him every morning
that a fairer never set foot from ship from
over seas. Witness my lieutenant yonder
Raoul de Lfgnyi He is thus soon all devo-
ton! Mother Of God! but we are well met
here. in this wilderness. among the savages.
VOLTA. monsieur We take you again cap
tive, and it's madame enslaves US alln'
There had indeed ensued conversation be-
tween the young French officer above
named and Mary Connynge; yet prompt as
might have been the former with gallant at
tentions to SO fair a captive, it could not
have been said that he was allowed the
first advances. Mary Connynge, even after
month Of starving foot travel and an
other month Of anxiety at the Iroquois vii
lagos. had lost neither her rounded body,
her brtlliafce Of eye and color, nor her
subtle magnetism of personality. 1t had
taken stronger head than that Of Raoul de
Lingy to Withstand even her slight request.
How. then. as to Mary Connynge suppli-
eating. entreating, craving Of him protec-
ton?
,-.Ah, you brave Frenchmen," said she to
De Lingy, advancing to him as he stood
apart. twisting his mustaches and not un-
mindful of this very possibility Of a CONVEX
sation with the captive. You brave
our salvation? 1t was all so horrible."
1T is our duty to save all, madame" re-
Joined De Lingy; "our happiness unspeak-
able to save such as madame. swear by
my sword, I had as soon expected to find
an angel with the Iroquois as to meet there
madame! Quebec-all Quebec has told me
who madame was ane is. And / am your
slave"
''Oh, sir, could you but mean that! and
there was turned upon him the full power
of a gaze which few men had ever been
able to withstand. The blood of De Lingy
tingIed as he bowed and replied.
- M ado hlrf Al
proof si,sh
Larry Connynge stepped closer to him.
'Hush!" she said. Speak lowi Do not
lie. it seem that we are interested Keep
your own counsel. Can you do this?"
r. The eyes Of the young officer CLEANED.
He was bold enough to respond. This his
temptress noted.
He nodded.
|ri.sYou see that mantle tall one, John
Law? Listeni- 1t Is from him ask you
| to save me- Oh, sir. there is my captivity"
what your husband?"
zsHer 10 not my husband"
.Mais--a thousand pardons. The child
your pardon
.Pish! IT'S the child of an Indian wo-
~ "ohs. The blood again came to the
young gailant's forehead.