The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-09-19
aim hardly know how l breathe \

ain hardly know how l breathe. \
be so wonderful
Den a young man come from Nor
treal to see bout some reever clain,,
an he hire me to show him how de-
current run dis way an dat way, an
how fur up de spring water rise; an
den one day we 30 past de cabin ac'
he see Elise.
swell. he feel bout her jes' like ma
M'sieu dc rOrme an me bout dc same.
When "nen go see her she like me
bes', cause l ain new 'fraid notin',
an go down de reever stan'in' straight
up on log like no udder reever man
ev' dar' to; but when M'sieu de rOrme
20 see her, den she like him bes'. cause
he sof' spoke an poleesh an educat.
We ain both know her but two week.
an she like both de same; two. tree
more week. an she goin' like jes' one
mooch better. an 1t goln' pend On
which de bes' man."
"And you proved yourself to be that.
OF course"
II been pref steedy nerve dose day"
Raoul went on. without seeming to
notice the interruption. when start
out for ting go straight on, an If 1t
broke my head let it been broke. L
new stop to count dat. When I see
how things goin' 1 slip Off in de wood
wher' be by myself. Dat my way.
ain new t'ink good with peoples roun'.
Well, frs I see Elise married an' me
lookin' out for her, an know 1 goin'
do de YER bes' l know how; den see
M'sieu de pOrme lookin' out for her,
an know he goin' do jes' de same. I
been watch him pref close an know
he clean, straight man who goin' do
jes' what he say.
$50 dat ain settle it, an go queeck
to Montreal, my tooth set hard"
"To find out something about Mon
sieur de rOrme" the visitor sug-
gested.
Raoul nodded. "Oul. m'sieu. Her
fader ain bodder bout dat. But when
a girl get married she goin' pend q
might long time on de man. mos like
~. ! been know bout myself, au' I
tink I know bout M'sleu de rOrme.
But I ain goin' let Elise take some
reesk, non. When fin out IL he been
good man as me. den I goin' back an
say, Here, Elise, you pick out de one
you been mos happy long with"
A slight grin twitched the corners q
Raouls mouth.
"Seems like be might fair" he con-
tinued; "but I feel jcs' how things
comm out all de time. Her fader like
me, an Elise t'ink whole lot what her
fader say an she like me. too, some
much as de udder man, / t'ink. / goin'
stan close up to him when she look.
an ten inch taller an fit pound big
ger, an my voice goin' drown him all
out. His voice sof' an quiet like.
'cep' once in a long time when his
eyes flash, den 1t still sof', but cut like
knife an make de udder man jump.
Out, know jes' how things comm out
till go down to Montreal. Den
know jes' de same, only de worp been
shif' round"
He was silent so long this time that
the visitor would have reminded him
of the unfinished narrative had 1t heen
upon any other subject. As 1t was,
he waited.
II been 'quire bout M'sieu de rOr-
me-" RIA 'ul said at length, in a low
voice. 'an' fin he straight, true man,
jes' like / fink. But more. l fin he
great lawyer, with big house an SER
wants an tings like dat. Any folk
who long to him goin' have de YER best
de worl' got to give. When I fin dat
out l go Off in de wood, an fight de
bigges' fight dat man ev' live trou.
Den I go buy trap an things an start
Off on de longes' an mos fur OFF hunt
| ev' take. l been gone tree year"
what! And did not so back to
Elise"
II ain dar. Maybe she start out ia
like me bes', an you know what life
been as trapper wife. Elise ain meant
for dat, non. She made for dc bes'.'
"And-forgive me-haven't you ever
seen her since"
"Non, amt new feel strong 'nough
to 20 to Montreal since dat time. But
hear. She been 'sist on goin' to school
an study to be like him, an dey have
n great house. an she be like queen
mong de peoples. Dey have two chfld.
an de oldes' i been hear dey named
Raoul. IL"
The trapper rose lmpatiently. ana
strobe to the pack of traps, over which
he bent, ostensibly trying to place the
me he had just cleaned with the others.
The visitor glanced toward him, then
turned abruptly and stole softly frexs
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