The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-08-12

| W been preparing for
| tz--@ the present difficult
| E7ffsi f1 ~ situation, and now
| H-AAA-WMNJLA- that he had the OPP
portunity of dealing
| with Dick and Camilla separately, he
was no longer doubtful of the result
His last anxiety vanished with the
naughty figure now disappearing be-
| meath the companion-hatch.
He linked his arm in Dicks with a
friendly smile, and began to walk him
slowly up and down the deck in silence.
MY friend" he said presently, my
sister-in-law and you misunderstood
each other; you are both young, and
youth Is so intolerant of difference! l
am older, and I understand you both.
am less prejudiced, and can sympathize
with each in turn. / am happy to be
here, for l have no doubt" he con-
tinued. that / shall be able to effect
speedy reconciliation"
But what is the matter?" cried Dick.
Il don't understand
Precisely" replied the colonel; NOR
does Madame de Montaut. You do not
see why your very natural refusal to
join our little plot should cause any one
surprise or pain. She, on the other
manu-, mas new ct lllOuBnl Ol the ullll-
Guilty of 1t 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. OF course you all
thought l had accepted when I came
to Russell street that unlucky morning;
but how could you, how could she,
think me for moment capable of do
Ing such thing? That's what hurts
me-"
MY dear Estcourt," answered the col
onel, with deprecatory smile, you
mustn't be too hard on us. l confess |
ought to have known better; but / was
hard put to it, AS for Madame de
Montaut, she never understood the
question. l fear the line l took may
have been the cause, for she trusts me
perhaps more implicitly than she ought
to do" and the colonel shook his gray
head with very becoming modesty.
And then you must remember" he
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
speeches are but counsels 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 a man can
preach gravely what he would think 1t
wrong for himself or any one else to
put into practice"
Dick was vanquished; and indeed he
tch hAtt 500 L..
a foretaste of the delightful days to
come. and was only brought to himself
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-
ment.
80 soon?" he said; 80 soon as
what?"
"The captain said you were only go
Ing as far as Ascension"
"Ah, yes!' 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-
BILE with hope. II suppose we can wait
while you do your business there, and
take you on to the Cape afterward?"
"Thank Won renIied the coIonol Civ
,pn him n n,eanipg look. "bu, IVA Co..,
not afford to go quite so far as the
Cane. though | confess to Won in CON
fidence that we do not intend to stay
longer than we can helm at Ascension"
Dick reflected and in a moment or
tw, M. had comnrahonded tho n,eonin,
~ tbIs remarl, About bolf-vay In
direct line between Ascension ana tha
Cone ,,ns the Island ~ g. UeIena. ,hat
~ course wastbe De Montauts, reaI
dast,natIo, ua urdorstood ~, -,