Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-02-19
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"A Tale Of the Early Settlers ;
! Of Louisiana. !
! sY AUSTIN c. RURplcK F;
49,,
CHAPTER W.

. seemed % have thoughts which he wish
ID tpe keen from the other,s Honpnft
sgas tie htN TO break the silence.
Louis he asked, In half careless
tone. docs Simon l.obois love your sis.
terT' ~
Louis fnlrly started nc the strange
question, aud after regarding bis com.
phnioD for moment. as II 10 assure
himself shat be- had heard Alright, he re.
slleai
Love hcr7 Simon live Lsuiset What
10 Sbn meapr
Il mean what | nsk. Has Simon Lo
hoia ever thought Of marrying with
IsouiseT
: H'Why. what question: Are your wits
turnedf But why do YOU askT'
''Slmply because I'll wished TO know"
"lial GoupaH. you suspect something.
Now, out with H. II you love me. tell
me all Anal not FlghtT'
II cannot say that | really suspect.
Louis, but can see some small straws
IN tho wind, and should like to find
avhleh way thex Ne"
100 Alfead, Speak on"
THIN listen, Louis You heard the
answer that rcd villain made when yDp
asked him who. sept him 10 kill usf lie
said they did not mean ~ Kill you. do
'yoa believe he spoke the truth 'thenr
"fes, Coup; they meant 10 kin one OF
us. and only one, This arrow that came
near your head was meant for you, only
sou must have moved after the shaft
started Had they meant death for both
Of u.s. We shond hardly have known
what Killed us, for then they would have
been at home IL their work. When We
started up, they could not we'll shoot you
without cndangerIng my life, and thus
they got bothered. They were mistaken
10 their estimate at my character, for
they really believed, when they drew
their tomahawka, and commenced their
death.howl and dance that we should be
: Stfightened out OF our wits"
'rhey were mistaken, in truth" return
ed Goupart. And then, In changed
gone. he added, "But you see they meant
10 kill me. aud oply capture you. Now,
what docs Il meant Can ypp inrorm me
of any possible pin whereas 70 bang a
thoughtY ~
For some DISTANCE Louis walked
! thoughtfully on aud when he spoke his
/. voice was very low and distinct,
'You asked me IL Simon Loh0E loved
my siStery Had you any reason for sus-
pecting such thingW
II was now Goupart's turn 10 hesitate,
. but il was not for a long time.
II have reason TO believe that he hates
me. Now. why should he be 50? While
knew him In France, we were ON the
most friendly terms. 10 be sare, | used
10 beat him at the pistol, bat then he
more than made up for i in the sw0rl
play. But we were the best friends int,
aginabe. Now, however, he hates or
fears me. and the more he tries to hide
It, the more plainly can | sce IL. Now,
whence comes IT, n not from his fear OF
losing Louiser
.i"Goupart, there's show of substance
there! iet never thought that Simon
was n man TO love deeply"
",ro love whatT"
"Why--any femala.N
'Ah." returned Gpupart, "he. may have
q strong affection however, for some
thousand pieces OF hard, yellow gold,
The dying man said, II You remember.
that there was strange bird In the
>eagle's ncstT'f m .s.~t
"Yes-yes."
~ might have fenred that suspicion
would fall on mc, had not been one Of
the intended victims. Bat tell me, Louis,
what you think OF It,"
II know not what to think nowl But
You have touched u strange point. We
will watch Simon Lobois when we reach
Nhome."
1--WE wilr" uttered Goupart, eagerly.
1--WE will watch him."
''Ay," resumed Louis. upon whose
mind the startling Suspicion seemed to
work now, 1--WE will work II so that we
will come upon him suddenly; and while
we tell Of our adventure, we win note
his face. ! have loved that man in days
gone by, for he, has been fUithful to me,
YET have found him growing somewhat
strange OF late, I'M! what's that
Louise, as I'm a sinnepl Coup, I'll ask
her a, question now, ere we reach the
house,"
The two hunters had now reached the
field next to the dwelling, and they saw
Louise, accompanied by Tony and pne
female slave, coming to meet them. AS
soon as the -hrst merry greetings were
over, and Tony had taken the venison,
Louis drew his sister aside.
Louise, he said, assuming smile
though he felt 1t not, ~ know you viii
pardon me II ask you a. very foolish
question, but vet hope you win answer
me truly. Has Simon Lobois ever said
.Onything, TO you whereby you could ,sus-
4pect that hey wished, to possess ,yop fol
shisY - az ,ltta
f,,'..Whyj, Louis, what has put such q
thing into Your head ~ uttered the beau;
tifui girl, docking her brothea In thefars
with a smiling expression. n ~ iilaE
"yrhe thought has come to me, and II Is
really for my interest to know, Now tel
me IL he has ever let drop any word tC
that effect.'' lys {.e -,
Really, Louis, | ought. not To-
Y I! ''t&hat you've exposed yourself. Now
E'weil, ,theR, he has" i
,"r Thought So" sA "t,t- =
~ q told him l should fear he was crazy
= If he ever spoke so again"
- "Then he spoke plainly-he7-"
"I'D tell you, Louis. He swore ht
should die II / did not wed him; and
lidgh6daat him, and told him he was
: crazy. never dreamed Of such thins
before"
sand when was thisP"
ION the very next night after Gouparti
arriyal,n A
'F- Shortly after this the sbrother and Sis
ter allowed st. Denis to rejoin them
and Louis was not long in making hin