The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-31

ev' dar' to: but when M'sieu de rOrmc
20 see her. den she like him bes. cause
he sof spoke an poIeesh an educat.
We ain both know her but two week.
an she Ike both de same: two. tree
more week. an she goin' ike jes' one
mooch better an IL gOin' pend on
which de bes' man"
"And you proved yourself TO be that,
| OF course"
Il been pret' steedy nerve dose day"
Raoul went on. without seeming to
notice the interruption. when start
out for ting go straight on. an IL II
broke my head let IL been broke.
new stop 10 count dat. When ] see
how t'ings goln' I slip of in de wood
wher' be by myself. Dat my way. i
ain nev tink good with peoples r0un'.
Wei, frs / see Elise married an Inc
lookin' out for her, an know i goin'
do de YER hes l know how; den l see
Msleu de rOrme lookin' out for her.
an know he goin' DO jcs' de came.
been watch him prct' close, an know
he clean, straight man WHO gOin' do
jes' what he say.
$50 dat ain settle Il. an go queeck
to Montreal. my tooth set hard
"To find out something about Mon
sieur de Former the visitor sug-
gested.
Raoul nodded. "Oui, m'sieu. Her
fader ain bodder bout dat. But when
a girl get married she goin' pend
might long time on de man. mos likc-
ly. ! been know bout myself. an I
t'ink 7 know bout Msieu dc POrme.
But I ain goln' let Elise take some
reesk, non When fin out If he been
good man as me, den | goln' back an
say. Here, Elise, you pick out dc one
you been mos happy long with"
A slight grin twItched tie corners Of
Raoul's mouth.
Seems like be might fair he cOn-
tinued; "but ] feel jcs' how rings
comm out all dc time. Her fader Ike
me, an Elise t'lnk whole lot what her
fader say, an she Ike me, too, some
much as de udder man, 1 tlnk. ! goin'
stan close up TO him when she look,
an ten inch taller an hff pound big
ge-, an my voice goin' drown him all
out His voice sof' an quiet like.
'cep' once in long time when his
eyes fash, den IL still sof', but cut like
knife an make de uddCr man jump.
Ou. know jes' how tings comm out
till go down 10 Montreal Den |
know jes' dc same. only dc worr been
shif' round"
He was silent so long this time that
the visitor would have reminded him
Of The unfinished narrative had IL been
upon any other subject. AS 1t was,
he waited.
II been 'quirc bout M'sicu dc rOr-
me- Raoul said at length. in n low
voice, 'an' fin he straight true man,
jes' like tink. But more. fin he
great lawyer. with big house an ser
wants an t'ings like dat. Any folk
who long 10 him goin' have DC YER best |
ic worr got to give. when / fin dat |
Dut | go Off in dc wood, an fight de
1igges' fight dat man cv' live t'ror. |
Den | 20 buy trap an tlngs an start |
,ff on de longcs' an mos fur off hunt |
ev' take. | been gone tree year"
what! And did not 20 back to |
Elise?"
IL ain dar Maybe she start out to |
ike me bcs. an You know what life |
been as trapper wife. Elise ain meant !
'or dat non. She made for dc hcs'."
"And-forgivc me-haycn't you ever |
'een her sincc?"
Non. | aint new feel strong 'nough |
% so 10 Montreal since dat time. But |
hear. She been 'sist on goin' 10 school !
IN study to be like him, an dey have |
! great house. an she he like queen |
mong de peoples. Dcy have two child,
IN de odcs' I been hear dcy named |
RNoul II"
The trappcr rose impatiently, and |
strobe to the pack OF traps. over which |
lc bent, ostenslbly trying to place the |
me he had just cleaned with the others |
rhe visitor glanced toward him. then !
turned abruptly and stole softly from |
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