New-York tribune., 1903-02-27
Dominique.
BY III. G. BAILEY.
IN TWO PARTS-PART r..

Back to ST. Aur~ustne I doubt"
oIs sun a6 passed 4 to the % verge Of the the 9afk
ness covered them. Out Of the forest rose the
Hear my 3 friends Gf the copper skin: they eaII
RibauIt. always sn unknown-and thank the good
He slipped from Rioauits grasp and was gone
in moment when the Huguenots hither
and thither in he darkness seeking him they heard
From this night we will set guards" said Maitre
IN the morning they saw dark sail in the
sunlight
The wanderer talked to himself aloud hi5 boat
peat southwark against the wind His beard was
inches longer lis dark skin burnt 70 the hue OF
s@iV "a T. Ny evsr evs s 5ng VIM IS b
didst 90 o,t fyoT the farm, a. CI hs so h.
was fair and all thine OVID" and he laughed as he
the way that the good God shows: never satin fool
A bright blu, sky and a flashing ripping biue
sea lay before him Starboard was the low gray
The sun Law codching on the treetops. Suddenly
sne sh9Fe Tegn {1} to rse es9eT & and higher m T5 M y
over the water. Dominique looking iandward.
smiled again: Aye. it was here or here by
mu5tered and stood out 70 sea once more Even
as ne went about d strange sound came from the
land-a wild bell peal that ended suddenly II
he heard m Iore cIie 5g s h I sd sIoSSd
to the waves and the sunlight and ne put the
where ne had landed with Jean hundred days
An Indian bow on his back. arrows tipped with
spanish iron at his side ne swung along through
on his ear 'Eh that is not Marot's psalms he
h @ s e se h sR stopge asa sdde9y de9P '~G & fse @
dark; he clutched at his bow; vein and muscle
quickly; his nostrils dilated- He laid an arrow
draw the bow Half formed strange words fell
from his lips: 'Dieu. e bon Dieu." The disciple
The air was full of crying and trampling feet
Huguenot remnant. herdlng them on to the trees
where already, dark and CHASTITY In the sunlight.
golden banner Of the Cross Standing alone in the
the culver am. watched for a moment unheeded.
While he watched; while his restless eyes took in
From the helpless HuguenoJ throng rose wild
sin! Assassin Spy! MurdererS Under the Steady
smile muscle twttched in Dorninique's dark face
bat man nav bo2 bc9e M h B d ce a9e5 70 oE 5d c
him spy and believe it. Dominique saw Jeans
white face. b. saw the bloody hand pointing at '
him. ne saw then AMI for many year, perhaps.
the 1f foaming ps and the mad anger Of despair
Frenchman: he remembered it then being quite
assassin! Assassin Jean shrieked and thu
Pn1dsn pbsnSer % n tb Tos to6 feHs 70 ne
work done in its name sun Dominique smiled
But now he was seen by others a Dominican.
friar came huT1rJying up calling to the pikemen-
H4erstiG indeIs ne cried eTed IN 2,i5 Spanish ,,
I. good fathe-1' His smile was Steady. unchanged.
faith he begs for blessing On this holy work The
puzzled as Dominique knelt to him
There came a new actor the scene. black
saints: said he. IT'S Dominique! Our Domini-
fs hepaa heaT them Hfs b6w Is 70 70 snvsns y ar @
Domenichino: What. Dost not know me.
touched mis- breast. Dominique was looking at the
massacre Mother OF angels. l knew Dominique
dominique was smiling. WHAT where hast been
the long months since thy eockboat sailed from
IN consorf with bereties'' growIed Father Mateo
kick and squeal as l. What. man. He stopped
His grip cieHched on Dorna.qge's hands :Eh hast
been hvng with these sySipe?,' he groTed
not I, friend I came here wrecked. and they east
me. but for the good less God gaveand the Virgin;
'Tis hard life hiding in the forests dreaming all
night OF Lutheran tortures Antonio. The Virgin
And all the while the screams Of the Huguenots
and Spanish paths ane IaggnteT aug SOUNDED about
grew less and the laughter louder Antoni1 laughed
fear no more heretfc's tortures- Come and
arm and hurried him toward the groaning trees
The work was almost done now; the murdered
only sWaying gently The spaniards Ieant on their
pixies and laughed One or two OF the last Of the
Tbs good Cod had gwen them the right to call
him So The sun was low in the sky re heard
the Dominican chanting psalm "Eeniat Hors
Hos et descendant in tnternum vtventes Qet
death come upon them. let them 90 down alive 70
"Eh God is good said Dominique Struggling
his shoulders slightly. .4.z
a hand a pair of muskets among ala glorious
dayf Some half a dozen OF trash Ike this and
he touched DOrnDiqUc's bow Puff, flick against
a cuirasS-what in Arrows Then the rope Tor
all, There but fifty. and by the saints
think we shall see no more in holy Florida
The sun grew red ard seemed 10 waVer aDoVe the
forest. -
eh. thou rOgue2
s:NadOutaI There was but one worth keeping-
and-why you know our good captain Julian De
MAneudeZ2 We'll, There goes the last pig,
But the last Frenchman tried to break from the
butchers who held him wOman's scream rang
out 10 the diving sun. Dominique moved two PAGES
awav from Antonio. a girl came running from the
blockhOuse her -ellOw hair flowing. her dress torn
IL Marie.
Antonio put his hand 70 mis- side and roared with
laughter A was hard upon her. and the girl
wildly this way and that, ShrtekinS- Ihe sun
light was red her fac7- Suddenly an arrow
vhfsrI led: and as men heard it thev saw Dominique
dashirg hot foot the forest, and saw Antonto-s
sprang into the wall Df gloom Julian de Menendez
in his haste stumbled and fell upon his prey The
arrow safe in her heart
In n moment the night came The stars Shone
out in a clear sky 10 see the trees loaded with
murdered men and women. and beneath them
writing that said. Non Dor FranCeses sinO par
TuteranoS'' CNot FreuChmen but as heretfcSl
The Golden banner Of the Cross hung shameless IN
the midst. The due Te Deum had been sung TO the
God OF the church. and drinking songs now came
loud from the captCred fort Far away IN the
forest gloom sounded fairtly the unhoy din OF
indian rites. And the stars Marie ValenCe
Ivt7e. in her blood with the terror gone from her
eves- they saw DCrrrtGue sailing north before the
wind while he gnawed his lin and his hand twitched
on the tiIler. What he muttered now was oathS-
TO be continued)