The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-28
CHAPTER III.
ABOARD LIE


Inc morning daWned mcist and cold,
with a stiff westerly wind. Just be-
lore daStSnt q sHlau Doat puSned OH
ms &iow. peach, craped along the shall
" skirted the western edge or the
island which there lies endWise across
the harbor, n put me aboard lie
1 alone had no part in all the noisy
preparation for departure, but sat alb
sorbed in thought near an open port
listening to the straining of the masts,
the Happlng sails, the low complaining
beat OF the wind tormented waters.
Above the ereai1 of the windlass rails
ing anchor, I could catch snatches of
whispered conversation just outside
the port. The two men were beyond
my range of vision. One seemed to be
tossing in a boat, the other hung Town
the vessels side by a ladder. 1 made
out, disjointedly:
Along in September-as soon as you
fGturn-a!l Will be in readiness-two
thousand Creeks, Chickasaws, Natchez
we ought to have no dificulty-Yvard
Spanish ships. The fall OF Biloxi will
be a greater thing for US" And much
more tnat l could not near clearly.
But I had heard enough to know
there was some truth In The rulnor OF
a Spanlsh-lndian alliance, and an at
tack on Biloxi. And the name Ward,
being unusual. chung somewhat to my
memory.
l Immediately ran on deck and u
tered over towards that side. seeking to
discover the traitor. No one was there,
only a little group of officers walking
ABOUT; towards the shore We're the
retreatlng outlines OF q light boat. l
knew none OF these officers, any one or
Whom might nave been the man l over
neafd, n SO 1 burst ask no questions.
! could therefore confide In no n on
BOARD for fear of making a mistake, but
must rely upon giving Bienviile prompt
warming upon my return. and 1 must
needs hide my reluctance and mingle
WIZ officers and men, for ~perchance
by this means I might ncoye the
Although made free with tho men.
pltched quoits, and Joined in their
rough play, | trusted none, suspected
all. No, not all There were two young
fellows whom ! Was many times on the
point OF calling to my confidence, but,
Thinking it wiser, kept my own
sci, Treason could eyer wea a smiling
front and air of fiankness.
ever was a ma, ,nl1ch older Than
myself, of gloomy and taciturn man
ners. yet something there wa SO mas
terful about him men obeyed him
whether they would or no. a more ST.
lent man / never knew. vet courteous
and stately withal. and well liked nv
the men. But it was to Achille Brous-
sard my heart Went out in those dave
of loneliness. His almost childish light
ness or disposition and his friendly
ways won me completely and We he
came fast comrades a nohia lnok;ng
lad, with the strength of a Young Titan,
and the blende curls of 1t wou,an5 T)sr-
ing the long idle hours of the afternoon
Ii was his custom to banter me- for a
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acted as our master of The iists Al
first he was much NV s,1nerior with tho
foils: for during his DAYS with the EN-
hassy 1T Ma1rid and IN thas schno,s ~
Paris. he had earned those h,ndrads
of snowy and fancy little tricks of
which Ne in the forests knew notbinp
However. doubte not that on the
field oar ro1erher 1yays and starnar
methods would count for quite as
much.
With all the Ave long weeks of daily
nrantic,. + gathered n,anv thinys frn,,
him. until one day We had an exnepil
erce which made MS lavtha foi,s aside
for good.
we, had been sitting after the din
ner hour. discussing his aarJy lifa IN
Paris. He wonna lin With his us,rai
declaration. AS for mvself .,iva mo
the gorgeous plays. the fetes and
smiles Of the Montespan. rather than
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