The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-12

how think YOU? Mlth her crucIuA lost
cooking for a dirty ODbway'
Mary Mother" said Pierre Noir, II 7
IL he a matter Of a Woman-well, God I
helm MS ain At least It's something
mat viii take Monster Las over seas
again
.'Tis mostly a Woman" unused Du
Nesne. but this pasSeth my wit
True. they pass the Wit OF all, Now,
did ever tell thee about the mission
Girl al Michilimackinac but stay
That for another time They tell me
hat oar comrade. Greysolon du Lhut
is expected in to-morrow with party
from the far end OF superior. Come
let Us have the news
"Tous les printemps,
Tant aes nouvelles.'
humn,ed Du MeSne. as he tlung his arm
above the shoulder of the other; and
the two SO disappeared adown the
beach
Duly. alphabetically, Law lived on
his life here at Montreal for yet tlme
Al the edge Of that wilderness Wh'cb
had proved all else but Eden, Near &c
aim though in these guarded times
guest by necessity of the good sisters
NJ the Convent. dwelt Mary Connynge
4 Ana as for these two, il might be Sald
/ that each but bided the time. To hei
Law might as well have been one on the
corded Sulrician priests and she h
/ him. for all he liked, one of the nuns
i Vi tho Convent garden. What did Il al
mean, whore was IL a)l to end h'
/ ed himself thousand times, and {
thousand times his mind failed MIN OF
4ny answer He waited, watching lnt
great en-ampment disappear, hr9'
/ slowly then swiftly and suddenly, SO
hat in a night the last Of the lodges
had gone and the last canoe had lell
the shore There remained only the
aurr.ing food of the St Lawrence
/ coming IRON the west.
The autumn came on Early in No
rember the ships would leave Tor
France, Yet before the beginning Oh
/ November there came swiftly and
harply tbe settlement OF The questions
which rackod Laws mind. one morn
mg Mary ConIrnge was missing from
ne Convent, nor could any OF the sis-
ers nor the mother superior, explain
how or when me had Departed
Yet. he'd there been close observers
here might have been seen a boat
dropping down the river on the carly
morning. of that day, And a Quebec
mere was latcr reported in the boct
III tha niendant The shipping upon the
rooi BARK pauphine, Of Lieutenant
Raoul de Ligny sometime officer o.
> the regiment Cariguan, formerly sta
toned in New France; With him
lads recently from Montreal know
1 yery well to Lieutenant de Ligny art
his family: and to be in his care ei
/ VOYAGE 10 France the name Of SAT-
lady ilegihle upon the records, IN
polling apparently not having suite'
! inc clerk who wrote it. and then for
got Il in the press of other things
Certain of the governors household
: IA well as two or three hahitant
u from the lower town. witnessed the ar
rival of this lady. who came down tfor
Montreal. They saw her take boat 10
= he bark nauphine. one. Of the las
u qhins to go down the river that tai
Yes. It was easily to be established
4 bark. with singular, brown eyes, petit
vet not over small, Of good hgure
L assurcdly so much could be said tc
ol obviously the king, kindly rs he m'gf
N feel toward the colony Of New franc
u could not send out among the youn
y women supplied TO the colonis's
rs wives. very many such demoiselles
of mis-. otherwise assuredly all Franc
1e would have followed the kings shil
to the st. Lawrence.
John Law. grave and sadden'
u2n. yet one now no longer lackii
he in decision. stood alone one day at u
ii narapet of the great rock of Quebe
gazing down the broad expanse OF y
sc stream below. file was alone exec
for little child, a child too young
know her mother. had death or al
nd aster at that time removed the moth'
as Law took the little one up In I
on arms and gazed hard upon the u
"a turned face.
al "Catharine," he said to himse
"a "Catharine, Catharine!"
no Pardon monsieur said a voice
nj bis elbow Surely have seen y
he before this?'
ov Law turned. Joncaire, the ambas'
az dor of peace stood by. smiling and
he t-nding his hand.
"a. "Naturalfy, could never forget yo'
he said Law.
,ao Monsieur looks at the shippin
~ said Ioncaire. smiling. Surely
ao would not he leaving New Fran
~ otter 50 luckily escaping the worst
ras her dangers?
th Life might be the same for me o.
there as here" replied Law. AS
nv lnek. must declare myself
~ most unfortunate man on earih.
"a Your wife perhaps, is Ut!
Pardon. ! have none.
~ Pardon. in turn, monsieur--hi'
:, sec the chiidf'
o. m is tho child Of . savage %oma
tho said Law
ne Joncaire pulled aside the inta
~ hood. He gave 10 sign, ana a