The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-03-18
THE MISSISSIPPI
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By EMERSON HOUGH
Author Of ''The Story Of the Cowboy"
The Girl at the Halfway House. i" Etc.
Copyright, 1909. by Emerson Koush-,
CHAPTER XIX.-CoNr1NUEp.
By EMERSON HONG,

She stood erect, her eyes flashing,
her arms outstretched, her bosom
painting under the fringed garments,
her voice ringing as it might have
been with the very essence Of truth
and passion. Law looked at her stead
fly. But the shadow did not lift from
his brow, though he looked long and
pondered.
Come" said he,. at length, gently.
None the less we are as we are. In
every game we take our chances, and
In every game we pay our debts. Let
Us go back to the camp"
AS they turned back down the beach
Law saw standing. at little distance
his lieutenant, fDu Mesne, who hesi-
tated as though he would speak.
What is it, Du Mesne?" asked Law,
excusing himself with a gesture and
Joining the voyageur. where he stood.
why, Monsieur Las" said Du
Mesne, 81 am making bold to mention
It. but in good truth there was some
question in my mind as to what might
be our plans. The spring, as you
know, is now well advanced. 1t was
your first design to go. far into the
west, and there to set up your station
for the trading in furs. Now there
have come these little incidents which
have occasioned us some delay. While
{ have not doubted your enterprise.
monsieur, l betheught me perhaps 1t
might be- within your plans now to go
but. little farther on-perhaps, indeed.
to turn back"
''To go back?" said Law.
well, yes; that is to say, Monsieur
Las. back again down the great lakes"
Have you then known me so ill as
this, Du Mesne?" said Law. "It has
not been my custom to set backward
foot on any sort of trail"
"Oh. we'll. to be sure, monsieur, that
I Know quite well," replied Du Mesne,
Alphabetically "J would only say that,
II you do gN forward. you will do more
than most men accomplish on their.
. first voyage. an large in-the wilder
ness. There comes to. many a certain
shrinking. of the heart which leads
them to find excuse for not faring far
Their on. Yonder, as you know, mon
sieur, lie Quebec and Montreal. some
what better fitted for the abode Of
s monsieur and madame than the tents
of the wilderness. ; Back of that, too,
as we both very we'll Enow, monsieur,
i. lie London and old England: and /
had been dull of eye indeed didli not
recognize the opportunities of a young
gallant like yourself. Now, while I
know yourself to be a. man of spirit,
Monsieur Las. and while should well
come you gladly as brother of ;the
trail. I had only thought that perhaps
you would pardon me If did but ask
your purpose at this time
Law bent his. head in silence for a
moment. what know you of this for
ward trail. Du Mesne?" said he. "Have
you ever gone beyond this point in
your own journeyings?"
Never beyond this. replied Du
Mesne, land indeed not SO far by many
hundred miles. For my own part l
rely chiefly <':upon the story of my
brother, Greysolon du L'hut, the bold
est soul. that ever put paddle in the St
Lawrence. My brother Greysolon, by
the FIRE one night, told me that some
years before he had been at the mouth
Of the Green bay-perhaps near this
very spot--snd that here he and his
brothers found deserted Indian camp
Near It, lying half in the fire. where
he had fallen in exhaustion. was an
I'D . very old Indian. VINO had beeu