The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-07-01

"Jes yo' please try desc bit OBJ
feesh' Ill Missy. wild a hit oh desc
hominy an after dat, a nice slice OBJ
ven'son,' he said coaxingly. evident
ly wishing to air his English, or else
supposins that she did not understand
French. La Capitaiue Lafitte. he say
ole seipio done know bes' in dey worr
how cook eem''
She smiled up into his face, but of
fered 10 objection to his helping her,
and LATTE. who was watching the
TWO. a!d not appear to have heard
Maaame Rejects remark, which was
now repeated rather sharply. as II
that lady We're bent upon acquiring
the information she sought.
BEG Your pardon. madame" he
said, starting slightly. and turning to
her.
i wish You to tell us how you hap
pence 10 entertain the opinion which
has resulted in such benefit to us-I
mean IN regard to what the English
were going TO do?"
Her tone was quite caustic, and her
SHARP dark eyes regarded him specu-
latfveiy over the rim of her sherry
glass
Il had, for some time, felt a mis-
| giving that something of the sort was
nkelH TO occur. and | therefore pre-
pared Tor IT; that was all. madame
He spoke hurriedly. and as If the
matte held little interest-while his
eyes went back to the violet ones now
looking al HIM.
"Bu', il you thought this. why was
IL thai others-my brother, for in
stanee-did rot?" Madame persisted.
putting down her glass, and taking
up he fork with a vigor suggestive
of an Inclination to enforce an answer
| by sticking the silver prongs into La
fitte. rather than into the Juicy veni-
son STEAK upon her plate.
"Tha'. madame. is a matter I can
no NOR explain than can you your
self" he replied smilingly. but scarce
| ly glaHc.ng at her.
"But you warned Gen. La Roche. by
telling him what you thought" de.
elaree Lazalie. for he told us so.
himself
"Yes senorita; I Informed him of II
| several weeks since"
"And what did he say7" asked La
| zalie: and Madame Riefet answered
| with:
| You remember. Lazalie. that he.
| like others. declared such thing to
be impossible
Gen la Roche smiled al the idea"
answer Lafitte. with careless
| shrug 0t his shoulders.
Wei /. for one. am thankful for
your fofethough;. which has saved us
from a meeting with those hateful
| Englis hmen." said Iazalie. with n
flash Of her eyes that bespoke the in
hcritance OF her uncle's hatred OF
| that nation
''Indeed. yes. Capt. LATTE: all of
| US haRe cause to feel most grateful to
YOU" Madame now admitted. In a
more amiable tone. But TO think"
| she I'D led. "of that cave being on the
| plantation. and none of us knowing
ANYTHING about IT,"
Its secret was given to me some
years since oy an Indian chief" said
Lahtte. and then. as If wishing TO drop
the matter. asked Madame Riefet II
she wished any message taken to her
brother. as that night must find him
returning to New Orleans. In order to
/ report to Gen. jackson.
II you can go why may not we?'
she inquired with alaerity. Surely.
| Capt LATTE. you do not intend to 20
OFF and leave us alone in this deso-
late place."
] s4fT5x. g. ..-1r,- al. s.fast .t.-n e..
| you At present. madame" He smiled
| eur9uragingly at Rose de Cazeneau.
who was looking perturbed. while La
zaiIe shot scornfui glance at Mad
ame as IL impatient at her show OF
fear,
Hadame. with sigh. sought relief
in G Hence that was acquiescing: and
she could not but admit to herself
| thar. in the present annoying predica-
ment the mysterious life OF Bara-
taria had proved to possess certain
/ adyantages.
ITO be continued.)
| Big Alaskan Bear.
Aaska Is particularly rich in bears
and most of them belong TO a group
| known as the Alaskan brown bears.
OF WhIch the Kodiak bear is one. So
wide is his reputation that sportsmen
iron all over the world spend thou
sands of dollars in order to add a
skin to their collection of trophies.
| The weight OF a full grown Kodiak
bear is not known. although specimens
| have been killed that were estimated
TO leigh between fifteen and eight
cen hundred pounds. and some hunt
ers elaim that they will go as high
as fTenty-two hundred. While at Ko-
dlak several summers ago | measured
| the skin Of one of these huge animals
which stretched the tape nine and a
| talf feet from the nose to the tail,
L 4.