The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-07-12

- ue Nazeneau, her man
A soitening somewhat at Zenev's
e,lueht sincerity. And why shonId
YOU and every one, Ike him so much
such wicked, dreadful man?"
me adjectives were indisnntah,v
harsh-more so than the manner in
winch they were uttered, and the VIC.
le' eyes held a suggestion that the
speaker would not object to knowing
'nat her application of them was mis-.
placed. was ms
Wicked-dreadful!" echoed Zeney
shaking her head violently mo M
never is Captain Jean either Of
these"
hut Mamman Zillah once told me 50
said Nademoselle de Ca2eneau. with
INC air of one seeking to remove nm.
Pheasant doubts from the mind. that
years ago when she belonged to a
man up at Contraband Bayou. she saw
capt Lafitte and two other men 20
INTO the woods with a horse They
lad shovels and picks. and she fol
lowed them to see what they would
40 She saw them digging a hole
IKE grave; but It was a big chest
they dug up, And there was gold in
lhe chest, for she saw it when the
men began filling some bags Then
she was so frightened for fear they
would see her that she ran home to
her cabin. And" here Mademoi.
Selle de CaZeneau's eyes opened wide
TO their full width and her voice took
minor note. while her manner be.
came imbued with horrible suggest.
lNeness-"a few hours later she saw
the horse come out of the woods, with
the bags across its back; but only
capt. Jean came out of the woods
with the horse"
Aeney laughed derisively, and again
shook her head.
THAT story came on horseback.
Missy, along with the others you have
heard, and Zillah ought to be well
whipped for telling such a wicked lie.
II she ever saw such a thing, then the
two men had gone off in some other
way to look after their own business,
which was what zillah ought to have
been doing"
But Mademoisele de Cazeneau was,
although apparently against her
own will, still uuconvinced,
for she added impressively,
"Zilla6 said that they afterward
found the two men dead in the woods.
And l have heard other stories, too
of how he has made men jump into
the sea when he burned or scuttle6
their ships, and took all they had on
board"
Capt Jean steal! Capt. Jean muir.
der!" cried Zeney, her eyes flashing
with indignation. Such things he
never did, and all such stories are
ies-black lies. How can you be.
lieve thes, or think of them, my
honey, when you once thought him
so good and noble?"
The question was unanswered, and
Zeney, after moments pause, added,
IF there is any truth in such talk,
it was wicked Capt Laro who did
these things; but Capt. Jean-never.
"Laro-Capt. Laro!" said her young
mistress, with puzzled little frown.
and raising a hand TO push back the
clustering hair from her now cooled
| cheeks. can, yes; 1t comes to me. /
have heard my mother speak Of him;
| II was he who brought her from
France"
1T was he. too. who brought Capt.
Jean here to Louisiana"
HE did," the girl asked in sur
prise. And did you know him then
when he was boy?"
The negress nodded. "He seemed
comrade then, young as he was. of
the captain's-a comrade in business.
He was a wicked-very wicked man
'scallerat,' this Capt. Laro; and it
was surely he, and not Capt. Jean,
who did the wicked deeds you have
heard about, my honey"
"And where now is Capt. Laro-
do you know, Zeney?"
Dead and gone, Missy-so I've
been told And If so, then re is down
with the devil, reckon" answered
the old woman grimly, rising to her
feet as Lazalie's voice was heard from
the hall below, calling. Rose, my lit
tie Ros ,, where are your"
Ito be continued)