The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-08-30

supposing that she did not understand
French. La Capitaine Latte 10 saw
ole Scipio done know hes in dey WORT
how cook Gem"
0he smiled up into his face, but of.
iered no objection to his helplng her
ana Lahtte, who was Watching the
TWO, did not appear to have heard
Madame Rejects remark. which was
now repeated rather sharply, ss II
'lat lady were bent upon acquiring
me information she sought.
beg your pardon. madame" he
SAID starting slightly, and turning to
her.
Wish you TO tell us how you han
pehed to entertain the opinion which
mas 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.
latively over the rim of her sherry
glass
i had, for some time felt a mis-.
giving that something of the sort was
likely to occur, and therefore pre-.
pared for 1t; that was all. madame"
He spoke hurriedly. and as IL the
matter held little Unreasonable his
eyes went back to the violet ones now
looking at him.
But, II you thought this, whS was
IL That others-my brother, for in
stance-did rot?" Madame persisted
putting down her glass, and taking
up her fork with a vigor suggestive
of an inclination to enforce an answer
by sticking the silver prongs into La.
htte, rather than into the juicy veni.
son steak upon her plate.
THAT, madame, is matter | can
no more explain than can you your.
Self" he replied smilingly, but scarce.
ly glancing at her.
But you warned Gen. La Roche, by
| telling him what you thought" de-
clared Lazalie, "for he told us so
himself"
Yes, senorita; informed him of II
several weeks since"
And what did he say?" asked La
zalie; and Madame Riefet answered
with:
you remember, Lazalle, that he
like others, declared sucR thing tC
be impossible
Gen La Roche smiled at the idea,
| answered LATTE, with a careless
shrug of his shoulders.
We'll, |, for one, am thankful fol
your forethought, which has saved us
from a meeting with those hateful
Englishmen," said Lazalie. with O
flash of her eyes that bespoke the in
heritance of her uncle's hatred Of
that nation.
Indeed, yes, Capt. LATTE; all o.
US have cause to feel most grateful tt
you" Madame now admitted, in {
more amiable tone. But to think,
she added "of that cave being on tn,
plantation, and none of us knowing
anything about it?'
Its secret was given to me some
years since oy an Indian chief saiC
LATTE, and then, as If wishing to drol
the matter, asked Madame Rlefet i
she wished any message taken to he
brother, as that night must find hin
returning to New Orleans, in order t,
report to Gen. Jackson.
IF you can go why may not we?
she inquired with alacrity. Surely
Capt. LATTE, you do not intend to g
off and leave us alone in this desc
late placer"
Here is surely the safest place TO
YOU at present, madame" He smile
encouragingly at Rose de Cazenear
who was looking perturbed, while LIZ
zalie shot a scornful glance at Mac
anne. as If impatient at her show G
fear.
Madame, with a sigh, sought relic
in a silence that was acquiescing; an
she could not but admit to hersel
that, in the present annoying predics
ment. the mysterious life of Bars
taria had proved to possess certai
advantages.
ITO be continued.)
| BIG RldSkdH DCdTs
Alaska is particularly rich In bear
and most of them belong to a grou
known as the Alaskan brown bear
of which the Kodiak bear is one. S
wide is his reputation that sportsme
from all over the world spend tho,
sands of dollars In order to add
skin to their collection OF trophie
The weight of full grown Kodia
bear is not known, although specimen
have been killed that were estimate
TO weigh between fifteen and eigh
cen hundred pounds, and some hun
ers claim that they will go as hie
as twenty-five hundred. While at X
diak several summers ago | measure
the skin of one of these huge ANNA
which stretched the tape nine and
half feet from the nose to the Ia
and ten and a half feet across II
outstretched front paws. Mr.. A.
Goss. who handles all of the brow
hands OF the Alaskan Commerce
Company at Kodiak, told me that
had seen skins that were three fe
assn