The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-01-26

narbor and see the ship sBssAt HOO
ORE that was to bear them 70 new
lands riding at anchor not half .
league away. They watched II day b
Gay, as b~oat-loads of provisions, can
non, soldiers, and passengers were
taken out and placed on board. Their
faithful guide remained with them
going out at night for food and for In
formation relative to the progress OF
the vessels lading. Thus passed sew
eral weeks, and they were beginning
to weary Of their confinement when
news came that La Sale had arrived
| and that the vessel would sail ut the
turn of the tide the next evening.
Their guide also learned that a thor
ougn search Of the ship had been made
for them by the soldiers, and that 4
final visit would be made before dark.
At length the day darkened and the
| night came on. A small fisherman's
boat that had been at work all the
afternoon hear by, drew in towards
the shore as night fell, and soon a sig
nal from their ally brought IL closc to
them. Tonti surrendered the ring
upon request and sought to repay their
Duide, but as in all the other cases,
lie refused the offered nor ey. So help
ing them into the boat, he waved q
good-by from shore, as they fast dis
appeared in the darkness.
The boatman pulled hard ~ the
oars, and they soon found themselves
nearing the ship. A few lights on her
decks served to render the confusion
existing there visible, but the!' were
not bright enough to illuminaLe the
waters about the vessel, while the
noise OF departure-her anchor was al
ready raised and her small forward
sails set-made a cautious approach
unnecessary. At last they found
themselves directly under her stein,
and the ripping Of the water warmed
them to hasten ere she got fully ua-
der weigh. BY the advice of the boat
man, Pompol., agile ~ a cat, swung
himself up Gu to a small swinging
scaffold that had been vsed in paint
ing the stern of the vessel, and had
been overlooked in the hurry Of SAIL
ing, with a small leather pouch tied
to his body that he had brought with
him from Paris. Topti then handed
up his sword, and with a parting boost
from the boatman soon found himself
crouched alongside Pompon. A fragile.
swaying seat 1t was indeed, but safe,
for they would not dare to climb 90
the deck above until the vessel s1d
cleared the harbor.
Thus did three men sail on The
saint Honore," parting from the
sunny land of France with diverse
emotions. In the stern stood La Sale,
looking back at the fast-receding lights
of La Rochelle, murmuring the words
of that plaintive song of Mary Gtuart
as she bailed from Calais:
"Adieu! oh plaise ut pays.
.Adieu! oh ma patfie,
La plus cherie, qui a nourrit
Mo belle en~fance-adieu!"
Yet t'nged as was his mind with re-
gret al leaving civilization ani the
new love that had arisen in his heart,
he still booked forward with eagcrness
to the sIaat task before him. AL was
secondary to this. For this he lived;
for this he would die.
S%hivering in his cramped position
on the swinging stage below him, a
little man with SCARED face AMI crafty
eye shook: his fist in triumph at his
escape froLl the land and the woman
that had both used him SO i'll.
Another man beside him, as tha
lacking of the ship brought the dis
tant lights in view for the last time,
stretched towards the shore a hand
trembling with a new and sweet emo
ton, as he nlurmIred: "Adieu! my
Rose, until we meet"
ITO BE Con,inued.1