The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-09-20
P-] A. CONAN DOYLE,


And when do you Sailg'
las soon as your foot is on her deck,
II Providence serve us with wind and
tide And how has all gone with thee,
Amos"
Right we'll have much to tell you
Of"
De Catinat and his relatives were far
too engrossed with their own affairs to
give a thought 10 the others. De Gait
nat told his tale in a few short bitter
sentences the injustice that had been
done him. his dismissal from the kings
service ana the ruin which had come
upon the ,HuguenOts Of France Adele,
as is the angel instinct OF woman.
thought only of her lover and his mis-
fortunes as she listened to his story.
but the old merchant tottered to his
feet when he heard OF the revocation
of the edict
What am TO dog" he cried What
am l to do? am too old to begin my
life again"
Never fear. uncle said De Catinat
heartily. There are other lands be-
yo41 France"
But not for NE. No, no; am too
old. Lord but thy hand is heavy upon
thy servants. What shall | do and
whittier shall turn He wrung his
hands in his peIplexity.
What is amiss with him, then.
AmOs?' asked the seaman.
HE and his must leave the country,
Ephraim."
And why?"
Because they are Protestants and
the king will not abide their creed"
Ephram Savage was across the
room in an instant and had inclosed the
old merchants thin hand in his own
great knotted fist. There was Il broth
erly sympathy in his strong grip and
rugged, weather stained face.
Tell this man that we shall see him
= through. Amos Tell him that we've got
:. country where he'll just fit in like a
bung in barrel. Tell him that reli-
giOn is free to all there. Tell him that
if he wants to come the Golden Rod is
waiting with her anchor apeak and her
cargo aboard
Then we must come ut once said
De Catinat rs he listened to the cordial
message which was conveyed to his
uncle. Tonight the orders will be out,
and tomorrow it may he too Late
But my buSneSs.' cried the mer-
chant
Take what valuableS you can and
leave the rest. Better that than lose
all. and liberty into the bargain"
And so at last it was arranged That
very night. within five minutes of the
closing of the gates. there passed out
of Paris small party of five, three
upon horseback and two in a closed
carriage which bore several weighty
boxes upon the top. They were the
first leaves flying before the hurricane,
the earliest of that great multitude
who were within the next few months
to stream along every road which led
from France.
Thanks to the early tidings which
the guardsman had brought with him,
his little party were now ahead of the
news. At Rouen al was quiet. and
Captain Ephraim Savage before even
property as they had saved aboard his
brigantinc. the Golden Rod. 1t was but
little craft, some seventy tons bur
den but at time when 50 many were
putting out to sea in open boats, pre-
ferring the wrath of nature to that of
the king. it was Il refuge indeed. The |
same night the seaman drew up his |
L cl@x ,,oI- II
way down the winding river
With the early dawn the river broad
ened out and each bank trended away, |
leaving Il long funnel shaped estuary |
between. Ephraim Savage snuffed the |
air and paced the deck briskly. with a |
twinkle in his keen gray eyes. The
wind had fallen away, but there was
still enough to drive them slowly upon !
their course.
where's the gall" he asked.
shes in my cabin" said Amos |
Green. Il thought that maybe she
could manage there until we got |
across
where will you sleep yourself,
them"
Tut. \ litter Of spruce boughs and |
q sheet of birch bark over me have !
been enough all these years. What
would | ask better than this deck OF
soft white pine and my hlanketT'
Every good. The old man and his
nephew-him with the blue coat-can
have the two empty hunks. But you
must speak to that man. Amos. I'll
have no philandering aboard my ship,
lad: no whispering or cuddling or any