The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-08-21
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| He WAS DdCh Nitllu az lipul UuL
saw nothing of Mademoise.le de Gaze
neau until all were seated at dinner,
when young Stewart was giving
lively account of something that had
occurred that forenoon, while he was
hunting.
TIE story created considerable
laughter, and Lafitte, noticing the
softened look and gracious manner Of
the Island Rose toward himself, az
eribed them, as we'll as the fearless
glances with which she met his eyes,
to an entirely wrong cause,
They would have made him very
happy, being SO like those he had
formerly known, had it not been for
the belief that loye for another man
was now tempering her feeling and at
| t.tude toward himself, just as the real
ity Of his own hopeless love was CIV
ing his bearing toward Lazalie gen.
tleness he had never before accorded
the girl, and which, despite her cool
reception of his advances, brought
brighter color to her cheeks, and
awakened in her heart strange thrill
of hope.
The effect Of Zeney's defense of
LATTE, and Lazalie's surprising in
formation that he was the boy whom
her mother knew, had taken in con-
netion with her former admiration
for him. greatly shaken Roses recent
pIejudices, and, with womanly incon-
sistency, she felt hurt because he
was unable to realize this alteration
in her feelings.
From pain, she soon passed to
anger, the exact source or nature of
which she could scarcely have ana
lyzed. But its immediate effect was
that she entered into seeming firta.
ton with the young Kentuckian, who
was only too pleased to respond. .
All this furnished a new and singu
lar illustration of loves blindness
these four playing at cross purposes"
and wilfully misunderstanding one
another; while, beaming upon them
from the head of the table, was Gen.
La Roche, his eyes and heart filed
with unsupported admiration and love
for the beautiful Spanish girl whose
far as could be inferred from appear.
ances-regarded him simply as her
friend and banker.
Just as dinner was over, a mud.
despatched negro and horse appeared
before the outer door, the former
bearing a letter from Gov. Claiborne
to Gen. La Roche, urging his immedi-
ate presence in New Orleans.
why, you black scoundrel!" thun-
'dered the general, his face ablaze with
wrath, after he had read the letter
and glanced again at its date, this
Is five days old and should have reach
ed me four days ago!"
The frightened messenger looked
woefully at his left arm which was in
sling, and explained that a short
distance from New Orleans, down by
the little Bayou dor, his horse had
fallen and broken a leg, while he him
self, pitching over the animals head,
had been stunned and lay until found
by some negroes living in cabin
near by, who had bandaged his arm
and shot his horse.
Come inside with me, while I
make ready to start" said La Roche
to Laftte, after ordering his horse to
be saddled; II want few words with
you"
When In his own room, he handed
the letter to Lafitte, and tuning about,
lit cigar, while giving instructions
to his valet in most impatient man.
ner that bespoke mental disturb
ance.
The governor had written him that,
having received, from an unexpected
quarter, a proposal promising valu-
able support for the deSense of New
Orleans, he had called meeting of
officials and prominent men of the
city, at which he-the general-was
urged to be present.
81 See" said LATTE, after perusing
the letter, that the conference was
to have taken place two evenings
ago"
"Yes-damn IT," replied La Roche,
rousing from his abstraction. But
doubt If Claiborne takes any de-
cisive action before can get to him."
"You think, then, that there can
be no doubt Of Baratarias offer meet.
ing with favor?"
How can there be?" was the dog
matically put question. Claiborne
will not be so foolsh-so lacking in
foresight, at such time as this. But"
now showing little anxiety, "even
should he refuse, you will not go over
to the British?"
The flash of Laftte's eyes would
have been sufficient answer to this
But he said quietly. I'm such case
shall remain neutral"