Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-07-20
saying that ne must 90 ever to Kanao-

hama, and see Count de Cazeneau.
He was back within sn hour, but
saw nothing of Mademoiselle de Gaze
neau until all were seated at dinner,
when young Stewart was giving a
lively account of something that had
occurred hat forenoon, while he was
hunting.
The story created considerable
laughter, and LATTE, noticing the
softened look and gracious manner Of
the Island Rose toward himself az
cribed them. as well 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 love 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
Lafitte. 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 fiirta-
ton with the young Kentuckian, who
was only too pleased to respond
All this furnished 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 filled
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 letter from Gov. Claiborne
to Gen. La Roche, urging his immedi- /
ate presence in New Orleans.
why, you black scoundreli" 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 agoi"
The frightened messenger looked /
woefully at his left arm, which was in
sling. and explained that, short /
distance from New Orleans, down by
the little Bayou dor, his horse had
fallen and broken leg, while he him.
self, pitching over the animals head,
had been stunned and lay until found
by some negroes living in a 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 LATTE, after ordering his horse to
be saddled; 81 want a few words with
you"
When in his OWE room, he handed
the letter to LATTE, and tuning about,
lit a cigar, while giving instructions
to his valet in a most impatient man.
ner that bespoke mental disturb
ance.
The governor had written him that,
having received, from an unexpected
quarter, proposal promising valu- !
able support for the desense of New !
Orleans, he had called a meeting of !
off cials and prominent men of the
,ity, at which he-the general-was T
urged to be present. i
81 see," said LATTE, after perusing 1
he letter, that the conference was II
o have taken place two evenings
lgo."
''Yes-damn it," replied La Roche.
ousing from his abstraction. "But (
doubt If Claiborne takes any de- s
isive action before can get to him." I
"You think, then, that there can Z
re no doubt of Barataria's offer meet
ng with favor?"
How can there be-" was the dog
natically put question. claiborne
yill not be so foolish-so lacking in 4
at such time as this. But" p
ow showing little anxiety, "even r.
tould he refuse, you will not go over b
} the British"
The flash of Laftte's eyes would .
ave been sufficient answer to this
ut he said quietly. TN such case ! 2
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