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

ways arr not the same as ours"
But what is the matter with the
old man? He doesn't seem easy in bis
mind" said Captain Savage.
The old merchant had been leaning
over the hulwarks. looking back with
Il drawn face and weary eyes at the
red-curving track behind them which
marked the path to Paris Adele had
come up now with not a thought to
spare upon the dangers and troubles
which lay in front of her as she chafed
the old mans thin cold hands and
whispered words of love and comfort
inte his ears.
I'VE are always in the hollow OF
Gods hand" he whispered, but. oh.
Adele. it Is dreadful thing to feel his
fingers moving under u.s. &
Come with us. uncle" said De Cat
mat. passing his arm under that of the
old man. 1t Is long since you have
rested. And you. Adele. pray that
YOU will 90 and sleep, my poor dar-
ling, for it has been a weary journey.
Go now to please ~,e. and when you
wake both France and your troubles
will lie behind you"
When father and daughter had left
The deck De Catinat made his way aft
again to where Amos Green and the
captain We're standing.
Il am glad to get them below,
Amos said he. for | fear that we
may have trouble yet"
and how
You see the white road which runs
by the southern bank of the river
Twice within the last half hour
have seen horsemen squirting for dear
life along it. Where the spires and
smoke are yOnder is Hon 1eur. and
thither it was that these men went.
know not who would ride so madly at
such an hour unless they were the mes
sengers of the king. All. see. there is
third one"'
On the white band which wound
among the green meadows black dot
could he seen. which moved along
with great rapidity. vanished behind
clump Of trees and then reappeared
again, making for the distant city.
Captain Savage drew out his glass and
gazed at the rider.
Aye, aye" said he as he snapped ii
up again. 1T is a soldier. sure enough
can see the CLINT of the scIbbard
which he carries on his larboard side
| think that we shall have more wini'
soon. With breeze we can show OH
heels to anything in French waters.
but IL galley or an armed boat would
overhaul us now
De Catinat. who. though he could
speak little English had learned in
America to understand it pretty well,
looked anx:ously at Amos Green. II
fear that we shall bring trouble on
this good captain" said he. and that
the loss Of his cargo and ship may be
bis reward for having befriended us.
Ask him whether he would not prefer
70 land Us on the north bank With
our money we might make our way
into the lowlands.''
Ephraim Savage looked at his pas
genger with eyes which had lost some
thing of their sternnesS. Young
man." said he. 4 see that you can.
somethin' of my talk
De Catinat nodded.
Il tell You, then, that | am bad
man to beat. Any man that was ever
shipmate with me would tell you as
much. just jam my helm and keep
my course as long as God will let me-
Dye see"
De Catinat again nodded, though. in
truth, the seaman's metaphors left him
with but very general sense of his
While the Puritan seaman had been
talking his eyes had kept wandering
from the clouds to the Hopping sails
lnd back. Such wind as there was
came in little short puffs, and the can
Tas either drew full or was absolutely
slack. The heecy shreds of cloud
above. however, travelled swiftly
across the blue sky. 1t was on these
hat the captain fixed his gaze, and
he watched them like a man who is
out q problem in his mind.
They were abreast of HOnfieur now
md about half mile out from it. All
vas quiet on the curving quay and OH
he half moon fort, over which fioated
The white flag with the golden feur de
is. The port lay on their quarter now,
md they were drawing away more
quickly as the breeze freshened. De
'atinat. glancing back, had almost
made up his mind that their fears
we're quite groundless when they were
brought back in an instant.
Round the corner of the mole a great |
lark boat dashed into view ringed, |
'Ound with foam from her flying prov