The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-11-28
~ LA PLUIE
Copyright. BY Daily story Pub. Co.,
By r. H. LANCASTER

dere. / fas scare. go, to M. Reneau, j
he tell me. No! you amt dere. I fol-
low your track in big road till It's
too dark to see. My God, was, scare
Marie's strong tired hand went up to
his great thick shoulder.
"Bete-noire," she said lovingly.
A weak laugh came but or the
gloom around Raoul's head.
And, me, amt priest. Quelle
pitie." an. Il
"You better tank God you amt
Dead Bete-noire told him straightly.
81 would be If 1t amt been for La
Pluie." Raoul answered and so weakly
that Bete-noire grabbed his brothers.
hand.
"You feeling pretty good now, ha,
Raoul?"
Raoul made no answer, he had faint
ed for his fun. Marie spoke quickly:
You stay wit him, Bete-noire and
me, / run to house for fetch papa"-.
Mo- Numbered Bete-noire.
Den, me, stay wit Raoul and
you CO."
moi You going stay wit me. My
God, l was search
There was nothing for 1t then, but
to carry the cut youth to within
shouting distance of NJ Noise and 1t
was we'll for the rogue that night that
Marie had inherited her fathers fine
physique along with his tender heart.
Stubbornly, Bete,noire broke the
way with his brothers head on his
bent back; pluckily Marie. trod in his
steps, the cut leg in sling from her
shoulder. Raoul came to and demand
ed to be left alone while Bete-noire
and Marie went together for help, but
to this neither of them would consent.
Leave him alone, hurt, in the night
1t would take harder heart than ever
| beat in 'Cajan breast to do that.
I'm Ill while we be to mile-post,
Raoul and den Bete-noire can make
papa hear. Bete-noire have big voice"
Bete-noire did not have big voice.
! The woods beloved and blared with
the name of M. Noise before there
| came to them that startled stentor.
1ian:
"Oui!" ~ 81
And Bete-noire beloved with all his
might: 80,
by sixteen milepost. Fetch wagon
II you please
"Oui!" The word wanged its way
with the hurting twist that only a
/ 'Cajan tongue can give it and M.
Noise was in the stable waking up
his horse
Madame Noise was there. TOO, hold.
ing light. buckling strap-too wise
to talk in an anxious time When M.
Noise turned with husky Goodbye.
Bebe, l reckon 1 be back pretty soon, -
madame kissed him; but as the big
monsieur climbed in heavily over
one side of the wagon, his live little
madame flashed in over the other;
If there was trouble in store for her
old man, Madame Noise was going
to share 1t.
The rattle of that rapidly driven
wagon rang like a cheer to the anx-
ious watchers by the mile post and
| yet at the sound of 1t, Marie rested
| isdoui . cut icS OH lOS anu SiltiuS
down beside 1t began to cry.
What are you crying for now, La
Pluie?" Raoul asked gently
"Oh," Marie sobbed to her knees,
''das going to make Camille feel SO
sorry when she find you been hurt like
das."
Raoul tried to laugh.
II reckon, me. das going make Ca
mile feel SO proud when she find
she got Ill sister SO game like das
Don't you cry, Marie"
But Bete-noire sat down beside the
shaken girl and lifted her dropped
head to his shoulder:
"You cry all you want, La Pluie,'
he copforted. And II any man on
Bayou say you can't cry when you
want, he's going have to lick me-
And reckon. me, he amt going
fine das easy, mol"