The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-01-10
Corner West and Grove Streets,


is but one man IN Il He is a Cana
dian"
~ Canadian cried Du Lhut
spripglng Up to the window. who hut
a mailman would venture into such a
hornets nest alone? Ah yes; | can see
him now. He keeps well out from the
bank 10 avoid their fire. Now he is IN
midstream. and lac turns toward MS"
1T is Jesuit" said one, crnning his
neck. They are everywhere there il
most danger"
No. ! can see his capote," said an
other. 1T is Franciscan friar."
An instant later there was the sound
of 4 canoe grounding upon the pebbles,
The door was unbalrcd, and man
strobe in attired In the long, dark
gown Of the Franclscans. He east n
rapid glance around aud then, step.
ping up TO De Catinat, laid his hand
upon his shoulder.
80. You have not escaped me-" said
he. I'VE have caught the evil seed he.
fore It had time TO root.
What do you mean fatherY" asked
the seigneur You have made some
mistake. This is my good friend
Amory de Catinat, Of noble French
family
'"This Is Amory de Catinat, the here
tic and Huguenot" cried the monk. Il
have followed him up the st. Law.
renee, and have followed him up the
Rlchelieu, and | would lave followed
him to the worlds end II could but
bring him back with me-
'Tut, fatherl Your zeal carries you
too far said the selgneur. WHITTIER
iie shaII ils' 20 back M ii'IS 10 France with his
wife. There is no place in Canada for
heretics."
Du Lhut burst out laughing. by
Ste. Anne, father" said he, "if you
could take us all back to France at
present we should be very much your
debtors
"And you will remember" said De
Ia Noue sternly. chat you are under
my roof and that you are speaking of
my guest"
But the friar was not to be abashed
Look at this said he, whipping a
paper out of his bosom. ut is signed
by the governor, and calls upon you,
under pain of the kings dispeasurc,
TO return this man to Quebec But |
yon until ! see you on board Of the
ship which will carry you and your
wife back to France"
De Catinat could but admire the en-
ergy and tenacity Of the man
1t seems to me, father, that you
would have shone more as a soldier
than as n follower Of Christ said he,
"but since You have followed us here
and since there is no getting away we
may settle this question at some later
time"
A great brown cloud had oyerspread
the heavens and the night bad fallen
50 rapidly that they could hardly see
tEe gleam of the river in front Of them
Tie savnges in the woods and behind
the captured stockade were quiet, save
for an occasional shot Suddenly
dun red glow began 10 show above one
Of the roofs Of the cottages.
"They have set It on fire" cried Du
Lhnt "'rhe canoes must 90 at once,
for the river will soon be as light rs
day In IN, There is not an instant
TO he lostr
There was no time for leave taking.
One impassioned kiss and Adele was
torn away and thrust into the smallest
canoe. which she shared with Omega,
two children ana an unmarried girl
The others rushed into their places.
and IN few moments they had pushed
on and had vanished into the drift aud
the darkness. The great cloud bad
broken ana the rain pattered heavily
on the roof,
'ihank God for this Storm mur.
INJURED Du Lhut 1T viii prevent the
cottages from blazing up too quickly"
Bur he had forgotten that, though the
roofs mcl be wet the interior was as
dry as tlnder He had hardly spoken
before a great yellow tongue OF flame
licked ont Of one Of the windows, and
again aud again, until suddenly half Of
the roof fell ", aud the cottage was
blazug ike d pitch bucket The flames
blssed aud sputtered in the pouring
rain; but, fed from below, they grew
still higher and aercer. lashlng redly
upon The great trees and turning their
trunks 10 FURNISHED brass. Their light
made The lncIosnre and the manor
house as clear as day mud exposed the
wlole long stretch of the river. A fcnr-
fu yell from The woods announced that
tha sayages had seen ibe canOes
They are rushing through The woods.
They are making for the waier's edge"
crieI De Caiinat
They have some canoes down there"
said Du l.hut
Bot they must pass us," cried the
&c. 81 oI Ste. Marie Get down 10
the cannon and sec X you c1unu stop
ii ~"
They bad haliy reached The guns
VT ~ two barge canofs hbcd Witi wa.
rios sho' oui from amu.g the reeds
bciyH tilp fort.
'Jraa, sou ate orr bcf sl1t" cried
be "a Na8e. Lay Tor her ~ she
passes ihe great pine tire Lambert,
10 g1u faae the other gun.
The tm0 wrHkied old ariiilerymen
siaHcri along their guns and waited
for tie canoes 10 come abreast of them.