The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-28
CHAPTER VI.

French, knocking over some pans and
Kettles and sinking on his knees before
the beautiful beings who defend him.
Tell you zese AngIais, who cannot
understand my explanation, Eat / am
no traitor, Eat l am cook and moth
ing else!' he cries TO Marina. Have
1 poisoned anyone? Diable, no, my
salads were marvellous; my entrees
gave no indigestion. Zen why do zese
men threaten me with death?'
See if you cannot get out of the
beggar some logical explanation of his
peculiar conduct" mutters Edwin
gloomily.
You have frightened the poor man
so he cannot make you understand"
remarks Enid severely.
''Then, ask him to tell you," says
Barnes, why, when we called for ice
at ST Tropez he surreptitiously sent
telegram to Marseilles and then de-
layed us three hours at that port till
that fishing vessel, probably directed
by wire, got under way to dog our foot
steps"
And why, tonight. against the regu-
latiOns of my vessel" adds Anstruther,
''he kept this galley fire unbanked so
that the light shining through his open
portfolio indicates to the felucca what
craft it is to pursue"
Marina puts these questions to the
cook and translates the following
answer: 1.-The ice was necessary. After
/ am on shore to get il, l sent tele-
gram, as l promised, to Monsieur Deu-
peg. who had come in MarSeiles and
said: You go on the Seagull. The Cafe
Vefieur will want you as soon as their
grand chef Meudon goes to Paris? To
engage you, they must know where you
are. To miss your services would be
a blow for their great restaurant. So
they can communicate with you, tele-
graph me Immediately on landing from
each pert the yacht stops, that they
can get you the instant Meudon leaves
He gave me money for this. Therefore
the moment 1 am on shore l tele-
graphed simply: st TrOpreZ. l am
here. LebOeuf.' Soon 1 received a re-
turn message: Hold the yacht three
hours ! have vegetables to buy, also
flowers That takes time after the
market is closed. l don't hurry What
matters if a pleasure yacht leave a
little later? From MarseiIles 1 receive
no further answer The chef of the
Vefleur has not yet gone, so l come
on board. This night. the morning
watch want coffee; Monsieur Graham
say give ii to them, so I leave my fire
unbanked. 1t was very hot; / open the
portfolio of my galley. That's all
VOici, what l have done is simply bust
ness. I am a great cook The Cafe
Vefieur wishes to engage me; that is
all"
Aha cries Enid generously: you
see the chef simply expected to get a
good position in the kitchen of a lead
ing Marseilles restaurant"
Listening to this. Edwin and Barnes
go into consultation. Probably the
memory Of his magnificent cuisine
makes them lenient to the artist. Il
believe the little beggar is innocent,
says the sailor
Simply a matter of vanity" remarks
Burton. He thought they wanted him
very much for the Cafe Vefieur."
IF we don't put the little chap on
shore. we must trust him" remarks
the American. Then he says briefly to
Marina; please show Leboeuf what
danger he has placed upon US by his
telegram"
And this being explained TO him by
the beautiful women, both fair ones
almost speaking together. Leboeuf be-
ginning to comprehend the plot against
even their lives the little Frenchman
breaks out exctedly and calamity in
a mixture of polyglOt: Mile tonnerres
murder you. angels of mercy? Nevaire,
I. Felix LebOeuf. will defend you
both With my life He
seizes and kisses their hands
''Zese ASA ssins shall answer to me for
making me zeir instrument. No more
kilograms while / am a Sedgull. Eat
I swear to you. and the little fellow s
eyes glow with gratitude as they rest
upon the gentle creatures who. as they
have stood between him and marlin
spike and pistol, have seemed divine
in mercy.
But despite the innocence and fealty
of Monsieur Leboeuf, Edwin and
Barnes leave his galley diSmayed This
additional evidence of the crafty as
siduity with which they are being fol-
lowed, makes both men very serious.
though ii affects Marina's delicate
nerves even more intensely, and Enid
shudders in the soft night air at the
thought that the hand of the assassin
seems still upon her.
1--WE must settle exactly how to pro-
coed" whispered Barnes to Edwin, the
two ladies having retreated TO the strn.
''What do you proDose?"
why, as not only a sailor but a
man of common sense, l propose to get
away from these sneaky devils as far
as possible: crack on everything, round
Sardinia, drive fos the Strait of Gil
braltar and up the Atlantic and Bay
of Biscay to England"
Barnes glance rests upon Marina
who has wandered to the stern. an in
creased terror on her spirituelle face
Medically, I do not think, in her pres
enI neuTOllc state your vile could EN- |
dure the voyage" he answers He !
glances over the stern-far away in the |
gloom of the coming morning is the !
felucca. There's practical proof that
the vendetta is ever following us" he |
says, simply. THAT cruel craft is sent
10 dog us to any port where we may
land In England, you will be too prom |
1nent TO escape notice. Besides do Won |
or l want to live our lives always look |
ing over our shoulder for some enemy |
behind Us? No, there is one way-my |
original plan"
Filled with the deadly determination
of the Saxon race when their women !
are assailed. he continues shortly:
Get the ladies concealed and guard |
ed as carefully as possible with Lady
Chartris at Villefranche then you and |
/ turn about and meet these devils. |
and, if necessary. destroy them: at all |
events, destroy the man who has the
money, that permits these assassins to |
follow US TO the ends of the earth"
by Heaven, you are right answers |
Edwin.
Now. the best way to do it?"
Over this they hold consultation. and |