Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-21
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By A. CONAN DOYLE.
Author of 1.-The Return of Sherlock solnes-
COPYRIGHT. 1898. BY HARPER & BRorYyps
By A. CONAN DOYLE.


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tho engrossed with their own affairs to
ciye a thought to the others. De Gait
nat told his tale In a few short, bitter
sentences, the injustice that had been
done him, his dismissal from the kings
service and the ruin which had come
mon the Huguenots Of France. Adele,
AZ is the angel instinct of woman,
thought only of her lover and his mis-
fortunes as she listened to his story,
Int the old merchant tottered to his
feet when he heard of the revocation
of the edict.
am | to do? am too old to begin my
life again
"Never fear, uncle" said De Catlnat
heartily. There are other lands be-
yond France"
"But not for me. No, no; l am too
old. Lord, but thy hand is heavy upon
thy servants. What shall | do and
whittier shall / turn He wrung his
hands In his perplexity.
"What is amiss with him, then,
AmosT' asked the m
! He and his must leave the country,
Ephraim.'
sand why?"
Because they are Protestants and
the king will not abide their creed"
Ephraim Savage was across the
room in an instant and had inclosed the
old merchants thin hand in his own
great knotted fist. There was a broth
erly sympathy in his strong grip and
rugged, weather stained face.
Tell this man that we shall see him
through, Amos. Tell him that we've got
a country where he'll just fit in like a
bung in a barrel. Tell him that reli-
glon is free to all there. Tell him that
If he wants to come the Golden Rod is
waiting with her anchor apeak and her
cargo aboard"
Then we must come at once" said
De Catinat as he listened to the cordial
message which was conveyed to his
uncle. Tonight the orders will be out,
and tomorrow it may be too late"
"But my business cried the mer-
1chant.
"Take what valuables you can and
leave the rest. Better that than lose
all, and liberty into the bargain"
And so at last it was arranged. That
very night, within five minutes of the
Closing of the gates, there passed out
sof Paris a small party of five, three
upon horseback and two in a closed
carriage which bore several weighty
boxes upon the top. They were the
first leaves flying before the hurricane,
NE earliest of that great multitude
who were within the next few months
TO stream along every road which led
from France.
Thanks to the early tidings which
tine guardsman had brought with him,
his little party were now ahead of the
news. At Rouen all was quiet, and
Captain Ephraim Savage before even
ing had brought both them and such
property as they had saved aboard his
b~rigantine, the Golden Rod. 1t was but
a little craft, some seventy tons bur-
den, but at a time when so many were
putting out to sea in open boats, pre-
ferring the wrath of nature to that of
fhe king, it was a refuge indeed. The
same night the seaman drew up his
anchor and began to slowly make his
way down the winding river.
With the early dawn the river broad
ened out and each bank trended away,
lao vinr IN 1nnU fIrnnal Shann1 nStr1ory
between. Ephraim Savage snuffed the
Mir and paced the deck briskly, with a
Wrinkle in his keen gray eyes. The
Wind had fallen away, but there was
till enough to drive them slowly upon
heir course.
"where's the galT' he asked.
"She's in my cabin" said Amos
Green. II thought that maybe she
puld manage there until we got
cross"
"Where will you sleep yourself,
HEMP
"Tut! A litter of spruce boughs and
sheet of birch bark over me have
cen enough all these years. What
kould | ask better than this deck of
DIT white pine and my blanketT'
"very good. The old man ana MS
ephew-him with the blue coat-can
ave the two empty hunks. But you
lust speak to that man, Amos. IN
ave no philandering aboard my SNIP
ID; no whispering or cuddling or any
nch fo~olishness."
SITS a pity that we left so quick, UT
ley might have been married oeIore
e started. She's a good girl, Ephra-
b., and he a fine man, for all that their
Fays are not the same as ours
"But what is the matter with the
d man? He doesn't seem easy In his
ind" said Captain Savage.
The old merchant had been leaning
yer the bulwarks, looking back with
drawn face and weary eyes at the
d curving track behind them which
arked the path to Paris. Adele had
pme mp now with not a thought to
lare upon the dangers and troubles
hich lay In front of her as she chafed
q old mans thin cold hands and
hlspered words of love and comfort
to his ears.
We are always in the hollow OF
DDS hand" he whispered, but, oh,
dele, 1t is a dreadful thing to feel his
Fngers moving under us"
rCome with us, uncle" said De Cat
~ passing his arm under that Of the
2 man. "It Is long since you have