Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-11

fille-de-couleur shall laugh and ro->
get like all the others, and. indeed 9
strange unnatural excitement had com,
into her face
saw her eyes devourng Tremain
as he approached.
Everything is arranged he saiG
cheerily, shaking hands With me Her,
are the checks, Cecily. Now take us
down TO your stateroom and do the
I honours
AS YOU please. doudoux." she an
swered quietly and led the way
II was very pleasant cabin one hf
the best On board. and l saw that some
ready scattered about Against the
hoiWatel pipe in one corner was hang
! ing FeFe's cage. A curtain had been
tied about il TO protect its tender oc-
cup9nt from the cold
see you're taking Fe-Fe with YOU
| rema rked
To be sure she is, said Tremaine
| She knows the snake would starve
to death II she left II with me But
| We must drink 10 good voyage"
lie rose and touched the electric but
ton Cecily followed him with eyes
cleaning like two Goals of fire. Look
| ing al her, J felt vague uneasiness
I did she have concealed in the bosom
OF her gown that same revolver-was
she only waiting favorable mo-
ment
The first toast is yours. Mr. Lester"
said Tremaine, as he filed the glasses
ITO Cecily!' l cried. Her health,
long life and happiness"
Thank you. che" she said simply
and very gravely. and we drank il.
Just then bell sounded loudly from
the deck and "a voice shouting com.
mands
Come we must be Aoing said IRE
maine, rising hastily That's the shore
bell"
| passed out first, and for an instant
held my breath, expecting | knew not
what--a duh report-a scream
But I'm moment they came out to-
gether Tremaine and l made rush
for the gang plank while Cecily again
took up her station against the rail.
We waved 10 her and waved again.
shouting goodbys. as the last rope was
east loose, and the steamer began TO
move away from the dock
She waved back at us and kissed her
hands, looking very beautiful
Then suddenly her face changed: she
swayed and caught at the rail for sup
port
She's going to faint, pardieu" said
But she did not faint. instead she
made a funnel Of her hands and
shouted a last message back at us
Tremaine nodded as though he under
stood and waved his hand
Did you catch what she said?" he
asked
NO. not q word Of It. That tug over
thore whistled just then
II caught The word lit She prob
ably wants TO know how many she'll
have 10 get re9dy-but no matter" and
he turned TO me with an expressive lit
tie shrug
Why? Ism the committee really
going TO Martinique?"
"Oh, a couple Of engineers are go
ing TO look over the ground and re-
port
And you2"
Il shall stay here" He waved his
handkerchief again at the receding
boat then passed il across his fore
head. That takes big load off my
mind Mr.. Lester, / tell you to get her
safely OF and be alive TO tell the tale
! rather expected her to stick a knife
into me last night / made a great
mistake in bringing her with me.
But ! thought YOU said"---
on, they do laugh and forget I'm
time but just at first they naturally
feel badly Now. before the voyage is
over. ! dare say Cecily viii have an
other doudouX-some handsome Creole
returning home, perhaps She's a mag
nifcent woman just the same" he
added
THAT she u.s. l agreed and threw ,
last look down the river
(Contsued Next Week)