The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-04-15
and apart. from the treasure houses OF
little Basse Terra

e Peter was in white, too, of a FRESHNESS.
e 'nly found on shipboard. His right hand
was in the swathed state which denotes
u repairs. and q thickness Of lint was fittee
snder his collar. There was, too, a drawn
look about his mouth and eyes, TO which
the recuperative forces had not vet at
tended. Negley. simultaneously bandaged,
! was on the bridge. in company with a new
ofiieer. secured temporarily at Dominica.
The captain was unable 10 walk. but sig-
nifed bis intention of healing above decks.
Constable was regarding the sad face be-
fore him. and the beauty OF it had made
him dumb for several moments
Lara" he said finally, '.we'll make the
pilgrimage together to Saint Pierre-or
the place 70
She was very beautiful and very
proud-our mother." the girl whispered
unsteadily. "She told you to leave her
therein the dark. so that we would
never see-how changed she was. know
how she felt"
Lara. Peter and Crusoe made their ar
duous way up the cluttered road into the
Hue de Rivoli. A smoky charnal. Saint
Pierre, made human only by the lamenta-
tions of those who had come down for
their dead from Morne Rouge and the
hills The wind was still; and the sun
shone through silent towers Of smoke, and
il was noon. No one had spoken for sew
eral minutes The fruit shop had fallen
IN part The stone arch remained. al
though the wooden door had been levelled
and partly devoured by FIRE. Crusoe re-
manned outside with Lara, while Peter
went in to see if the place was safe. They /
heard his steps upon the stones. the rat
tie OF falling plaster. The waiting was 4
long before he appeared and beckoned 1
They followed him into the little stone
shop A breath of GOODNESS still fingered
IN the dim place. and the fruity odor of
spilled wine. The ash-covered door was
packed hard. and still was damp from the
gusts Of rain through rfe open door and
the broken-backed roof Steady as a clock
ticking there was heard the drip, drip"
from somewhere among the merciful shad-
ows, where the old soldier Of France was
sitting.
Lara. dearest. I should have spared
you this Must you go fartherT'' Peter
whispered "Crusoe and l viii be only
a moment
Il am going. too" the girl answered.
The three climbed over the heap of {
stones. which was the rear doorway, and |
entered the court from whence the song '
birds had flown Across the drifts of ,
ash, into the dark beyond. they made their
way, Constable leading. Crusoe last.
They we're sitting together-the lovers
She had been listening, like Desdemona. o
as he ''spake of most disastrous chances e
battles. sieges. fortunes" Soronia had /:
been the first to see the sinister face OF e
Iago at the door She had bent forward .
md covered in her arms the face of her 4
older, her painter of pictures.
Thus they had fallen-the adventurer In
ne shelter Of the golden vine. Pelee =.
ad covered them with dust-each particle u
I covering dust fresh-wrought from the
re in which the stars were forged to
Don't touch, Crusoe - Peter warned. nj
Something in the tone caused the man til
Tho was accustomed 10 do as be pleased al
, forbear from his investigations. After
Il, his own life had been spared because
Unstable had taken him captive, and the ~
-ip bad paid. Crusoe did not understand mi
hat was between the millionaire and the ial
.volutionist- 1t occurred to him at last Gel
at this something must have been great en-
even than dollars yet he was not sure. mr.,
be look upon ConstabIe's face as he led no
e woman into the sunlight was that of -
rtunes lost Crusoe left them there. !.
ID made his own way back to Fort de AT
rance, to wait for his ship. He was Ter
ppy to be alive, but he carried a crown euI
: mystery in his brain. This had to do 7
tn millionaire's generosity on the one ing
no, ana .niiiionaires perversity on for
~ ha kuaxsy Ionz nR Co,1&.hfo "a a
left New York. Gay
Peter and Lara had dszcands5 ra., hou
the shore when she said: EFF your on
ange friend had not come into our lives. A
could never have known each other as fuIl
do now. We might have loved and uag
s our way, without knowing all that ~~e.
means to be human, without knowing -
that our hearts could make us do" so''
It all worked out like a mosaic for Oh
and me, Lara. Our valiants fell about mon
but we were left. Always in our cam
ltest need man arose to help-Breen, 1t.
ley, Ernst, little Denny him,
Was there work FOR Pugh TO dot" che cont
d.
All, Pugh-the weak sister! He kent his
from going into the harbor too soon ra9a
Iall pay him and let him go his way css,,,
Ight In Fort de France. The sea 20 80
range mistress to mother two such why
as the lion Nexlev and fbs roor i gs subj
al PughE Sweetest LADY. ana
o In love with you and the world his
witness that I forgive Pugh-aye, La
We MondetI See, down the Rue areI
'r-the wreck of Les Coloniesl The so,,r,
editor was there, perhaps, writing 80
paragraphs on the stanchness of Pc Aoa.'
Once. Lara. my mother ment
Peter, some time you will breathe ID
breath of lifep I know what she chans
{ now. wonder how abe knewr1 IL
lothsrs are close to the heart of forna
had /
ere were tears In her eyes. To the tha !
OF them, among the ruins, wailing xvt..,
IN bad found her own.
ey had traversed the Morne dor ~ an
The sun bathed the fields. The ana
: Of the great plantation house was SAID.
led closer to the ground. AS he 9Th
the rim Of the cistern, Peter halted ster;
My By the stricken Iianas. and beck- H..