Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-12
yet the pirate came I answered, "a

Yet the pirate came answered, a
real pirate, a lineal descendant Of Cap
tain Kidd, and he brought treasure and
hid 1t and dug It up again, and fought
like the thorough going gentleman adven-
turer he was. Monsieur Pierre DupoD
ceau was no ordinary man"
'Tell me what you know about him.
she commanded, and settled down, lean
ing against the mast.
HE was an uncommon man." ! began,
but whether an uncommon man becomes
a hero or scapegrace depends upon the
luck Of time Duponceau had Ideas that
were far about the heads Of most men.
ideas that some one at a later day might
use to great ends, or which he himself
might have used so had he been given
time He planned, gathered his cargoes,
launched his ships In search of the Gold
en- Fleece, and was on his way to win
ming It when a quartering gale drove his
craft upon the rocks. Had the wind veer-
ed by needle-point. he might have won.
He was planning to make the poor of
France wel-to-do; instead he made them
much poorer than they were; and yet
those same plans pushed on may succeed
when it's too late for the poor investors
stands"
Barbara was silent, her eyes watching
the distant glitter of the sea.
There's so much luck In things, isn't
there?" she said finally 81 like him,
anyway like him for what he tried to
do" Then. after a pause: "You were
always sure something would happen
here weren't you? SO was I. Something
-. No he
Of his own free will, or because we had
wished so hard for an adventureT
wishing hard can accomplish almost
anything, I've been told"
what are you going to do now that
everything Is over?' she asked presently.
/ shook my head disconsolately.
81 have barely yet faced the possbil-
ity of no more teas on the beach, no more
sunsets from the cliff, no more adventures
on the Ship. It's not a very pleasant
prospect, Is it?'
But the beach and the cliff and the
Ship will still be here" she answered.
l followed her gaze seward.
"a week ago l discovered curious
thing For years l had lived here and
found all the beauty l wanted in watch
ing the changing colors Of the waves, and
the golden glow through the woods, and
the dawn pinks of the sand, and yet all
of sudden / found they had absolutely
vanished. that l couldn't possibly find
them any more"
waited, and finally l caught her low
whispered, "Why?"
Something had happened. l couldn't
see them alone; l could see them only
when some one else was there to see
them, too"
ShA gave a little sign. 81 know
can understand just what you mean"
THE pines show no more armies, and
the Ship gives up no more adventures
unless there is some one else here to see
and live them with me-"
"And," she said slowly, thoughtfully
III there were some one else, would al
these wonders still Gomez"
Surely, for we would be living then
all the time we were together"
Poet !" she said Dreamer %
| waited, fearful and hopeful in one
"And yet l dream. too" she said a
last land l think that you have showr
me more wonderful things than any ont
else could"
"Then do you stin think" 1 asked
that some other man will come who car
show you more"
She would not answer my question
1.-THE man we imagined came out of tn
sea and Is gone. 1 feel as II I'd live
years in fortnight. Dear old Ship, how
hate to leave her !"
"Why must you? Why not sail oil
and on in her foreverT Why not set sal
In her for the Fortunate Islesf Barbara
will your
She turned and looked into my eyes
and l read her answer.
SO, with Barbara sitting against tn
mast our Ship set sail.
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