The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-01-20
CHAPTER XII.

1t was OF the first importance that
Monsieur Duponcesu should keep himself
well hid. and to this end he spent his days
when night had fallen. and then most cir
cumzpectly. There were not the same rea-
sons for concealment In my case. however,
20 boarded the Ship soon after l left
Barbara that day and set up my easel as
An excuse In case any chance observers
ehould look across the beach and see me
Ihis also gave me the chance to keep a
careful lookout
II was perhaps o'clock when. as
at on the Kunwale Of the Ship. summing
myself and leisurely smoking pipe. l
aw Charles approaching with a pitcher
and sIasses-
The afternoon being 20 warm I
thought that you and the other gentleman
night Be wanting somsthinE cool to drink.
SIR" be explained. when he had come
on board; so made pitcher Of eisre<
cup"
Much obliged to you. Ch4rles- Take Il
down to the cabin. where XII keep cool
until w want It.
Charles dis4ppearsd with thu clinkinx
pitcher. When he rsturned spoks again
What IL Monsieur Duponcszu doingr
1Hs IL lying In one Of the hunks. sir.
With his eyes vida open. and whsn he
49, me. he says. sort Of plssant-lfks.
You're trying 20 make me think I'm bach
n Parse. but unfortunately the sitting
INIT the samsls
II don't expect to be much at Homs for
pcns time. Charles I'm going to help |
Aonsisur Duponceau here We may need
yoa suddenly, 20 keep an eye on thu
broken mast. and II you see lamp or
DAG come over at once Otherwise. keep
num-"
Yes. Mr.. Felix. I've been pestsred all
d4y with some Of them skulkins fellows
that wants to know my business. May /
land 'sm one II they fnterfereT
-You man land EN- one whenever you
feel Ike It; only. land so hard that there
won't be any comeback"
Yes, l win. SIR" and Charles made
70 bold a. to grin could see that the
spirif Of fight was taking hold Of him
also.
went back to my pipe and my drowsy
survey Of the sea. Theirs was little wind. |
and the oily rollers swept calmly In with
curiously machins-liks rhythm. Far I
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SAINT q black ribbon across the sky; to the
west Of the Shifting ShoaI a slocp was I
lying to. waiting for the evening breezes
half dozed, thinking what peaceful
'cens II was II
Half an hour later heard Duponceau
MI my name from the cabin stairs. .
ITS getting fntohsrabIy warm down B
ere: might it not be possible for me to {
oEns on deck II / kept In the shadow Of '
he gunwaleT
looked the situation over, and decfd- b
d that no one could possibly see a man c
Who hid at the side Of the ship, keeping
ew down By the rail. advised Dupon- $
eau 81 this. and then told him the mo-
nsnt, the beach being clear, he might dart q
rom the hatchway, and scurry across TO q
heiter. This he did, and, with a sigh "
( thankfulness at having reached fresh q
utter air. he stretched himself IN ths
hadoz, ard sat opposite. facing him b
nd wstchf-s the shore p
I've been sleeping" Duponceau said. b
20 that could stand watch tonight. N
What a beautiful worldI But it's not III
ks France; nothing Is Ike France. And
, think may not see 1t again r. Ii
-WhyT asked to
''Because-" He hesitated. Because be
have enemies who would shut me away 90
'om the sea and the sky and tia sun, az
I'd so have to come to some lonely cor L
er Of the New World, and seek refuge.
b, this new world Of yours II Is good 70
II the young. but not for those who Cl
I've grown gray in the Old There Is 70
iiy one world for them and one land
r mel love 1t as I might love a wom- ct
10 an,
FOREIGNERS have the habit Of sentiment:
did not seem strange to me to listen to sic
8 thoughts Of an exile spoken in a sea
ice that was unsteady clear. Ths she
Inkness Of the man cleared away all
'riers.
Suddenly looking up, caught sight Of loo
rbsrs coming towards as bv the p.fb KIN,
ind the cliff. She carried a package OF
Ter her arm As / watched her descend
efully, / saw the two men that had bar
In the morning come out Of the pines sta
approach her. AS she saw them ap-
II. Barbara involuntarily glanced over No
ne chip, and the man instantly turn her
tnsir eyes In the same direction, and I
cxnxht sight Of me. her
sit still and keep very low" I whis- hon
~ " DuPoncrasr dnoef cover OF my 90
Barbara took a step forward We
Not 20 last Where are you goingY- thor
handed the surIy faced chap. tury
I am going-whers / choose she an bacI
cred, and took another step. thir
You're not going out TO ttat Shin get
stated There's some one hiding here 90 q
mean to find" ~
caught bis words and Jumped to my way
What's the troublsf Miss Graham. ca
at you come on boardT NO
was careful to lean directly over Du- a.
ceau, In order to shield him better. a. 49,
Wen all three come" announced the u''''
l.
was put QUIT It would Be Impossible
Duponceau to crawl from the sbsl. w,
Of the gunwale to the cabin now wIfh. arr 4
being seen temrorized 49,