Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-11-05

know any more except being SICK. as
told you. and waking up on board
that yacht. and getting herei"
Now, who could that lie Malheu-
reux have been?" asked Larry, and
why did they want to steal your
Maybe it was Benoni." suggested
Johnny. He took us to her. maybe he
brought her here"
"Oh. Benoni!" called Larry. did you
steal this girl?"
Benoni clinched his hands at the
suggestion. Il steal herr" he ragged.
And 1 with wifei"
Nonsense" said Betty. HE does
not talk like lie Malheureux. and-well
u don't feel the repulsion for him
had fer lie Malmeureux. 1 don't know
what it was. can't explain it, 1 shlv-
er still!"
Perhaps it was Man-Aperilla who
stole you, Betty" volunteered Johnny.
You remember you went out to the
park for the Inquirer with a photo
grapher to get tns brute's picture.
Have you forgotten? Perhaps ne fell
in love with your charms. and stole
you TO make you. his bride. like Larry
| here is going to do"
He might have stolen me-" admit
ted Betty, but Johnny. don't be nom
sensical!"
About what?" asked Johnny.
About Larry marrying your A man
doesn't risk his fool neck like Larrys
done for you If he isn't going to marry
the woman at the end of the risk
We'll, but you did it," retorted Bet
ty
Il know. but 1 had a wife to start
|
| tied up, too Besides, l think it will
be joke to assist at the wedding. oh,
l know Larry hasn't asked you yet, but
| then he's afraid to. He's planning TO
just carry you off"
I'm going to draw the line at be-
ing abducted twice, till 1 get prodi-
gals return on the strength of the
first kidnapping" laughed Betty. do
you suppose that the A1an-Aperilla
could have stolen me? And If so, why
I'd like to find LIE Malheureux. perhaps
he'd tell me. The why of things as
they are is troubling me-"
Were going to find LIE Malheureux
right now" said Meta. IF we don't
we'll never find ourselves again. We
must make haste out of here, Miss
Lancey."
"Oh, call me Bettista. like you have
DONE" begged Betty. mimicking the
name Meta had given her in the days
Of their broken dialect. Il like it bet
ter"
Anything. only make haste" eau
toned Benoni. I'VE cannot take you
women where we men have gone
Time is life just now"
Meta aided Betty to don some heavy
wraps of panther skin, brought hei
stockings and the dancing slippers, &C
economically used because they were
the only shoes the American girl pos
sessed and her feet were not Injured ic
the hard ground and cold stones like
Metas. Benoni had slowed some pro
visions in a leather wallet and Meta
carried similar bag heavy and hard
What have you there. my wife p
questioned the black.
"A few of the Jewels" she answered
II thought we might need them. No
there are not many left"
They were an odd cavalcade. Be
, noni was at the head of the process
sion, then Johnny. close behind him
Betty, with City Editor Burton tug
ging at a leash. then Larry. and las
of all Meta. Each of the men carrie,
! volver into Betty's hand. They wen
down the steps. retracing their wa,
along the same corridors down which
; Tyoga had brought Betty so man,
weeks before. In the lower passag
three pigeons flew out and rested OF
Betty's shoulder, lowering there an in
slant. then darting away. up toward
the rain gray sky.
The boat that awaited them was
, smaller model of the yacht that ha.
borne Betty across seas. and of les
elaborate construction. Benoni disap
, peared below deck to a location simila
, to the one where lie Malheureux ha
> been wont to station himself. Betty
looking backward through the arch
way, saw to her surprise hundreds
, stalwart negroes embarking from
: fleet of boats that had suddenly an
. peared upon the swollen bosom of tn
: river She started to cry out, bu
Meta's hands closed over her moutl
= The yacht ducked it's nose to the waite
and went spinning along the tunnel.
'Benoni, Benoni," called Meta, whe
they had gone a distance of severe
rods They have comet They ar
therel / must help him." she added I
=, the Americans. and followed her hus
= band below stairs.
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