The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-09-21

'BeGore Sne naQ learner 70 wv
God bless herr exclaimed How
land.
"You believe this. m'ssnrr / =
"As believe in a God" :,
'sThen 1 win tell you Whist she oiu'
m'seur," he continued in low voice
1.-THE plan of the brothers was to MAKE
you prisoner near Prince Albert ana
bring you north. knew what was 70
happen then. 1t was to be q beauuiul
vengeance, m'seur-a slow torturlng
death on the spot where the crime was
committed sixteen years ago But Me-
leese knew nothing OF this, She was
made to believe that up here, where
the mother and father died, you would
be given over to the proper law-to
the mounted police who come this way
now and then. She Is only a girl.
mseur, easily made to believe strange
things in such matters as these, else
she would have wondered why you
were not given to the officers in Prince
Albert.
ut was Meleeses eldest brother who
I thought Of her as lure to bring you
/ out of the town into their hands, and
not until the last moment, when they
were ready TO leave for the south, did
she oyerhear words TINT aroused her
suspicious that they were about to kill
you. 1t was then, m'seur, that she
came to me-"
And you, JeanT'
I ION the day that Mariane promised
i to become my wife, m'seur. promised
\ in our Blessed Lady's name to repay
I my debt to Meleese, and the manner OF
payment came in this fashion. Jack
pine, too. was her slave, and SO we
worked together. Two hours after
Meleese and her brothers had left for
the south was following them. shaver
of beard and so changed that was
not recognized In the fight on the Great
North trail. Meleese thought that her
4 brothers would make you prisoner
that night without barming you. Her
brothers told her how to bring you to
their camp. She knew nothing of the
/ ambush until they leaped on you from
/ cover.
mot until after the fight. when
in their rage at your escape the broth
rrs told her that they hud intended TO
kill you, did she realize fully what she
had done. That is all, m'seur You
know what happened after that. She
dared not tell you at Wekusko who
your enemies were, for those enemies
were of her own flesh and blood and
dearer to her than life. She was be-
tween two great loves. m'seur-the
love for her brothers and
Again Jean hesliated,
And her love for me-" finished
Rowland.
Yes, her love for you, mseur." said
Jean.
The two men rose from the table
and for moment stood with clasped
hands in the smoky light Of lamp and
dawn. In that moment neither heard
a tap at the door leadiag 10 the room
beyond nor saw the door move gently
inward and Meleese' hesitating, fran.
cd in the opening.
1t was Rowland who spoke first.
~ thank God that all these things
have happened. Jean" he eaid earnest.
~. 81 am glad that f3r n time you
took me for that Other John Rowland
and that Pierre Tboreau and his broth.
ers scaemed 10 Kill me at Prince Al
bert and Welsusko for II these things
had not occurred rs they have woulJ
never have seen Meleese. And now
jean
His ears caught sound Of movement
and he turned in time to see Melecsp
slipping quietly ont
"Meleese| he called softly. "Me.
Lesser
In an instant he had darted oftor
her. leaving jean beside the tohIc
Beyond the door there was only ma
breaking gloom Of the gray morpinr
but IT was enough for him 10 see faInl.
~ the figure Of the girl he loved mir
turned, half waiting for him. Win
n cry of joy he sprang forward ami
gathered the trembling girl close In hi,
arms.
"Meleese-my Meleesem he wills
pered.
After that there came no sound from,
the dawn lit room beyond bnt Ioon
Croisset. still standing by the ,on..
murmured softly to himself "n,.
Blessed Lady be praised. for II 10 ,r
as Jean Croisset would have Ian,
nOw can go to my Mariane.'
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