Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03

al Feel Very Well.
chanically the Governor listened, but
the voice soon ceased abruptly and
again, after the manner Of one of or
derly habits, he bent over the big
book; once more the curving finger
slid up and down, and parsimony, the
vice of the aged, had begun to shine
from his pinched features, when a
footstep rang on the marble pavement.
"Your Excellency sent for me?" The
commandant stood respectfully near.
The Governor closed the book with
deliberation; lifted his eyes. "The
prisoners that were taken last night
are safely housed?"
Housed? Yes, your Exeellency!,
But we have little room. The upper
cells are all occupied; the dungeons,
fairly full! Even the In-pace and Les
Deux Jumeaux have been pressed into
service"
"Hum!" The long hand tapped rest
lessly a moment; the cold eyes
cleaned, then shot an inquiring look.
There are no new particulars about
last nights encounter with this
Black Seigneur?"
+ None, your Excellency, except" the
commandant drew paper from his
breast pocket, 81 have here in writing
the detailed account of the officer in
charge of your Excellency's boat, who
was wounded himself in the encoun-
ter"
Read it."
The commandant obeyed. "'Our
schooner, belonging to his Excellency,
the Governor, was returning last night
to the Mount with troops-reinforce-
ments for the garrison from st. Da-
lard-when it happened quite by acci-
dent near a ship, maneuvering at q
respectful distance from the island Of
Casque. The night was dark and
cloudy, but our men got look at her
and suspecting who she was and
knowing her armament, against our
will, we felt obliged to bear away.
She, having no reason to think US 9th
er than a fishing schooner, or that
we were freighted with troops instead
of cod, did not follow and we had
passed out of sight, and were round
ing the island when we ran into two
small sail-boats that had just set out
from there"
''To join the ship of this outlaw!"
interposed the Governor. 60 on!"
shortly.
1--WE hailed; their answer was un'
satisfactory; we ordered them to halt,
whereupon they tried to sail away. We
followed and overtaking them, COM
manded them to surrender. Their
leader, who was the Black Seigneur
himself, refused, and We attacked" "
'Bien! We attacked But what
then? Eth, what then?"
"'With fury they responded; in
spite of their inferiority of numbers
tried to board US. Bravely our men
repulsed them; yet still they persist
ed; led by their captain, the Black
Seigneur, had gained the deck when a
chance shot struck him. AS he fell
back, the others tried to escape; one
boat was sunk"
"And the other bearing their lead
er, got away!" interrupted the Gov
ernor harshly.
''In the confusion-yes, your Excel
lency."
The Governor waved his hand i'm
patiently.
"'By this time the ship of the Black
Seigneur had drawn nearer and our
men put about and made for the
Mount with number of prisoners.
Several shots were sent after US, but
we managed to reach port"
"The officer in charge of the troops
thinks this fellow, their leader, was
wounded severely fatally perhaps ?"
He thinks it most probable, your
EXcellency."
For some time the Governor, with
frowning brows, slipped silently from
a glass Of liquor at his elbow, and
stiff, motionless, the commandant
waited; close at hand, a dove plumed
itself on the roof of the cloister walk
beyond, the girl again began to sing
fitfully.
Out Of the corner Of his eye the com
mandant dared look at her, leaning
now against the wall, the clear-cut
white features outlined against an IL
Itmitable blue background.
Les amours-"
1nvoluntarily he started to raise q
hand to his warlike mustache, when
abruptly was his wandering attention
recalled. "The man ashore spoke to
you about, has been taken into Gus
tody?"
yes, your Excellency; and is now
at the barracks"
Send him here. One moment
The commandant paused, vaguely con
scious the girl had moved away from
the wall. You spoke Of there being q
lack Of room-these new prisoners
must be confined in the dungeons; II
necessary, crowd more of the others
in the upper cells, and-there is still
the Devils Cage"
"The Devils Cage?" Through the
rose-tinted columns, above the Gov
ernors head, the commandant could
discern the figure of the Lady Elise
} who had approached and now wal
gazing inquiringly at them. Your Elk
cellency would use that? One car
neither lie down in it, nor sit in it, up
right?"
WELL" the cold eyes flashed, at II
not intended for upright people! Blu
the man you were ordered to arrest!'
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