The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-16

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"Refore she had learned to love you.
m'seur." ae9
"God bless herr exclaimed How
land.
you believe this. m'seurT
"As believe in a God"
'Then will tell you what she did.
m'seur." he continued In a low voice.
1.-The plan of the brothers was to make
you prisoner near Prince Albert and
bring you north. knew what was to
happen then. 1t was to be a beautiful
vengeance. m'spur-a slow tOrturing
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 girl.
m'seur. 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 Meleese's eldest brother who
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 overhear words that aroused her
suspicious that they were about to kill
came to me-"
"And you. Jean?"
ION the day that Mariane promised
to become my wife. m'seur. promised
in our Blessed Lady's name to repay
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 l was
not recognized in the fight on the Great
North trail. Meleese thought that her
brothers would make you prisoner
that night without harming 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
ers told her that they had intended 10
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 hesitated.
"And her love for me-" finished
Rowland.
"Yes. her love for you. m'seur." 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
tap at the door leading to the room
inward and Meleese. hesitating. franz
ed in the opening.
1t was Rowland who spoke first.
II thank God that all these things
have happened. Jean" he said earnest
~. II am glad that for a time you
took me for that other John Rowland
and that Pierre Thoreau and his broth
ers schemed to kill me at Prince Al
bert and Wekusko. for If these things
had not occurred as they have would
never have seen Meleese. And now.
jean
His ears caught sound of movement.
and he turned in time to see Meleese
slipping quietly out.
"Meleese" be called softly. "Me-
leeser
In an instant ne had darted after
her. leaving Jean beside. the table.
Beyond the door there was only the
breaking gloom Of the gray morning,
but it was enough for him to see faint
~ the figure of the girl he loved. half
turned. half waiting for him. With
a cry Of joy he sprang forward and
gathered the trembling girl close In his
arms.
"Meleese-my Meleeser' he whis.
pered.
After that there came no sound from
the dawn lit room beyond. hut Jean
Croisset. still standing by the table.
murmured softly to himself. "Our
Blessed Lady be praised. for It ia all
as Jean Croisset would have it-and
now l can go to my Mariane!'
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