New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22

to yon varlet And It was sealed and
marked with instructions for its open
ing-"When You Two Varlets Meet"
No more.
Peterson" said l, advancing to the
forward deck. where found him
smoking. I've been getting up some
correspondence. since we'll be ashore
| by tomorrow noon
Il don't know as to that, Mr.. Harry"
well. I know about it. So tell WI
Hams that even II he has to work all
night, we must be moving as soon as
it's light enough to see. I've got q
very important message
by wireless. Mr.. Harry?' chuckled
the old man.
Eyes, by wireless" (and looked at
Partial. who wagged his tail and smil-
ed). $50 must get into Manning IL.
land the first possible moment tomor-
row."
Before the white sea mists had roll
ed away I was on deck and had sum
moned a general conference Of my
crew.
'Polyte," l demanded Of our odd
pilot, ut viii be three days, four days,
before letter could get from the light.
house TO New Orieans?'
"Qut maybe So"
And how loog will IL tabe us TO get
I'm TO the plantation Of N. Edouard,
above theee?s
~HTn eou3d not said. monsieur.
Maybe three, tour day-,sais pas"
Holy Mackmaw?' remarked sotno
voce.
By nov Williams. who, judging BY
certain rappangs, hammerings and
clankings heard through the cabin
walls back and abo~e the engine room,
had been at work much OF the night
had Peputed and. much 10 my pleas.
reported We could 60 ahead
So at last, after many wtndings and
doubl1ngs. we came In at the rear OF
the timbered slopes and could see the
mansion houses and the Offices Of the
stately old plantation where dwelt my
friend Ed0uard Manning, who knew
nothing of my coming.
After custom signaled loud and Of
ten with the boats whistle, SO that
the men might come to the landing for
US. and in order that Edouard himself
might be warned I gave orders to my
hardy mates to make proper nautical
salute Of honor.
Cast loose the stern chaser. Jean
Lafitte." said l. land do you and
EOlonn0is load and fire her often as
you like until we land or until you
burst her."
Gleefully they obeyed, and soon the
roar Of our deck gun echoed formula
bly, along the slopes as had no gun
since the salt seeking Union navy in
the civil war had pounded at the gates
of Edouard's father and until scores
Of coots and rail chartered in excited
chorus for answer and long clouds Of
wild ducks arose and circled over the
marsh.
l saw now the two ladies, their fin
gers In their ears, also on deck. pro-
testing at this cannonading at their
cabin door. and so raised my hat to
very radiant and radiantiy appareled
Helena for the first time that day and
heard the answer of L'Olonnois to the
dour protest of Auntie Lucinda:
I'VE follow Black Bart the Avenger,
and let any seek to stop us at their
per-rul! Jean, run up the flag while
load her up again.
And Jean having once more hoisted
the skull and crOssbones at our mast
head and assumed specially savage
scowl as he stood with folded arms
on our bow deck, we made what a
mild imagination might have called
rather an impressive entry as we
swept into the Manning landing.
| l was not surprised to see Edonard
himself there, and his wife and some
thirty odd dogs and as many blacks.
waiting for us at the wharf Nor was
surprised to see that all seemed
somewhat to marvel at our manner Of
advent, though knew that Edouard,
through his fieldglasses. had recog-
nized both my boat and myself long
before we made the last curve and
came gently in to the wharf where the
grinning darkies could catch our line.
What did surprise me-and perhaps
for a time may have shown sur
prise to see, in all this gay
throng, two forms not usual on the
Manning landing. One was the ele-
gantly CARRIED and rather stunning fig
ure Of Sally Byington and the other
the robust, full bodied, gorgeously ar
rayed form of my old friend Cal Da-
wilson! How or why they came there
1 could not for the moment guess.
IT'S he yon varletv' I heard a
stern voice hiss at my ear. "Beshrew
me, but it shall go hard with him! I'm
loading her up with marbles now!'
But had no more than time to per-
suade my two ieutenants to modify
this purpose and partially to disarm
themselves before the two groups were
mingling. with much chattering and