The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-07
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CHAPTER XII.
"a Which We Make a Run For It.

CHAPTER XIII. Al : In Which We Make Run For It. tT FACED the next morning the alternative of setting her free, NM and once more taking up the Aa1@A1 aimless and unhappy life I had led these last three years without sight N or her. Something-I suppose the great selfshness which lies under love-rose up and said me nay. and began to make excuses in favor of my desire. as that, surely, soon she would come to more reasonable way of thought And in one thing at least was honest with myself, deceitful as are lovers with themselves and arguing ever in their own favor. did not know why Helena had wept, and it was perhaps my right to know.
 What iho. Black Bart" said Jean J Laftte after his third helping Of bacon, Twhy does our good ship lie here idle at her anchor ?'
 Ask Captain Peterson.'' said L. ftHe perhaps can tell where we can get more gasoline.
 ..No. he can't asked him this: morn9 ing.
 Then 'twould seem we must lie here relief expedition.D
 Why don't we start relief expedi- ton of our own ?' demanded he. N And how?', iss Why. me and Willy, the deck hand we'll take the fIongboat and go out and explore this region roundabout Some. ' body may have gasoline somewheTe. and if so we can git 1t, can't we?,1' Your idea is excellent, Jean Lafitte,'' N said l. Within the hour you shall set
 forth to sec whether or not there is
 --.41e
 that you may not need use violence when secrecy is our wish, here is a fat purse for our stores And hasten, for or truth, Jean Laftte, I am most a-wSary of this very morning. and \ long to see the white seas roll once more''
 .Its all right, called out Jean La htte when he. came within hail in Ghe afternoon And I saw<now. that he indeed had a boats load of gasoline in tanks. cans and all manner of recep- 4 tacles.
 Flown and a store down there i've 4 miles, he explained as caught his N gunwa1e with boat hook. You can ' git anything there. Now, the Giants
 and the Cubs, why, they tied in fhe
 Eleventh inning yesterday. And say
 Enough?' said L. sLet me hear
 nothing of the cursed Giants or the \ yet more accursed Cubs for I have " more serious work afoot- Tell me- is
 there a bar cutting off the other end
 Of the baycu, and how long is the
 bayougs .sSixteen miles, ans wered the useful Laftte, and she seems like good water s all the way They say there's seven N foot on the bar, and the wood boats run in and out =
 LJ-.. light half covered and at slow speed
 and with the sounding lead going, Pc terson felt his way out from our moor ings and along the full length of Hen rSss bayou silently as he might. "JimmyE.' I called.
 Aye. aye. sirr' And L'olonnois sa- luted. as.
 You remember all those bott1es floating around in the bayou-did you 5 take them all up
 Aye, aye, sir, and she throwed lot Anore in out O the cabin window. I
 kFas shooting at lem with the twenty two and busted some.'
 ..But not all ?,'
 \ .Oh, no; some was 1eft''
 And we sailed away. leaving there no doubt the fun story of our voyage. ! Full speed ahead, now. Peterson Il u. q for New Orleans and with all you can lget out of her. ,.5
 It was g of as fine a winter morn
 ling as the south ever saw when at
 last having passed without pause all
 Intervening ports, we found ourselves
 at the city of New Orleans. Peterson" said, calling him to me.
 '.go to the ships furnishers- Telkthem. to have all our supplies at slip K, be- low the railway warehouses, not later
 than 9 Intervening. We want four drums of gasoline; also get 2,OO0 ' rounds of ammunition for the twelve
 gauges, ducking loads, for we may
 want to do some shooting We also
 want two or three cases of grapefruit and oranges and any good fresh vege- tables in market =
 The old man touched his cap, but hesftated. "Tm sure to be asked some \ thfngy' he said somewhat nervously
 Say nothing about any change of ownership of, this boat, Peterson, and
 don't even give the boats name unless youmust. Just say we will meet their shipping clerk at slip K this evening at 0. Hurry back, Peterson, and bring a newspaper. please
 He departed mournfully enough, see ing that the ferryboat now was com ing across with the railway train.
 continued my own moody pacing up i and down the deck Truth was, had \ not seen Helena for more than twenty four hours, nor had any word come
 from the ladies' cabin to give me hope
 ever would see her again of her own
 will. My surprise; therefore, was great enough when I heard the after