The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-10-21

udu uOL yet entered our DeIu.
"Who is that boy?" she inquired
lazily.
THAT. madam. is no less than the
celebrated freebooter, Jean Lafitte,
who So long made this lower coast his
rendezvous"
"Nonsense! And you're filling his
head with wild IDEAS"
Say not so. Twas he and your
blessed blue eyed pirate nephew, the
cutthroat L'Olonnois, who filled my
head with wild ideas"
How. theny'
'"They took me prisoner on my own
l mean at the little place where stop
up in the country. And not till by
stern deeds l had won their confidence
did they accept me as a comrade and
at last as leader. as may modestIy
claim to be. And do not think that
from Black Bart. L'Olonnois remem-
beis you spanked him once and has
sworn bitter vengeance"
"Why did you happen to start sail
ing down this way?''
Because learned Cal Davidson had
started-with you"
"And all that way you had it in
mind to overtake usy'
Eyes, and have done so and have
taken his ship away from him and.
for all know. his BRIDE"
''He was your friend"
HI fhOnrht On c11nroco ho rovor
knew that you and l used lowell. to
know each other before lost my mon
ey."
"He never spoke of that"
"No difference. unless all for the bet
ter. for shall now never give you up
to any man ON earth"
"And l thought you the best product
Of our civilization-a man of educa-
ton, of breeding"
mo, not breeding, unless savagery
gives it. I'm civilized no longer.
When you stand near me and yo.lr
hair-go below. Helena! Go at once"
She turned. moved slowly toward the
door.
| finished calmly as could. '"To-
morrow, at II. shall give you an au-
dience here on the deck. We shall
have time. This is wilderness. You
cannot get away, and l hope no one
will find you. That is my risk. And
oh, Helena" I added suddenly. feeling
my heart soften at the pallor Of her
face-''oh, Helena, Helena. try to think
gently OF me as you can. for all these
miles have followed after you and
all these years I have thought of you!
You do not know, you do not know!
1t has been one long agony. Now &C.
please. l promise to keep myself as
courteous as l can. You and l and
Aunt Lucinda will just have a pleas
ant voyage together until-uhtil that
time. Try to be kind to me, Helena,
as shall try to be with YOU
Silent unsmiling. she disappeared
beyond her cabin door, nor would she
eat dinner even in her cabin, although
Aunt Lucinda did and found the nine
ty-three was helping her neuralgia.
"Black Bart" said L'Olonnois after
breakfast as we all stood on deck
Helena, Auntie Lucinda and all
whats all them things floating around
in the waterY'
''rhey look like bottles, leftenant."
said l; "perha. S they may have floated
in here. How do you suppose they
came here, Mrs. Daniver?" asked.
"How should I know?' shifted that
lady.
"Well, good leftenant. go overside,
you and Jean, and gather up all those
bottles and carry them with my COM
pliments to the ladies at their cabin.
You can have the satisfaction of throw
ing them all overheard later on, Mrs.
Daniver. Only, remember, that there
is no current in the bayou. and they
will stay where they fall for weeks,
unless for the wind"
"And where shall we be then?' de-
manded Auntie Lucinda. who had eat
en- hearty breakfast, and | must say
was looking uncommon fit for one so
afflicted with neuralgia.
"Oh, very likely here. in the same
place. my dear Mrs. Daniver," said l,
uAIACS0 Wal oAOulu UIcuk OUT me10-
time. At present we all seem to have
a very good modus vivendi and as
have no pressing engagements l can
conceive of nothing more charming
than passing the winter here in your
society,"" Saying which l bowed and
turning to Helena. "At II. then. if you
please"
l had myself quite forgotten my
appointed hour of II, feeling so sure
that it would not be remembered. as
of covenant, by the party of the Sec
ond part. so to speak. and was sitting
on the forward deck looking out over
the interesting pictures of the land
scape that lay about us. slowly turn
ed my head and saw her standing on