The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-06-30

! III have asked questions which bring
pain. l can understand much, for in
Montreal heard tales Of this Hugo
Chevet"
He Is rough, a woodsman," ] de-
Tended yet not unkind to me. You
will speak him fair?"
He laughed, his eyes sparkling with
merriment
mo fear of my neglecting all cour-
tesy, for i come beseeching a favor.
have learned the lesson OF when the soft
speech wins more than the iron hand.
And this other, the Commissaire Cas-
sion-is he II bird OF the same plum
| age?'
/ made n little gesture. and glanced
back at the closed door.
"Oh. no; he is the court courier. to
| stab with words, not deeds. Chevet
is rough OF speech. and hard OF hand.
but he fights in the open; Cassion has
double tongue, and one never knows
him." l glanced up into his sobered
face. Gle is a friend Of La Barre"
$50 tits said. and has been chosen
by the go-ernor to bear message to
De Baugis in the Illinois country.
/
You! l thought you were OF the
party OF Sieur de In Salle?'
Il am" he answered honestly. yet
Cassion will need guide. and there
is none save myself In all New France
who has ever made that journey.
Twill be well for him to listen to my
plan. And why not? We do not
fight the orders OF the governor: we
obey, and wait. Monsieur de Ia Sale
will tell his story to the king"
''Thc King! To LOUISE"
cay, twill not be the first time he
has had audience, and already he is
at sea. We can wait. and laugh at
this Cassion over his useless journey"
But he-he is treacherous, mon.
sieur."
amused.
''To one who has lived as I, amid
savagcs. treachcry is an old story. The
commissaire will not find me asleep.
We will serve each other, and let II
go at that. All! we are to be inter
rupted."
he Strengthened up facing the door,
and | turned, confronting my uncle
as he emerged in advance. He was n
burly man, with iron gray hair, and
face reddened by out-of-doors: and he
stopped in surprise Mt sight OF a
stranger, his eyes hardening with sus-
picion.
"And who Is this with whom you
converse so privately, Adele? he
questioned brusquely, "a young popin-
Jay new to these parts I venture"
D'Artigny stepped between us,
smiling in good humor
"My call was upon you, Monsieur
Chevet. and not the young lady" he
said quietly enough, yet with tone
to the voice. az merely asked her II
l had found the right place, and II
Monsieur the Commissaire Cassion
was still your guest"
"And what, may I ask, might be
your business with the Commissaire
Cassion?" asked the latter. pressing
past Chevet, yet bowling with sem
blance OF politeness. scarcely in ac-
cord with the studied insolence OF his
words. 81 have no remembrance Of
your face"
"Then, Monsieur Cassion is not OBJ
servant" returned the younger man
pleasantly, las accompanied the
Seur de la Sale in his attempt to
have audience with the governor"
"Ah"' the word OF surprise explod.
ed from the lips "Sacre. Ills true! My
faitn, what difference clothes make. !
mistook you for courier du bois"
81 am the Sieur Rene d'Artigny"
| "I iputenont of tn SolIa'so',
Scarcely that, monsieur. but n
comrade; for three years I have been
with his party, and was chosen by him
for this mission"
Cassion laughed, chucking the
gloomy faced Chevet In the side. as
though he would give point to a good
joke.
And little the trip hither has profit
ed either master or man, warrant.
La Barre does not sell New France to
every adventurer. Monsieur de la
Sale found different reception in Que
bee than when Frontenac ruled this
colony. Where vent the fur stealerT'
ITO whom do you refer?'
''To whom? Heaven help us, Chevet,
the man would play nice with words.
Well, let it go, my young cock, and
answer me-"
"YOu mean the Sieur de la SalleT
"To be sure: I called him no worse
than I have heard La Barre speak.
They say he has left Quebec; what
more know you"
"'Tis no secret, monsieur" replied
D'Artigny quietly enough, although
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