Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-08-11
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER I-Adele Ia Chesnayne, a belle OF
New France, is among conspirators at her uncie's
house. Casson, the commssaire, has enlisted hef
uncle Chevet's aid against LaSalle. D'Artigny
LaSalle's friend, offers his services as guide to
Cassion's party On the journey to the wilderness
CHAPTER 1.-THE uncle informs Adele that he
has betrothed her to Cassion. He forbids her to
speak to DArtigny again. She decides to M
plore D'Artigny's aid to save her from Cassion
CHAPTER HIN Quebec Adele visits
her friend, Sister Celeste, who brings
and he vows to release her from the bar-
gain with Cassion. D'Artigny leaves
promising to see her at the dance.
CHAPTER Iv-Cassion escorts Adele to
the ball. She meets the governor, La
Barre. and hears him warn the commits
saire against DArtigny. D'Artigny's tick
ct to the ball has been recalled but he
gains entrance by the window. Adele In
forms him Of the governors words to
Cassion.
CHAPTER V-For her eavesdropping at
the ball Adele is ordered by the governor
to marry Cassion at once and to accom-
pany him to the Illinois country. He
summons Chevet and directs that he at
tend them on the journey.
CHAPTER VIA paper knife proves an
effective weapon against the sly Cass1on.
but he expects to tame his wife In the
wilderness. They leave in the boats,
Adele's future depending on the decision
pf DArtigny, whom she now knows she
loves.
CHAPTER vII-Cassion and D'Artigny
have words. Uncle Chevet for the first
time hears that his niece Is an helress'
NJ, 20 CnGCt0n'G motives.
DArtigny Is kept at distance.
CHAPTER vIII-D'Artigny's haste. to
be the gallant to Adele brings upon MIN
the defiance Of his wife. She stlrs ner
hncle's ire against Cassion.
CHAPTER IX-Cassion makes known
While waiting for an exploration OF the
rapids, Adele accidentally has opportunity
to tell D'Artigny all that has happened
to her.
1 would not say that Cassion pur-
posely kept US apart, for the arrange
ment might have been the same had
/ not been of the party, yet the only
communication between the two d1v1-
siOns occurred when some messenger
brought back warning of dangerous
water ahead. Usually this messenger
was an Indian, but once D'Artigny
himself came and guided our canoes
through torrent Of white, raging wa
ter, amid a maze of murderous rocks.
During these days and weeks Cassion
treated me with consideration and out
ward respect. Not that he failed to
talk freely, and to boast of his ex-
ploits and adventures, yet be refrained
from laying hand on me, nor did he
once refer to the incident Of the blum
Nor was the journey lacking In In
terest or adventure. Never shall /
forget the charm Of those days and
nights, amid which we made slow and
toilsome passage through the desolate
wilderness, ever gaining new leagues
to the westward. Only twice In weeks
lid we encounter human beings-once
a camp of Indians on the shore of a
Jake, and once Capuchin monk, alone
but for a single vOyageur as COM
panion, passed us upon the river. And
when, at last, we made the long por-
tage, tramping through the dark for
est aisles, bearing on our shoulders
heavy loads, scarcely able to see the
sun even at midday through the leafy
screen Of leaves, and came forth at
twilight on the shores of the mighty
lake, no words can express the rap
T OH ond QYQd
across that expanse of heaving, rest
less water. The men launched their
canoes upon the surface and made
camp In the edge Of the forest, but
| could not move, could not restrain
my eyes, until darkness descended and
left all before me void.
It was scarcely more than daybreak
when we broke camp and headed our
canoes out into the lake. With the
dawn, and the CLINT of sunlight over
the waters, much Of my dread depart
ed, and I could appreciate the wild
song Of delight with which our Indian
paddlers bent to their work. The
sharp-prowed canoes swept through
the waters swiftly, no longer battling
against a current, and the shore line
ever in view was fascinating In its
green foliage. We kept close to the
northern shore, and soon found pas
sage amid numerous islands, forest
covered, but with high, rocky outlines.
For four days we coasted thus, never
out Of sight of shore, and usually with
islands between us and the main body
Of water. In all that time we had no
sign Of man-not even a wisp OF
smoke, nor heard the crack Of distant
rifle. About us extended loneliness
and desolation, great waters never
still, vast forests grim and somber,
tall, menacing rocks, bright-colored in
the sun.
AS last we left the chain Of islands
behind, and one morning struck out
from the shore into the waste Of wa
tiers, the prows of the canoes turned
westward, the steersman guiding our