The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-15
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The Little Gray Shoe
PERCY j. BNER


Petrol. II was Armand Drouillot
and ! who ran her into Iohnasher
Fool cove on a high tide to escape
the English nioopofwar who waa
lying out OF Caminda Pass for the
slave traders.
Last night. after We had hois,ed
tho Black petrela chest out Of the
sunken and shellfilisd cabin. I
opened Il In this lugger'a hold. !
knew there Was no gold iu the ship
chest. We opened ii--but then I
found that. even al tho last. Ar.
mant had PLAYED tho fox-the docu.
ments which no had sacreted in the
ships box when We Etili had hope
Of escaping on her. were not there.
Nothing n dollar. franc. a
sou--eitheri But II was the war.
rants from Charles the Third OF
Spain. issued 20 Gaspard Boullgny
de Drouilloi, tho adyenturcr from
Bordeaux. who aided the fourth
Spanish governor OF Louisiana
Don Bernardo do Calvcr-in the
eap,ur. OF Mobile IN 1850. tina, !
sought-~and In vain. Yet saw
Armand put the same grants
which we're for ten leagues Of land
on this south coast-inio this chest
Well. have played and lost.
There Is no more nov. my friends
We followed him slowly out
Somehow the Baron John had ua
stilled. For his lady's fortune. IN
her defense. he had played bis ABB
surdity. but unsullled
In tho hatchway found had
taken his hand. Ho looked down.
cuesrly bright OF eye from the
binding sunshine.
Eth. my good friend ! would
like TO sit again with you tn John
the. Foot and Erowl over our coffee
In the summer heat. but tho play
IL out. Isle Bonnie is yours and
tho game Is lost"
Papa Prosper had amoled down
the crazy plank wharf. greeting
Clen and Mary with turuffled
courtesles. Then 10 us he came.
"Ah. rnessieurs. dat coffee
max. Yo' will stop isle Bonne.
she will entertain yo' wan leetle
time again"
We all we're subdued enough.
think ID was that gentle-eyed Pros.
per in his bare feet. waving us
courteously to seats In his crate
full shade. that made such n thing
as belligerency toward the island
ers impossible.
Mary was deadly tired from tho
days hurricane heat. Cleil mood
lily sitting below her: and the
baron and l we're busy with our
thoughts.
We we're 40 when Virgil at last
came ont of tho lugger's cabin hold
where | had left him gazing quiet
" into that ships chest with its
foolish rubbish. He looked up.
and then quietly called to me.
Just you. Doctor Dick" he said,
and went below again.
/ went down the wharf and
aboard the Good Child to where
the Texan sat once more on the
broken inner casing OF Armand
Drouillot's cabin chest from the
wrecked slave ship.
"Well7" ! said after watching
him study the lead box.
For answer. he reached in his
khaki pocket and took out n coarse
bundle. There were papers with a
skin covering apparently. and tied
with fine leather thongs.
Just this" He shook out the
long rude mass before me. | made
nothing OF IL, except faded seal
stamped on II twice. The writing
was quite unknown 10 me.
Il can read Spanish" Virgil
went on evenly. Listen: the date
OF this is 1777--snd the seal Is Of
the fourth Spanish viceroy OF
Louisiana. Doctor Dick. what's
the use? II goes on to name the
grant given to Gaspard Droulllct
by grace OF the king OF Spain
and II Is the land we're standln'
ont"
stared at him. but spoke quiet.
ly. How did you get it,"
Kicked this pistol box TO pieces.
! just had curiosity. The old
chap quit a minute too soon. but
expect his old eyes couldn't SEQ
what I saw. anyway. All the time
he talked ! watched that old shiny
gun-box. There were two com
partments In that case one under
this velvet bottom And II was
locked. but soon as you and the
old boy went out. | broke Il. There.
rolled up. az tho they'd been slap.
ped In there in a mighty hurry
we're these papers-Laure's grants
right from the king o. Spain. II
sure read enough 70 that why.
the looks OF IT'S enough 10 scare