The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-01-13

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sngton left of. There wasn't blasted
thing in 1t then. But when you. like a
blamed quixotic fool. after she was
good for six thousand month velvet
and ore blocked out to last thousand
years-why, then You fool around in
papa's records and think papa wasn't
on the square with old Dam So on
the quiet you get it all made over,
back to old Dams daughter. and take
a sneak into the hazel brush when she
turns you down! Say. you know what
I'd "a done?'
mo"
81 "a held on to the mine and told
the girl how much it was bringing in.
That's my system. Then I'd "a got
the mine and the girl both. maybev'
MAYBE
"Well, that's the system Id "a play
ed. wouldn't "a took to the tall
grass. me-"
ION the other hand. played Il sys-
tenn invented by myself and Henri
L'Olonnois."
II never heard of him. Well, any
how, you were rich enough to afford
to do what you liked But. as to keep
Ing 1t secret. you can't do that any
longer. Those newspaper fellows are
the devil to get hold Of things. Since
all this stuff came out about you run
ming away with your own boat can
see now why you did it. and I'm glad
you did-why, your whole life history
has been printed. including all that
restitution business about the Sally
NJ. Fellows came to me and asked
me about you; asked If knew you.
Said, yes. l knew you; said you were
romantic chap and good business
man, too. and the best old scout in the
wOrld-what?"
had arisen and stood in some
doubt. whats the matter? Let's go
on up to the house. want to see
Sally" he concluded
"And l want very much to see Hell
ena," said l.; "only it's going to be
rather harder now to meet her--and
Mrs. Daniver"
"Well, l don't know said Cal Da-
wilson; every fellow plays his own
system. There's something in what
! you say about women having good
, poker face so far as telling what they
think about man is concerned-yes.
: Frinstance. how much did Helena
know l knew or know you knew or
: thought you knew--well, you get me?
But the trouble with you is you amt
romantic in your temperament like
! me. But if l was you l wouldn't be
scared to tell Mrs. Daniver / had a
: dollar and a quarter or so left. It'll
soften the blow some to her maybe
And as for Helena
II land as for Helena, can look her
in the face. and she can me, now
= And-will you telephone to New Iberia
. FOR a ministerial once-for this even
| ing train? And will you tell Ed
GUARD to have his man lay out his
best evening clothes for me-tell him
1 III trade him these ct my cooks foi
tlem--anll Il suit of travelling clothes
Because, oh. fellow varlet''- q pans
ed here We both did. for mockel
lust now broke into an EXTRAORDINARY
burst of song. SO sweet. so throbbing
ly sweet. that we could not help bu
listen, both Of us being lovers.>
"What were you saying. old man?'
Cal Davidson asked after awhile, mus
;ngly, as one awakening. "Some bird
what"
Because tonight" 1 answered. "
am going to marry my fair captive
yon heartless jade Helena. I've love-
her always. rich or poor. and she love
me. rich or poor And we shall liv
happy ever after. And may God bles
us and all true lovers!"
"Amen"' l heard some one say an
have often wondered whether it wa
yon varlet. the hooking bird. or Ca
Davidson himself who spoke. lool
ed around for Partial He had follow
ed Helena.
FOOTNOTE.
The words in Helena's note, addresse
to Henry Francis Drake, Esq. We're, q
J. have said, but two--"Yes. Now" Tht
was why I married that evening.
was curious about the the wedding rim!
for that l would not borrow, SO an old nj
gro blacksmith took a gold ring Edoua1
gave me, one found years ago by a Caj'
treasure hunter in some one of the fe
successful hunts for the treasure of Jea
Lafitte And into this. in place of tt
gem long since missing, he clasped m
pearl, the one we got on the river far
the north the great pearl later known
the largest and most brilliant ever -four
in fresh water. 1t was | who named
the "Belle Helene" So that our ril
pleased all but LOlonnois and Jean Ii
fitte. These two pirates had set at wo'
that very afternoon with Polyte q
I1douard's consenD and dug behind Il
smokehouse. Wonderful enough, they d
find old bricks inclosing a sort of hollo
cavity, bricks of an ancient day, an
though they got nothing else CPolyte sa
he knew who had beaten them to tn
treasure--it was Achilles Dufrayne of CO
casieu, curse hind, they both explain
how easy it would be to deceive the fl
captive into thinking we really had foul
the rings setting as well as the ring
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