Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-08-11
"Mon DieuI a Womanl"

"Mon DleuI a Womanl"
forget u own quarrel. Did you say
Rene d'Artigny was In the fighting
yonder?"
yes; he and a soldier named Bar
Beau
The fellow stood silent, shifting his
feet.
"'Twas told us he was Dead" he
said finally, with effort. "Some more
of La Barrels men arrived three days
ago by boat, under a popinjay they call
Cassion to recruit De Baugis' forces.
De la Durantaye was with him from
the portage, so that now they out
number US three to one. You know
this Cassion, madame"
"Ay, l Travelled with his party from
Montreal"
"Ah, Their you will know the truth,
no doubt. De Tonty and Cassion were
at swords points over a charge the
latter made against Rene d'Artigny-
that he had murdered one of the party
at st. Ignace."
Hugo Chevet. the fur trader"
Ay, IlAL was ClC huulC.0 OE>kaL
Sales company know it to be a lie.
Sacre! l have served with that lad
two years, and It's not in his nature
to knife any man in the back. And
so De Tonty said, and he gave Cas-
sion the lie straight in his teeth. 1
heard their words, and but for De
Baugis and De la Durantaye, Fran
co.'s Cassion would have paid well for
his false tongue. Now you can tell
him the truth"
&" shall do that, but even my word,
I fear, will not clear D'Artigny Of the
charge. l believe the man to be inno-
cent; In my heart there is nc doubt,
yet there is so little to be proven"
"Cassion speaks bitterly; he is an
enemy
Monsieur Cassion is my husband
! said regretfully.
"Your pardon, madame. All, l un-
derstand 1t all now. You were sup
posed to have been drowned in the
great lake, but were saved by DAT
tigny. Twill be a surprise for mon-
sieur, but In this land. we witness
strange things. Mon Dieui see, they
come yonder; tbs Boisrondet and his
men,"
They approached in silence, mere
shadowy figures, whose numbers I
could not count, but those in advance
bore a helpless body in their arms,
and my heart seemed to stop its beat
ing, until l heard D'Artigny's voice in
cheerful greeting.
"What, still here, madame, and the
gate beyond openv' He took my hand
and lifted it to his lips. "My congrat-
ulations; your work was well done,
and our lives thank you. Madame
Cassion, this Is my comrade, Francois
B%oisrondet, whose voice I vas never
more glad to heal than this night. I
commend him to your mercy"
Boisrondet, a mere shadow in the
night, swept the earth with his hat.
81 mind me the time," he said cour-
teously, when Rene did me equal
service"
1.-THE savages have f1ed?"
"'Twas short and sweet, madame,
and those who failed to fly are lying
yOnder."
"Yet some among you are hurt?"
"Barbeau hath an ugly wound-ay,
bear him along, lads, and have the cut
looked to-but as for the rest of us,
there is no serious harm DONE"
1 was gazing al D'Artigny, and
marked how he held one hand to his
side.
And you, monsieur; you are un.
scathedT'
Except for a small wound here,
and a head which rings yet from saw
age blows-no more than a nights
rest will remedy. Come, madame, It's
time we were within, and the gates
closed"
as there still danger, then? Surely.
now that we are under protection
there will be no attackY"
mot from those we have passed,
but It's told me there are more than q
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