Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-09-05

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CHAPTER XIV-Continued.
In q way must have known this
before. yet. not until that moment
H5 rhe fact dawn upon me in full
.,.raVIpdgmrut. I sank my head on
ur hands. my breath quickened by
.r-rise. bv shame. and felt my cheeks
brrr I loved him, and believed he
oraI me. [ knew then that all the
b,opiness Of life centered in this one
fact. while between us arose the
shadow of Ca-Siou, my husband. True
loved him not; true l was to him
wife only i'm name; true our marriage
WIS thing of shame. yet no less a
fact u5 less q barrier. l was a La
Cb.snavnp TO whom honor was a re-
Hgion, a Catholic bowling humbly to
The VOW of Holy church; a French
woman taught that marriage was a
sacred rite
The knowledge of my love for DAT
tnr brought me more fear than
pleasure. | dare not dream, or hope;
must escape his presence while
retained moral strength to resist temp
tati0n. got to my feet, not knowing
what I could do. yet with a wild con-
cephon Of returning to the beach, and
seeking to find Il passage southwark.
Iw0ud 20 now along the shore, before
UArtiguy came back, and meet those
returning canoes. In such action lay
nv only Safety-he would find me
gone. would trace me along the sand,
yet before | could be caught, l would
have met the others, and thus escape
the peril of being alone with him
again.
Even as l reached this decision.
something arose in my throat and
ChOked me, for my eyes saw just out
side the curve of the shore line a
canoe emerge from the shadows of the
Bluff | cannot picture the reaction.
the sudden shrinking fear which, in
that instant. mastered me. They were
coming. seeking me; coming to drag
NE back into slavery; coming to de-
nomce D'Artigny Of crime and de-
mand his life
sank down out of sight, yet my de-
dSon was made in an instant. 1t did
not seem TO me then as though another
course could be taken. That D'Artigny
was innocent l had no doubt. l loved
him, this no longer denied to myself;
and | could not possibly betray the
man to the mad vengeance of Cassion.
peered forth. across the ridge of
EARN coneealing me from observation.
81 the distant canoe. 1t was too far
away for me TO be certain of its Occu-
pants. yet | assured myself that In
dams were at the paddles, while three
Others. whose dress designated them
as whites, occupied places in the boat.
turned and ran down the bank to
Rnere the fire yet glowed DULY in the
HOLLOW emitting a faint spiral of blue
smoke dug dirt up with my hands and
covered the Goals, until they were COM
peteIy e1unguiShed. Then crept back
Tie bluff summit and lay down to
watch.
HE canoe rounded the curve in the
Shore and headed straight across
WEaTd where rested in concealment.
Inelr course would keep them too far
away from the little strip Of sand on
when We had landed to observe the
.-pUnt Of our feet or the pile of wood
u A'lSny had flung down. | observed
'-S with IN Intense feeling of relief
" / Heerrd cautiously out from my
cO7ert
could see now clearly the faces
" .ao>e 10 The eauoe-the dark. ex-
t.7>S'on.'>> touuteuanceS of the In
O-'o>' ami The three white men, all
S--'-- 'a.eai.y at the shore line. as
'! sven, past. "a soldier in the bow,
--I 'eTe A.ouez ana CaSSion at the
..,'D, 'Ae latter standing, gripping the
scoring paddle. The sound of his
orS- VIZ 'Heu Ane
, .l'S Is the spot" he exclaimed.
t ,.-lrS. 81 Saw that headland lust
.s.''e the storm struck. But there
h., ny %'e'a here no sign of any land
What Is your Judgment, perez
,s.- 1--' Ilr,her search is useless. mon
c,v1.., ans u. sly eyed the priest. I'VE have
, ..,s'el the eaute coast. and found no
q, any survivor; no doubt they
IS likely tree. for there was small
,'T any swimmer in such a sea
s91 w. y. s'aai tho long point yonder,
b. =, '-ere is no sign there we will
- '-,a lis uy thought thew were
A.. -'''2e- anu there is no need of
b. >.,>-lS oa5ar. Pull on BOYS and
~ -..>- lie job"
as~. ''raled The point, the pere
sr,r 7+'.e>,.y, but the canoe so far
CAS-. l could not overhear his words.
IT,, - PAID snail heed to what he
b ST. '-- a- asst angrily babe him
e,,, r-' all. after a glance into the
q y. o-sl beyond. swung the bow
t-.I- '--5- about and headed II
g % .a'i Ire return course further
nasrs s's TIE Indians padded with
oeS,s s1 energy and in a few mo-
as@S 4ey wese so far away their
esr7.. were iadistinguishable, and I
IL '' !, 10 sit On the bank. NV gaze
s. I,, -le vanishing canoe.
-'sn' was I that l heard no