The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-26


halted. Caring about. cassion broke
the silence. his voice assuming the
harshnesa OF authority.
Three cano~s' Where In the
othcr7 All, IL this you. 10 Claifcf"
IAN IL prepared. Monsieur"
Prepared You have but three
boats at the bank"
The other IL below. Monsieur: Il
Is loaded and waits TO lead the
way"
All and who's In charge
Was IL not your will that II be
the gnide--she sieur de ArtignyT-
"sacrel but I had forgotten the
fellow. Az 'tis the best place for
him. Make room for two more I'm
the large canoe. ~, the lady goes .
found myself In one Of the
canoes. 40 filled with men any
movement Was almost impossible.
vet Of this ! did not complain. for
my Uncle chevct was next to mo.
and cassion took place at the steer.
ing oar in the stern.
To be separated from him was
all asked. aisho the very sound
OF hts harsh voice rasping out
orders. AZ we swung out from the
bank rendered mo almost frantic
Ny husband, think hardly re.
alfred before what had occurred. but
now tho hld~ous truth came. and |
buried my face In my hands, and
felt tears stealing thru my fingers.
We were skirtinE the northern
bank. the stars reflected aionx tho
black water. Farther out was the
dim outline OF another boat. keep.
ing pace with ours.
endeavored to discern the ca.
noe which led the way. over which
ne Artiwny hold command. but II
was hidden by n wall OF mist. Yet
the very thought that the young
sieur was there. accompanying US
into the drear wilderness. preserved
me from utter despair. l would not
be alone. or friendless. Even when
he learned the truth. he would know
IL was not my fault. and tho he
might question, and even doubt. at
first. yet surely the opportunity
would come for me 10 confess all,
and feel his sympathy and protec.
tion. | cannot explain the conf.
dence which this certainty OF his
presence brought. or how gratefully
! awaited the dawn. and its revela-
tion.
must have slept. for was
aroused by Cassion's voice shouting
some command. and became aware
that we were making landing.
The advance canoe had already
been drawn up on the shore. the
few soldiers II contained busily en-.
gagged In starting fires with which
to cook our morning meal.
perceived DE Artigny with my
first glance. As we shot forward
toward the landing he turned In.
differently, and ] marked the sud.
den Strengthening OF his body. as
tho in surprise, altho the distance
gave me no clear vision OF his face.
AS our canoe came into the shall.
lows. he sprang down tho bank TO
greet us. hat in hand. his ewes on
me. My own glance fell before the
eagerness In his face, and turned
away.
"Ah! Monsieur Cassion." no ex.
claimed. you have guests on the
Journey; It's unexpected"
And what Is that to you, may !
ask, Sieur de Artigny7" Cassion
said. coldly contemptuous. You
are but our guide. and II Is no con.
Germ OF yours who may compose the
company Go now. and see that
the men have breakfast served"
There was n moment OF silence.
and did not even venture to glance
Up to perceive what occurred. altho
! felt that Re Artigny's eyes shifted
their inquiry from Cassions face
to mine. How relieved felt, az
his voice made final answer:
Pardon, Monsieur Commissaire, !"
he said. 1T Is true | forgot my
place In this moment OF surprise.
| obey your orders"
looked IN an he turned away
and disappeared. Cassion stared
after him, smothering an oath. He
grasped my arm, turning me about
until ! faced him, his eyes glaring
into mine.
He said overwhelmingly:
BE careful. ! am your husband.
and In authority here. Keep away
from De Artigny unless YOU seek
trouble. Hugo Chevet. come here. I"
My uncle climbed the bank, his
rifle In hand.
You win so with Chevet," Cas-.