The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-07-18

mat Is my 0vercoat voice." ne eI
planned. stroking the child's head. my
niece, monsieur. BY the tone in which
call Madeleine knows whether It Il
my overcoat or my pipe or slipper
that / want. or whether 1 am growing
hungry" tu
thought that the captains hunger
voice must shake the rafters of the
old building.
"And now, monsieur" he continued
seriously. when we had left the house.
~ am going to tell You as much as
I know concerning the plans Of that
scoundrel. In brief, It is known that
party Of his friends has been guar.
tered for some time at the chateau !;
they come and go. in fact, and now he
is either taking more or the same ones
back again, and God knows why hs
takes them to so desolate a region,
unless, as the rumor is, he has discov-
cred coal fields upon the seigniory and
holds M. Duchaine in HIS power. Well
monsieur, party sails with Captain
Duhamel on tonight's tide. which will
carry me down the gulf also Captain
Duhamel's boat is berthed at the same
pier as mine upon the opposite side.
1--WE start together, then, but shall
expect to gain several hours during
the four days journey, for ! know
the Claire well. and she cannot keep
pace with my Sainte-vierge. You
must bring your lady aboard the
Sainte-vierge by nine tonight.
II shall telegraph tony friend DAN
ton at st. Boniface to have sleigh
and dogs at your disposal when you
arrive, and a tent, food and sleeping
bags" continued Captain Dubois, "for
Il must he hundred and fifty miles
from st. Boniface to the Chateau Du-
chaine. And so, with half a days
start, you will have nothing to- fear
from Leroux-only remember that he
has no scruples. Still do not think
he will catch you and Mile. Jacqueline
before you reach Chateau Duchaine,"
he ended, chuckling at his sagacity.
"Ah, well, monsieur, who else could
your lady be?" he asked, smiling at my
surprise. IT knew well that some day
she must leave those wilds. Besides.
did not convey her here from St
Boniface on my return, less than a
week ago, when she pleaded for sc.
crecy? / suspected something agitat.
ed her then. So II was to find hus-
band that she departed thus?"
So Jacqueline had left her home not
more than week beforel And the
captain had no suspicion that she was
married thenl Yet Pere Antoine
claimed to have performed the cere-
mony.
To whom7 And where was the man
who should have stood In my place
and shielded her against Leroux2
made Dubois understand, not with
out difficulty, that we were still I'M
married. His face fell when he re-
allied that was N earnest, but after
a little he made the best Of the stu
alton, though II was evident that some
of the glamour was scratched from
the romance, in his opinion.
BY now we had arrived at the wharf.
Wedged in among the foes lay the
Claire and the Sainte-vierge respec-
lively. The latter vessel lay upon our
right as we approached the end Of the
| wharf.
There was a small cabin for Jacque-
| line and another for myself adjoining.
I was very well satisfied and inquired
| the terms.
'Diablel II 1t were not for the chill
dren there should be no terms r ex-
claimed the captain. "But it is hard,
monsieur, with prices rising and the
hungry mouths always open. like little
BIRDS"
He was overjoyed at the sight of
the fifty dollars which rendered him.
by the way" l said. do you know
priest named Pere Antoine"
IAN old man2 A strong old man
Why, assuredly, monsieur" answered
the captain. Everybody knows him.
He has the parish of the Rlviere dor
district, and the largest in Quebec. A
saint, monsieurl You will do well ia
make his acquaintance"
The captain parted from me on the
wharf on his way to the telegraph
Office, repeating his instructions to the
effect that we were to be aboard the
boat by nine.
1t had grown dark long before and
looking ut my watch, I was surprised
to see that 1t was already past siz
o'clock. had no time to lose In re
turning to the Chateau.
But though I could see II outlined
upon the cliff I soon found myself lost
amorg the maze Of narrow streets In
which Twas wandering. A man wal
coming up the street behind me, ant
turned to question him, but as de
creased my pace he diminished hi'
also, and when ! quickened mine he
went faster as well. I began to have
an uneasy sense that he might be FOL
lowing me. and accordingly hastenet
onward until came to a road which
seemed to lead M the hill townrd the
rafnparts.