The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-08-14

p'""eo' ruVhius tne cniiu nenn. MY
niece. monsieur. BY the tone In which
] cnn Madeleine knows whether II Is
my overcoat or my pipe or slipper,
that want. or whether I am growing
hungry"
thought that the captains hunger
voice must shake the rafters of the
old building.
And now. monsieur" ne continued
seriously. when We had left the house.
u am going to tell you ns much AZ
I know concerning the plans OF that
scoundrel. 10 brief. II IL known that
party Of his friends has been quar-
tered for some time nt the chateau
they come and 20. IN fact. and now ne
Is either taking more or the same ones
back agnin, and God knows why he
takes them to 80 desolate a region.
unless. as the rumor Is. he has diecov-
cred coal fields upon the seigniory and
holds N. Duchaine In hfs power. Well.
monsieur. q party sails with Captain
Duhamel on tonight's tide. which will
carry me down the gulf also Captnin
Duhamel's boat is berthed At the ssre
pier as mine upon the opposite side.
I'VE start together. then. but I ahall
expect to gain severa: hours during
the four days Journey. for I know
the Claire well, and she cannot keep
pace with my Sainte-vierge. Ecu
must bring your lady aboard Ae
Sainte-vierge by nine tonight.
II shall telegraph to my friend lnn-
ton ut st. Boniface to have a ale. ri,
and dogs at your disposal when you
arrive. and a tent. food and sleepiae
bags" continued Captain Dubois, TOR
II must be hundred and fifty miles
from st. Boniface to the Chateau Du.
chaine. And 80. with half a days
start. you will have nothing to fear
from Leroux-only remember that he
has no scruples. Still I 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 couIO
your lady be?" he asked, smiling nt my
surprise. II knew well that some day
she must leave those wilds. Besides.
did ! not convey her here from st
Boniface on my return. less than q
week ago. when she pleaded for Sc
crecyf suspected something agitak
ed her then. SO II was to find a hus.
band that she departed thusf"
So Jacqueline had left her home not
more than q week before! And the
captain had no suspicion that she was
married then! Yet Pere Antoine
to have performed the cere-
mony.
To whomf And where was the man
who should have stood In my place
and shielded her against Leroux1
made Dubois understand, not with.
out difficulty. that we were still uu.
His face fell when he re-
allied that was In earnest, but after
a little he made the best Of the sifu.
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 Snlnte-vierge respec.
lively. The latter vessel lay upon our
right as we approached the end Of the
wharf.
There was a small cas,,n for Jacque-
line and another for myself adjoining.
was very well satisfied and inquired
the terms.
"Diablel II II were not for the chill
dren there should be no terms =! 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" said. "do you know
, priest named Pere Antoiner
AN old man7 A strong old mani
Why. assuredly, monsieur" answered
he captain. Everybody knows him.
He has the parish OF the Riviere d'Oi
district and the largest in Quebec. A
'aint, monsieur! You will do well to
make his acquaintance"
The captain parted from me on the
Nhhii ou MY way TO tne Telegraph
'fiice, repeating his instructions to the
fleet that we were to be aboard the |
,oat by nine.
II had grown dark long before and |
ooking Mt my watch. I was surprised |
o see that II was already past six
'clock had no time to lose In re-
urning to the Chateau.
But though l could see II outlined
lpon the cliff I soon found myself lost
'mong the maze OF narrow streets In
which ] was wandering. A man was
coming up the street behind me, and
turned TO question him. but as I de-
'reased my pace he diminished his
Ilso. and when ] Quickened mine he
vent faster as well. ! began to have
IN uneasy sense that he might be fol-
owing me. and accordingly hastened
inward until ! came 10 q road which
eemed to lead up the hill toward the
amparts.