The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-19

l car III ihto this last refuge. BEFORE II
had grown quite dark had barricaded
CJacqueline and myself within a place
the size Of a hall bedroom inclosed
upon three sides with rock.
And there waited for the end.
sat beside JacQueline. holding heI
hand with one Of mine. and my re-
volver In the other. There was a faint
fiutter at her wrist. fancied that II
had grown stronger during the past
half hour.
But was unprepared to hear her
whisper to me. and when she spoke ]
was alert In moment.
"Paull" she said family.
"Jacqueline
PAUL Bend down. want Ia
speak to you. Do you know 1 have
been conscious for a long time. nv
dear? I have been thinking. Are Won
distressed because Of mer
my dear!" / said; and that was all
that l could say. l clasped her cold
little hand tightly In mine.
you must leave me, Paul, because
because of what is between us. You
must go to Leroux and tell him so.
You love me, Paul?"
always, Jacqueline," whispered
She put her arms about my neck.
Il love you, Paul." she said. ut
seems so easy to say 1t In the dark,
and 1t used to be SO hard. Do you
know what 1 admired and loved you
for. even when you thought my mind
unstable and empty? How true you
were! 1t was that, dear. 1t was your
honor, Paul.
THAT was why, when remembered
everything that dreadful night in the
snow, the revulslon was so terrible.
ran away In horror. Icould not believe
that 1t was true-and yet knew 1t
was true.
And Leroux was waiting there and
found me. / did not want to leave
you, but he told me there was Pere
Antoine's cabin close by, and that you
would come to no harm. And he made
me belleve-you had stolen my money
as well. But / never believed that
and l only taunted you with 1t to drive
you away for your own sake"
She drew me weakly toward her and
went on:
snow that we are to part forever,
and perhaps I am to die. can speak
to you from my heart and tell you,
dear. Kiss meas though were your
wife, Paul.
$50 you Will 60 to Leroux," she
added presently.
rs that your Will, JacquelineY
Yes, DEAR" she said. because we
have fought, and now we are beaten,
Paul"
bowed my head. / knew that she
spoke the truth. / knew at last that
l was vanquished. For, now that
JacQuellne lay there so weak, so help
less, and thinking oil our past was
but dream, there was nothing but to
yield. I could not fight any more.
So left her and climbed cross the
bags and went down toward the
stream.
But before had reached II a dark
hgure slipped from among the shad-
ows of the rocks and came toward
me; and by the faint starlight saw
The face Of Pierre Caribou!
He stopped me and held me by both |
shoulders. and he drew me into the
'ecesses of the rocks and bent his
old face forward toward mine.
"Ah, monsieur, so you did not obey
I'D Pierre Caribou and stay In the
ave" he said.
Pierre. I did not know that you
would return" I answered.
Never mind" the Indian answered,
boxing at me strangely. "All finish
ow. Diable take Leroux. His time
ONE. Diable show mel" 4
"How~ l answered. startled.
"All finish," said Pierre inexorably,
nd, as / watched him a superstitious
ar crept over me. He, who had
hinged, even when he gave the COM
land, now cringed no longer, and
iere was q look in his old face that
had only seen on one mans before
q my fathers the night he died.
"Pierre, where is Leroux2" I whis-
cred. "Shall I>surrAnder to him or
nall fight?"
mo matter" he said once again.
Msieur, suppose you 60 back to
a'm'sclle, and soon Simon come. His
able lead him to you. His dIable tell
,u what to say. All finish nowp'
He walked past me noiselessiy, q
nuous shadow, and his bearing was
J proud as that Of his race hsd been
the long ago, when they were lords
here now their white masters ruled.
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