Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1919-12-05
CHAPTER VIII.
Dreams Of the Night.

bTcdHb OF tne Ni1Ht.
Jacqueline and I were together, the
only human beings within q score Of
miles. We we're seated side by side
On the sleigh at which the dogs pulled
steadily.
The mystery Of Jacqueline's rescue
by Captain Dubois had been a simple
one. The young man with the mus
tache. was a certain Philippe Lacroix,
well known to Dubois, member of a
good family but of dissolute habits
Just such one as Leroux found 1t
convenient to attach to his political
: fortunes by timely financial aid.
There was no doubt that he had
been in New York with Leroux, and
that they had hatchedrthe plot to kid
nap Jacqueline after had been struck
down.
Fortunately for us, Lncroix, igno-
rant. as was Leroux himself, that the
two ships Ind exchanged roles and du-
ties, took Jacqueline aboard the
Sainte-Vierge. where Captain Dubois.
who was watching In anticipation of
Just such scheme, seized him and
marched him at pistol point 10 the
house on Paul street. in which Lacr0ix
was kept prisoner by friends Of Du-
bois until the Sainte-Vierge had sailed.
Dubois left us at st. Boniface with
a final caution against Leroux and
proceeded along the shore with his
bugs Of mail but first he had salts
factory conversation with NJ. Danton
concerning us.
Danton, who of course knew Jacque-
line, took the opportunity Of assuring
me that her father. though a recluse
and q misanthrOpe who had not left
his seignlory for forty years, was said
to be man Of heart and would un.
doubtedly forgive us. He was clearly,
under the impression that we were
married, and since Dubois had not en-
iightened him on this point I did not
do so.
NJ. Danton had his sleigh and eight
fne-looking dogs ready for us. pur-
chased these outright In order to carry
no hostages. We took with us several
days supply Of food, little tent,
sleeping bags and frozen fish for the
animals.
II was strange situation. 1t might
easily have become an impossible one.
But II was sacred comradeship, refined
above the love OF friend for friend. OF
lover for lover, by her faith. her help
lessness and need.
think that she liked best to sit be-
side me in the narrow sleigh and lean
against my shoulder, her physical
WEAKNESS the reflection OF her spirit
nal unrest. She did not want to think,
and she wanted me TO shield her.
But even In this solitude fear drove |
me on. for I knew that a relentless
enemy followed hard after us, camp |
Ing where we had camped and reading |
the miles between US by the smolder- |
Ing ashes OF our old fires.
Az iightfall would pitch the tent
Tor -Tac1uellne and place her sleeping
jag within. and while she slept would
lie by the huge fire near the dogs, and
we kept watch over her together.
So passed three days and nights
The fourth short day drew toward I
It's end u little, after four o'clock.
that We camped late. for
he sun had already dipped to the level
horizon and was casting black. mile
opg shadows across the snow.
hammered in the pegs and built a
ire with dry bOughs, collecting a guam
iity OF wood sufficient to last until
Then Jacqueline made tea
md we ate our supper and crept into
,ur sleeping bags and lay down.
l could not still my mind. The un-
ahead Of us, the knowledge
u Leroux behind tried me sorely. and
My Jaegueline's need sustained my
outrage.
AZ was on the point OF dropping
leeD heard q lone wolf howl from
far. and instantly the pack took up
hl cry One sf the dogs, great.