Connecticut western news., 1919-09-04
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gssms DESTROYS of attracting his attention.
follows the animal to I'D Dalys gambling
Dnnerges, evidently in state of great agi-
snEson, who displays large amount OF
y t by t%o OF w the seek
p force her into an automobile. Paul,
Naxh the dogs help, drives them, away,
ssends In the city,, he takes her to his
1pnmas. She is bewildered and all he can
EARN from her is that her name is Jacque-
As@s He leaves her in his rooms
CHAPTER II-Puzzling over the situa-
Ean, Paul walks for a time, but a pre-
lEnh to his home. There he finds man
psad stabbed, and believes Jacqueline to
aaye killed him. She Is in a semi-stupor.
mad Is unable to remember anything.
CHAPTER III-Hewlett carries the
jkead man down the fire escape and leaves
eaune of the maker, on the dogs collar
Dc gathered that they came from Quebec
<nd determines to take her there.
Rensy they visit store, where Jacque-
nns makes some purchases necessary for
tAOwn to him as Simon LerouX, who evil
Garztly knows Jacqueline and believes
Wavelet does also. Leroux evidently is
An enemy of Jacqueline, and Paul evades
Asza and with the girl starts for Quebec.
CHAPTER v-They travel as brother
ss<As the maker of the dogs collar, hop
eng through him to learn something of
2nsqueline's identity. There he meets a
facqueline is the daughter of Charles Du-
eaaine, recluse, and is married.
Efsh a Captain Dubois to sail for ST.
Bonface, from which point they can
sz.xei by sleigh to the D9ehaine cha hal
snEconscious in the street.
CHAPTER vII-Recovering conscious
Jaruueline has left with a man who
Stained to be a friend. Distracted, he
nassens to Dubois, boat, where he finds
n siever trick.
CHAPTER vIII-At ST. Boniface Paul
purchases dogs and sled and they set
@Ea for the Chateau Duchaine.
CHAPTER 1x-on the third day of the
Durney their dogs die, poisoned by a
1Engus placed in their food. Paul knows
Nhsg TO be the work of Lercax and that he
EREden fear of Paul and leaves him. He
1nhows her but is stricken with snow
hlandness and in helpless condition is
TUrf by Leroux and his crony, Philippe
ps&xer him to die in the snow. He is found
~ fer6@ antoine.
CHAPTER x-Hewlett lies for days in
90 priests hut, recovering his sight and
Anm Ne sets out to find the chateau. He
sneets 'Jacqueline's Eskimo dog.
CHAPTER xI-Paul follows the dog
and reaches q cave. Passing through Il
Ne sees the chateau close at hand.
CHAPTER xII-Hewlett makes his way
fMto the house without being detected and
sabere finds Charles Duchaine an aged
xhonecile. He meets Jacqueline.
CHAPTER xIII-The girl seemingly has
taken q violent dislike to Paul and re-
harms that Jacqueline is the wife of
Leafs d'Epernay, who has disappeared.
5acqueline detests d'Epernay and fled
ng TO New York with $4,000 Of her
1afner's money to play his system at
10 the happenings there.
CHAPTER xIv-Jacqueline, at the bid.
aase chateau at once. and Leroux takes
Mfan to the hut of an aged indian, Pierre
Earibou. to pass the nigte.
CHAPTER Xv-Caribou tells Paul that
ERcroix, who was to have been his guide
on leaving the chateau, intended to muir
der him while they were passing through
shs cave.
Os his way back Paul encounters Lacroix,
unarmed. and threatening to shoot him
Lacroix tells him of the existence of the
gold and how LerouX and he plan to OBJ
txfn it. At the chateau Paul finds Leroux
.zaking a DECLARATION Of love to Jacaue;
I'm New York was Louis d'Epernay, the
husband Of Jacqueline. Paul, to shield
Jacqueline. who he believes stabbed the
man, confesses the deed.
CHAPTER xVII-Leroux insists that
Jzrqueline marry him at once. threaten
fnfen to Quebec and hanged for the
murder of a man killed many years ago
tn political fight
could just get my finger and
thumb round the point of the blade.
The ropes scored deeply into my
wrists as worked at it, but / felt
ahe lining give, and presently I had
worked the blade through and had the
ERife out by the handle.
But 1t was made for thrusting more
than cutting, and l had to pick the
ropes to pieces strand by strand.
Jacqueline had been imperceptibly
edging away from her father and Lee
voux; she was now standing immedi-
ssely beneath the rusty swords. And
oatside the door ! still perceived La
croix, motionless.
IT flashed across my mind that he
understood the girls desperate ruse,
and that he was waiting for the issue.
Epicked furiously at the ropes which
Bound my hands, and long strand I'M
cofred and whipped back on my wrist.
Eeroux seized Jacqueline by the
wrists and dragged her across the floor
eOn me-
Look at him. he yelled. Look
kEte his face. VIII you marry me IL
D let him go freeT
sNop answered Jacquellne.
II swear to you that he shall be
brown from the top Of the cataract
',ss you give your consent within
'inutes."