The diamond drill., 1919-06-21
CHAPTER XIV.
The Old Angel.

I was too dispirited and detected 10
obey him at first. But soon I man
aged 10 fall TO. and ] was surprised
to discover how ravenous l was.
had eaten hardly anything for days.
and only few mouthfuls since morn
( Ing.
The Indian drew the stool near me
and sat down. You meet Mile. Jacque-
line In New York;" he asked.
II brought her back" answered.
Il know" the Indian answered ii
meet Simon; drive him from ST. Bonl-
face TO chateau. l take Ma'm'selle
Jacqueline TO St Boniface when she
run way. Simon not here then or
be 'frald. Simon bad man; d bad
He give my gal TO Jean Petitjean. My
gal good gal till Simon give her TO
Jean Petitjean. Simon d bad
man. Me kill him one day"
saw gllmmer OF hope now.
though OF what hardly knew; or per-
haps It was only the desire TO talk OF
Jacquellne and hear her name upon
my lips and Pierre's.
"Pierre, ! came here to save Mile.
Jacdtellne," said.
mo can save him." he answered.
mo can fight agaInstsSimon."
what, In the devils name. Is his
power, then7" | cried.
lie dlabe." he replied. He may
have misunderstood me- but the an
swer was apt. mo use fight him." he
said. "All finish now. Old times. him
finish. and my gal. too. Soon Pierre
Caribou, him finish. No can fight
Simon. Perhaps old Pierre kill him,
nobody else" He looked steadily AT
me. Il poison him dogs" he added.
"What?' exclaimed.
"Smon, him tell me long ago no.
body come TO chateau. So you finish,
too. maybe. What he tell you. you
gof"
"Lacroix is going TO take me to Pere
Antolnes cabin tomorrow morning"
The Indian grunted "Slmon no
mean to let you CO." he said. "He
mean Kill you. You know too much.
Sometime he kill me, too. or ] kill
him"
pierre" said, taking him by the
arm, "what Is the Old Angelic Well
Anger
He stared stolldly at me.
"Why you ask thatT" he said.
Because Lacroix has been instruct
ed to take me by that route" an
swered
Pierre shook the ashes out 90 his pipe
and rose. Come with me-" he said.
81 show you-because you frien' Of
Ma'm'selle Jacqueline. Come"
| followed him out Of the hut.
large moon was just rising out OF the
east but It was not yet high enough
20 cast much light.
We traversed perhaps n mile OF
outer blackness. Then | began 90 see
a eleam OF moonlight In front or me,
and though l had not been conscious
OF any turn discovered that we must
have retraced our course completely,
for / heard the roar OF the oatnraets
again.
Then we emerged upon a tiny shelf
OF rock some forty feet up the face.
OF the wall and quite invisible from
below. II was little above the level
OF the chateau roof. about hundred
yards away Below me could see the
main entrance to the tunnel.
We had a foothold OF about ten
feet on the level platform. which was
slippery with smooth black ice, and
laundering over us, so near that /
could almost have touched II had /
stretched out my hand, the whlrllng
torrent plunged into that hell below.
Pierre caught my arm as | reeled,
sick with the shock OF the discovery.
and yelled into my ear above the din
'Le Well Ange r. he cried. "This
way Simon mean you 10 60 tomorrow,
Lacrolx him tell.yo Get down, we
find the road. He take you up here
and push you-so."
He made a graphic gesture with his
arm and pointed. / looked down,
shuddering. into the black. foam
crested water bubbling and whlrliug
among the grotesque ice pillars that
stood like scntrles upon the brink.
'oWhat you dol' he asked. you go
TO Pere Antoine tonlght3 What you
DO n0w1"
I tool, the pistol from my coat
pocket.
Pierre" ! answered, Il have two
bullets here and both of them are FOR
Simon. Tonight ! had him FL my
power and spared him. Now ] am go-
ing back and | shall shoot him down
ike dog, whether he Is armed or
dcfcnseless."
Plerre's face was twitchlne. You
no 20 back 2" he cried "Slmon he klll
you. No use 10 Gght Simon. Him
time not come yet When him time
come he die"
"when will Il conner" I asked, look.
ing at the mans features, which were
distorted with frenzied hate.
Il not know T. exclaimed Pierre. II
try nnd-cards tell me. No Indian
man IN this part country remember
II. Il