Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-26
CHAPTER KIN.
Tho Island,

LaIe anu hilary started IOE the Is
land at one o'clock. They planned to
spend three hours there and return on
the evening tide.
Hilary, seated opposite his friend,
told him OF the conversation with
Louis, who, manipulating the tiiier,
heard nothing.
III Louis will swear to what he In
formed me-" he said, sit means that
we can clap Brousseau into jail. 9th
erwise hen never give up his schemes
against me. because he has a personal
grievance"
INF. Askew," said LATE, ''might
put question to you without giving
offense?"
"You may, Connell."
I'm only saying what everybody's
saying in st. Boniface, and that is
about your cutting Brousseau out with
Mademoiselle Rosny."
II guess it's true, Lafe," said Hilary.
Late, she's-well, you understand"
81 guess I do" said LATE. He
stretched out sinewy hand and
gripped Hilary's warmly. 81 wish
ClarLce-my wife-could meet you," he
said.
Il hope she will, LATE, some day.
But now about Brousseau."
II asked you that" said Lafe, ''be-
cause there's lot hangs on 1t. Now
as to Louis-he wouldn't swear. If
he did swear, he'd swear that he'd
Txxfvn DWOrrccOQn
slipped him a ten-dollar bill. No, sir,
it won't do. We've got to get the fox
right into the trap before we spring
it."
"I'm afraid / am no hand at spring
ing traps, Lafe."
mo. But we've got to give him rope
enough to hang himself. We don't
want to go of at half-cock. That's
palmer. amt It? My advice is as be-
fore lie low. You see, sir, when a
man schemes and schemes and plans
his crooked work, all that he's doing
is to twist the rope tighter round his
own neck. We've got him now, but
we must get the moose tight so that
he won't wriggle out of it. And he'll
twist 1t tight next time he wriggles.
That's my idea, Mr.. Askew."
ST guess you're right as usual LATE, y
answered Hilary. "But I've been ~
ing low laundering long time"
No more was said upon the subject
Out In the Gulf the choppiness of the
waves had changed to steady sweep
toward the island, which, lying in mid
stream, received and broke the full
force of the daily tides. The WIND
aided them, and they swept through
the water. Hilary watched the near
ing land with interest that deepenet
as he began to make out the luxurious
growth of conifers that covered it al
most to the seas verge.
In the center he could now make
out d ridge Of low hills. which seemed
10 ascend to a terminal cliff. hayinl
on one side gentle slope and, on thu
other, precipitous descent toward
the water.
'SThere ought to be some fine cut
ting there for us some day" salt
Hilary. "Hellol What's that2"
Somebody has got there before us,
said Gonnell.
A boat came into view. little fish
ing aloop, much like Duval's, beaches
on the shore, the sails down, the bow
high above high water
THAT boat belongs to Jaeque
Brousseau." said Louis. pointing to
ward it.
whats he doing on my limits.
wonder" unused Hilary.
81 guess he's making this his white
quarters. He's trapped the seignior
80 long that he thinks it's his terri
tory
They grounded. Duval, leapin
ashore. brought the bow round abov
the water level. Lafe and Hilar
stepped out and stretched their cramI
ed limbs.
The wind blew keenly, but, once ur
der the shelter of the island, the
found It warm autumn weather
Leaving Louis stretched out In tn
boat, under a tarpaulfn, LATE and Hi
cry started up the sloping beach toWar
the interior. The first thing that the
noticed as peculiar, when they ha
passed the outer fringe of trees. wa
the existence Of a well-defined trai
They stopped and looked at It.
'Dp you suppose old jacques mad
all tflatF asked Lafe.
AT0O wide"
"And too hard. Mr.. Askew. Tn
has been stamped out this summe
And Jacques has only been here
week, at most" -
.aThen-7' asked Hilary.
Somebody else has been on Il
island ali summer, Or ut least most
the summer. Maybe two or three
them. IL looks like II !"
The trail had disappeared. III,
we're now scrambling up gulley b
tween great rocks that lowered I
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