Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-27

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Observation-Disclosures
while Leblanc, at an ever increasing
distance, began to put up the sail,
shouting back defiant curses mean
while.
They heard q sound of feet upon
the shingle behind them, and turned
quickly. 1t was Pierre, but he was
bolting for the woods. They ran at
him, but he had gained the shelter of
the trees, and it was growing too dark
to follow. They stopped and looked
back. Leblanc was now quite a dis
tance from the island, and making for
the north shore upon the incoming
tide.
Lets CO." said Hilary, and he took
Marie gently by the arm. She went
with him obediently, and Lafe fol-
lowed with Nanette, whose lip was
bloody from Leblanc's blow.
The tide was running fairly for St.
Boniface. 1t was almost dark now,
but the wind had died away and the
stars were. brilliant. Hilary, taking
on his overcoat, wrapped it about
Marie. The girls bewilderment had
yielded to abject gratitude. She
raised Hilary's hand to her lips and
pressed it. Beside her Nanette,
wrapped in Lafe's waterproof, was
sobbing wildly and wiping her
wounded lip. The words that passed
were drowned in the sound of the lap
ping waves before they reached the
ears of Louis. at the tiller.
"Now, what happenedT' asked Hill
ary of Marie "Tell me, and we'll
clap those ruffians into Jail, 1 assure
you. How did they get you into that
boat?"
Marie sobbed out her explanation
but when Hilary gathered with diff
Guilty from the broken words, STAN
mered in French, that she had gone
aboard with Pierre to marry him in
Quebec. he could hardly believe his
ears.
"And your father knows nothing OF
this?" he inquired, when she had
ended.
He knows nothing, monsieur. All
monsieur, you saved me before, and
4 was ungrateful. Promise me
swear to me, that he shall never
know!"
"And you, Nanette,' continued Hill
airy, addressing the weeping girl
what have you to say, who lured hel
here, knowing this?"
Il did not know, monsieur" criet
Nanette. "Pierre told me that if
bring her he would get me back m.
sweetheart"
Leblanc, eh?'
"Oui, monsieur. Then he take m
to Quebec, and we get married. An,
he promised me wedding ring o
gold, monsieur"
sand he told you that he was goin
to marry Marie?"
"Oui, monsieur, we all go to Quebe
; together. Only just before we Ian
he tell me that we all stay on tn
|. island together first, and have a hol
day."
"Nanette, Leblanc never intende
!. to marry you," said Hilary. "The
were using you to get Marie int
Pierre's power. Nanette-"
He bent toward her and touche
= her on the shoulder. She looked up 6
him, her lips quivering, her face ps
e thetic as a scolded child's.
'Is it long since you left you
homer"
1.-TWO years, monsieur"
"Nanette, you we're child then, lik
Marie here? Leblanc came to you an
q told you of the great world outsid
and how he would marry you and t
J. kind to you Two years have passe
6 and he has ruined your life, and /
s has not kept his promise, and still /
IL deceives you with his promises. Woul
y you go back to him?"
IS "Never, monsieur! He struck me-
o seel Not in just anger, as a ms
strikes his wife who nags him, but
IS cause he was afraid. See where b
y fist felI-see !"
"Yet, Nanette, even as Leblanc d
II to youy you would have had Pierre
to Marie here"
% "Monsieurl / thought he was
Is marry her. Pierre told me, If bril-
Marie to Ste. Marie no harm is don
because he loves her and he wishes
|; save her from you, who mean no go,
u to her."
a "From me, Nanette!" exclaimed 81
airy, stupefed.
lg "Oui, monsieur, and then you go
u Ste. Marie to meet her and take
lie home. And everybody say Monsie
n, Askew loves her, and no doubt he h
wife In his own country
~ Hilary looked at her in amazemel
lie He noticed that Lafe was staring ov
p. the side of the boat, as If he had u
heard.
II 'Nanette. If you went home, wou
n your father receive your"
y "Ah, monsieur, do not speak of
y Perhaps he is dead. Perhaps they q
y all dead from grief"
q would you like to go home. Ns
!. ettea"
an "Yes, monsieur, 1 will go now, fol
y have nothing more to live for. ! sh
n go and beg on my knees"
Il 81 shall send you home, then, M
q cite. But now ask forgiveness fir,
Marie here, and then thank God IL
ri He has saved her tonight in spite
ID all the evil that was against her."
3 Nanette crouched toward Marie
/" pont, whose arms stole round her ne
q and the two girls cried and whisper
together. Hilary turned away.
thought Of Madeleine. and breathei
prayer that their lives might run
gether, and that they might strive
gether for the right all their days.
He turned back into the boat. "Nt
Marie, no word of this nights doiI
shall ever pass my lips" he said. "B
Marie, your life is unhappy. There
- good man in st. Boniface who ca
IN for you. Do you think that you CO..
learn to care for him?"