American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-04-24

distance, began TO put up the sail
shouting back defiant curses mean
while.
They heard n sound of feet upo,
the single behind them. and turneo
quickly. IT was Pierre, but he was
bolting for the woods. They ran nj
him. but he had gained the shelter of
the trees and II was growing too dark
TO FOLLOW. They stopped and looked
back. Leblanc was now quite dis.
lance 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 LATE fol.
lowed with Nanette. whose lin was
bloody from Leblanc's blow.
The tide was running fairly for ST.
boniface. II 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 Hilnry's hand to her lips and
pressed II. Beside her Nanetie.
wrapped in Lafe's waterproof, Mas
sobbing wildly and wipIng Rcr
wounded lip. The words that passcd
were drowned In the sound Of the lap.
ping waves before they reached the
cars OF Louis. ut the tiller.
"Now, what happenedf asked Hi
airy Of Marie. Tell me, and wen
clap those rufiians into Jail, / assure
you. How did they get you into that
boat?"
Mario 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 Nj
Quebec, he could hardly believe Mis-
ears. " - MA
= And your fathsrtkndws nothIngrof
thls''- he inquired, when she had
ended.
He knows nothing, monsieur. All.
monsieur, you saved me before, and !
Il was ungrateful. Promise me,
swear to me, that he shall never
know 7"
"And you. Nanette," continued Hill.
AIRY. addressing the weeping girl,
what have you to say. who lured her
here, knowing thls?"
II did not know, monsieur" cried
Nanette. "Plerre told me that II
bring her he would get me back my
sweetheart"
Leblanc, eh2"
"Oui. monsieur. Then he take me
TO Quebec, and we get married. And
he promised me a wedding ring Of
gold. monsieur"
sand he told you that he was going
to marry Marle?"
"Oui, monsieur. We all go to Quebec
together. Only just before we land
he tell me that we all stay ON the
island together first, and have holl.
day"
"Nanette, Leblanc never intended
to marry you." said Hilary. "They
were using you TO get Marie into
Pierre's power. Nanettc-"
He bent toward her and touched
her on the shoulder. She looked up al
him. her lips quivering. her face pa.
theuc as II scolded child's.
rs II long since you left your
homer"
Two years, monsieur"
"Nanette. you were child then, like
Marie here? Leblanc came TO you and
told you Of the great world outside,
and how he would marry you and be
kind TO you. Two years have passed
and he has ruined your life, and he
has not kept his promise, and still he
deceives You with his promises. Would
you go back to hfmY''
"Never. monsieur! He struck me-
seel Not In Just anger. as n man
strikes his wife who nags him. but be.
cause he was afraid. See where his
fist fell--seer'
"Yet, Nanette, even as Leblanc did
to you, you would have had Pierre do
to Marie here"
Monsieur! ! thought he was to
marry her Pierre told me, II 1 bring
Marie to Ste. Marie no harm Is done,
because he loves her and he wishes to
save her from you. who mean no good
to her."
"From me. Nanettei" exclaimed Hill.
airy. stupefied.
"Oui, monsieur, and then you go to
Ste. Marie to meet her and take her
home. And everybody say Monsieur
Askew loves her, and no doubt he has
q wife In his own country"