Charlevoix county herald., 1920-02-20

ovcf bin. fwirling his sluglcstick
mo.n,nt.vo,y Al last he laid II down
ppnn IN" counter.
It's al right. Since I, NV s.n he
said gently II think I've cured vnu
now I'm going To hear yon, i'ant"s
sion. A man never knows when Ia.
going 10 he sick. Simeon Let me hear
Won say your Act Of Conirition. IL son
haven't forgotten it,
wait - minnie" pleaded Simeon.
"Arc Won going Ia see my brother
Louis afterwards"
I've soon him" answered the cure.
And loan Pouliot. and Albert
nronin and George Moisan. and -
I'm going to-" replied the rnre
grimlv So Simeon with new es
precision az qualification came hack
int" She church.
Whom. fifteen minutes later. Father
IuTipn emerged from the shnnty. Ste
Marie was an extraordinary sight
Every hrink-shOp had locked M their
nwncrs had fed. and the streets were
packed with crowds which. nj the sight
of ir nriesi. Set M yell az delight
The women pressed ahoni him. sob
hing ih"ir gratitude. u was with off
ficnltv that no could MAKE his way
through the feminine bodyguard that
accompanied him along his wav. aud
after he had persuaded them Ia 20
homo the distant cheering stiIl rang ~
his oars
n shall come back every week" was
Father Iucien's Inst promise Ia Ste.
Mario ~ shall break the head Of
every man who has brandy &" his
hnnsn"
God bless YOU, father" came hark
from q hundred throntS.
And. being NJ last satisfied lint Ste.
Marie wns closed rs tightly as n was
ever likely to he. Father Lucien took
the homeward road ~ ST. R.nifar-
again.
He went through the limits instead
of along the shore. and was nearing
tho village when he encountered I.afe.
'TTello. Father Incy, Whore do
Won come fr0m1" asked the latter.
w JuN' b'-'U DfNinS "
visit To Ste Marie" said the cure IA"
murely.
Lafe stared at him. What d'you
call tbat?' he demanded
THAT Is SiDglestick.' said Fa-
Their Lucien at is good eyprciser
for old men like Won and me. I.afe"
"Sort Of light double club" said
LATE. whats that hair on the end
father? Say that looks like blood
don't it?" r'
THAT is Simeon Duval's.' tho cure
answered You see. Mr. T.afe--"
LATE stopped short. Father Lucy.
d'you mean 10 'e'l me you've knocked
out Simeon?"
Ppm afraid so, Mr.. Lafe cnnldn't
get into his soul In any other way.
Rut I'm getting there. Next time I
shall have learned some more exer.
cises. and then"
You closed up Ste. Marie7"
We'll. for tho present. yes" adj
mitted the cure. But next time"
shake. father" said Lafe stretch
ing out his hand. "By George, you do
get results after all when you start
in. But why didn't you do that be-
foreT'
1T was your friend, Monsieur As
kew. who put the thought into my
head" said Father Lucien. by the
way, Mr. Lafe. have letter from a
friend in st. Joseph"
"St. Joseph? Why. thnt's where
Nanette BOnnat-"
Precisely. And she has told every
thing about the visit to the island,
which. as you are aware.
ROsny--"
LATE shook his head. 1T amt any
use. father" he said. III been to see
her and told her. She knows that
yarn amt true. But she's like all
them Rosnys. She hates herself SO
much because she knows II amt true
that she hates him more. And he's
going to leave st. Boniface."
Tut, tut" said the cure. "Mr.
Lafe," he added seriously. eve must
stop this. II is not for me to inter-
fere, but at least the truth should be
,nown. am going to see the girl Ma
rie Dupont"
I'm going that way" said Lafe. "Tll
go with you. I'm Hilary Askew's
friend. And I'm uneasy about him.
I've just been to the camp. and they
tell me he's gone back to St Boniface."
II was growing dark. The two set
out with quickened pace. but IL was
quite dark before they saw the cot
tages of ST. Boniface before them. "A