Charlevoix county herald., 1920-02-20


Quick. father. let's get the other
schooner and go after them. It's our
only vlinncr I'll go Darn IL. II they
hurt II luir or Hilary's head. or--~or
,n;ririnu~rlle'S. I'll send th, gang 10
- -" rIi-d Lnfe. half soDNing
=. 81 . impossible I" cfied the
cure - will sail herr
Come with me father" answered
T.afe. n flicker or whlmSlcaIity appear
ing on his face, as IN such moments
~ guess TN in charge now. seer Let's
go to the store
There We're the usiia, iOafers inside.
Yes. II Wis true the schooner had
sailed. nnd Il had surprised every
body. because Captain dupont had
announced that he would "ot sail fol
some days and he nad ,cft his crew
behind Bul rnen ,Wery one knew
that he Sas going out ot ms mind,
tafe sut The sOssips short ASK
them who can sail Tie schooner" he
said tn the cure
Only "fis. ..;.n could saii ne Scnoon'
ar through tie ice All the rest were
in the auo.s Iran narie Baptiste un
derstood Ia, coast aud the currents.
where - ne2
The stOIekeeper shrugged his Shoul-
ders lie WAS here half I'm hour ago
to bny more traps out lie mas gone
into the woods again
A. that Instant Bapt,ste rafoici the
store. saw tafe, aud scowird
This trap is broken ht 0egan.
view II.
The cure pounced on him oaptlste,
come with me- Thou dOst uOl 30 Into
the woods tonight Thou nust take
ns aboard the schooner ="
Baptiste's jaw fell Mon peie. II is
impossible" he stammeIed
dupont has gone"
Gomez" cried Baptiste, running 10
the door
The cure followed min. "l5aptlste,
thOn must sail the schooner and find
him He is mad. He has left his
crew behind him and taken Leblanc
and Pierre And Madenoiselle ROsny
IL IN tnelT nanuS-
"What?" shouted Baptiste. IL go.
At once go"
And Monsieur Askew, whom they
have sworn 70 murder"
IT do not GO" said Jean Baptiste,
and stopped dead.
The cure caught him by the arm.
Listen TO me. Jean. His life and that
Of Mademoiselle Rosny are perhaps at
stake"
II do not go!' cried Baptiste again.
and snatched up his trap. He strobe
TO the door and turned fiercely upon
Father Lucien. who followed him. Let
him die" he shouted. you know,
mon pere. you know what he has done
10 me and mine"
LATE. who understood hardly word
of this colloquy, caught precise sense
of what Baptlste was saying, partly of
the gestures. but more by his faculty
brought out through dialogues on
many evenings with his friend Trem.
blay. He tugged at the cures arm.
"Tell him that story amt true, IA
ther," he said. That's what's worry
ing him."
But Father Lucien resumed, as IL he
had not heard:
"Even so. Jean, Mademoiselle Ros-
ny's life, perhaps, is in danger. And
even If that were not so, thou must
return good for evil. Else his blood is
upon thee"
LET 1t be there would have killed
him, only they pulled me away"
''It Is thy duty, my son." said the
cure quietly. at is a hard test, Jean
but when God calls man to duty. h,
must obey.
Baptiste began to break down. "Ah
mon pere, you ask me the hardest
thing in my life" he groaned. "IE
the forests I have seen his face before
me. I have dreamed that / had him
by the throat, and started up with joy.
I have struggled, and have contrived
to fight down my desire to STAY him.
And now you tell me must save him.
No, no, mon pere. Save the girl-yes.
But let some one else sail the schoon-
err
"Say, Father Lucy, why don't you
explain to him that that yarns lie?"
persisted Lafe.
But again the cure ignored him.
I'VE shall sail as soon as possible.
Jean," he said. go back to the store
and instruct the storekeeper TO tele-