The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-06-05
CHAPTER Kill
marls Awakes.

Z, ,be thought Of clandestin-
Hilary realized the need OF
,,,iing all his thoughts upon his
raDont had made three more
and Baptlste, who kept out
ssd given complete satisfac-
y. Inmber had brought unex-
I nod prices, and there was
liability that before naviga-
IN Hilary would be in a posi-
any on till spring, When the
mtting began, and there was
..i.r,e Hilary meant to fight out
I. With Rosny. The old man
N " Dartly paralyzed, and he had
|. ,pference of any kind to what
.,red. but his mind was quite
s,d Madeleine thought his
tbu,
.d the middle of the month the
Sscoyered spruce supply had
I numbered. Success seemed
',most assured. Dupont was get
u, IN make his last voyage.
,or was not yet deep enough
y teams to be sent into the
and Hilary turned his thoughts
,orp to the island, more from
80 10 explore that part OF his
han from any thought OF cut
Iere that winter.
,v was in his Office one day
mere came tap at the door,
bis establishment, in walked
DuVal. ,
letle lIduor.seller approached
n IDgratlating manner. Mon
lsksw," he said, ~ am very
,m that night. 1 have been
Now / come back, and Mon
Tessier tells me that you for
vow ronne 10 thank you"
sps all right, Louis" said
aYou are forgiven. as long as
~ ont Of that trade Of yours.
had business when It's run In
L Marie way"
4 Duyal shifted contemptuous-
I'm out" he announced. "And
ms out. And he say he hope
Iout bear lll-feelIng. Them fell
never pay US a cent. An l got
ead busted open too" he added
irely.
an sprang to his feet and took
lite man by the arms. do you
10 ten me BrOusseau offered
oney 10 open a saloon In st. Boni-
be asked.
lie he did. He said If l open he
Z up. an be pay me two hundred
more II those fellows kill you
BOD LOrdl Is that all I'm WORTH
Hilary.
It amt that" answered Louis
eS you're worth more than that
But Pierre an Leblanc, they
10 XIII you, because you thrash
an you take away Leblanc's
less an his family starve, May.
pay them too; maybe they pay
70 let them. / dom know. But
E an Leblanc swear they get vol
All SImeon's out of the game
want to tell you something, Mon
Askew, II you won bust my heat
again.
0uf heads unite safe. Louis
stir
hat damn Brousseau promise M
hundred fer the other Job an onl!
be fifty
hat other jobY
g to get them fellows to saw
boom, monsieur"
I was sawed, was itP" demand
Hairy furiOusIy.
Is monsieur. get three fellows
the south shore, an l fell int
Fster an got rheumatic, an pa.
dollars for medicines, an tina
Brousseau-"
o1is, viii You sign your name t,
sure, L you get them fellow
iousseau frst," replied the it'll
dying toward the door. FindinI
was not pursued, he halted
eur Askew, / gone back to m,
Job he said.
~ thought this was a character
occupation for Louis to take VI
Afforded him several month
eness before the fishing seaso,
have a boatT" he asked. re
silng bis plan to revisit the /,
safe said Louis. New sail
eaeF-all new except the boa
ane boat, monsieur"
ad you take Mr.. Connell an
over to the island and bac
lAirs 50, monsieur, if the Sc
running too high"
y ready with your boat at one
Hilary. W e'
practically his last chanc
months Of visiting the islanl
4 messenger with a note I
'ae camp, asking him to h
DOnlfaee at noon. Then /
ais daily letter to MadeIeln
sae0ned his projected bourne,
Yang else, except his love an
which we're weighty enougl
entered the store to mail
s.Ier'ooz there he thought Il
81. ssa1ed about the place locke
- 'u'l0usly. He had several tim,
certain furtiyeness in the
s ] aut mad each time ascrlbed
i. .as 4! and dismissed the ma