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said. Louis Duval's In st. Boniface
and he's going to open up tonight
Now I'm through with it-all Of It."
He whipped the horse and drove
away furlously. leaving Hilary alone
I'm the deserted camp.
Hilary sat there for long time. II
began to grow dark. but. absorbed In
his bitter reflections, he took no note
of anything. Everything sank into In.
significance beside the fact that Louis
Duval, In open defiance of him and his
warning, was selling liquor upon the
ST. Boniface property. 1t was a delib
crate and direct challenge; and he
must accept II or be for ever discredit-
ed among his men. More: He must &C.
cept 1t or abandon his plans and re
turn home.
"rll stop that, anyhow" he NUT.
tered. and. rising, took a revolver from
his suitcase. loaded the six chambers
and thrust 1t into his coat pocket
Then he clapped on his hat and went
out.
1t was still light. and he calculated
to reach st. Boniface soon after Duval
opened. But he had not gone a dozen
PAGES when he heard the sound of O
trottlng horse, and presently, from
among the trees, he perceived Made.
leine Rosny upon the chestnut which
had bolted with her on the day of the
dynamite blast.
She put her horse to the gallop as
she neared him, and refined up so sud
denly that she almost threw the beast
back upon his launches. Hilary saw
that she had new and powerful bit
which gave her perfect control. Hei
pluck was splendid In this riding of
the same animal along the same road
He raised his hat and waited. She
leaned over the horses shoulder. and
he saw that her face was expressive OF
great concern.
"You are not to go to st. Boniface
tonight" she said.
MAY / ask why?"
"It is my wish, monsieur-and my
warning Also"
The memory of their past meetings
rushed through Hilary's mind, already
unbalanced by the events of the after
noon, and he became conscious of q
great rush of anger that seemed to
sweep through him like some imper
sonal force and hold him against his
will.
do you think, Mademoiselle Rosny
that you are entitled to express your
wishes and your warnings to me, In
the light of our acquaintance" he de
handed.
you are pleased to be insolent tc
me again." she answered I'm low
voice. ut does not matter. If you go
to st. Boniface you go at your peril
"Mademolselle-"
81 ask you not to go. implore you,
then"
"By what right?" cried Hilary angri.
ly. slave you worked for me OF
against me, Mademoiselle Rosny, since
/ came here, expecting to find only a
welcome among my neighbors? Have
you shown any reason why / should
heed your advice, or put faith in your
disinterestedness?
She was not looking at him. mo-
she answered, very quietly. "But you
must not go. Monsieur Askew, | have
come here to beg it of you. L"
"You have come here TO get me not
to attend to my interests" cried Hill.
airy, losing all his self-control. "Are
you not actively allied with my worst
anau,x who ooaLc 70 r,,io mo ond drive
me out of st. Boniface. / lost nearly
winters cut of lumber when my
boom was treacherously destroyed.
You knew, Mademoiselle Rosny, and
i yet you ask me to heed advice from
/ one who is not my friend"
She started as If he had dashed her
across the face. She tried to answer
him, but could only stammer inco.
herently; and her eyes, which had
blazed with wrath as he spoke of the
boom, were filed with tears which she
checked valiantly.
"You think came here tonight"
she began. and paused, her voice chok-
ing. "You think / came hereto you
Ito engage In some plot of Monsieur
Brousseau's? IL Is insufferablel You
are not so important an enemy as
that" She put out her hands swiftly.
"Ah. do not go to st. Boniface," she
pleaded.
Hilary looked at her stubbornly. he
would not let himself be moved.
II have come to you, and you have
Inundated me-" she whispered. go,
thenl' she cried suddenly jerking the
reins. $50, Monsieur Askewl Go to
st. Bonlfacei'
She spurred her horse and galloped
wildly away. while Hilary watched. He
saw her pass out of sight; he waited
till the last reverberations Of the fly.
Ing hoofs had ceased. He was ashamed
and yet he was sustained by a grim
mer determination than any that he
had ever known. He would not LEI
himself believe in her. His wrath