The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-07-24

But aren't you afraid?1 asked
Veronique, who was already becoming
frightened. I'D. a
"Tor nam, no - = but for your
father. Maguonnoc said that 1
oughtn't TO leave him. It's he who Is
threatened"
hut Francois Ia there to defcnd
him: and 90 Is NJ. MarouX. his tutor.
Come, answer me: what do you
imagine?"
After a moments pause, Honorine
shrugged har shoulders.
"A pack OF nonsensel get absurd,
yes, absurd things Into my head.
Don't be angry with me. I can't hello
Il: It's the Breton I'm me. Except for a
few years, l have spent all my life
here, with legends and stories In tho
very air breathed. Don't leta talk
about IT,"
The Isle Of Shrek appears in the
shape of a long and undullting table
land, covered with ancient trees and
standing on Gins OF MEDIUM height
than which nothIng more ti8ged
could be imagined, II Us aa Though
the .sLand We're surrounded by q reef
Of uneven. dlverEified lacewOrk, incea-
sanity wrought upon by the r,Lu the
wind, the sun, the snow. the frost,
the mist and all the water that falls
from the sky or oozes from the earth.
The only accessible point 4s ON the
eastern side, al the bottom III a de-
precision wheTe q few houses, mostly
abandoned since the war, constitute
the village A bTeak In The clins
jetty. The seJ, ut this spot Is per5eet-
~ calm. .r,. ., , .,- ,
Two boats lay mqSred to Che, quay,
BEFORE landing, Honorine made a
last effort: u..t ....r, r.. D..
We're there, Madame VeronIque.
as YOU See Now is,it really. worth
your while to get out2 Why not stay
where you are I'll bring your father
and your son 70 you. In twp hours
time and well have dinner at Beg,
Iel ~ ct Pon;-fAbSs. VIII thSt
do2" .s..frl rr... s-.. 2. t....4
Veronlque rose to,her feet,and leapt
onto the quay without replying.
Honorine Joined her and insisted no
longer. ' a",..,ts '''..
well, clildrap, where's young
Francois7 Hasn't he Gomez,
He was here about twelve" said
one Of the women, i'Only he didn't
expect you until rto-morrow." 40.
That's true enough; but still ha
must have heard. me blow my horn
However. we shall see" s...t b..
And, as the man helped her, 70 un.
load the boat. she said
Il shaRt want all this taken up tc
the Priory. Nor tho bags either.
Unless - Look here, II an
not back by O'Clock, send a young
.stcr AFTER me with the bags" 10,
mo, Pll,, come myself said one OF
tho seamen, .st #.r ....
As you please. Correiou Oh, by
the way whereB Maguennoc1"
"Maguennoc's gone. took him
across to Pont-rAbbe myself ....
When was that, Correjou2'
why tho dtg after you went,
Madame Honorine -
What was he going over for?' b..
Tile told us he was going
don't know where Z" II had
TO do with the hand he lost
pilgrimuago
"A pilgrimage To 10 FaOiIct. per-
hhpS? TO st. Ba nDa's Chapel" ...
That's II - that's Il ex-
nctly; st. Bar'be's Chapel, that's what
Tonurino asked no more. She
could no longer doubt that MaEuen-
noe was dead. Sho moved AWAY. az
companied by VerOnique, who had
lowered her veil: and tho bWo went
along a rocky path curt INTO steps.
which ran through the middle ~ an
oak wood toward tho southernmost
point OF the island
After all. aaid HonOrine. - am
not sure-and / may Oh well say 10
that NJ. Enlargement will consent
20 leave. lilo treats all my stories AZ
CrOtchets though there's plenty Of
NhtnNra TINT aaNAnaad. al .
Does he live far from here?" asked
Veronique.
IT'S forty minuteS wink As you
Will see, iCs almost another Island,
Joined 30 the first. The Benedictines
built an abbey there"
But he's not adone there, II he.
with Francois and NJ. MAroux?"
''Before the war, there were two
men besides. Lately, Maguennoc ana
I used TO do pretty well all the work,
with the cook, Marie lie Golf"
''She remained, or course. while you
were away"
YES"
They reached me top Of the cfiffs
The pnth, which followed the coast
rose and fell In steep gradients. On
every hand were old OAKS with their
lunches OF mistletoe. which showed
among the, ~ yet. scnnty leaves. The
sea, grey-green In the distance, girded
the island with n white BELT
VCronique continued;
What do you propose 10 do
II onorlne?"
II shall 10 I'm by myself and speak
20. your father Then I shall come
back and fetch you Rt the garden
gnte: and In Francois's eyes you
viii pass for a friend OF his mothers.
lie win guess the truth gradually"
"And you think that my father VIII
give me good welcdmeT' H
''He viii receive you with open
arms, Nine. Yenouque," cried the
Breton woman, e"apd' We SHAH all
he happy, provided -, prov idcd
has happened. -. IT'S 50
funny that Francois 4 mt run out
10 meet me! He ca sce our boat
from every part NJ ire island F-.
~ far on as the GleHanB almost H-cr@
She relapEsd intof whit Ole dlH
mont called llsr erotches;. and, they'l
thoiT- read IN rsilepc9o -Ner9-
ninue felt anxious and impatient o.
Suddenly I1ororihe made the sign OIL
Tho cross .FsHFt r1FT ~ Uff'
you do a. I'm DC rs; Rlns.. Vet 1
unique" she said THE, piouiIs have !
the. place, hut there ~ lots |
N badl umlucNy tihnEr rAmaintnG
from IN old days especially In thar !
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