The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-01

| guests semi-soliloquy.
"Yep, Tremblay, I'm through now"
Lafe was saying. "Pm through for
good. and I'm going to wait here till
the boat comes tomorrow and then
| beat Ii for Shoeburyport. Lord, I'll be
glad to see Clarice--my wife--and the
kids again.
'rve put up good fight, Tremblay.
I've dropped eight thousand dollars In
this fool game, and Clarlce and me
will have to start buying our home
again when / get back to Shoebury-
port, and maybe l won't hear nothing
about IL, neither. But when it's case
of throwing away Few thousand dol
lars worth of lumber. just because you
look upon a strike ss personal Of
Tense. and me losing my home, I've
finished. I've come 30 the end. The
end-hnish--no more You UNDER
stand me, Tremblay. I'm going to
leave him to his fate" continued LATE,
trying to draw a few more mouthfuls
OF tobacco smoke from his burned-out
plug. 'It's his fault"
He shook his pipe out angrily.
"Oul," said Tremblay; and the word
conveyed any significance that its
nearer might choose to put upon It.
"Oui." he continued thoughtfully,
though what he was thinking about
was incomprehensible.
ut amt my job" LATE pursued. I'm
a family man. got my wife and kids
TO think about, and I'm against pre-
paredness. 1t amt reasonable to hire
a man for manager and then expect
him to go round saloon-busting, Is 1t,
Tremblay?"
"Oui,l answered Tremblay.
you're right" said LATE. "Of
course II anti He filed his pipe
again, lit and puffed at it. 81 don't
know what in thunder's wrong with
this tobacco tonight" he said, and
emptied it, He crossed his right leg
over his left, uncrossed them, and then
crossed his left over his right. Then
he got up.
II guess I'll take a stroll up the road
and see if the stars are out" he said.
Lafe's stroll was rapid one. As
soon as he had left the porch he al
most ran up the hill road toward the
cliff. As he painted toward the summit
he heard the rumble of wheels in the
distance. and presently he saw the
cures rig coming toward him. He
hailed.
Say. Father Lucy. d'you mind CIV
ing me lift into st. Boniface?" he
called.
The rig stopped and Lafe perceived
Madeleine Rosny seated at the cures
side. Her hands were clasped, her
face agitated and deathly pale. Lafe's
hand went up to his hat awkwardly.
Il beg pardon. Father Lucy" he NUT
tered.
Jump in, Mr.. Lafe," said the cure.
I'm glad that we met. We need you.
We are going to st. Boniface. Jump
In and shall tell you on the way"
Lafe entered the buggy, and Father
Lucien urged on the horse; then he
turned and said:
Louis Duval has opened a saloon
In Baptiste's old house. and Monsieur
Askew has gone to stop him."
II guessed so. Father Lucy" an
swered Lafe. II was just on my way
there. In case there was going to be
trouble. guess there isn't likely to
be, though. Mr.. Askew knows how to
take care Of himself"
''Troubler questioned the cure,
sharply. They are going to murder
him."
II heard some yarn like that from
Tremblay." said Lafe, ''but guessed
that was all talk"
at was not talk. II Is their plan."
said Father Lucien. "Nademoiselle
Rosny heard Of It from Monsieur
brousseau days aso-it was on the
rode with her toward Ste. Marie and
told her -. She did not believe him.
This afternoon abe learned OF II again
fron little Baptiste, who asked her to
warn Monsieur Askew. Everybody
knew he would 70 alone to ST. Boni-
face to stop the sale Of liquor. Made
noiselle Roeny rode up to the camp
to warn Monsieur Askew, as ,Bsptiste
had begged her. he would not listen
to her. She came to me. 1t is a dew
lis plot he said sternly. land II they
hurt one hair Of his head they shall go
TO prison for H."
we must yet there In time to save
him. You will do all you can to save
him, will ysu not, Mr.. Connolly" asked
the girl. looking earnestly at Lafe. AS
their eyes net LAfe realized suddenly
that her agitation had more than an
impersonal cause behind II. The swift
knswiedss came hsme to him with a
shock: II darsl up many things.
amsng then the fogs OF rancor that
had clouded his mind.
I'm Dc everything that's In my pow
er. Nademoiseile,- he said It'll stand
By him-rll hght fer him II there's any
nghtfne-
There yin ~ ssne.- said Father
Lucisa. 'Dst Malemoiselle Rosny
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