The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-04-15
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They must have said much to Dc.
eeave you," and bsut forward to touch
NJ hand. "See. an very much alive.
La ne tell you-that will Be the quick.
~ way to understand. In the nrsa
peaee I did not drown when the boat
was smashed. but was rendered hslp.
Len and borne away % ~ watsf. Ths
Advsaturs1 fesc1sd NJ abost daylight
IL next morning. ard was - sooner
- hard than Was told now he keel
boat had been run down below On he
liver during ths night and that Jour
Dasty had all besn saved-twe white
no and Two neReao slaves. OF course,
I knsw you must b oos u then"
"TAsa-thsa ~ were actually to-
estAsf. - the same boat, all the way
~ Asrsr
"Yes: trisa hard to nnd whsrs yoa
were csacealsd On board. but failed.
Kirby guarded you with great care
from all observation. Do you know
whyr'
Yes" she answered. a. though fore
Ing herself 10 speak. II do know now.
thought knew then. but was mis-.
takea. supposed It might be because
looked 20 little like q negrsss, but
now ! realize It was his own con-
science. He knew ! was q white WON.
an: he had become convinced that I
was Elolse Beaucaire. Did you know
hat. alsor
Il learned the truth ON the boat.
frs0 The sane source where Kirby OBJ
tsinsd his information. Elsie Clark
told ~"
'Iasis Clarki Who 10 shsf How
DID she knowr.
"A fres nesress. who had been em.
ployed b. Ames 9hrunk. She was the
othsf prisoner ON the keelboAt when
yss were eaptufsA kept locked below
h TIE cabin"
"Bew could sAe know who Wasf
"sAs did not. 0aly shs WAS positive
that you eould not b Rene Beaucairs.
because she knew that Rene. In ssm-
paay with her neither. had departed
frso 0Arunk's cabin before those raid
sss eaDs. TIE two had already started
fer Deardstewn."
~ at spsight. al lassituds gone
froo her body. leaning eagerly toward
~. hss eyes aight with Interest.
-0osei Reae escaped themi" she
exclaimed. her voice choking. '-Oh, tell
~ that asain. Was tAs giri sursr'
"oaits suss. 0As cav and spoae
Win betb ~ womsa before they left
h Q WaOsa. IAsy were % The Under.
sTs0s1. bss1A tee Oansda. and safety"
n a. - siad-se slad." de said
s11pay. sNeW an strong sneagh to
AeoS the ssse, Llsuteaant KAe1. Yos
0ose tel ns."
IAses 10 Het - DueA b tell, that I
a. seek-surs abo0t." I began slowly.
"Kisey No yea securely hiddsa away
se0sWhese - the oeeood deck. WAils
~ OaSA sisi Aad besa locked iato 0
soneseeo sbovA ] possessed such Q
9sWtA q bsar6 and Was altogether -
llsssputsb,s Ieehiag - = b mistaken
~ Q ress1aosot ~ ~ beats eGlesss.
WAe ~ - at Week - earn NJ pass.
40. b ~ way ] managed 70 talk
Win Mas. bot failed to locate your
(UoStsgs. The only giimpae gained
of you WAS whso you were being taken
asbera. Thea ] followed, and little
later sseessdsd IN getting you out Of
Kirby's hands. That 10 about all."
~Oh. 10. It - not-you-you came
TOO late"
'.Teo latei Perhaps I may know
what you mean"
DO you3 Surely not to blame msi
IL wish to tell you. Lieutenant Knox,
but-sut I scarcely knew how. Il 70
ell % dim. indistinct 10 my own mind
and yet I remember. Have I been
drueEedf"
"without question. We have been
riding all night and you were strapped
to your horse. Probably you have no
recollection Of thisr'
She shook her head In bswildsrmsnt.
mo: the last remember was With
Kirby and another man. He-he was
dressed like q minister. but-but he
vac half drunk. and once he swors at
me. The place where We were WAS
little shack In the side Of hill. with
stone walls. Kirby took me there
from the steamer. together with Q man
be called Rsle-Jack Rale. They
locked me In and left mo alone after
dark. Then this other man. who
dressed like a minister. came hack
with Kirby. They hhd food and some.
thing TO drink with them. and liz .
lamp 10 that we could see. II was
awfully dismal and dark in there"
Bhe pressed her hands to her head
despairingly. II can remember all
this. hut later II II not 30 clear: Il
fades out. like q dream"
"Try to tell me all you can" urged.
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