The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-06-17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
cHAPTER XIII.
The Island.

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LATE and Hilary started for the Is
iand at one O'Clock. They planned to
spend three hours there and return on
the evening tide.
Hilary, seated opposite his friend,
told him of the conversation with
Louis, who, manipulating the tiller.
heard nothing.
"If Louis will swear to what he in
formed me-" he said, sit means that
we can clap Brousseau into jail. 9th
erwise he'll never give mp his schemes
against me, because - has a personal
grievance"
"Mr. Askew," saia LATE, might I
put a question to you without giving
offenseT
"Ycu may, Connell."
"Tm only saying what cverybody's
saying In ST. Boniface, and that Is
about your cutting Brousseau out with
Mademoiselle Rosny."
at guess it's true, Lafe." said Hilary.
'Tafe, she's-well, you understand"
81 guess / do" said LATE. He
stretched out a sinewy hand and
gripped Hilary's warmly. 81 wish
Ciarice-my wife-could meet you" he
said.
II hope she will, LATE, some day.
Bpt now about Brousseau."
II asked you that" said LATE, "be-
d there's a lot hangs on 1t. Now
an to Louis--he wouldn't swear IL
he did swear. he'd swear that he'd
been lying as soon as Brousseau
slipped him a ten-dollar bill. No, sir,
II won't do. We've got to get the fox
right into the trap before we spring
It,"
"T'm afraid I ana no hand at spring
ing traps, Lafe."
mo. But we've got to give him rope
enough to hang himself. We don't
want to go or at half-cock. That's
palmer, ain't It? My advice Is as be-
fore; lie low. Tou nee, sir. when u
man schemes and schemes and plans
his crooked work. ell that he's doing
Is to twist the rope tighter round his
W neck. We've got him now. but
we must get the moose tight, so that
he won't wriggle out Of II. And he'll
twist 1t tight next time he wriggies.
That's my idea, Mr.. Askew."
II guess you're right as usual Lafe."
answered Hillary. "But I've been ly-
Ing low q laundering long time"
No more was said upon the subject.
Out In the Gulf the ~choppiness of the
waves had changed to a steady sweep
toward the island, which, lying In mid
stream, received and broke the full
force Of the daily tides. The wind
aided them. and they swept through
the water. Hilary watched the near
Ing land with interest that deepened
ms he began to make out the luxurious
growth OF conifers that covered 1t al
most to the seas verge.
In the center ne could now make
out a ridge of low hills, which seemed
to ascend to a terminal cliff, having
ON "a side a gentle slope and, on the
other. a precipitous descent toward
the water.
'sThere ought to be some ine cut
rng there for rs some day." said
Hillary. "Helloi What's that?"
Somebody has got there before u.s."
said Conneil.
A boat came into view, a little fish,
Ing sloop. much like Duva,'s, beached
On the shore, the sails Gown. the bow
high above high water.
'That boat belongs TO JACQUES
nroussalu," said Louis, pointing to-
ward II.
whats he doing on my limits. 1
wonder" unused Hilary.
II guesa he's making this his winter
auartcrs. He's trapped the seigniory
20 long that he thinks it's his terri
terry"
They grounded. Duval, leaping
tshore, brought the bow round above
the water level. LATE and Hilary
ktepped out and stretched their cramp-
"a limbs.
The wind blew keenly, but, once un-
Ger the shelter Of the island, they
found 1t warm autumn weather.
leaving Louis stretched out In the
at, Under -c:.i.. Lsse and Hill
Try started up the slcping beach toward
che interior. The first thing that they
noticed as peculiar. when they had
passed the outer fringe OF trees. was
che existence Of q welldefined trail.
Ghey stopped and looked at 1t.
~Do You suppose old Jacques made
III that7' asked Iafe.
sToo wide."
sand too hard. Mr.. Askew. This
hee been stamped out this summer
and Jacques has only been here q
seek. at most"
~Then--T asked Hilary.
Somebody else has been on thu
aslandS all summer. or ut least most Of
ne summer. Maybe two or three Of
Snem. 1t looks like t."
The trail had disappeared. They
were now ~scrambiing up a gulley be
tween great rocks that lowered on
either side Of them At the top Of
me elevation appeared the point O,
de island. and the face Of the greaI
Tin. cleft into numerous assures, som,
widening into small caves.
suddenly Infe gripped Hilaryss arm