The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1920-04-08

Dat, III DOut &c uLuE lH bleeMDgeH
done BIZ as; an bout De next th.g-.
An yus yanked Up yere On deck"
'But there was another woman .r
ule keelJoat when il was SUNK p-..
oner asso. Surely you must have see.
her" { insisted
"Ah saw her-yas' eagerly .r..
Ah don't know who she Vus. sab r.-
ahar she ever cum f--rc."
Then She is not there with VOW
"No. sab; Ah's yere au lone. a..
reckon tho. she sure mus be on board
sgmuhar. AL what An does SNOW b.
dat De g1l called Rene Beaurli-e r...
amt on board; fer she so her u..
an az Bea-dstC"u long fore dis. an.
-aar.-' right smart for CauaGy: vh..
Ans headln' fer down soufe Ans JUS.
told ger al dis. Mister White hI-
/ cause yo1's O f-ien' % de Ee-Uc.-..
yer wus, vusu't yerT
Yes" I said sOber.y, Il am. and ~
. 7 can find any chance 70 help you
ara going % 30 i'. Elsie. Don't m.
any more-'he captain Ls just cou.r-
. out Of the pilot house"
As greatly az this brief, hastily
+ whispered conversation had served O.
. clear uD certain puzzling matters Ir
/ my mind. the total resul, OF the lufg-
nation thus impaired by Elsie Cta-F
/ only rendered the situation more cor.
I p.eL and puzzIing Evidently the other
. prisoner had not been confined on the
! upper deck, but had been more secure
. D.
ence on board would better escape De.
tection. For what purpose7 sln.s
ter one, beyond all doubt-the e1pres
| sion Of q vague fear in Kirbys heart
that, through some accident, her
identity might be discovered. and his
plans disarranged. l comprehended
the part he intended Elolse Beaucafre
10 play in his future. and realized tha,
he cared more 70 gaia possession 0t
her. TO get her into his power, than be
did 10 obtain control Of the slave. Th.s
know edge helped me 10 understand
the predlcauen- which this revelation
gu- him into. and how desperately he
would strive % retain the upper hand
II, in very truth. she was Judge Beau
CARES white daughter. an3 could gain
communication with others OF her
class, bringing 10 them proof Of her
Identity, there would be real men
enough on board the Adyenturer 20
. rally 20 her support. We were aIrea tF
. sailing through free territory. and even
. now be held on 10 his slaves rather
!. through courtesy than law. Once lf
p was whispered that one Of these Slaves
} was white the daughter Of a wealthy
planter, stolen by force, the game
would be up.
But would she ever proclaim her
right to freedom7 II she was indeed
! EloIse Beaucaire-and even as to this
3 I was not rs yet wholly convinced
she had deliberately assumed 70 be
: Rene. doing so for & specific purpose
( that object being 10 afford the other
' an opportunity for escape. Why, she
G had not so much as trusted me. From
Y the very beginning she had encouraged
?. me IN the belief that she was q ne
a gTess. never once arousing the falntest
J. suspicion in Ey mind. Nothing, then
q l was convinced, short OF death or DIS
q. grace, could ever compel her to con
u fess the truth yet Kirby might sus
, pect, might fear, but he had surel!
e never learned who she was from he
K lps-that she was Eloise Beaucaire-
The conviction that this young WON
an was white, educated. refined, tn
d daughter Of good blood-no fleeing ne
h gress, cursed with the black strain o
D. an alien race, a nameIess slave
sr brought 10 me a sudden JOY In dlscoT
O cry | made no attempt TO conceal
n "Eloise Beaucaire, Eloise BeaucaIre
I'd the name repeated itself on my lips
r as though II were a refrain. kney
al instantly what II all meant-that som
divine, mysterious hand had led fror
the very hour OF my leaving Fort Arm
n strong. and would continue to lead ur
Ill the will OF God was done. II wa
e, not IN the stars Of Fate that such vi
II lainy should succeed; such sacrifice a
hers fail OF its reward.
AZ Nevertheless, In spite Of this n
q solve, and the fresh courage which ia
et been awakened within me by the falt
that from now on battled for the loy
p of ElOise Beaucalre, no immediate OF
ou pOrturity for service came. coul
ey only wait patiently, and observe.
l was convinced that Kirby. wha
"a, ever might be his ultimate purpos
m regarding the girl, had no present Fl
m tention OF doing her further Injury. h
er COntemplataI no immediate nttempt {