The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-07

NEEDLE with Mr.. Calhouh. He's dan
gerous man when he's moved"
"Boland, you'll succeed as school
MASTER when all else fails. You teach
persistently."
"Your honor Is clever enough to
know what's what, but I'd like to see
the MaroOns dealt with. This Is not
my country, but I've got interests here.
or my mistress has, and that's the
same to me. Does your honor
travel often without a suffer-
The governor waved hand behind
him. Il left them at the last planta-
ton and rode on alone. felt safe
enough till l saw you, Boland."
He smiled grimly, and a grimmer
smile stole to the lean lips of the man
ager of Salem. Fear Is good thing
for forward minds, your honor" he
said with respect in the tone OF his
voice and challenge in the words.
'T'll say this, Boland. your mistress
has been fortunate in her staff. You
have a ready tongue"
Darius looks quickened. and he
| jerked his chin up. $50, your honor,
so. But might 1 ask that you weigh
carefully the warning Of Mr.. Calhoun?
| There's trouble at Trelawney. I have
| it from good sources, and Mr.. Calhoun
has made preparations against the
sure risings. I'd take heed Of what
he says. He knows"
The governor touched up his horse.
"Boland, I'll think over what you've
said about the Maroons and Mr.. Cal
houn. He's doing no harm as he Is,
that's sure. So why shouldn't he 60
on as he is? That's your argument
isn't it?'
! Boland nodded. "It's part Of my
| argument, not all of 1t. OF course.
1 he's doing no harm; he's doing good
every day. He's got stiff hand for
the shirker and the wanton. but he's
man that knows his mind and that's q
good thing for Jamaica"
Does he come here-ever?"
HE has been here only once since
our arrival. There are reasons why
he does not come, as your honor kens,
knowing the history Of Erris Boyne."
A quarter of an hour later Darius
Boland said to Sheila: Hes got an
order from England to keep Mr.. Cal
houn to his estate and to punish him.
IL he infringes the order"
Sheila started. "He will infringe
the order If it's made. Boland. But
the governor will be unwise to try to
impose it. will tell him So"
Sheila had changed since she sa"
Dyck Calhoun last. Her face was thin
ner. but her form was even fuller than
1t was when she babe him good-by, as
It seemed to him, forever, and as 1t al
; first seemed to her. Through anxious
DAYS and nights she had fought VIII
the old passion; and at last it seemed
the only way to escape from the tor
ture was by making all thought OF hin
impossible. How could this be done
Well, Lord Mallow would offer a way
Lord MallOw was a man of ancien
Irish family, was governor, had abil
ity. was distinguished looking in
Fcurious. lean way; and he had rea
gift with his tongue. He stood higl
in the opinion of the big folk at West
! minister, and had future. He had
winning way with women-a subtle
perniciously attractive way with ne
A sex. and to herself he had been del
n cately persuasive. He had the ancien
A gift of picturesqueness without orns
\ mentation. He had strong Will an
u a healthy Imagination. He was ma
3 of mettle and decision.
il OF all who had entered her feel
4 outside of Dyck Calhoun he was tn
n most attractive; he was the neares
TO the possible husband which ST.
n must one day take. And If at any da
at all, why not now when she needle
man as she had never done-whe
81 she needed to forget?
She was deluding herself to belie'
- that what she was doing was all +
the best: that the clouds were rising
that her fate had fairer aspects tbs
had seemed possible when Dyck Ca
houn told her the terrible tale OF Il
death of her father, Erris Boyne. 7
memory gave a touch of misery al
bitterness to all she thought and d.
he For twenty-five years she had lived
ct ignorance as to her paternity. 1t SUI
a ly was futile that her mother shou
re have suffered all those years, with
on tie to cheer her, while her daught
should be radiant in health and wi
!, mind free from care or sadness. \
ur the bitterest thing of all was t
Ia thought that her father was a trait
&C. and had died sacrificing another ms
he When Dyck had told her first, she h
ill shivered with anger and shame-t
anger and shame had gone Only Q
d: thing gave her any comfort-the m
IN. who knew Erris Boyne was trait
he and could profit by telling 1t, held
tongue for her own sake. Kept his o
CHI. counsel, and went to prison for Il
it? years as the price Of his own silen
Do He was now her neighbor and he 10,
ee- her, and, if the shadow of grave v
un- not between them, would offer hims
as in marriage to her. This she KIN
Dur beyond all doubt. He had given al
,m- man can give-had saved her {
9, hod GO,