The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-07-27

payne bubbles; then the laughing
1 groups scattered. But about Captain
Bossiere flushed youths clamored on.
Devil take the dances Monsieur
| Girod's banquet awaits us on the Sera-
phine. Let's finish the night there"
And score of young men took up
the cry. De Marigny came crowding
to Raoul's side. "Come, therel You
Felix, La Barre-all of you'll You can
dance on the decks-but no women,
mind This is a secret session OF the
Napoleon plotI"
Yes, and you with US, De Almonas-
ter You are third hacker of the
enterprise since you took over the
baroness interests"
De Almonaster started as the jest
Ing groups closed about him. 1t Was
but eleven o'clock The consplrators
across the river would never dream
that the Observation-Disclosures would
| quit the ball so earlyl He began to
protest as the youth streamed to the
street. But one glance at the gold
laced hat Of the Seraphine's COM
mander now leading the way, and
Raoul whirled back and to the court
yard where the servants awaited.
At his low hail his groom came
watchfully. "Teton, the ball is break
ing up With all speed the word TO
the markell"
The octoroon vanished silently.
Raoul turned back through the ball
room, his heart beating wildly. He
wondered If any saw his perturbation
1t was too late to warn the Barata-
rians that the plans had changed. Al
ready, far across the rue Royale past
the cathedral to the Place d'Armes.
the aristocrats were trooping, un-
armed, save for their swords of fash
ion, to encounter unsuspectlngly the
desperate renegades Of Lafitte sum-
moned again from their deep swamp
refugees.
'Madnessl" the young man nut.
tered. "They are ascending the gang
wayl The plot Is lostl Sazarac win
not dare lead his swamp bandits TO
face the gentlemen of the city already
at their banquet seatsw
He fingered irresoluteIy and then
went to the Plaza. If he could find
one of the spies who had been all eve
ming watching the course of events Mt
the revel and passing the word. mouth
to mouth, out to the upper levee so
that the Baratarians across the river
might be apprised, he could, even yet,
ward off q disastrous failure.
But nowhere did he find one whom
he could trust as being in the con-
spiracy. The groups of idling mar
ket men had scattered from the stalls.
The crowd on the rue de la Levee,
gathered to watch this outdoor revel
of the Observation-Disclosures of the
Napoleon ship, was thickening. Along
the roped path between these onlook-
ers the gold hat of Captain Bossiere
moved with the gallants cheering in
terms festooning the ships rigging re-
Elected upon the yellow food murmur-
ing along her side.
II must be seen with them" MUIR
INJURED De Almonaster. TT is a sorry
joke. Sazarac dare not face this revel
to seize a ship-no. not for all his
loves |"
Commander Bossiere. De Marigny |
had started song Of the day among |
the flushed youths near him:
mo raimin vous
CONNIE cochon amin la bouei"
"Ahw shouted one, catching sight |
Of De Almonaster; and he translated |
the doggerel for young American en-
sign: I love you as a little pig loves
the mudl' 1t must be Raoul, seeing /
that he loves the Barataria swamps."
Raoul smiled; but his glance was
out from the quarterback awnings to
the yellow, silent food Of the mighty
river. Big honest Commander Bos-
siere. a real seaman oddly out Of place
among the laughing youths, was I'M
steady from the toasts he had drunk.
And there" cried La Barnc. comes
another guest who must love the mud,
seeing that he frequently rolls in It'll"
The guests shouted as another be-
lated one came unsteadily down the
-dtpetcu gang way 10 Tue ucCh- JdrfiSs
It was, the towns profiigate, whose
hours tribute to his lady had turned
10 Bacchus promptly with the clock.
The first bohemian Of the French
quarter raised his hand. In 1t was q
'tafr with folded colors And behind
lin marched six grim fellows in tar
)aulin hats, red shirts and the new
light pants of the period. cutlassed
md pistoled, who, without word, took
,osition along the rail, and came to a
alute as Jarvis bawled a mocking
rider.
The flushed aristocrats stared, then
heered, when the hummer pirates
roke to hoarse song, Creole air Of
he day:
'Di TENS M'sieu LATTE.
Ye to menin monde a la baguette-"
The guests seized 1t In glee. An
Their gibe at the smiling Count de
llmonaster.
CTO BE coNTINUED.)