The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-07-20

you cannot linger herer'
1.-THE Genaron-" said LATTE curt
ly. "If she does not fetch sailing
wind before she makes the QUITE
passes. sixty of the Bsratarians will
swarm her chains for boarding before
daylight VIII that be answer enough
to the city, that LATTE is here again,
the old fox in his hiding placer
"A mad schemel" muttered Raoul
'But-ah. well For a womanI
trust. sir, you see 1t is an act of
| piracy against the vessel Of a friend
| ly power In American watersY'
The exile laughed grizzly. THE
| dice are against Lafitte, the honest
| mani"
"Sir. does she know your IDENTIFY"
pursued De Almonaster grayely.
Can you ask7 Lafitte-for whom
her countrymen have a gallows built
in every port that flies the kings fag7
Come, sirl This is mans business
Every hour counts-every moment.
She will know. soon enough, when
prescribed outlaw frees her :.
and turns away to face his ring Of
enemies"
Ard suddenly old Bohon dashed to
his feet and held a finger to the air
He touched the skin with his lips and
held ID again.
"D-n" he shouted. 1.-The air is
changing. 1t is swinging northerlyl
A breeze In the river, and she will
make the passes before a man of us
could lift hand against herl'
1t was true. Five minutes later the
lugger lurched slowly around In the
tide. The big sail began to lift and
stream in the starlight. Johannes
came aft cursing the stir of the water.
Il tell you it cannot be done. If
we had a thousand armed fellows In
the narrows what could they do with
cockleshell dugouts to board a ship
drawing sail? 2"
They listened to the tapping water
on the lugger's side. And now, from
the oak-grown islet, there came a
stumble of feet, clatter Of arms, and
then splashing in the starlit shall
ows.
AYE, bulliesl" roared John Crack
ey. 81 said If ever we met this La
lite there would be proper work for
Toul"
The deserters and the younger
swamp islanders were swarming out.
drunken and with ribald cheers, under
heir smoky torches. "A-Barataria I"
me of the pardoned outlaws cried. II
vas the old boarding sea-yell of the
Black Petrals crew, and it struck
nth a curious cold prophecy to the
cart of LATTE. Fate was bearing
i'm. do what he might, back to the
awless years of the youth he had
ut by.
1.-THE devils hand is In this" grum-
led Johannes. "This wind-it will
e good ships wind in the passes.
he Genaron will be in blue water to-
borrow noon 7"
at Is fatal to our plan of boarding
err in the river" unused Lafitte. "And
he plan must change with the wind.
we had weather boat off the old
lie"
"a boatl" growled Nez Coupe. But
all these coves, where once we
,unted forty sail and two hundred
ms, there is nothing worth a nutshell
] blue water. BAIL We took the
residents pardoni
"a shipl" snarled Black Mike. "Sefze
shipl Damnation how does man
I'd a ship? Why, name o. G-d-he
kes her"
And suddenly De Almonaster whirled
the silent leader with glowing eyes.
ship? Why, there In the city
oored at the Place d'Armesp
1.-THE Napoleon shipl" shouted Jo-
nness. "Why, curse my eyes, that is
ship, but death to the perfumed gem
Y that own her ~
'The Seraphine" cried Bohon.
Why that beauty would sit ahead o.
e English bark and laugh in any
,atheri'
LATTE was staring half-amusedly at
|, Almonaster Monsieur, the Sera-
inc lies in the very heart Of the city,
der the guns of every fort and wars
IN therel''
Well, then-threescore of your
amp fellows gathered secretly by the
giers shore, and crossing the river at
dnight could board and have her
der way ere the port awoke. Once
the passes, she could overhaul the
TX. She is gunned for the best of
IN, but there would be no need.
e Genaron could not fight-she
uld give back the lady 1. 8. of course
admiralties at Washington and
ndon would howl. but"-the young
n shrugged indlfferently-"th af-
r would be over"
Over? Monsieur, are you madY
All, had forgotten that possess a
tain interest in the SeraphIne OF
rise, / really know nothing shout
h madness / am amazed \ de-
Ince 1t much as | denounce this
-a-rac whoa dinner guest OF rnlne {;
J discovered 30 be Lafitte, the pi-
sw