The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-08-31

places. II is a chance, jean" TIL
count seized his arm, for the lieuter
ant, whom Mademoiselle Lestron ha
now Joined, was returning to then
Gomez / reimburse the gentlemen 0
New Orleans who were with me In tn
Girod venture. l give you the Sera
phine-without condition"
without condition? ?" Monsieur Saz
arac stared oddly at him. Then a
Mademoiselle Lestron who had run (,
them brightly, vivaciously, as II all wa,
arranged, as II the black-hulled schoon
er and its mysteries would, In an hour
be vanished In the seas and
she gladdened at Its passing,
"Ah, yes |" Sazarac bowed: "withoui
condition, Monsieur de Almonasterl I"
And he bowed again to her, and took
her finger-tips and pressed them to his
lips. She could not understand this
fervor which had a touch of satire.
Nor the smile in his somber eyes his
turning away while Monsieur de AL
monster made hurried arrangements
with the American lieutenant. Even
now they had sent the boat away to
apprise the Hornet, and to fetch the
improvised crew which would be glad
for a berth back to the Indies.
Monsieur Sazarac stood idly apart,
twirling his sword knot, as If nothing
any longer was affair of his. When
Alderman Dominique made som
query as to he dead seaman forward
he shrugged. That was all.
He cfro1fad forurord 70 a dou-,
at the nine dead buccaneers, and did
not return until the Hornets boats
with a crew of strange haIf-breed men.
and two ~obsequious, grateful, petty Off
GERS, were at the Seraphine's side.
While the other party was descend
ing TO the small boat he still stood
apart. Dominique supposed he was
going, dumb hurt as the alderman was
at thought of the chance that an instant
cry, "Lafitte !" would ring on the Hor-
nets quarterback.
Mademolselle Lestron thought he
was going, for he stood close by the
ladder as she was helped away.
But he detained her suddenly at the
rail.
"A moment, Mademoiselle-" He
exhibited to her a small bracelet. Curl
ously inlaid, gold Of three colors, and
a number of pearls . . . the gift of
a queen.
Mademoiselle Lestron cried out In
joyous wonder. She had never seen
Marie Antoinette's bracelet since the
night she saw the ragged fellow kiss 1t
in the emperor's cabin. when the mutt
neers sent her away.
MY bracelet Monsieur" All a
lovely eagerness to grasp a toy
In her face and the hand she
reached for 1t.
Monsieur Sazarac, however, drew It
back gravely: "Ah-no!"
"But-my bracelet, Monsieur? 1
want til"
"That is the point. 1t is yours, and
Tou cannot have IT,"
"Nom de Dieul" She stared at him
ncredulously. "Why?"
1T must be stolen. 1t is essential as
matter of honor"
De Almonaster and Dominique were
the small boat. They looked up as
and the girl sat down by
hem trying to keep back hot puzzled ="
ears.
There was an adieu or so waved
rom the Hornets officers In the small ,
as they sheered off the schoon-
RS side. Monsieur Sazarac bowed. o
owed to them all with apparently the
ime debonalr dismissal. q
Mademoiselle Lestron turned to De !"
lmonaster with a wild whisper. HE ~
not comingl He is not coming with
7" e'
For no sooner had Mademoiselle NJ
estron left the Seraphine that day In
'21, than Monsieur Sazarac turned hi
Id ran down in the emperor's cabin. RI
e burst into the doorway of the en- O.
stateroom and flung the golden
lnket upon the lace and silken COW tn
let Of the emperor's bed. TO
"There-robber !" he shouted, some O.
impatiently. "Her bracelet
against her willl Are DIR
satisHed?" sh
The man on the bed looked at 1t alb
with glittering eyes above his an
ilow cheeks. He still had his boots HI
, and the imperial couch was rather ge
3 worse for the mud and dried blood ale
on it. But now he sat up s~traighter wi
d gestured with superb authority. pc
We'll, theni You lost her-you will
see her again !" Sa
4 lost her. And neither you nor l pa
i ever see her again. - He looked at y
painter of the rue Royale more wi
nposedly: "Eh, Jarvis? What go
'uld you and I ask of ife7 Youth :
ms to youth always-and a fine fell Mo
:, this De Almonaster. You and ! the
never see her again" 4"
The devil take me II / saw her at by
very clearly. Whether her eyes +"
brown, or merely very dark blue siel
her hair. . Eth. WE'LL She "
or saw me very clearly either. ord
Ich is most fortunate. She will re- MOI
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