Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-30
CHAPTER XIV
sor 2 Ragged Fellow.

la, for q Ragged FelIoW.
4 FIo 1rboat made q shallow pass
Ia' Dt t'yo curving reefs of dreary
sF'' l.,s w. N wind-twisted mangroye
81 Fs.rI ,Fe higher points, and was
IN 8 quiet lagoon. The red
@osl e ~ them there marooned;
6.' a - wandering over the water
ls. NV. Nv. opd thea coming back near
* Ioltar canvas which had been
) Sa' t5o bushes for Mademolselle
F@ ~ Then the last lieutenants of
'- ,ot opart to discuss the matter.
a' Co coronbine lay plainly visible
IH nd north, her sails idle and a
1'' . nDS coastal tide between.
S.m be beating off with the morn
' s,oeze." growled Bohon. "How
water did Cracllley leave to us"
's rro casks; bread and the salt
wv Or three days-no more. We
"% Nv mrskets and twelve pistols.
r n tbo Indians put off from the
-5 u, n sDy us out we can hold 'em
d, Bit" ,,-,..,. 49,.
rm,h to make"
TI.,o Is none the Spanlards do
!, hold There is no cove either
I, where you would not find the
H., men. The rest is jungle. :.
ma does the captain say to itT'
mg Dominique puffed his long pipe
anrlIy
What does Captain Jean make of
NJ repeated Bohon 10 them.
There Is nothing to make of It," re-
-rs the alderman. "Eh, bien! A
Nh while of waiting-a day or two,
A nbbers in the sun and without
men At that, something will be
.a Leave It to Jean that some
NM will be tried for We all. The
IN Is at breakfast with the captain"
nuttered lrreIevantly. "He has
~ted the bread-he has made the
ssee himself for the English lady.
ane o G-d!-I have witnessed
|ah"
CsDtaln Sazarac Is calling to you,"
lared the count. "Now, go, all
|sge Is a message"
They went slowly, trudging through
hands with dry muttered jests and
y,aess prophecies. Men, for the
,t part, past the prime of life;
rne heavy, indeed, with years, COM
h before their captain with an en-
awr to assume a sprightly seaman's
Nang Faithful, rugged, implacable
la'-adyenturers who had given
tsr wild youth to him.
I'll is In my mind to put the Eng
IN lady and my friend, Monsieur de
iroaSter, in the way Of safety" said
IA chief quietly. There is a chance
N them The rest, and you"
d stopped and smiled at them.
There was a shout. "I-and you I"
&n with them? Nez Coupe came
f@E tying tight the bloody silken
ai scarf about his seal-brown skull.
zig Tound-wrecked face took a ghast-
lgn They would then still be rid
The English woman by some mir
E' Jean would shake free of his
Aien Of the English woman
hi5e with them once again7
Itcan be established that Monsieur
AmonaSter Is Of Spanish lineage;
ullAat Mademoiselle Lestron is of a
-"On that was working in the pay
ne Spanish king" went on Cap
w Sazarac evenly. EFF, then-they
aa reach ship-it e probable they
"ao md refuge. The rest"
ADD again the shout of grim humor
|" aIn off, The restl Why, the rest
'Do expect the reef, the tropic sun
- and their captain! Still their
w hopeless humor. Certainly there
:" aO'nlng for the rest of them!
ON now the English woman came
. me hot little shelter. snow,
|, Will listen to me, also, men of
Ssapnlne" she cried suddenly.
~. !. NE as well as to your captainl
u, there is way for us after
h. i" ~eacnerous mutineers put off
n, NY , ne schoonerl Surely, 1 know
n, 'a I to him and to your
n.y. what is there to fear for sea-
), n VINO serve loyalty their master
! their ship"
'aey listened curiously. Monsieur
/, . pushed back the iron-gray
|, !, rom his temple and listened. It
,... " ne mad heard it all and had
g sa'e answer than they.
i, NV your The girl went ON hotly.
I, ,. a. Sa2arac, playing the part
>, 'r r TO his adopted country!
M NJ TIs"sn Tory-can testify to
NJ, Iue attack upon the Genaron--
sorr. saH swear to the admiralty of
g N ~ that 1t was done for me
sr-, DOnor' Monsieur Sazarac's
b sI.0 way stir among them-then
led nv again Old Dominique
/ W., Ine honor of Sazarac
S,slst,.0 OF Captain Sazarac to the
1 ers Y' that his men were gooe
ers5I I'n III, all honor By you all |
! pprn ny was 5, puzzled by their stir
Va s., The grim BaratarIans |
III RAIL-, neads in doubt them |