The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-30
CHAPTER II-Continued

friend, wish by all the saints that yO
knew him! After you went up tn
river the last time 40 of his exec
lency's soldiers deserted, running ava
to Carolina. And he vowed he woul,
hang you If he ever caught you, 70
enticing them away"
This was disturbing news. l coult
trust Joe Labrador, old companion II
many a venture, to speak naught bu
the truth. Then l became angry, as
q man will who Is wrongfully accused
There was much Bienville could have
arraigned me for; might even have
seduced his soldiers from their allie.
glance had 1t appealed to me as being
feasible. So l became lncensed now
! was charged with something l was
innocent of-doubly resentful because
had not had the wit to think of it,
Labrador mistook my silence for hes
itation, and earnestly said
"You must turn back at once before
any of Monsieur du Pratz's people see
and recognize you. i will go with you
as far as Fort Rosalie, perhaps farther.
l Will forget my new wife. l will go
beyond Chartres. Bah there will be
women enough for all of u.s. Sieur
de Bienville is in temper Now
France and Spain have had peace
smoke he Is like a bear with a sore
head. For years he has begged to
nave the seat Of government changed
to la Nouvelle Orleans He has been
denied. Pardleu. What win the i'm
beetles in France have? Bienville is to
make the Lilies grow in the. valley.
Yes. He Is to send the immigrants
on their way as far as the Missouri
and the Yazoo. To be sure. But be-
hold Nothing but jailbirds, worn-out
rakes and women of the street have
been sent over. And even these so
fast he cannot have time to send them |
to the plantations. Thank the good !
God some decent women will be com
Ing along now Bienville is bad
man to have against one"
During Labrador's outburst / had
had time to cooloff. remembered the
card had to play, and could not be-
lieve the governor would deal harshly
with me. | was innocent of Gecoying
his soldiers away. They had not need
ed my urging to make them deserters.
And small wonder that any were left
Tor garrison duty, now 1t had become
necessary for the governor to quarter
hem among the Indians, where they
messed rather, undressed and
'aiRted themselves like savages, and
earned ways of idleness, which I'M
tilted them for routine work.
rWhere Is the GOVERNOR" l asked.
FAT New Biloxi. If he has not been
varned Of your coming you have every /
nance to get away. 1t Is your lucky
tar that sent you by this cut-off In
tead Of down to la Nouvelle Orleans;
Or he has spoken Ill Of you there, and t
very cabin Is ready to gobble you up" /
HE Is unjust. He wrongs me. I'll T
&c him. No man on earth can send d
e running to cover when am inno-
mt" l declared, feeling very virtu- t.
Us because ] was innocent of the G
line charged. s.
He eyed me admirlngly, yet pity Il
gly. D
you know you are English" he Il
fly reminded me. a
Runaway English" / gruffiy cor D,
cted. "There are runaway English, S.
st as there are runaway French W
en. I've lived on the river Tor three n,
airs. 1t suits me. I'll stay" sc
MA fol Yes, you'll stayl" he
oaned. fr
"And your You go back to Or th
lnsY
He hesltated his soul struggling be- hi
cen friendship, fear and hopes OF wi
ltrimony. One Of the last two won
time; and he muttered: tn
4 return to Bayou st. Jean. When dI,
, ship comes in some Of the women fai
J to be sent at once to la Nouvele is
leans. l shall be there, waiting. l 10,
all marry a good girl. II she turns a
bad I can always so deep into the
est" for
could not blame him for avoiding vii
dangerous company when his pres oct
e could aid me none. He was one .
the Labradors of Canada, and like FAT
majority Of the Canadian born or f.
d had small liking for the French Br,
n, just as the latter looked with T."
tempt on the children Of the new TO
rid. tho
lie showed his native astuteness In Ale
idlng the governors displeasure by can
ping clear of me for the time. | sho
W that when II came to pinch he goo
I'D cheerfully make any sacrifice to !"
me; for there was small matter run
veen us. born of the dangers Of the N
OILS country. an affair Of my aiding mot
to escape the stake. And he be- g,
ID he. was indebted to me- us.
3 reasoned that just now he could bad
me none by accompanying me Mob
iloxI. More than likely such an (the
cation with the White Indian-as call,
Is called because OF my forest bone
place him under suspi- la n
AND lastly. were nor new wives per
1g to ID NouvelIe Orleans, and at n
on the spot would have first Dieu
e. elm