Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-23

are an .aaslaw. dsnied benefit Of law
or clergy
yes" iiared Ia answer; aand yeu.
SIR, what think you might be your fate
In New York II denounee yoa to Gov.
ernor Burnet for attempted murder
Would he make use Of the opportu-
nity--or nog''
The realization OF this trump card
held had come 20 me IN a fash Of IN
SEPARATION. Now II lay face up for all
to see. aud there could be no doubt Il
gave my enemies cause for uneasiness.
Il do not think am so weakly stu
ated as you had supposed ! Knocked
him. AYE. you may denounce me
10 the captain Tor 5acobise -eonsplra-
Tor. and il may be he WIN see 1T to
believe you. You are three TO my one.
But when we reach New York, and T
am brought before the officers OF the.
Crown. may have a different story
to tell Think you the governor would
be leath 70 implicafe a French officer
and the man who Is leading the night
against his struggle to control the FUR
trader"
Murray nodded his head slowly, and
sank back In his seat.
.Sure. you are a lad after my own
heart" he said. That was well
thought Of It's checkmate-for this
present We must have a truce"
But he reckoned without Mariory.
She stood forward in the center OF the
cabin. passionate indignation shaking
her whole figure.
"Oh. why do you talk like thisY' she
exclaimed Are we criminals that
we must bargain with erlmlnalas
had not made any Roadway In re
gaining her good opinion. twas evil
dent and that must be the excuse for
my barbed retort
you show unwonted sensiblIity, my
lady," said. "Sure. no men with
good eonsciences would stoop 70 bar
gain with such as l."
Il fear me, MarJory." said Murray
gently. that you have no appreciation
of the tangled path which must be trod
by those who concern themselves with
affairs of state. The good and the
bad are strangely intermingled. Some
times we must consOrt with those we
despise in order to gain a good cause.
It's not we who count, who are but
pawns; but the cause we serve"
He turned to me.
1T seems. then. Master Ormerod.
that we must proclaim truce for the
time being. But the truce holds good
only for the period OF our voyage to-
gether7"
THAT is understood" / agreed.
His eyes hardened.
did you ever hear OF the Red Death
and the Black Death, Master Orm-
erod?"
Il shook my head, puzzled.
You have met the Black Death.
You have yet to meet the Red Death.
And you may meet the Black Death
again." he added as Tom groaned
where he lay on the floor.
MarJory shuddered.
Enough % thisi" she exclaimed.
us II understood there . to be mo
killing on this ship"
ut is, my dear" Murray responded:
"And now think you had hest with
draw. This has been a trying inter-
view for you. fear"
She looked from one to the other OF
u.s. as II half In doubt and then gath
cred her cloak around her. We all
three, as with one accord. bowed low
as she stepped into the passage.
One day followed another and one
week ran into the next as the New
Venture made her southing and bore
toward the new world. We who
shared the tiny quarters under the
poop contriyed to live together with.
out further quarrels. The girl
called her Marjory In my thoughts
ignored my existence. She spent much
OF her time with De Yeulle. walking
the deck with him. reading or playing
at cards. liked to think she did II .
to provoke me.
with Murray my relations were out
wardly friendly. He liked much TO (
talk. and indeed he demonstrated a
acquaintance with the
great men OF his period But he
never dropped a hint concerning the
IN which he was now en-
gagged. Nor for that matter did he
.afeF 10 the eHna8fy s1efsse en a al titeg /.
bargain we had made until the day we
sailed through the Narrows. the en-
rance to New York's inner harbor.
We part for a time. Master Orm'
rod" he said, coming upon me where :
leaned on the railing In the waist =
u the ship. 'Our truce expires when 8
We dlsembark"