The Carbon County news., 1928-04-19

and Immediately pinioned by two
other uniformed men whose duty it
was to preserve order.
Sobbing piteously, Manon was
pushed away from her lover Their
dreams of happiness were again shat
tered.
Synnelet, still watching Manon
from the deck, called to his uncle,
That's the one for me, all right.
She appears to be a faithful little
soul" He was generous enough to
admire traits in others that were for
eign to his own nature.
"You shall have your choice, my
boy" The governor gave his nep-
hew fond smile.
Synnelet noticed that Manon was
in a state of collapse as she and the
other women were pulled and pushed
across the gang plank. 1t did not
suit his plans for her to be too rude
ly treated and he hastened to speak
with the guard in charge.
BE gentle with this girl and see
that she is not hurt" he requested.
The guard winked knowingly, but
paid no attention to the suggestion.
Not for moment had Fabien taken
his eyes from Manon since she was
torn from his arms and he made pris-
oner by the guards. He saw Synne-
let, apparently a privileged character,
speak in her behalf and it nearly
drove him insane. He thought-she
is being taken away from me again,
| am powerless to follow, and even
before the ship pulls anchor another
man is waiting to annoy her!
As if in a dream Fabien saw the
sailors scurrying about on deck, pre-
pairing to get under way. The captain
was shouting commands. The crowd
of sad friends and relatives gathered
about the wharfhead waving last
farewell to their loved ones as the
girls and women leaned over the rail
ing, looking back with regret and
longing. They stood quite close to-
gether in a long line, because they
We're still bound together by the cum
bersome iron chain.
Synnelet was directly behind Manon
appraising her with satisfied smile!
The ships anchor was weighed. The
bulk moved slowly away from the
wharf. Manon was being taken away!
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Fabien wanted to curse. His mind
was in mad whirl. He seemed to
hear Manon calling, calling to him
for help, and he. felt so small and
helpless as he just stood there
watching her move away from him.
Suddenly the sound of galloping
horses penetrated his consciousness
and their arrival caused a great COM
motion at the land end of the wharf.
On recognizing the kings guard and
men from the Magdalen prison, Fa-
biens captors sensed something un-
usual and, eager to be in the midst
OF the excitement, they released their
charge and ran back to find out what
had brought these men to Havre.
Fabien was the only one who knew
why they were there. The Comte's
murder had been discovered and they
had tracked him to lie Havre to
answer for the crime. 1t meant that
he would be thrown into prison and
eventually consigned to the guillo-
tine.
When the soldiers dismounted and
hurried out on the pier scanning
every face for the man they had
been ordered to capture, Fabien felt
trapped. There was no possible
chance to elude the soldiers and get
off of the wharf, besides he had no
desire to take another step away
from Manon-What could he do? The
boat was carrying her away, out to-
ward the miles and miles of ocean
that would separate them for the rest
of their lives.
A plan came to him so quickly
that there did not seem time for it
to be his own. 1t was inspirational
and from the moment of it's concep-
tion until he rushed to the end of the
wharf and dove into the water, not a
second had elapsed. He was not even
conscious of the fact that he had
knocked down two women, who stood
in his path, and pushed a man in the
water as he cleard place to dive.
When Fabien emerged from his
long plunge, he caught glimpse of
the commotion he had caused. The
end of the dock was crowded with
uniformed soldiers, guards and peo-
pie who shouted excitedly when he
came up for air. A volley of shots
peppered The water about his head
and one strong armed soldier set a
musket hurling through the air with
deadly aim. Fabien saw it all at a
glance, then both arms went up out
of the water and with a defiant laugh
he sank back-and disappeared
Soldiers and guards peered intent
ly into the water from the wharf,
but they waited in vain for their man
to reappear. Apparently he had been
hit by their fire, or the musket, and
gone to the bottom of the ocean.
Justice had been meted out, although
they were cheated of the satisfaction