Detroit evening times., 1943-12-19

AFTI'rE tried forget girl and his ships secured
Il the Gulf with renewed ferocty. He sailed many
them and the yarns told that ne longer
courteous pirate that robbed ships crews
go. Ships were found floating in the calm blazing
from truck TO keel. Dead cast deserted
beaches with gaping wounds in their throats
Then months later. Lafittc drinking noodHy IN
The Red House, was awakened by the entrance Of a
servant
Madame is como back"
What"
Iaftte ran TO the door and outside IT, leaning aea.t-t
the wall was tho pale-faced Madeline.
Come inside, my dear. Come" Lanuc eyes glcam-
ing led her gently to wide couch covered with hrootdc
ReEaud had died few weeks previously
4 have things left" fatered the girl I shall
take them back to France am taking ship IN few
days"
NO darling" he whispered urgently 7 have waited
oh, so long. He is dead There nothing for you in
that cold country You shall a queen here ] VIII loyc
yaliI1y shall your slaves. on must not go
But it IS my duty" she objected Il must go back
to my husbands family, 10 return his property
But you we're his wife His things yours. uow
Why not stay? Why let send things.
no, must go l sail in the Sew Orleans, tomorroH
lie begged he mplored he showed her great chests
@of gold bullion bolts Of precious fabrics Of JcNey
All for you my love he whispered
But II
She submitted family to his Kisses and allowed t.n
to give her some presents OF jewels But shc Was firm
with that dreadful hrmnoss OF tho French people. N
he stood raging impotently while the New or W
weighed anchor and sailed from Galveston
Three days later, he drinking steadily He had
eaten nothing during that time But outside thc sky
leadcn and the island seemed pressed under
~ ghts Hyer-colorcd clouds 1t was sitting hot and
not "A breath OF air moved.
Mems voices hushed and animals crouched un-
easily their shelters
Hurricane weather. capn," muttered Of his men.
Lafitte reused himself and went outside. Drink had
not helped him, he needed action. He took ioo5
the metallic sky and the rattened black
Make all vessels ready for sea" he ordered Get all
livestock under Make fast all roofs"
His rushed 70 obey orders, Women hustled
chickens and other beasts houses and b7rcadcd
o.s and windows Boats sped to ships at anchor and
men and children put off il them.
THAT night the sky Pickering with yellow light and
l low moan seemed TO fan tho heavens Tho shlps
made slow progress away from the land
They huh down from Galveston when The aorm
broke II was like freezing he'll Icy wind rrpc tho
ccsts from black clouds seemed to press down
The surface Of the and tho ships scIddtd
dramatic flashes Of ahorng ships Thunder crashed
roarcd until they could not hear Tafttcs orders Hc
lashcd 10 the poop ra. OF his ship thc Pride yelled
his CrouChng the weather sruppcr5 tho
vessel hcccd and pitched like live thing
II hours before tho wind dropped aud q hsnng
rain almost drowned them And another day before the
tattcrcd ships noated IN calm water that uttered with
notsam from lost ships
They were beating back 20 the island putting off boats
10 PICK up wreckage that seemed valuable when Lantte
sighted something floating the
Looks like dismasted hulk he observed Put the ,
helm over mister" a.
Slowly the Pride" made towards high popped vessel
lying her beam
In a small boat Lanue approached tho vcsecl
Her backs broke" observed hand Must be
aground"
Then they rounded her stern
Ny God, it's the New Orleans" Lanttc gaspcd. Bend
10 IT, men Spring her! Come ahead! Pun your damned
packs out"
They ran alongside and Lanuc jumped for the slant
ng deck 1t WAS rattle Of gear but empty OF people