Show V im aua T TAT D ls I 1 liter Us AV the empress ot of trel ireland sank bank a warning star rose r 4 above father point the watch heeded not the warn wi ev ing of 0 the star the ship 0 4 was waa piloted without fear ti then the wrath of manat manitou t t was wa let loose and toe fogs set a tied over the st lawrence two steamers moving swift awl f 1 IT through the tog fog were wt tea kj crossing trails in the light aig they could have seen een each ea other and turned aside aai they saw not tor for the veil T of 0 fog enveloped them then th the two vessels crashed braih against each other and the t star triumphed again the T new citizens ot of father fath point laughed at the ti tale when they beard it an old superstition they said we cannot be frightened that way the tl law of 0 nature Is not sus si 4 wow because some indof or his descendants ahli i ai ova they see a star glittering ar about our village tillage effot but the simpleminded simple minded liv 1 ing in the back country count point to the fate ot of doctor doat crippen and belle elmore elmo ZY HERE la is a legend told in the great woods along the river ot of southeastern canada that when a i certain star hangs over father point all good men should keep to their homes tor for on that night danger lurks on the st lawrence river off the point and the hunter and woodsmen woodsman woods men K of the interior are in danger of their lives father point t Is near the mouth of the river and Is 18 on the south mouth shore of the st lawrence the people of that place are used to caring tor for the poor and distressed they have seen so much disaster and heartbreak they have long ceased to regard such occurrences for long the history of father point dates back before the coming of the white man the language of the indians gives legends of tse the evil star one winter while the india indians Us of the lot aglon were planning a trapping expedition to the champlain Champl aln river the star rose above the rolat and by that sign forbade the indians to embark there were old men in the village who had heard of the legend and who told the young men to remain at home until the star had passed on the young men laughed at the counsel of the old men and tried to depart then the old men went to the water and destroyed the canoes of the young men they threw them on the fires and sat by in silence while the young men railed at the older heads for the superstition but the gre great at manitou took revenge for the rebellion of the young men the legends tell how bow the great Matil matilton tou sent the deepest snow that had ever fallen the trails were burled buried and none were able to leave their wigwams famine caan because they could not go on the hunt bunt as formerly the young men died and there were few left to tell the tale then came the french one night when the wind howled around father point and sighed in the branches of the trees of the river the star reached the zenith above the fatal spot dont go out tonight chanted the indian medicine men there Is death in the land dont go out tonight but the french left their homes in spite of the warnings all the young men of the river country marched away because had not the great general Mont montcalm ealm commanded they were going to the defense of quebec their boats took to the river that night and they mocked the star us as it twinkled from above the crags As their boats moved up the st lawrence toward quebec the boats of wolfe hove in sight As the sailors of wolfes command passed father point the watch on the boat saw the star so the records say bay he pointed upward for or the star was in the renith aoi it was of great brilliancy the men went on up the stream the french landed and were welcomed to quebec the english followed them they too landed but it was many weary months after before that time tho the french soldiers had laughed many times about the warnings of the old indian medicine chiefs before that time the english had forgotten the star which hung over wolfes vessel hut but the Iv atchman of that night did not forget and the indian medicine men did not forget then one night wolfe woke with his men crept up the heights of abraham above quebec and when day broke lie he commanded the view of the city the french rushed to the defense of the city on the plains of abraham they fought most valiantly rall antly but they seemed unable to stand before he onslaughts of the english every man from the h e banks of the died in that terrible conflict montcalm who had ordered them to the defense of quebec also was killed in battle and as he was about to die he reverently thanked sod he was spared the sorrow of surrendering the fortress to the english the english won the victory but the annals of that fight show that every officer and roan man who rode on the boat that night the star shone and even general wolfe himself tell fell bleeding that morning the watchman alone survived the N X zy fight but he was so BO crippled he never took up arms again cities have sprung up along the banks of the st lawrence father point has grown from a point of rock to a town with a wireless telegraph station and with ilfe saving equipment the people of that place do not believe in superstitions they are a new race the conquering english have succeeded the french and have occupied its business streets but back in the hills bills and woods and along the waters of the Rimo simouski rimouski uski the fishermen who make their living irom from the lake des dea bales still tell the stories of 0 the disasters that have befallen travelers on the st lawrence or those who roam the woods when the star of ill omen stands above father point recently there was a great ship disaster in the st lawrence the empress of 0 ireland with captain kendall in command sank in a few minutes after she had been rammed by a collier in the st lawrence because ot of the quickness ot of the time in which the empress of ireland sank many of the passengers were caught in their berths and drowned like rats in a trap then the ship listed to one side so that the lifeboats could not be put off on the other side of the vessel where the hull bull loomed up the disaster came so quickly the rule of women and children first was hardly obeyed it was a case of every passenger for himself in the darkness with the stillness of the sea all about them the victims went down to death As soon as the liner was struck she sent out wireless messages for help but when the rescuers arrived they found the ship already had goue gone down the lifeboats which had been gotten oft off were drifting about men women and children were clinging to the wreckage the tog fog cleared away and from the lighthouses along the coast lifeboats were sent out to pick up the drowning passengers the crests of the waves were filled with wreckage from both ships when the first wireless call for help was flashed out in the fog and darkness officers in charge of the company which owns the vessel began to wire back tor for further directions for many minutes the calls were sent out the minutes lengthened into hours the hours brought back no response the officers had to admit with reluctance that the great vessel had gone out of sight and would not be seen again marine agencies sending out queries all along the coast received the same r reply of silene e which told as eloquently as the roar of cennon that the ship had gone down and could speak no more then came a court of 0 inquiry investigation commit committees tried to learn whether the crew of the empress of ireland or the crew of the was to blame tor for the disaster they learned little but up in the woods of the Rimo simouski rimouski uski back as far as lake and even in the wilds allda of new tell how just before as further proof of 0 their contention dian didn t the th e star blaze above father point when they sailed down the river on their way to europe the simpleminded simple minded shudder and conceal themselves and tall fall to start on any venture until after the spell of the star was gone belle elmore continue on her way with the doctor and she meet death in a mysterious manner in london the papers then were full of 0 the details of the strange murder belle elmorea El mores body was found in london in the basement of 0 a house which she and her husband doctor crippen had occupied investigations pointed to doctor crippen as the slayer they tried to show that he had an unrighteous attachment for ethel leneve spies watched him dally daily in hopes he would commit some act which would throw w suspicion his way he expressed surprise that the woman should be missing he expressed surprise that she should have been horribly slain own he kept about but the simpleminded simple minded folk say the spell of the evil star was upon him the star had allowed belle elmore to die in london it had all allowed owed wolfe and the french soldiers to itelear die at qu quebec e b e c b but u t it w wanted au t e d D doctor 0 actor crippen to meet t his f fate a t e at t the h e po port rt 0 of f F father at h er point when night fell doctor crippen could not withstand the spell he and ethel leneve fled the country disguising himself as a canadian returning home and dressing the leneve girl as his son he fled london and crossed the atlantic playing right into the hands handa ot of fate the tha canadian simple men say As the vessel neared the canadian river captain kendall who later was to figure as captain of the ill starred empress ot of ireland saw the couple the man looked the part of the respectable canadian father the boy however looked the part of a girl her face was boyish enough but she had a gatt gait like a girl she is a girl captain kendall said he watched her ber closely her locks were shorn but she did not have the boyish features she had not the adventurous curiosity of a boy she was wa always hiding on board the vessel by herself she did not like the corpany company of others she was too shy then captain kendall took a newspaper with photographs of doctor crippen he examined the photograph carefully and compared it detail after detail with the man ho he had tor for A passenger yes he was sure the man was grippen the wireless telegraph was set to work the dominion pollee police were notified and they boarded the vessel before it even landed they arrested doctor crippen and the short haired ethel leneve the girl went tree free she never had gone against the decrees of the star but doctor crippen was sent back to london where he paid the penalty according to the rigid english law of those who slay their wives |