Show M BY MARY illustration BY 0 N C It tON ty 0 1 alk y aw rt A iivo CHAPTER zeney who hall had little laking for the spanish beaula it guv u took 1 IK I off and tim two tao girls hoon ant tit down donlin stairs t ahr to sit MI the fount aunt d ali lagneau Lap neau chorn falu anil and machat ed they found ang earh among the pillows of itis ills chair on the floor near the lin counts hair were two sacks which both girla saw were the ho counterparts of those brought to gen sen I 1 a roche aochoa R house that same morning and an a old negro one who seemed brusti it in his aih master a affairs was on his knees having j finished tying the hc mouth month of one of lem kem lite hla master ill h n at as laballe and rose pilfered thi room loom malting a netlon for him to lo insl I 1 h lit hirl hub hided to the floor apparently ally altinia alti nf for the call to b endi end it ant and madi lad mols ino ladle llo to de altnau fi pit it that bar h r was wah flem deHli lious oua ilia dial his via llora flors should haac fifty this they did and wern half way ay arciom the ho first feld inn hon airall put an will him about aboul jhc thc h dir of tile slight akl 11 IF ihei lit 1111 I 1 tiff ltd rope orp ahn I 1 round found iou 1011 I 1 sa raw 4 it 11 it hid ill b it ising unit and I 1 b it won oni 11 fillig in about al it II v r slur dur will nou ou not ft 11 nio hal hill him h IK b it ti ft libling ani ul nose lit it ing laif it iiii of 13 i s to th ill in N lilt 1111 lilt in III last I 1 tt 11 nie mi I 1 i ill ili lii I 1 it i it ii I 1 noun capt J 11 1 i A f lawall liin ll im I 1 fit t i hill it il li IF i 11 1 n III i ill ili v I 1 I 1 i I 1 i i I 1 HI H arld ing lioni I 1 out laiti I 1 ti ill III 1 1111 I ter iia f r n km wn w 11 liim him IF lii it I 1 yo and no I 1 doubt if am ain mill v it choso him call jiin truthful iv to know that man I 1 ilva foi man main aoam in my iny un IP i house whore tore kaat tenn also alved that Is it camo still and wont but for th ill last till thi bourg I 1 vo not seen been him until hah this ino ining Sorrit thing in her tone one something in her fee face tur manner caribel a sus BUS biclon to flisa through brough lit J ae 1 L then Bar barataria ataria will defend herself do Caze neatis mind impelling her to say cay befonti iea that she bad ut nt metod leion ilio ho words La lazalde do ou oil lovo love or hate capt joan laballe turned so BO fiel coly that her mail companion was and her query hastened to sa ou speak kindly of him yet our caeg bitela to hold no kin kindness dittess for mm blin I 1 do you pu know knon I 1 really dread him I 1 cannot hlll aliat hat liat to think about tho ho mat tor zeney acney saia aw it was waa not capt joan who killed int arnn 11 and burned their ships and waa vias a wicked aliat but that these things were ere lone dono by another map bom capt jao vaa maa with ond and who la Is now bend 1 f 1 I 1 alid did benoy tell you the noe at 0 this thin other raan man tats vac ked captain v who ho V ud abild auch aruel things ngaT inquired la s zalle with assumed and bet companion could rot ro se ee tho hill len firo japthe ithe dark daric deyeo now v raught ahad s oh lob tie yta lie he was waa called cap laroy aro i rose 11 ft buy 8 startled by a peculiar laugh augh from rom laxalt Lai alt abobo whoso face wa aalf still turned amay aay 1 du lint the tha bard bardling ning curvo of iho ted under lipto bo be spen seen cju n aloalo jold her that hat pha lie had said nomo or nothing thing to affect tho the spanish j t vu unpleasantly pleasantly gha ghq he coul coult frat noi help feeling fe ellna unions and atter ashert 11 orice addeal till 1 tho the aish say mohing lulng wah ij mitat give no offe lae Is ll it not rath yr fr odd that hat it M vas as ibis nery arh 7 t barot airo who brought my mother over 5 i il face ohad regained mutt ot jt expression and an Bonic senica what hat clipped heu j hand within i th rounded arm 0 ot tier her arlend ii I 1 at atch on boZy vi is I 1 15 th place it that t h ang I 1 p t alro oat I 1 aanond jonia of ran a ach 0 f 4 M aa IQ pr arlou oki wi jn JW bla i T walle ask be e nam 0 o it h wonderful loy loaft oy ft 40 a 0 no kno my mother dy r ott gitl it ad 11 I 1 lau bed eds ell me m tou o fl 1 I 11 i 1 i 1 ii 11 0 I 1 1 I 1 A I 1 is I 1 bif bale h lidai III I 1 I 1 fl 1 i 1 i 1 i 1 il 11 ft i 1 1 is lilt 1111 I 1 who I 1 n a hoy hov it dt i it 11 llin ih hoy boy U i nov nm I 1 in III u to 3 ti it as cil fi jan ji an lAifi lt ca cat at I 1 aliffi I 1 wah tit amai rd lial halt iner I 1 il I 1 if ih i I 1 amali nod 1 11 I apt 1 ii in I 1 lablue rt yi tj atod ros dt do car anim tin hei taint faint with it 11 anil and yet she added its as if living to 0 o gratic th wonderful fact h told nil mo when alion he br bro abad me ine to my re that lie ho had khoan mn im molher but I 1 supposed lit h hall had nut hilt hn in fricana wa va it rapt apt ran jean who abo brought iou on from ill ili choctaws asked la 11 title alle no now id it in turn 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oo I 1 it I 1 tl i I 1 in 11 is f i nn mil fill s il 11 11 la ro bodif it till mi I 1 th I 1 K i mill i i I 1 ill ai in the I 1 hi 1 antl I ti 1 11 I tit ond ill up it 11 amilos bilgo ih it ipira ihira it stood nin an upon hi fit domain of hanai I 1 II 11 I 1 nn lilt wu wit ft ati I 1 to tho iho so ho called rolo it was as nah nl nothing gioi annn than a ure A f ear anith lit hok 1 d I by vines and tank taneji I 1 forest groell and sting only tile the lair fair of 0 a wilif wild banet or dalily serpent lint BW saint anra tara bl lic fole foie an indian hall had impaled lt itis secret to lafitte and hatiras ha piras tie de eased cased uncle thy former owner onner of I hall had been beell one of dara barn barias faithful arenta agents kii goi I 1 la a boho and I 1 aflitto tied held a long consultation luring which till the latter hid hta his host of the lilt fisit faull tie lie publish officers ot at their and of D Do luchea de for new orlenna orleans for the pur pogo mw of laying tho before tire the governor gov einor la in roche kocho like inflate mon wondered dered fit at ne luches failure to rt turn lie iio olio also surprise that la in tho face of such an unusual and tin till int ernt ho he had not been sent bent for by the governor goNer vor alth it fathom ahli lit relations both pomonal and acro ero very close and ahn he be felt na as would mould not decide the tha matter U nion on his own owl responsibility 1 I must go to tile hie city this after noon or to toino mot iro rt morning at pat st the denoral lind bad fiield when the lie ais ended and the aluli ott on the m of hn study had bad hy by delve telve caused lafitte to arloe saying that aba he ha KO go over to danail kanau hana and see BC count its de Carnea ii att a 1160 em blak within nil ilour but blit saw of 1 care reau mm until all aele entail atod int 0 di luriel when boung oun ft a lively account of somi something thing that had oc currA that foie noun walli bit lie he WB was bunting tho stolly and noticing noll cine the Pol tonea look and grac loui of 0 th tho island rose HOBO toward fal hi AS al k if 10 1110 ali ar lii afta lph met hta his to eo ilia fin boil long falp thir A d taya rde biado libra ver very haleyt 16 po aioge ha h had arnol or nol I 1 I 1 tiac 44 it wt berk tot foi the filce alef tha loft lobo aci toy wan man r ON 0 A bating latr feeling and at akl huta 45 0 to 44 just na am the d real 4 0 ow 11 1008 ova M US as 0 gi fisler ang tola toward ara tazagol it a peu eltsa ballad be h llad did f 14 atea irl J all Ate 0 ll 11 it 4 atlon ba gilt ot 9 11 la q 10 an KNI fill hill i I 1 op fc 11 Z 0 4 emsil EmS Ml ilia cortil it I 1 11 II I 1 bat I 1 at to ke ipa ta boy bay hon her n tit ill r it 11 t N I 1 at i n in con nation VM it h I 1 i I 1 I 1 ani ili i I 1 ir r I 1 11 I 1 1 r 4 i it it 11 recent 11 pi II ii IF 11 it II it i ali incon I 1 ii i IF K 11 axi t 4 1 I li it I 1 i t I 1 luio he be vh V 1 ii 1 1 i 1 this alteration in her IF t 11 lii Ls LH I 1 roni ran i 1 11 ID 1 I in pasa pas 1 d to i pr i r nature of I 1 fl 1 I I 1 i I 1 have anti ana h I 1 I 1 ifft was it 11 it sh nt aili f jr ir g flirta I 1 ton lion w I 1 ill I 1 1 li I I 1 atit i in I 1 ain who Is 01 onh 1 1 I i I 1 i 1 I 1 end I 1 all I 1 hl I 1 i I 1 I 1 a n w il li r III alli i I 1 blindness liti i f 11 11 i F it purposes A of ill 1141 i 1 it 11 link ling conf 01 i tit ili i aili I 1 11 in iiii lion ion item cal I 1 floell binn 1 il I h tit d I 1 UK III I 1 III il wits was gen cen in I 1 it roi hoc 1 fits 34 nil ili I 1 li IF art ait filled M th un uniti iii I 1 1 I admiration and love tor for tin th banti ful spanish girl mho so far as could ho be interred inferred from froin appear afef f i r fc ii 1 IF 1 I him simply Us ai her tri frind ml and lank bail liti i just ni blind I 1 wits wa over a axil all 1 and horse appeared app pared before till th outer door the former baring a 1 14 IF i from froin gov claiborne to fi 6 it I 1 a it his fits immell ate ale pahi lim sine n in nav N v orleans why ou in hicl po corin undrel drell thun dered ft i n ral nil III hi anc ft iblas ibl atwith with anth aflfe it lia flat 1 road read the letter trill mil KII I 1 i tin tit at its date this ick 1 aln fic e da dais s 0 11 1 nil ni have I 1 leiah P irb ell cd ili me four dios aecil 00 the me enger looked woeful at his lit lilt I 1 it arm which was wag in n 11 ahling and cepl aint that a short disla nr fron N A orlang down domn by tit h little ui lit dar 1 I or his bar horse had f h 1 n till in abr 1 im I 1 I 1 i i IF 1 F lie him if I 1 ill it ili hi 0 r tho th animal s h a aa I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 i iti n i I 1 ui in I 1 I 1 11 I 1 ill III found 1 I 1 on 11 lavint in a cabin it I 1 1 sl I I 1 II 11 it if mil and i I 1 his arm in I 1 it ti t 1 I 1 r ill n i I 1 w ith me while hil I 1 if 1 i 1 11 11 tit t s il ta T a ath tt h I 1 I 1 ifill I 1 i il II ring lit hi hot hoi s lo io saddle 1 I 1 ati int nt a fc foft words koral kor fl aith 1 AI c i 1 11 ll it 11 i in he hand 0 I 1 I 1 tl ft i I 1 I 1 ill adif 1 in ili i f filling about lit it I 1 it 11 at 11 1 i 1 in I 1 uti ms ins lit in adt il t in ili A m t nikati nt ill man inan 11 in II that 1 ia poke anlo mental disturb or ni I 1 hi he gov I 1 nor it lin it I 1 writha A ritt n him that 1 1 iving ind hd from tin an unexpected initta it 0 valli 11 II E I 1 1 1 i 11 ll of new ali ain till ins ile ho lind hild ft a meeting mer tang of 0 im bals anti and nt men at 0 the ita at which I 1 I 1 c v flit general was tit ii s X oil od to 1 pres arf s tit nt I 1 see gee ihrl it I 1 natte after perusing ili flir letter that ili ht conference on ference was to tin liao e place two wo evenings ago leq daron damn replied la roche rousing from ills his dut but I 1 doubt it if claiborne claiboine takes any tie de cleive action I 1 can get to him youl you think then that hat can be no doubt of offer meet ing with till fara ilow how can there bea was the dog n ati cally put claiborne will fiill not be so BO foolish so picking licking 11 in II at lucli a time ns as this dut but no boft shoving a little anxiety even ifould lie he you will not vo po over to 0 o the th the e finah of lalit ees would hao haio been answer to this I 1 but t he said quietly in such caso I 1 ball shall remain neut iBl anti and it 11 the british attack para ciaria surg I 1 la a roche 11 then will ill defend tier her solf to be continued |