| Show 1 I r of JL aj u LOUISIANA BY ARY MTH mm by DON ori c W ya ya c car ami bwy CHAPTER XIII I 1 illo ho sull bun wai mai nearly to amo hours high ben I 1 lafitte awoke front from su sumber tuber and prepared pie pared to make himself ready for the le find and arduous duties ly y ing before him in item of laros dying request lie he bad considered carefully the arrangements men ts for lasalles la I 1 azalie s immediate future ind nd this ho he unfolded to ma ala am DrI trigida gida old nurse and companion after sending bending ezrah to superintend the gathering of such stores as were to be taken to the shore preparatory to putting them aboard the dlack diack pe trel an and d another ci chatt aft which m aich m was as to sail call under tinder command of edh mho in addition to his other valuable attain menta was mas a skillful navigator As aa to the of ahorn there viere secial bundled it was not pru i dent to attempt tal ing them hem in a body to Joul Loul slana and lafitte decided for the to leaie leae by far the great er number of them upon the island v where here there was mas abundant food and shelter and take veth him only a tow including such as lazalle In zalie should select for her 0 own n A rustle of draperies a stealing of perfume aiho that of JeRs jessamine amine hovers homers a pair of soft arms thrown about his neck and a rain of passionate kisses on ills face and head these bousel rouse 1 him quickly as aa a rich olce noice broken n by b teal deais a cried I 1 jean my own jean jle jie it tiled bcd to rise and to unclasp the ho arms clinging to him so BO closely that it was as difficult for him to disengage them inthout link of hurting her still clinging to him sho she threw her supple 11 11 aple form across his knees lou ou have been so long so long bata and I 1 vas mas so BO glad oil had come back to met me ali ah tean jean mill ft aou ou not knox how hom dearly I 1 love you I 1 would follow ou oil to if oil would but W say that ion oil loe ione me in return jean lafitte mas as a mat mai and pos hessed a man a nature but there was N as scarce an added throb to its his heart biats ill ats as ile he looked down dom n into the bean face its ita glorious eyes ees brilliant coloring and full crimson lips affected him with a sudden loathing while he felt the velvety arms arma around hla his neck lie yet had bad the arrogance of 0 youth and this gave severity to his judgment making him fall to consider her girl tallness her ignorance of convention allt alit lea les or to make excuses tor for her impetuous untwined mined nature I 1 she cried showering kisses klebes upon his clothing are you dumb that oil will mill not answer me then I 1 will draw the tha words from bour our lips I 1 and pulling its his head do dohn an fill she kissed him at this gripping her white aims with mith unconscious force he be tore them ell hoin his reek reck and punched her er f from om him as he rose rone to ills his feet are aou ou insane senorita lazalle la zalle he asked in a tone whose cl coldness caused her to sillier as she stood blood like a criminal afore a judge you are unnerved by what has ome come to aou and do not know what ion are saeng ing ile he continued continue in a low lom even olce joice that affected her like an ley icy torrent lushing into a tropical stream I 1 will bo be sour friend and you abt believe that ou oil have my sympathy y and my ish to he be of all possible service to you ou she showed no recognition of it ills his offer but remained silent with noth drooping head and heaving breast forget what oti on haip haft ald Is as shall I 1 and let ua ila be friends he add ed still calmly but with mith kelii ss as let us work morl together for there Is much to be done Rem embi ho he said finaly fina ly in ansi answering sering to a ques dioning look tit la the he face she now raised to fo him we must sail flail this night for i ew orleans or the ln U may make us its prisoners and deal out such insults to you ou as I 1 might be unable t tu 0 prevent she made no reply hut but turned and left the room two stories of the building were aboin ground how many the to were ere below was known definitely to no one save lafette laballe and alaan brig ida arah and a few of the abbot sub of ficera knew something of the vaults and passages but they were ignorant Ig 0 of f the treasure concealed its bulk value and location not wishing the arab to obin 1 tain ta more accurate knowledge proceeded with the irishwoman a help to empty the he chests and pack their con tents for removal the mere asere soon emptied and tho bundles lying reay for removal early in the afternoon the entire crew came dehore with the body of their lend dead captain and all on the island were mere glen a half holiday in order that they might show respect to its interment laballe was aa rot not present anil and la title saw her no more until evening when with high beld head and scorn ful ul air she joined him and the others at the table to of the last meal local that would mould be eaten on the bar ra to de hierro in the luitt midst lat of it they were mere startled by the sudden appearance appen rance in their of a bedraggled and weary form it was vias that of the gunnel lopez who still wet hom the sin and his par gar ments torn liy by the thickets through m which aich lie he had pushed his m wa it dropped silently into a chair seemingly too worn out for ills ilia faco face was mas white and a bandage enveloped his head it was mas as lafaite had supposed and contemplated eap aliew all ah by help of the charts he ha had stolen had gained the enemy a favor faor and the latter in con sequence of the information furnished by the indian had lost no time in repairing damages and setting belting sail gall in pursuit of tho the brigantine there was as general rejoicing oer lope 7 8 escape but this hla feeling was nas in ili a measure by anger at cheh treachery and hard indeed would have been the indiana indian a fate could any ally ot of those sinewy hands have grasped ills hla brown throat when the gunnel a 9 story was mas ended a halt suppressed essed roar had singed through the room loom to ho be hushed by the uplifted uplift cd liand hand and aei roving frown fromn of lafatte for lagallo had not yet ct left the table but sat va with ith ala maam ain di igola beside lur hr nt at tho the farthest ait fait hest end iler her led lips caole tilled slightly and tin an angry light glowed in ili tier her black eyes D L 1 are you insane senorita lazalle he asked why did you fall to kill the in dlan dian she demanded imperiously as it if holding lopez accountable for a grave offense kill him repeated th a old gun up ner whose hand was mas cair dairying ying to hla his mouth a huge piece of turtle meat kill him bin senorita labile yes yea was waa her bar haughty reply you should have killed hilled him I 1 I 1 low how was I 1 to do that ho be asked with a scowl as if feeling the unjust ness of her accusation lon I 1 had wasted my knife on the trat traitor tor and it now lies somewhere oft off satan s key my powder and pistols were sea soaked find and lie he took good care to keep out of leach after I 1 came ame c to my senses aboard the snip ship I 1 understand she said now in a more gin gia clona clous tone one and we are very glad you escaped but she added I 1 what could have happened that elie van mah should think of committing such buch tin an act of treachery lafatte caught lopees lope s eye and obeying the command he saw in ti the le formers look the gurner gunner made no re ply J laballe aalde to hae forgotten hr bor question for sho che silent and in a few minutes went to her br own mn apartments followed by maam dr ig I 1 da the meal wa ia soon boon finished and then the men gath gatliu Lied ed filim the table the gold and ana silver plate packing it into cam canas as bugs bags which borne to the shore to 10 be taken aboard the be black petrel the greater anater part of the slaves together get her with those from the brigantine to be turned loose arnvig their sable fellows were of course ig norall t as to the hie I 1 alana lans of their owner find and when ben they retired for the night it waa all to slumber but little less deeply by reason lesson of their brief respite from labor while the now new arrivals half sick from their long imprisonment with nith its darkness and poor air slept far more al soundly but the next mo aring the former awakening in affright at the lateness of the hour and wondering why villy no overseers overseer s lash had roused them long before soon roon realized realised reali sed that something unusual had befallen tor for the sun bun was not two hours high when allen a compact body of uniforms and guns guna was spen seen ad lancIng aam ca th island a shore the greater cumbes numbes ot of the tf 0 t ened slaves fled inland to hide in 1 16 I thickets and g bilics hut dut some borne tit ct the more intelligent sought bought the shel tot te of the stone atone stronghold find and find ing it deserted they quickly shut and barred the oaken gate it waa mas not long before a storm ol of blows upon the gate called some ot of hem to it and looking through a loophole they saw the strangers gath ered behind a commanding officer abc was mas demanding entrance in the kings name n a me the slaves a few of whom understood the he words lost no time lc fr obeying and were acre soon assured that no harm would come to them from the In leaders Naders whose leader upon questioning the negroes neg roea was mas made aware amare of the condition of affairs Atean meanwhile bile northerly sailed balled the dlack black with lahatte in corn mand and with aih him lopez and a pick ed cecii aurli men as he be knew had liis his own cause at heart it m was as noon m when ben the dlack black petrel reached new orleans and lafitte came ashore immediately bringing with him I 1 ayabe and alaan brigida no others left the brigantine as its commander command cra B sole business in the city was as that of providing for the girls future niter alter which he proposed balling at once for barataria Dara Bar tarla ataria one ot of his roost most intimate friends arlenda was ass philip la roche koche a roan man of middle age and a banker of new orleans ile he was as of line fine family of high social post tion and a gentleman of the strictest honor it m was as to his caro care that ianeta committed lill ted lazalle after seeing her eted batel safely lit ili company with alaan DrI trigida gIda at the coil convent vent in the place d brilles ernies lazalle had bad luring during the voyage preserved an air of calmness to to which mas added tin an occa occasional ional touch of hut but when while they were alone lafitte bade her adieu she sha put pill out cut it 11 detaining hand as she ehe stood m with fill downcast eyes before him when am I 1 to BP see you again she bhe asked in a listless tone I 1 that I 1 cannot now say but the mother hupci for will A ill know liow how to communicate muni cate cato with mith me it I 1 am needed he ati answered sered gently and may I 1 not return to the darra barra do de later on after a while she with mith a humility which Sur surprised prISCil him it would mould ile be most imprudent for you to to do so foi some rome time to ome come it ever as oil must shiely know he ha replied firmly looking down into her face I 1 the english must have se eelena red the island and will doubtless bo hold 1 1 I it and its as I 1 laros aro a next of kin you can scar scarcely cly hope for success should you ou assert a claim to it as owner but why wish to go back when you are in herewith hera a fortune which will aill insure inquire pen dence what more ran can you ask ash 1 I 1 ask our love and I 1 want to be with aou I 1 she fihe exclaimed impetuous ly snatching tier her hands bands away and th throwing tier her arms around his neck while mith salti a sobbing cry she laid her head against his breast Lafit les face hardened haid ened as hla his fin gers closed about tier her wrists and loosened her arms j I 1 that can nener neer be laballe never v I 1 biava b ave never known anything of love i and have no desire to learn of it now I 1 am not worth any woman a loving nor can I 1 afford to have any womans comans wo mans t late fate linked with mine believe this and accept it and let us part friends 11 she turned from him covering her face with her hands bands mr air philip la roche will call upon you in a day or two ile he la Is one whom you can trust and with whom you can advise safely and I 1 shall place your affairs in his hands lafitte had moved toward the door and turning at the he threshold he be added aiellos loyalle and believe we me when ben I 1 ray that if you ever need my services as a friend aou ou may count upon nie me she bhe di dh I 1 not reply and when she ehe 1 uncovered tier her face be was wait gone to be continued |
