| Show d the th ff JF F ron ti A the early romance middle days of west in by D y RANDALL PARRISH SYNOPSIS 5 I 1 adele la Is Ches nayne a belle 0 of o now france franc e Is among conspirators conspirator sat at her un 0 clea les home u a e C cablon aaion the die commiss alre hits has en enlisted 1 1 s t e d her loncle chereta Ch cli eveta evets ala alii agal ast IAL ia I a salle balle la salles 1 fiend offers his services as an guide tocoa lions a r ty on the journey ey to the wilderness ne 8 ath the e uncle loncle informs a adele that lie he lias betrothed her to Cassio nand and forbids forbid 1 her to bee cartigny again in quebec quebe adele visits her friend slater sister celestel celeste who brings to her she meliv tells him hr tie he vow sto release he her 1 from the bargain with casson cassion bartig DAr tig ny leaves promising to see ice her at the dance carslon escorts adele to Ithel liall she meets tile the governor la barre and hears bears hint him warn the commiss alre against ticket to the ball has been i recalled but he gains entrance by the window adele adole in informs fo him of the governors words to cassion CaB slon VOT for her eavesdropping at the ball adelt adele Is ordered by the governor to marry cablon Cassion abonce at once and to accompany him film to the illinois country lie ile summons chevet and directs that he attend them on the journey they leavo leave in the boats oats adelea future depending theT on the decision of DArt cartigny igny whom she now knows k bowl she loves cession camblon Cas Blon and DArll gny have words worda uncle chevet for the first time hears bears that his niece la is an heiress and begins to suspect Cass Cas lons sloWs motives A man marries a girl against lj H her will she de determines ermines to bo be his wife only in n name and though associated with him constantly tn in a c company of rough men in the wild wilderness erne s s 7 plans to keep her maidenhood S until death parts them corn 11 cassion Is equally 5 determined to lo enjoy matrimony i to the fullest their first clash Is described in this installment j A ic 9 K mt commissionaire carslon accuses his bride of intimacy with rene darl dar migny tigny this she indignantly denies but expresses a fear for the young mans safety CHAPTER VII continued you appear greatly concerned over his bis safety not nat at all so far as I 1 lave have ever heard the bleur cartigny has heretofore proven himself quite capable of sustaining his bla own part Us more like I 1 am concerned for you tor for me you foell why I 1 was a swordsman when that lad ad was at hla his mothers knee lie ile laughed but with ugly gleam of teeth IS acrel I 1 hate bate such play acting dut but enough of quarrel now there Is sufficient clent time thile ahead to bring you to your senses sense s and a knowledge inow ledge of who Is your master hugo kiugo chevet Cli evet come hero here my uncle climbed the bank his bla rifle in hand with face still bloated and red from the drink of the night before behind him appeared the slender black robed figure of the jesuit his bis eyes eye s eager with curiosity it was sight of the latter which caused cas stan slon to moderate his bla tone of command you will go with chevet he be said pointing to the fire among the trees until I 1 can talk to you alone A prisoner no a guest sarcastically but do not overstep the courtesy courte sr 11 we left him in conversation with the pere and I 1 did no teven toven glance back chevet breathed heavily and I 1 caught the mutter of his lits voice whitt what mean eth all this chatter lie he asked gruffly must you two quarrel so sookil soon why by not I 1 ret retorted arted the man bears me no love iove itis but gold be thinks about he be stopped and slapped his thighs itis als precious little of that lie he will ever see then and why not was not my father a land owner ayt till the king took it 7 7 we left him with the cerep and I 1 did not even glance back then even you do not know the truth I 1 am glad to learn that for I 1 have dreamed that you sold said me ino to this coxcomb for a share of the spoils what a share of the nahl bahl I 1 nam no augel angel girl nor pretend to n virtue more than I 1 possess po there Is truth lu in the thought that I 1 might bene jilt by your manlie to monsieur caa rion lon and by my faith I 1 bee no wrong in that have you yon not cost me heavily in these years why should I 1 not seek fourtou for you a husband of worth in i these colonies Where wherefore forre la Is that a R crime were vere you my own daughter I 1 1 I could do no mo less and this man Ss not to look upon a fair spoken gallant a friend of lu lit anrrea chosen by hyham 1 im for special service and with influence in the ibur trade all the hotter better that lie continued obstinately why should a girl object if her husband be rich bublie But he lie Is not rich I 1 said plainly looking straight into tits his eyes ile he Is 18 no more diore than a penniless adventurer an actor playing a part assigned him by tile governor while you and I 1 do the same listen monsieur chayet the property at st thomas Is IB mine by legal right and it was to gain possession that this wretch sought bought MY coy hand band it your legal right ay restored by the king in special order it Is not true I 1 had the records searched by a lawyer monsieur gnu gall tier of st anne I 1 gave a gesture of indignation A country advocate nt at whom those in authority would I 1 tell you what I 1 say Is true the land was restored and the HIP filet li is known to la barre and to cassion it Is this fact w which litch has caused all our troubles I 1 overheard ov orl icard talk last night between the governor a and hla aide de camp colonel deigaard DeI guard you know film nodded ills hla interest stirred they thought themselves alone and were laughing nt at the success of their trick I 1 was hidden behind the heavy curtains nt at the window find and every word they r poke reached my illy ears cars then they sent bent for cassion Cas slon kut but where Is tile tho paper 1 I did not learn they lave it hidden no doubt awaiting the proper mine to produce it hut but there Is such A document lit la barre explained that clearly and thorenson the tho reason why he wished carslon to marry me they were all three talking when nn an accident lhnn happened which led to my discovery I 1 1 aahl ah I 1 and so that was what hurried the wedding and sent me anthis on this wild wilderness wil dorness chase they would bury rue me in the woods I 1 j hush now cassion has left the canoe already and we can talk of this later let us seem to suspect moth ing tills this was the farst meat meal ot of amany eaten together along the river bank in the course of our long journey yet tho the recollection of that scene rises before illy memory now with peculiar vividness casabon had divided us its into groups an and d from where 1 I lintl had found resting place with a small flat rock for table I 1 was enabled to ito see the lie others scattered to tho the edge of the bank and thus learned for ithe first time the character of those with whom 1 I 1 I 1 was destined to companion on tile the long journey there were but four of us in that first group which included pere allouez a silent oman man fingering his cross crosa and barely douche 1 ing food ills ilia face under the black cowl was drawn and creased by strange lines and his eyes burned with vagueness it if I 1 had bad ever dreamed of him as one to whom I 1 might turn for counsel tho the thought instantly vanished as our glances met A soldier and two indians served us while their companions divided into two groups were gathered atiteo other extremity of the ridge the soldiers under discipline of their own under officers and the In indians dialls watched over by DArt cartigny igny who rested however slightly apart ills hla gaze on tile broad river never once nonce while I 1 observed did he be turn and 1 glance my way I 1 counted the etien as I 1 endeavored to ent eat scarcely heeding the few words exchanged by thesel those about me the indians numbered ten including their chief whom carslon i called alluda altuda Alt iida chovet chevet named them as Algon quins from the ottawa erous crous rascals enough yet with ex ei pert knowledge of watercraft water croft craft was a tall savage wrapped in gaudy blanket hla face rendered sinister and repulsive by a sear scar the full length of his cheek yet he spoke french fairly well and someone said that be had wree three times made journey to mackinac Mackl nac and knew the waterways there were 24 soldiers including a sergeant and corporal cor paral of the regiment of Pl cardy eardy active follows fellows enough nud atia to the llie frontier although they gave small erl evidence of discipline anil and otheir uniforms Dul forms were in shocking condition the sergeant wasu was a heavily built stocky mon man but tho the others were rather undersized and of little spirit the same thought must have boon been in uio the mines of others for the expression on monsieur cassionis Cass Cas lons face was not pleasant as lie be stared about chevet lie ho exclaimed disgustedly did ever you see a worse selection for wilderness travel than la barap has given us cast your eyes cyca down the lie line alno yonder by my faltot there them Is not no a real roan man among them 11 who had been growling to himself with scarce a thought other than the food before him lifted lla his eyes and looked no worse than all nil the scum do bau Is had bad no better with him and la salle led a 4 gang of outcasts with right leadership you can make intake them do meds work ria eirls no uld kid glove job you have bare monsieur carslon Casa Cas slon loii vie the insulting indifference of the old fur traders tone surprised the he corn com mis saire and he be exhibited resentment you are overly free with your comments hugo Cli Chey evet pt I 1 wish advice I 1 1 I will ask it and in the woods I 1 10 lo do not always wait to be naked asked returned the older man lighting his alpe and calmly puffing out the blue lindke bino be though jt dt Is ia likely enough you will be asking for it before you journey many leagues further you are under my order fi 1 so lit barre said sald but the only duty be gave TOO me was ans to ae watch over adele here lie ile put no shackle on my iny tongue you have chosen your course yes vp up the ottawa 1 I suppose so BO although that boy yonder could load lead you a shorter pas bilge illow how learned you that 1 ily talking with lu quebec no ile even sketched nip me a inal inep of tile the route he be traveled with lu la salle you kuey knew it brnot of no moment for my illy orders bill bid tile me KO go by st iriece yet it might be well to question him anti the chief also ue lie turned to tile the nearest soldier Bold ler toll tell the algonquin Alt Altu dali udah to come here and bleur a dArt ArtIg leny ny they approached together two aped monn of the lie frontier its is different ns as could be nud aud stood silent fronting Cass loll who looked nt at them frowning and ami in fit no pleasant huntor humor tile the eyes of the younger man sought bought my iny face tor for nn all instant nuil and the swift glance gave harsher noto note to the corn com miss alres voice we will reload the canoes hero here for the long voyage lie he said bald brusquely the sergeant will have charge of that hut but both or oc you will be in the leading boat nud and will keep keel well lu lit advance of tile the others our course la Is by way of the ottawa you know that stream Alt udah the indian bowed his bis head gravely anti and extended one hand beneath the scarlet fold of his blanket rive five time monsieur how tor farto to the west chief to place call green day bay carslon turned ills his eyes on bartl gny a slight sneer aneer curling hla his lips and you vou he be asked coldly but one journey monsieur mon lour along the ottawa and the lakes was ivas tho the quiet answer and that three years ago yet I 1 scarce think I 1 would go astray not a course easily forgotten and beyond green boy bay 1 I have been to the mouth of tile tho great river you in surprise were you of that sparty yes monsieur and you actually reach reached edthe tho sea the salt water yes monsieur 11 saint annel II a never half believed the title talo true nordo I 1 think overmuch of your word ifor it but lot let that go i chevit hero here tells bells me you know a shorter journey to the illinois not by canoe monsieur 1 I fol foll l 1 lowed de la in salle by forest trail to the straits and planned to return that way but itts a foot journey what will bo be your course from groon green day bay along the west shore monsieur i it Is dangerous only by reason of storms and the distance I 1 prom from st ignaca Igna cc aal ayl from st ignacek what distance disi lies there ind and title this fort I 1 st louis on the illinois 11 twill be but a venture monsieur but ij a think 1 held bold at a hundred aud and ftfe fifty leagues of wilderness when I 1 passed that way yes they tell fell me now the jesuits have mission i station at green bay and there may be fur UT traders in indian villages beyond 0 no o chance 10 to lo procure supplies only scant Tilt ions ot of corn from the indians your report to ie in accordance with my instructions and maps map and no doubt Is correct that will be ill fill take two more men in your boat and depart at once we shall follow immediately ined lately CHAPTER vill 4 defy Cas chaslon Ca aslon slon our progress was slow against tho the swift current of the st 81 lawrence and we kept close to the overhanging bank following tile the guidance of the lie loading leading canoe we were the second lit in live hue and no DO longer overcrowded so 0 o that I 1 hod had ample room to rest at cayo case upon a pile of blankets and gazo gaze about rno me with interest on the changing scene ahead abend of us now sweeping around tho the point like a wild bird amid a smother of at spray barny appeared the advance canoe As AH it disappeared I 1 could Ms dig sh at the be astern his coat off ills liR bunds rills grasping a paddle have above tile the point once more and in smoother water I 1 was waa awnee that he turned and looked lack back shading his eyes from the sun aun I 1 could not but wonder what tip lie thought what possible suspicion lad had come coma to hint him re garding my presence in the hie company in some manner I 1 must keep keel hint alicy from carslon ny ay anti front from clevet until opportunity caine front mo me to tao first communicate with hlin him insensibly my head bend rested back against the pile of blankets the glint of sunshine along the surface of tho the ha 01 I 1 before I 1 knew it I 1 slept S soundly water vanished us its my lushes lashes fell and before I 1 know knew it I 1 slept soundly roundly I 1 awoke with the sun lit in the western sky icy no BO low down as to peep deop at roe me through tho the upper branches ot of trees lining the bank behind us its str stretched etchel a space of straight water and ono one canoe was wag close while the second wits barely visible along a curve of 0 the shore attend bo however wever the river at pearce feared vaen vacant tit the leading calling bont having hating vanished around a wooded bend I 1 my ay eyes mot met those of Cas carslon slon and tile tho sight of him instantly restored me ine to m n recollection of my plan nothing be gained by open warfare I 1 permitted my lips to finite and noted instantly tho the change of expression in tits face I 1 1 I have slept well monsieur 1 I said bald pleasantly for I 1 was very tired fired 11 ITIs the best way on it a bout boat voyage assuming ills his old manner but now the day Is nearly done As we skirted tho the extremity of shore I 1 saw gaw the opening in the lie woods wid and tho the glenin gleam of a cheerful fire amid green grass the advance encoe swung half hidden amid the overhanging roots of a huge bugo pine |
