Show abeli I 1 E h the fifels j A romance of colonial days D ays BY ROBERT A cnA CHAPT inn LIt AN A bov ila s after tho events described in ill 1 13 apter montreal Mont wa aas wai i I 1 felted cl tJ 11 y tile aim s brought in by a cour jor jer to tho that general Montc Mout alpi calin ih il alien fort 0 anti ami ins ing tollio tile ilio duglish back to tile hou hea loan if not into alio tit atlantic At lintio itself ho fco highly lii lily are events exaggerated aap crittl crit nl specialty dilly in timo ut of war mar and cililo lillo I 1 ilio lie civit gathered in the and ami milne in tipi to discuss tile noni trink to tho the success sik of la i liss a lollo bello fra ile f 3 1 i iid nor norola cherole ee many inan y it 1 wor 8 checks cs grow row palo and tier her eyes moist with etli tears fur for homo home absent soldier hoso life was moro precious tu to her I 1 lian han tho the glory which lio lie courted court etl ur or won upon tile field of conquest mino line ChoMe Che reul iiI proud us as hilo wai of bior jet ancestry whoso choso names adorned tile alio loll 1011 it of french chivalry felt quit aniio 13 ti acutely cutely is tho the humblest soldiers wito wife hie pans of doubt about liar hor husbands husband s tato which followed tile tho first thrill of rudonal rU vat lonal ional this feeling was Is dominant as 1 I silo sho wit sit on ill tile tho veranda of if alro nouan listening to talut nol lady lad vs 31 onelo words of hope for har batt loof life wa was 3 foupht fough silo fit bid it burled her dead and her jet wounded bicart vow row only bled at tile story of al luio lothers woo for liar glory ill no siani sm defeat no humiliation tho ho vie ilmon war shared it her r s sympathy y ava lier gentle office 3 rt bother they follot etl cd tile red banner of evyland and or tho lilies of franco france and silo sho was now alg to pour tho balm balin or of liopo iloilo into tile tho heart of tier her friedl tile tho stars atara were lookin down on an tile croad river and tho the restless town with ahat diviaio serenity which liko like christian faith chinos all tho that brighter tor for tile tho darkness dar knoss 1113 wis wai mrs Ver vernona theme of which bho nover wearied and so sweat and earnest tile words which flowed from the fountain of conviction in liar souto that silo sho seldom failed to pour tho the oil of liopo hope and on ohp 41 of lier her listener I 1 J jilma ut ax A ain tw aw n I 1 meteor afoot across tile tho sky just itow olio maid bald I 1 so bright t so B 0 beautiful it t ace maill like on an onion oman of rood frood tho elder cider woman shook liar head anro tor for un believers tho the star or of tile tho greatest vont vent tile world lias has over ever known but it was no not an ornell omen it was sho ito fi topped there was a shadow between liar her and tho the stars a silent pros V 13 a A t W hw ri n r I 1 1 wy hil W ctr wr er ka NHA yr J vasi a fei it t L is VEIt NOX fill hann HAND OF THE biair enco at tier side a gentle onelo touch upon intuition whisp arvol td T d to tier her heart 11 ariel Ail cl silo sho cried stretching out liar her arms r r nis ariell Aric 1 I dell ll repeat repeated eI ame mme Chor cul tier eyes ayea still fixed upon tho the stars all ali yes arlel would bo be a suro sure mosson mossen ger CC r ot of goob tidings ile ho Is liere hero said mrs vernon in ili a voice subdued by ora emotion otton the boy traced some KOCTO characters upon lier owr liand hand they aro are cierel alic aho cried fran olal francois Iran cols do youlear you hear me ino call laring lights who aro are hero here asked ammo chov rising in great ag as tation tat lon the I 1 ho old servant vant by tile im cerious tono of 0 ills gentle mib tross hurried to tile tho veranda with a light mrs vernon stood clasping cla tile alio liani liand to bo be in command it directed lila ills course tho the whito men mail were cana canadians deans whose choso till duty ty it was to paddle tile canoes kindle fires and pro paro liaro meals after that first night the journey was continued by daylight only and party arty of 1 indians on their way to alon montreal treal but few words from stolla stella as I 1 have natu liar satisfied them that wo vo were friends t tho rite negro treated mo me courteously but lit would answer no questions ns as tu to our destination ti at last wo arrived at tile tho is sand where captain marden found mo me und and you can imagine my terror at tile tho late ato which I 1 believed awaited me and ana low liow I 1 prayed for liole oven even if it camo came in 1110 form of death until that moment of supreme happiness happl when I 1 felt the pres huro of artelis lana hand in tho the darkness rf of illy prison hut but how did captain mardon marden find the iho duo clue which led in tho the pursuit asked kud ame mme i Y l vi buu a alio la brelich lul lad yi gra spIll x tile the rail of af abo th v oraida into the darkness amill whence ento wil iwo IMO flails fl ures niLs anil and ai tiny came bamo athin the circle of light another more iiii remote ii iu to ninon my clotial li ii it tiou thou last biou returned tu to my heart my lily lovo lino mino n forth its iia silo heia lioi liar bileca lit in lier arms mardell ills foot fool boll alio tit stop step of tile alio verat tola liis its fact faco alone vi Illo gazed upon tile cello avith tile allo 6 satisfaction faction of out allo yil lias ills accomplished a dilli cult task IN life stella it a row fun paces behind ieh tria him looked on oil with alli tile ring ilon of it hild child a an hour bour litter later allo file Ill estain was in ill to ti tier friends tile ator story of if h her r mys ma cerious abduction from tile bui g house arlel abiol hall hail ed to rest and tile squaw was ai asleep on oil tic ver anai the 1 ho learty seated around tile table lit in tile dining from wille tile clout ind had just been removed 1 i tile the f a in of our friends friend ablio said b lid 1 I 1 was about to follow m my aunt upstairs I 1 isn id with a 1 I sudden apprehension of donger hesitating what to tudo do I 1 bee mo abaro of f in tile loom then I 1 rail lan into tile lull hall to irico irivo the alarin ilicin il irin my foot fool i v nj ay on oil tile ond and I 1 screamed Il lirt once when lien it inkot was as thrown over oi 11 alland ill ind upon lily ill olith till between brt con terror and huf location I 1 lost illy alwil ses I 1 must leavo I 1 oils for a lony long billic alino for foi when ulian I 1 spelled d my eyes 0 os aguill I 1 was nay lying 1 oil 01 tomo so r I a furs 1 on tile bottom of a i cadiou ali my lily lipid head in fit tile lip lap of tho indian gindlin dornan ainan the blancet blan bl icil let t was ia removed unil find I 1 donld lire breatha allio illio freely ahn atnacio stars Bt nacio in ain but thero cro it no lights on ahn til til ioro by which I 1 ehnow 1 now that we 0 o avro tn ionio distance from the tun town from tl in position I 1 could lint little in ill tile OSS except a i dim turn form in ill ali t lif batern of tho the c oil noo moo I 1 triad to speak bac ik lint but the laid squaw tier linger on oil my lips I 1 lay still for foi a conj ion g time houm I 1 think lien I 1 fell a leop it via IN daylight I 1 gwok e the banoo was as tied to the alio allore a and il I 1 my captors were cio preparing a ineal ot 0 which I 1 could not t partake pai lilio I 1 discovered that there was another canoe I 1 ulso also lecog izod lemou ices ri negro servant who jamrs vernon loima lt it Nl mirilyn irden cn ro plied piled an indian woman oman whom tthum had befriended and who was VM nn tit unseen witness to tho embarkation mb reve revealer alea it to liar her anon and arlel ariel and I 1 stilted in pur stilt bel abing that their do rort foit 4 1 ardic but t tot 11 TI I 1 VO 1 a ss oll it 0 nad a not ihde camp firc betrayed them t to arbola eyes tho llo credit of tho rescue bolona belongs to biln lie ilo then went on an to des describe life sub events v with ath which tile tho reader is familiar f bild ing 11 imy task br boing jing accomplished I 1 mutt return to my duty my pros hero is unknown to all but yourselves and must insist remain so bo loyt the military should object to my illy dopart depart lire fire it IE I 1 may claim your hospitality for twenty four hours mrs mra vurnon 11 and ariel interrupted file destain 1 ife I to will accompany nio me said marden there is a bond benl of nt nf lection between us which dan danger or and hardship hava cemented too alas closely ly to n mit A ali alil of t v partition ask him and 11 ion ani what I 1 say hay A 1 if the chances of war should 1 jin in ajic d ainor I 1 onu return kolii n to mrs irs aid i pyoung baily cararo carn ro WI I 1 1010 i n nv i 3 1 or olion tu tj you inn 1 1 the fc and care 1 idad vernon 1 N i i lit marde I 1 1 uett r it h I 1 cannot iro v i it IL 1 i belvo that i iway r P 1 i id d a aw nil I 1 ahai ila L ono one it nf I 1 ry i iv I 1 loit 0 t C been restora I to i in ill the alio 1 p 1 i boy ainu clieve you lait jy bory the long 3 cars ut of bo a re and hope deferred clead for me 3 mardon marden much agitated was pacing apana up and down the room lie iio stopped find and faced the lady ito ilo was very palo and ills lips lipi trembled it needs need not ho he said baia 1 I admit your Tour claim ili his mind reverted rocc ted to tile the story which jalio jabo told him in the ruined lint but in ili tile tho forest and holcli had passed from his memory bilco a dream in tho ox citing incidents which chich followed its ita narration there need then bo be no delay and no parting scene lie added after a pause 1 1 I will depart at ac once tho the canote which brought us lies upon tho the shore share and thoro there is a possibility of overtaking babcz locke and his party not so BO exclaimed ninon earnestly 61 there is 19 more to bo be told but not now walt wait till tomorrow to morrow captain Al SIard larden cn I 1 entreat you to add this to tho the great debt of gratitude I 1 owa orto you and perhaps silo sho added laugh laughing ing and sobbing hysterically 1 I may bo be able to pay somo agomo part of that debt to give diio you in exchange for tho the life you saved sated a precious something which will adorn your own t exclaimed her hor launt aunt rising in great alarm nay aunt bear with mo me for a time and you tell dearmas dear sirs Mrs vernon I 1 will explain all to you captain marden silo sho lidded regaining her composure though hor her oyos eyes til rough it 1 r wet lashes you will frant mv iny quest i 1 f c bostain Do stain that there can ho nc regard nowara Ic tween us I 1 lave done 0 more thau my iny duty to you find gat friend io do llari Il arzac ic and llo ito will ill thank you for both of 0 w 4 silo said and holding out if hand blitch lio ito pressed to lila its lips illis gall bowin lowing to tile alio rider eider ladky ladies retire 1 W wl rest escorted hy fly Iran cols 1 ariel was not at the breakfast ti t laj ia 1111 n ind anti maiden observed t w 1 I rs Verr ionti face fuco fucoloro an all 0 of afi sereno content which made liar her look ca i years cira younger you ngoi A 1 alnio n 0 vill oia east cast aside tier amons and 1 mid and sparkled IN itil Y SJ ninon alono alon w alio regal ned W i usual coin avas aa paler paid than wont and tier her oyos eyes frequently anva abt 3 ell cd to Mar bardons dons face as if slit was try 1 to ills hn Inn iott thoughts tz g it if silo had succo oded w a uld se q af F have tier hor fur for liar hor pains bain indeed in it a chaotic utah still f fur or it bu n icil that tile countr auna I 1 wasi moro used to tile life of cam I 1 tile perplexing tactics fairer sax i tile prospect too tej boll boalby by 4 journey joni inay iii ly liao havo id 1 1 tit 1 lir found ta ninon and mrs irs V varnon r i leaving Nine Chov roul entertain tit alir guest birst it 11 task tak for will laiti alio aho MIS well fitted anti title lillo silo alio in ti r asted win in ill tile story 0 of somo onto of lif tius lills binda bands campaigns calip title drow drew alim on to toll tell liis lifs own unsuspecting that t il time thus occupied its es oil t I 1 ai t to othe thi IF 01 k g 14 ak j ii tit I 1 il U Q A J it iff ws nd IT omi OWN it par pait fre oil 07 1 adoor opened behind them imo Cli evroul roso rose and file abod d about marden mechanic a ily followed tier example ladles entered tile room mile destain leading ly by tile land hand 0 jac ito closely va 1 ailed mrs afra vor vornon doll 11 u beiji iti to 1 ix icv ci lined |