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Show THE RICH COUNTY NEWS. RANDOLPH, UTAH First ere she puts foot n the The who fired that shot? Captain Sazarac Jacksol By Charles Tenney Copyright by TheBobbt-Mtiril- CHAPTER X Company l Continued. 14 , There was an astonished silence. The men craned and stared. Johan-nes- s nodded truculently to them. "You have heard, now! Then be warned ! and obey !" Johahness, catching his eye, dismissed the crew. Back once more by the steersman, old Dominique sighed. Ve have a handful. But I can ruess their stares. The Captain Lafltte defending the English because, forsooth, they are friendly with the Americans! It Is enough to open old eyes! Half these renegades have and smarted In British press-gangthe rest well, sirs, It puzzles even our old fellows I It well may. Laflttes return dazzled them at first, and they were keen to be at anything for him; but now some of them are wondering where the profits He for broken bones and wet skins." They glower, too, at this young gentleman of the rue Boyale for they deem him part owner of the and holding back the captain from any too uhlawful a venture. And Jarvis, the idler, goes among them with his jests and ruffles their feelx ings." come had the aft, Johanness; bosun, cocking an eye aloft at the he had heard the talk and growled : A good fight thats what .these hearties need blood let from some of the youngsters, and a man or two to the sharks! Aye, and we keep on fetching yon hull above the water as weve done the past five hours and therell be one." Captain Lafltte does not. desire an encounter. Burke and the other deserting Irtsher say the Genaron mounts two and long sixes and a below hatches, stuffed with arms, which, it was given out, are going to New Granada for Simon Bolivars res, Sera-phln- e, sail-sprea- twelve-pounde- commander motioned to the bosun. Johanness! Fetch Burke and John Crackley! Those two, at least, were past her bow!" Bohon pointed to the Your Genaron, my capstarlight: tain!" The party on 'the quarterdeck was watching what only a seamans eyes coqd make out against the night ; when, on the silence, came the jarring burst of a gun. The flnsh leaped from the Seraphines side, and by it they saw three figures retreating from the port carronade. ) Then, on the hush, came a shout. Jarvis, reeling from a coll of cordage by the companion-hoopointed to the shadowy bulk Of the English ship slowly heaving on the seas. With a grinding, tearing crash, her main mast was heeling down through her shrouds. The Seraphines crew howled. Silence " thundered Lafltte. A hit a marvelous shot I" chuckled Jarvis, rubbing his hands. There came a shout from the English vessel. Men were already struggling there to cut away the pounding mast and wreckage. , What is this villainy, sir? a voice rasped: "Against his majestys ship In times of peace? Who are you, sir? A shout broke from the Genarons crew. The Seraphlne! The Yankee clipper! Aye, the Napoleon ship Id know her In a thousand ! The English captain blustered on, as. his deck officers shouted to the men to clear . away the grinding rigging overside. Lafltte listened quietly, and when a pause came, he spoke. The Seraphlne, sir then it Is. Her present object Is to demand the lady who la unlawfully detained upon your d, r; volt" Aye, well! I little think shell fight The Seraphlne will flay her in an hour we carry pretty batries, gentlemen, as ever a privateer could d wish! Twelve and the two long nines!" The , yind slipped to uncertain streaks near sundown, and In the last glimmer of dusk the pursued and pursuer lay limp and adrift on the warm heave of the gulf. The crew had grown strangely quiet. Jarvis, lolling at the quarter-rai-l, spat at a following shark, then touched the Count de A1 monaster upon the sleeve. He pointed at the 'fugitive ship to the southward. She must know she Is pursued. She is making straight for Yucatan she will crawl under the Spaniards guns at some rivers mouth and yell to Heaven that old days have come again In the gulf and the buccaneers are on the tall of the traffic. The crew has decided that she should be scuttled and every mouth on her closed ere she can tell that Lafltte is at sea again! You know the What nonsense! purpose of this ship as well as L The devil take me though If I know her end. Cme come! said Baoul hurriedly. No more of this ! Affairs are getting ominous enough among us. You had best keep apart from the crew, Jarvis. You have been setting them on to fury with tales of the gold the Genaron carries. You know there Is no truth to It I I was fair to split my sides laughing over the murdering humor it put them In I That and tile drink I got among them to start their boasting. The devil take you I I should report this to the captain, fumed De You are a troubleAlmonaster. maker ! I must be amused, yawned Jarvis, for In the end, I hang. He pulled his dirty velvet cap over one ear, rubbed the unshaven pallor of his cheek, and smiled plaintively. At dinner the gentlemen found him asleep In the tapestried suite, his ragged boots upon the pillows of the bed which had been designed for, Bonaparte. twenty-four-poun- CHAPTER XI Tfte Lady of the Genaron. And again that night the hawk missed Its prey. Even as the chiefs were conferring ar to what trusted fellows should man the longboats fqr a surprise upon the becalmed bark. there came a stir out of the east that 'gate her chance to' elude the Seraphlne. Bat at once Beluche had his sallormen aloft; and with royals and staysails set the schooner lay to the course where 'the merchantman was last reported. If we cannot board before tomorrow," grumbled Nez Coupe, there will be the question of gunning her. I smell sailors weather coming." There will have to be some action. Last night some rascals plundered the stewards stores, said Bohon, now on the watch. Dainties o' food and drink meant for the gentlemen o New Orleans on their quest for Bonaparte have been guzzled by shrimp fishers o the city markets! Indeed, the watching eyes of all the ships officers were 'upon the restless spirit growing forward. It was a relief, when, after the breeze died fitfully near midnight, a hall from the lookout brought everyone out up-standing. There abaft our beam She hangs flat, and the currents are bearing ns 1 MANY deck AVOID OPERATIONS recognized. The underfflcers hustled the two malcontents out of the disorder along the waist Crackley, the Englishman, swaggered with a confident leer. "You fired that gun, sir? I fired no gun. "Burke! Neither did L sir- - And a d d good shot It be, I say!' Silence!" The captain looked over the press of evil faces. And from the rear a hoarse voice chnckled: E was no gunner, that ni say. Nothin 'e knew but point and pull lanyard when someone give the word the Britisher was swingin fair point-blan- k In the guns eye!" . Jarvis, whispered Beluche. "1 had a mind o Jarvis " At his name the buffoon arose with airy unsteadiness. The crew made' way for him until he stood below the poop steps looking up against the lights. His blinking eye found the Count de Almonaster, and to him be bowed, alone, apparently. "Monsieur, I have won a pistol. I have a mind to borrow of you powder and ball to find a tutor who will Instruct me which end is which." The commander drew his breath You fired that sharply. "Janjid? gun? The boats crew was making fast, the bow men climbing the short ladder. They stood back respectfully to make way for her. The silence grew painfully acute. The cloaked figure of a woman was assisted to the rail and past the guards. She looked about puzzledly, as If not seeing clearly who first would address her. The man Jarvis below, to the The master spoke low, brig, Bohon! swiftly and with a mask of lndlffer- ence that had concealed his pain. His guards threw Jarvis past the crowding ruffians and hurried him forward. And the lady who looked back at him from her coach on the Esplanade now did not see him at all! She had gone swiftly to the after- companion, with Its gilded panels and royal carpet leading to the cabin of the emperor. At the companionway the bronzed lamp showed the captains face.- - De Almonaster started at the grief, the stern, pent sadness of the leader. Jarvis, hex muttered : My friend Through the Use of Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound VACATIONS Yeah, my that for our at home and Shucks 1 tion? Sure It It! Aint that vacation? Hubby 1 Stupid Authors. Some novelists dont know What theyre talking about. Heres one who speaks of a girls raven hair. Wifey Well, whats wrong with that? Hubby Ravens they have feathers dont have hair; 1 Overheard by J. C. 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Now, It Is said, a sea-rov- L wife and I have decided vacations she will stay I'll go to the seashore." You call that a vaca- Is. She wont have to get np mornings and cook my breakfast, and I wont have to get up and eat Jarvis" Why this fools mutinous play!" blustered old Dominique. It was so that you could never return to the ports of the world, put la Raoul de Almonaster. 'An act of pi-racy an overt act of war by a ship that files no flag, against the power of England. He condemns you to a part he would play himself and cannot . . Sazarac, the last and the lover, Jean ! And the count added hurriedly: Go, now. You have Among the Ruffians. my pledge to aid In this affair. On ship.. You know the circumstances of my honor. Monsieur you shall be Miss Lestrons detention. I demand none but Sazarac. that she be placed at once at our CHAPTER XII There was an astounded silence on The Parting of the Paths. the bark. Then a womans cry of De Almonaster stepped aside as the The Americans ! Joyful amazement. The skippers voice answered: We two came to the brocade portieres that hung at the portal of Napoleons cannot recognize this demand, sir whoever you are. And who Is in com- cabin. The bther man, therefore, had stepped within, and the brilliance of mand? I demand, retorted trie chief, the the polished lamp cluster with its crystal reflectors was full upon him.' person of Miss Lestron at once delivSazarac! the lady cried sharply. ered on board this ship. "Sazarac the river gamester ! And I refuse Playing high again. Mademoiselle The affair Is yours. Beluche, sir! He turned to his silent men, who clus- Lestron to serve you! The lustrous blackness of her eyee tered along the rail. ' Lay the boats ninn" for boarding. You, Bohon, see was narrowing. She threw the cloak to the gun crews! higher with one arm before her chin, There was a howl of Joyful surprise as If, In fear or some curious revulamong the ruffians, a scattering right sion, to shut the thought of him away. and left, under the yeomans Instant And then she dropped this and stood call, a clattering of knives and pistols. facing him. Monsieur Sazarac, she repeated Again the commander turned calmly This Is a strange affair I to the Genaron. quietly. "You are ready for action, sir? You How can It be? You why should you take me from the ship of my country?" shall have it! Why did you come? he retorted, But the merchantman was not, as was easily seen. Her crew became a and his somber smile lightened. The even disorderly pack scattering from the choice was yours, Mademoiselle amldshlp wreckage. The captain spoke at the last There came a shout from the waist roughly to Miss Lestron. "Carr put this affair on met I did of the ship. A rolling boast, followed not want you here That I protested by discordant choruses of laughter. With one shot I lay a ship to, helpagainst from the beginning! That I well know, Captain Rich- less on the sea! Oh, bullies! One ards. I also, know why I was seized shot toy first shot! I Jarvis! Why and delivered to you for deportation, didnt I play the part of Lafltte long which Is more than you! years ago? "I know not who these people are The muffled cry was drowned In who demand you from one of his majimprecations and more focasle laughestys ships. But I clear my hands ter.' Mademoiselle Lestron gave Monof It until reparation Is demanded in sieur Sazarkc a swift measuring the courts Carr and his Intrigues and glance. all! We cannot fight fivescore scounI assure you a rough Jest of my drels boarding us. Madame, the choice rough crew, Mademoiselle. Is yours! She shivered slightly. Lafltte? I I take !t.j Her voice came dear, recall, when a child, that his men and proudly. plundered my father's home at La Casa Remember you are committing Montana In the Grenadines " yourself to unknown adventurers He has long vanished from these God knows, perhaps, the buccaneers peaceful seas. Mademoiselle. who harried these waters not twenty There came a stir at the threshold years agone! of the emperors cabin. She turned There was a hoarse laugh among to another figure there. A slighter the Seraphines fellows, which the man, but tall. His dark, slender, chief stilled. The womans calm youthful face was lit by an unbelievvoice answered the others heat. ing hope. The Count de Almonastet I go willingly. I have not been stepped nearer. more than a prisoner here. (TO BE CONTINUED.) A boat, muttered Lafltte. swiftly Calendar Curiosities. turning. Pull away, and have a care under the quarter when the lady The calendar offers certain curiosicomes alongside. ties which are little known. No cenAye, sir ! tury con begin on a Wednesday, FriThe Seraphlne rode slowly on past day or Saturday. The month of Octhe bark In the easy seas. Lafltte tober begins always on the same day turned to De Almonaster when the of the week as the month of January; yawl swung from the Genarons side. February, March and November begin I have a mind that you represent on the same day of the week. " May, me, sir. I prefer to meet her In the June and August begin on different cabin. First comes this matter of days. These rules do not apply te that cannon shot. leap years. The ordinary year always "The lady comes, grunted the aider-man- ; finishes on the same day of the week "make war there I as It began. WOn llttla" Lot of 'Em Like That Blinks How are you able to afford to own and run a car? Jinks Ill only be able to own and run the darn thing as long as the stores will let me run bills. CHILDREN CRY CASTORIA FOR Especially Prepared for Infants and Children of All Ages Mother! 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