| Show 4 tan 1 n CAF w til N C charles tenney jackson by myers bi th bobb alu C coinon P 1 CHAPTER XII continued 15 what hove halo you said ald ho he wills ared vred ared alit A lit ln casa ln in tile alio grenadines Grena dines T roa 01 are louise lestrange LKa VE strange you rt the child of tho the refugees from martinique ique voris Uon leur she eho answered nn wonder bigly surely Bure lyl I 1 how could coul d you linoel cowf and then she eho stopped nearer ath th a cry that rang monsieur do de he took her hands ft and nd bowing mad her fingertips finger tips A great light i in ID his eyes tho glitter of nn an in tro dible triumph the girl flushed id d her own glance wont went from one ent eitleman leman to the other the ih elder was in rapt surprise he took bolt snuff gravely from a golden trin ket it of a box and then regarded them with ath the air of ono one who nho knew every thing ing had haa planned everything tin and d was as but merely watching the colsum atlon lon of his desires louisa lespron cried out joyfully again ata coming closer to the younger gentleman sent nt leman there was in it n swift Ir alef ellef as if silo she hurried to his hai pro had bad said ho he atlon the gamester I 1 red oved her that ho would claim his pawn 1 monsieur do de Al monaster who be roo me eight years ago after the acles massacred my family de royed our es estate I 1 the very same en me I 1 went to parts paris visited quebec after my ahree m years tit at st cyr I 1 searched in the e andlen ports I 1 sought word of littia tle mademoiselle lestronge lestrange the phoned orphaned girl of the alie revolt there was hardly need to guess at the e reason for his search the girl hotd aside tho the captain mazarac bent nt upon apon the younger man a look of odd d remembrance my IVY name was changed a trifle monsieur by the family of nolond lonel carr I 1 am his ward she and turned to the commander of the fie seraphine you came to me at the be hour of my deep despair mon bleur or the night at the hotel K broke with th carrs cans intrigues from that most rabat and then well I 1 knew too much ich for his safety A dlo discredited credited adventurer ren his commission already re maled led by his maje government plotting with the malcontents of tile the northwest and with tho the spaniards across osa the sabine against louisiana ile e conspirators seized me hurried me upon the genaros lest I 1 disclose a i truth troth to mr langhorne my nans trolls consul tit nt new orleans carr 1 itt 14 the pay of the spanish kingan king an agett nt of tho the holy alliance that wishes 0 embroil broll england and america again 11 war lest the united states stat es grow 00 powerful tn in the west 11 I 1 guessed as much maid captain barac arac absently taking hla snuff VIL B even before that alg night ht at the otil M mademoiselle l night 1 I queried batoul i 1 it IM as been a mystery you did not chaise colonel carr as all the town ex eded prom from that night there was waa a iange it in you Bazar mazarac act I 1 monsieur badarac shrugged louise rons glanco glance upon him seemed to appeal to nd be it in whatever cht chivalry valry there Sad oai Menly deIllY n Q gamester of the packets pac keta raoul wept kweit about ly and addressed the elder man tt 1 r monsieur it t 1 do you recall the din 1 my countryseat country seat A confidence a to you I 1 A memory a child t wely lovely child burned 11 ln in the memory dreamer be sc schoolboy woolboy parla paris all aft world co could uld a other not mako him forget I 1 me ae the bowed his bla faint inina benile nonchalant voice flowed on 1 4 twice the i tin nm twice honored I 1 eura chosen confidant mon anic brings either e hand with ft a sweep at of the two charming stories thin aar he em understands th S doe cloea 8 0 will monsieur mazarac Saz arac now be 10 1 11 the second jester of aall I 1 the lra a 1 li in hurt urt grief young man started to eg yet I 1 ah W tP lIfted the ln Eters bronzed I 1 SIz aracil acl gets 1 on raoul placed hla his iv the e eye gold braid of tb 1 1 otheree Al AlIDO bottle e rT almonaster monaster naster stunned surging 14 wootten wg or otten gotten revelation that he its i ab about out tile ile he placed hla his arms arm offie others lr shoulder zot speak the flushed youth I 1 esk eak ar tin aln in hormor not to maew rl and ana he carl can you yon understand arid that 1 no ito wh ered even lower 1 accent cent binl might come cocoe to be her wondering cars you are me n gentleman alio sall sails tile lie seraphine you yon have stirred her deeply with viti some mystery of 3 you Suzn rac sho she shall boilo follow her glicr monsieur heart into that mystery chooses 11 or not as she the two gentlemen parted silently under what ling ship I 1 messieurs Is tills the two gentlemen looked enc each hother other oddly at you are in nil honor hound bound to send me back to new orlean monsieur she cried sharply IT for or even now with the protecting arm of if de Al almonaster Almonn monaster ster by her aide sho she reca recalled llod stigarne St Sti marac the lie game pa 1 biad I 1 nd iwori to claim her and lie he was here ns apart with that faint smile irony in lug ills you will sall ball at once for now new orleans messieurs Ies she repeated mazarac arac lit at lea least at the master bowed will farid wel welcome welborne corne and even as D do e almonaster Al monaster stared nt at this evident trin madness driess there hero came a step on tho the emperors red plumed staircase tile the admiral of cartagena second in command upon the sora bern phine camo came to the tup estried por fieres sir he broke in shortly with a surly glance nt at mademoiselle lespron Le stron as it if this affair of tile the english woman was taking far too much of tho the hour the bullies are howling again they swear to drag jarvis jarels from the brig and crown him an emperor of the last buccaneers bucca of silence youl tho the captain said sternly what Is athla this air sarr tile the wind Is picking said do al monaster cr turning from the port where now abo royal curtain was fluttering torl tig sir a sailing wind I 1 that la in it grumbled deluche Beli iche the devils have smelled it they have been waiting for it they say eay they have stolen the lady indy for you and kept their hands handa off a helpless prize out of tribute to now Aronat monsieur eur Sitz arac Is returning to new orleans I 1 sir I 1 shouted Be beluche luclie and then stopped the eyes of mazarac had bad vurned upward to tho the open skylight above the emperors emper orm cabin ho he had bad fit aln alf ap i ao f 11 1 k ii i you will sall sail at once onca for now new or boans lean MeM leura she repeated thought a gleam of steel or another ceball eyeball eb all had reflected the glitter of the crystal r yotal lamp jamp and then they all heard above on the deck the sound of bare feet retreating hastily fainter and fainter there was a spy from the fo casle muttered beluche they wished to know perdition I 1 you yell cannot mean new orleans 1 you will go forward sir returned tho the master maiter quietly the fellow who laid above this athla cabin listening you will find him and lay him in double irons aye str sart t but the old benman turned pathetically at the foot of the stairs but elbut name 0 G d I 1 we might as aa well put our necks on the block in new granada aranada for the king 0 men as lay again to tile the place darmes in nw new Orle orleans anal awe we are returning sold said the other steadly steadily for the pence of the seas between two nations ell eh old brawler of the ports I 1 are you with mea me you beluche bohon black mike gorgio silt nose are they foey not with me theold the old buccaneer watched the english woman out of bard blinking suit reddened eyes ell eh blen I 1 he growled at length A port for acl H u Ps is bells will ring for us I 1 tile tho young gentleman may save his neck bul bu you and I 1 iron Ifton sieu r mazarac Saz arac vory very well bellit it la IS for the english woman 1 I CHAPTER XIII monsieur Mona leur of tho the cannon shot but that one hours bours fitful cap of wind out of the south died erf cr th the a watch changed the lady of the gen den aroxi had been put safely away in the emp emperors eroes own suite and whatever whispered conferences there wil wf op e foro fore or elf I 1 epou th the 0 napo napoleon eo n ship never abord of I 1 it to tier ier curtained ports 1 1 alit mademoiselle sel ie lastro saw caw tile tho ma 1 tor ter but once after her siesta in tile tho cleill which wils was hardly more mero andu endurable r the tint flat hent of the dead calm ann tanil tile dock deck lie ho came to her under the awnings you vou are mademoiselle after tills blistering lay day of calm inquired gravely your black hoys boys could not have lone done more except to enlighten met monsieur mazarac of the mississippi packets are you a jungle worker that lint from a you leap to a gunned schooner with ono trifle of a pause upon the alio staircase of a house a 0 certain night and niter after that lie he left her tho the relenting pretty speech unsaid upon lie glicr lips and she was waa used to gentlemen awaiting lier her favor the still bun wag avas setting when johnn johan ness came up front from quarters and raised a moistened moisten eI finger to feel tho the air the hent lind been a tiling thing to thicken mhd blood in fit it finans skull that day that issue of tho land breeze which picks up in ill these latitudes after tile tho sun still roes goes down hovered like a ghost over tho lacquer table in tile tho cabin 04 0 the emperor where there sat to dine with the hidy of the genoron Genn ron Be beluche lucho tile tho kold gold admiral of Cartil gena Donti the nl deninn of now orleans the count do Almonn ster and mazarac who sat in tile hosts chair with the guest at his right tho the lamps of brass ad crystal shone very bright but there was one vacant chair among tile gentlemen glanced nt at it seeing that their guest lind had done tile tho same tile the serving man seemed suddenly disturbed iia lingered by do Almon Almonn asters chairs chair monsieur of tile tho cannon shot wished a place set for him though he cannot como come to tell the lady that lio lie loves her raoul arnoul glanced nt at Silz arac tile lenders leaders eyes were on tiie pie vacant sent scat the ghost of tile the lost friend might have sat there the sorry jester of the now new waistcoat so long the constraint grew among thorn them mademoiselle le stron looked curiously from to tho the other then to the admiral with tho the trappings of the gimcrack republic of tile south and the velvet clad respectability of nf the alderman what Is the jost jest gentlemen she cried the guest who cannot c colef ome Is sho bile lifted her glass A toast to him then what say you all the four gentlemen drank it after a curious pause waiting for the cue of mazarac Saz arac aud and now growled balucho Be lucho to a wind against him a wind 0 d eath death I 1 silt it Is a phrase of tile the coast put in raoul choul hurriedly seeing the sudden re coll of tile the smiling indy of the emperors cabin from tills this grimness the hurricane month Is upon us ua af after ter these calms A wind there must be many 0 of f the spanish kings ships heavy beavy gunned frigates lying in the tides above us helpless as we heres to ft a topsail breeze to take tit the e berni phine from under their clumsy feet Is I 1 and as they were dr drinking tills oils and mademoiselle was breaking into a chatter to cover the grotesque menace sho she could not divine there came a tap at the door A face showed allowed there n fair young ships prentice whom do Almonn ster remembered as being ono of the english deserters he raised a warning hand past the black serving man A word sir I 1 yes my lad but what la Is this the boy crept about toSa to acs chair as if the ma masters protection must serve him sl 1 I am dark clark sir from tho the Gena Gc naron rOIL bohon sent the me froth from the wheel he wished to report privately sar there thera Is a 0 light in the south the steer steersman sma it r says ays it Is a shore light he does n not ot like the drift in this tide sou sourest and he be thinks the leadsman lies when he says we have more than eight fathom ol 01 0 water what Is the meaning of this cried the skipper bohon why must he be send a man in secret to me 1110 speak up dark clark I 1 ho did not wish to arouse them for forgard fo rard sard sir and he be does not trust the lookout or the sounding ile he suddenly fears tile the watch have bare a mind to lot let the schooner beach herself he sli oil 01 a spit ol 01 0 sand the masters hand had swung up his face darkling what has it gone so BO far as this they are out of 0 control forward 0 the dock doch officer sir has disappeared bohon Is suspicious of something that he be cannot put eye or hand upon 11 the lad stopped aalf as if he was not to telling all and sir air I 1 would have n care how bow any of your party go above it might be better if none suspect you are warned the captain raised his hand L I 1 then gent gentlemen lement one fit at it a time tim 0 to the steersman beluche you follow I 1 dark clark I 1 count enyou on you sir air Is I 1 it iro BIB BE CONTINUED |
