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CHAPTER XVI
As ate looked about her in the tan
gled a4 Bhadowy forest where the
night as already coining darkly a
aew tend arose within her and she
onght to return by the way she had
come but this was only o find her
steps cut off by still denser masses of
forest growth Even as she stood
hesitating there came a faint cry like
thai ai a child and a rush of hopeful
ness thrilled her at the thought of
something human being near in the
glooai and oppressive stillness
Tfren there fell upon her a freezing
tewar as she suddenly recalled the
slaves telling recently of a panthers
voice Laving been heard at night near
the settlement and she remembered
that they had likened it to the crying
of a fluid
Trembling with fright she stood
glaadng about in terror wondering
wbick way to turn when another
soiai oame faintly It was a sound
she fead heard before and one no
hearer could ever forget a short
qui fcark followed by a prolonged
hofi the cry of the timber wolf
GaSkering her draperies closely she
spraag forward again all color gone
frota the dainty little face now ashen
wii fear against which the bushes
and Iw branches beat unmercifully
Agaia and again the fiendish cry rang
out t be succeeded by another and
the another as if the first call had
summoned a multitude of wolves to
the chase But for all her dainty fem
ininity she had a mans heart for
courage in the face of danger and
as she still kept on with clenched
hands and panting breath a small
cabjn showed in a clearing before her
A new strength came to her at sight
of this refuge and she rushed toward
it to find only an untenanted ruin
with Its door fallen from the hinges
But she saw upon the floor a large
iron ring which indicated the entrance
The touch and the words struck
sharply through her benumbed senses
and with a cry of affright she strug
gled to free herself
What is it asked Lafitte now
speaking firmly and quickly Are you
hurt child are you injured in any
way
Do not do not the girl com
manded now uncovering her face and
looking up at him with an angry light
sparkling in her eyes How dare
you
Drawing back a step Lafitte stared
at her in amazement until suddenly
recalling what Nato had told him a
short time before and realizing that
what he had then feared was indeed
true he stood before her speechless
a new agony growing in his pale face
For a moment she met his eyes un
flinchingly Then dropping her own
turned from him with a shudder as
she said coldly I wish to be taken
to the house Captain
She stopped as if checked at the
thought of uttering his name
In a moment mademoiselle he
answered with the cool courtesy he
would have shown a stranger Your
grandpere has been alarmed on your
account He had sent for you to come
and bid me adieu and then when
your absence was discovered it was
quite late
She said nothing nor did he for the
space of a full minute Then with
his face turned vto the darkness out
side he resumed
If the day may ever come when
you can think of me with less con
demnation remember always what I
tell you now I do not nor can I ever
blame you And if I can ever serve
you you have but to comamnd me
always and forever
Some of the slaves who had re
turned from the hunt now sent up a
joyous shout at sight of their lil
Mamselle unhurt and rising she
He stood before her speechless
to a cellar and seizing this she
pulled at it with all her -strength
A small section of the floor lifted
creaking on rusted hinges and dash
ing wildly through dust and cobwebs
that rose with it she plunged into the
shallow opening earth walled and
floored the dust filling her eyes and
nasRls and half choking her as she
pasted sobbingly for breath
A Sew moments later she grew cold
witfe aa agony of apprehension when
she fceard the noise of her pursuers
feet upon the flooring over her head
add tTieir snuffling at the cracks in the
cear door How long it lasted she
scarcely knew cramped as she was
ia he darkness aching throbbing
half swooning with the dreadful crea
tures howling and snarling above her
head how long it was before the bay
ing of beagles faint at first sounded
in her ears
Nearer and nearer came the sound
growing strong and clear and then
she heard the shouting of voices
This brought a new fear for might
not these come from those fully as
much to be feared as were the wolves 1
The island as she knew was several
miles long and she had always known
that it held others besides her grand
faSiers household
She listened tremblingly a new
dread encompassing her as the voices
of the beagles now broke out close to
the cabin Then there was a rushing
sound followed by an uproar indicat
At length the
ing a fierce struggle
combat seemed to surge through the
cabin door and a voice which she rec
ognized as that of black Zebo one of
her grandfathers most trusted slaves
shouted Dar goes de last debbil
maidn for de woods Shoot him boys
Sfcoot ebry hide yer can see
Eoselle called to him but her voice
sounded faint and unnatural to her
own ears Then the door was lifted
and the blinding light of a torch
flashed in her face
Take me out take me home she
cried raising her arms appealingly
while she sobbed like a terrified child
too bewildered
she was
A mans voice one
wildered to recognize answered her
little Island
Little Rose my precious
jPhusky shaking voice murmured
these words against her ear where
hetelt the pressure of warm lips
Afc thank God I have thee safe
again l
smiled upon them as they gathered
around her
Two of them under Lafittes direc
tion made a seat of their interlocked
hands and bearing her between them
set out for the house with flaring
torches lighting the way
The proclamation of Gov Claiborne
resulted in inducing Count de Caze
neau to return to his New Orleans
home earlier than usual and Lafittes
house in the city was closed while a
trusted negro overseer was left in
charge of the blacksmith shop with
orders to say that his master had gone
away upon matters of business
It was to Grande Terre that Pierre
had gone feeling that a time was near
at hand for the joining of issues be
tween his confreres and the govern
ment and wishing as always to share
the fortunes of his foster brother
On the western shore of Grande
Terre with several miles of forest
lying between it and De Cazeneaus
house was the so called fort of the
Baratarians standing upon a grassy
eminence dotted with magnificent live
oaks and terminating at a bluff not
many feet above the sea
It consisted of a fair sized building
and several smaller ones all of wood
enclosed within a stockade and a
few cannon protected the fleet now
consisting of two brigatines some
small schooners and sloops and a
large number of smaller craft an
chored in the harbor at the rear of the
island
Outside the stockade were many
huts constructed of logs and with
thatched roofs where were always
domiciled a small army of Lafittes
retainers while he when at Grande
Terre and a few of his sub leaders
had their quarters inside
Shell Island already mentioned up
one of the almost inaccessible bayous
was his most frequent abode where
he kept about him only a few devoted
followers and here amid impene
trable forests was conducted the
building of vessels
War between the United States and
Great Britain had been waging for a
year or more but it had not yet
threatened Louisiana nor had any
preparations been made at New Or
leans to resist an attack from the
enemy
But in the summer of 3813 occurred
the horrible massacre at Fort MIm
in the Mississippi valley occupied by
some two hundred and seventy per
sons many of them women and chil
dren of whom all but seventeen were
put to death by the Creeks one of the
tribes which the English had won
over for allies
Gov Claiborne had foreseen this
threatened peril but was powerless to
avert it for his forces were few and
scattered while the Indians seemed in
numerable and moved with wonderful
activity But the governor did all in
his power to restore confidence and
not long afterward Gen Jackson ut
terly destroyed the Creeks at Talla
dega
My heart may be telling me wrong
fully Pierre Jean said as the two sat
talking in their abode at Grande Terre
a cabin outside but luxurious with
in but I have a feeling that if I now
go to the emperor I may find the op
portunity for serving him and that
this may prove to him the love that
has never died
Perhaps answered Pierre hesi
tatingly But what is it that makes
you think you may be of service to the
emperor and France
To say truth I have no idea that
is definite but I feel an irresistible In
clination to go and see if the oppor
tunity offers
If you should find service over
there then what - s
Why replied Jean then you can
wind up our matters here and come
over to join me Why not
Why not indeed That is assured
ly what Iwould do if and Pierre
hesitated for an instant I could
And what can prevent
In such a case Pierre replied de
liberately there would be a valuable
cargo to come with me and watchful
enemies here to blind Then possibly
or most probably by summer or fall
with the English vessels patrolling the
waters around us the safe getting
away might not be so easy a matter
Summer and fall are not now was
the oracular declaration and by the
time they come it may be that the
English will have been made to slink
home again as once before
I dont feel at all sure as to that
Pierre commented as he rose to cover
the embers upon the hearth Then
turning to Jean he continued as
though there had been no interrup
tion I tell thee lad that Louisiana
has always possessed a great attrac
tion for Great Britain
Grant it said Jean rising and
stretching himself Then all the more
reason why in case they succeed in
obtaining it that we should wish to
live somewhere else
Ah bht I am not saying that they
will rule here exclaimed Pierre with
a showing of anger at thought of the
possibility suggested by Jeans words
God forbid
Amen to that said Jean laughing
at the quick change in his foster
brothers manner and look and they
soon parted for the night
It was a bright morning in May -that
the Black Petrel with Jean Lafitte
and a picked crew and bearing a car
go of rich merchandise sailed from
Barataria and Pierre his heart filled
with loneliness and misgivings sat on
the bluff watching her sails until they
melted away on the horizon
To be continued
ABOUT THE AGE OF A CROW
A Tag Would Indicate That One Lived
More Than Twenty Years
A farmer living near Orrville Ohio
says a correspondent of the Toronto
Globe has just received amuch prized
little aluminum plate marked as fol
lows Return to George McCarren
Orrville O with which an interest
ing story is connected
George McCarren Sr father of the
man who received the little billet of
aluminum was an eccentric naturalist
and spent much time in the study of
birds and insects During McCarrens
youth about twenty years ago he
says he remembers being told by his
father the elder McCarren of a dis
pute the latter had with a fellow nat
uralist at Akron Ohio as to the age
to be attained by a common crow and
finally to settle the matter McCarren
attached an aluminum tag to the crow
captured in the fields and sent the bird
forth with the plate securely fastened
to its neck by wires The legend on
the plate requested the finder to re
turn it to McCarren in case anything
should happen to the bird
As McCarren Jr remembers it the
two men made a bet as to whether the
plate would be returned within twen
ty years If the crow were killed or
died they counted on the little billet
being found and returned to the ad
dress on the plate If this were not
returned they believed it would be suf
ficient evidence that the bird would
ue still alive McCarren bet that the
plate would not be returned within
that time hence he won the bet The
crow was killed by a farmer boy
named Angers in Holmes county last
week and the billet returned to ithe
son of the better the elder McCarren
having died before he could realize the
proceeds and the satisfaction of win
ning his wager The little billet is
highly prized by the McCarrens as a
memento of the fathers eccentricity
Egg of Captive ttattlesnake
One of a boxful of four rattlesnakes
sent to Fred Kempel from California
three or four days ago laid an egg
which is said to be almost without
precedent as snakes in captivity nev
er breed
The egg is only a little smaller
than a hens egg and the small rat
tler can be plainly seen curled up in
side of the opaque membrane It is
expected to hatch within a day or two
Few naturalists have ever been able
to locate the eggs of the rattlesnake
owing to the fact that the snake is
exceedingly torpid at the time and
seeks the bottom of Its hole so as
not to be prey for the birds which
attack It Milwaukee Sentinel
SHADY DEALINGS CHARGED
TO NEW YORK FINANCIER
TO PROBE FINANCIAL SCANDAL
Creditors Want Large Sum from New
York National Bank
Archibald G Loomis has resigned as
second vice president of the National
City bank New York because of the
disclosures growing out of the Mun
roe Munroe scandal
Mr Loomis withdrawal from the
bank does not end the connection of
the Standard Oil institution with the
Montreal and Boston stock washing
scandal
The bank got 60000 from Munroe
Munroe on the day of the failure
and Samuel Untermyer counsel for
Receiver Work claims that this money
should go into the general fund for di
vision among all of the creditors Un
less the bank voluntarily makes resti
tution of the 60000 suit will probably
be brought for its recovery
This may make necessary the call
ing of James Stillman president of
the Rockefeller bank as a witness
When Mr Loomis goes on the stand
he will not be connected with the
bank and the directors are anxious
that none of the officials or employes
shall be called to tell of the banks
dealings with the Munroes
The creditors arc confident how
ever that the full relations of the
bank with the enormous washing of
Montreal and Boston have not yet
been disclosed and some of them de
clare that the books of the bank
should be produced in open court and
closely examined
Frank Brewer the broker who got
30000 shares of Montreal Boston
stock from the Munroes on the day of
the failure but was only charged on
the books of the firm for 15000 shares
is said to have been the personal
broker of Mr Loomis
Why Brewer should have been made
the gift of 15000 shares worth at
the time 52500 is one of the many
mysteries of the scandal not yet
cleared up Mr Loomis will be ques
tioned about this phase of the case
JEWISH PROVINCE IN AFRICA
British Government Offers Large
Tract for Settlement
Three commissioners representing
the Zionist movement have just start
ed to British East Africa to inspect a
tract of land as large as Wales which
the British government has offered
the Jews of all parts of the world as
a place of settlement preparatory to
the realization of their ultimate object
of occupying Palestine
The tract is described in a recent
lecture by Sir Henry Johnston to the
Friends of Jewish Freedom as a fer
tile well watered country with a cli
mate like a perpetual mild summer
situated some twenty miles from the
Uganda railway This Jewish colony
is to be under a Jewish adminis ator
subject to British rule with a large
degree of autonomy It will be a place
of asylum for the distressed and op
pressed Jews of eastern Europe
The governments offer has been
provisionally accepted by the Zionist
committee and commissioners as
already stated have been sent to as
certain the feasibleness of the pro
posal to build a new Jewish state in
this region
Knew the Crowd
A street preacher in a west of Scot
land town called a policeman who
was passing and complained about
being annoyed by a certain section of
the audience and asked him to re
move the objectionable ones
Weel ye see replied the cautious
officer it would be a hard job for
me tae spot them but Ill tell ye
what Id dae if I were you
What would you do eagerly in
quired the preacher
Just gae round wi the hat
Eams Horn
NO MORE ROMANCE IN WAR
Preparation and Combat Brought to
Scientific Basis
In spite of all that the military
critics may say war as a romantic oc
cupation is doomed The killing of
men on the field of glory in days long
past is still pictured as a pretty
pastime as Napoleon said But the
favorite old figures of tradition are
fast disappearing before the steady
advance of science
To day Brownings boy rider who
was shot in two while bearing news
of the capture of Ratisbon to the em
peror would be a matter-of-fact teleg
rapher sitting quietly at his instru
ment and Berangers grizzled veteran
of the guard returning to die with
the colors would be barred at the re
cruiting office because he could not
tell blue from green without glasses
Gen Greely grew enthusiastic the
other day while describing before the
Military Service Institution at Gov
ernors Island how the Japanese had
wired a whole army spread out be
fore the enemy He quoted approv
ingly a war correspondent who said
that the clicking of the telegraph in
struments at his headquarters meant1
more to Kuroki than the sound of the
guns What room will be left for
romance when the general command
ing the army of the right can tele
phone to the commander-in-chiefs of
fice forty miles away to have ten regi
ments and four batteries expressed to
him by special train He might as
well be ordering dry goods or hard
ware for all the sentiment to be got
out of such a situation
Kuropatkins headquarters railway
carriage and touring cars for side
trips are only indicative of what may
be done when his methods are per
fected When that time comes the
dashing cavalry leader brevetted for
gallantry on the field of action will
have nothing to boast of except that
he burst seven tires while charging
across the tack mines of an enemy
two counties away There will be no
more Sheridans rides
When a lookout officer stationed in
an impregnable bomb proof with an
automatic range finder shall direct by
wireless telephone the firing of
smokeless guns of hidden batteries
against an invisible enemy war will
degenerate into a mere scientific test
between rival lens makers and electrical-supplies
concerns The last step
will be a heroless war and a pension
less retired list
International Animosities
In his reminiscences of diplomatic
life Andrew White tells a pleasant an
ecdote of Empress Frederick the Ger
man emperors mother The Ameri
can ambassador had mentioned a cer
tain pathetic picture of George III to
the kings great granddaughter and in
talking of the long ended bitter feel
ing between the United States and
Great Britain he said It is a re
membrance of mine now hard to real
ize that I was brought up to abhor
the memory of George III At this
the empress smiled and answered
and all who have known her will
imagine the note in her
was very unjust for I was brought up
to adore the memory of Washington
Chicago Chronicle
His Own Pronunciation
When congress resumed business
the other day the house did not re
main in session very long an adjourn
ment being taken on account of the
death of Representative Mahoney of
Chicago
Mr Mahoney said a Washington
man was a quaint character in many
ways one of them being in the man
ner he pronounced his name He put
the accent on the first syllable and
used the long Eound of a in the bar
gain And he was a very good Irish
man at that
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Spanish Bridal Customs
In Spain a bride- has no girl at
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her but instead a madrina or god
mother Neither does she have a
wedding cake or any festive departure
after the ceremony The wadded pair
go quietly to their new home where
they remain until the following day
when they start on their honeymoon
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Professors Atrocious Pun
Professor Strunk of the English de
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