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Paul Ross was particularly inflamed at the French aviator's act, and had more than once declared since, that the first time they met Deveaux again he was going to thrash him until he begged for mercy.
It's awful to think that we guys let Pete Deveaux coax us into doing all those dirty things to hold you back. I guess we deserved this punishment. If I ever get back to Panama I'll certainly make what amends I can by telling the whole disgraceful story to the world." Tom stepped in front of the Clarion flyer, and shook his finger in his face.
"Peter Deveaux." "Peter Deveaux!" exclaimed John and Paul at once. And John added: "Mr. Wrenn, that fellow did not refuse to fly in the Air Mail service; he did fly, and was dishonorably discharged for drunkenness. Furthermore, he stole those plans from our hangar!" The publisher of the Clarion opened his eyes wide. "Can you prove those assertions?" he inquired.
It was disheartening, to say the least all the more so on account of the fact that their delay had again been caused by the sinister acts of the other crew. They made up their minds that if they should meet Pete Deveaux and his crowd at another stop, something worse than a single fistic encounter would take place!
"What do you suppose is the matter, John?" asked Tom Meeks. "I'll bet Pete Deveaux and that Chuck Crossman have been tampering with her, back there in Georgetown," declared Bob. "I don't know; it certainly looks kind of suspicious," admitted John Ross. He thought a moment. "Cattails and jewsharps!" he exclaimed very suddenly. "What now?" asked Bob.
I burst out crying, shedding tears of spite against myself when I ought to have been shedding tears of devotional gratitude for the kindness of Father Deveaux. The sight threw me into a passion, and I profanely said to myself while I was dressing, "The next time I see Father Deveaux, I will give my tongue full swing, and make the hair of that holy man stand on end with terror!"
Wheeling like a flash, Paul shot out a fist before the Frenchman could recover his guard, and struck him a smash under the ear which sent him reeling back into his friends. Pete Deveaux was now thoroughly alarmed. He had not expected such science, nor such force, on the part of his opponent.
"Hang it all, Pen, don't interrupt the count," snorted Bazelhurst, for want of something better to say and perhaps hoping that Deveaux might say in French what could not be uttered in English. "Don't say it in French, count," said little Miss Folsom. "It deserves English." "Go on, James," sternly, from Lady Bazelhurst.
"What did you have those stones on board for?" demanded John. The Clarion men were silent. Their leader was the first to reply. "We got some kola nuts from the natives at one of our stops, and wanted the stones to crack them with," stated Deveaux. "It's a lie!" accused Paul. "Stones do not accidentally fall as straight as those did.
Leu, and informed her intendant, M. Deveaux, that the duchess must leave Paris within two hours, and it was only at the urgent solicitation of the intendant, that a further sojourn of four hours was allowed her. Hortense was compelled to conform to this military command, and depart without arranging her affairs or making any preparations for her journey.
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