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"You come from Kaintock?" he said in fair and not unfriendly English. "Yes," replied Henry, "we are all the way from Kentucky, and we have an important message for the Governor General, Bernardo Galvez. Can you tell us how to reach him?"
What of this plot of yours to set the Indian tribes and a Spanish force with cannon upon Kaintock? What of your plan to become Governor General in place of Galvez? What of your intention to make distant war upon the rebel colonies and therefore commit Spain to an alliance with England? Answer me, Francisco Alvarez. What of these things?"
I offer you a career that could not even enter your dreams in the woods of Kaintock!" A deep, red flush overspread Henry's face. "Do you think that we could fight against our own people," he exclaimed. "Do you think that we are made of such stuff as that miserable renegade, Braxton Wyatt?" Alvarez did not flinch.
They pulled in and tied their boat to the levee, while men and women, white, yellow, brown, and black, and all the colors between, stood about and looked at the giants from Kaintock, where people were reported to be of such extraordinary size and ferocity, and where they certainly were, as their own eyes could tell them, of uncommon height and strength, even boys such as they saw Henry and Paul to be.
"I deemed the preamble necessary to a full understanding of what has followed," he said. "When I tell of Kaintock I tell what these men are. Suffice it now to say that, of their own accord and by their own hands, they have made war upon Spain.
See to it, also, that there is no further cruelty practised against these men from Kaintock." "They are my prisoners," replied Alvarez, "and I mean to hold them. There you cannot interfere, Father Montigny. They were taken in arms against us upon our soil of Louisiana, and that they are my prisoners even you cannot dispute."
You and your comrades are outlaws, subject to the penalty of death and I hold you in my hand. Yet I am disposed to be generous. Give me your oath that you and your comrade here and the three in the woods will go back to Kaintock at once and remain there, and I will release you." Paul regarded him steadily. Bold man as he was, the Spaniard's eyes fell at last.
"It is an outrage of which the Governor General of Louisiana shall know." Alvarez flushed. He felt now slight prickings of the conscience and of apprehension. It was indeed a wicked deed that he had done, but he had no mind to be bearded by another from Kaintock. "He will receive the proper attention," he said, "but you are my prisoner, and so is this man who has just been taken with you.
"Kaintock," he called in a loud voice, "since you are so expert with the sword, we give you another chance to display your skill. Defend yourself from this champion." Again the approving shout of the mob arose, and Paul looked across the ring, where the swordsman had come forth. The man was of great size, and his whole appearance reminded Paul of the ancient gladiators of whom he had read.
Gently! my good captain," he said. "I am a port officer and boats cannot be seized at will in His Most Catholic Majesty's city of New Orleans." His manner stung Alvarez, who replied hotly: "I repeat, it is my boat! It was stolen from me by these thieves from Kaintock!" "But that must be proved," and the lieutenant's voice was very soft and silky.
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