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She answered it as quickly, and then said, with a smile: "You are Captain Rudstone?" "The same, mademoiselle," he replied, with a courteous bow. They moved a few paces to one side, and began to talk in low tones. I hung back in confusion and anger, feeling bitterly the slight that had been put upon me, and quite at a loss to know what the affair meant.
The latter was the smaller, and it was quickly filled by Miss Hatherton, Captain Rudstone, Baptiste, and I, and four seamen. The first mate, who had a lantern lashed to his waist, let down some food and then followed us. The skipper and the rest of the crew occupied the long boat, which was lowered at the same time from the opposite side.
The half-breeds were comparatively quiet, presumably because of a warning hint from headquarters. And the truculent officials of the rival company had taken no steps to call our people to account for the attack on Lagarde's store, nor did they appear to have any intention of demanding the person of Captain Rudstone. Doubtless they thought it best to let sleeping dogs lie.
"It was this discovery, made at the time, that roused my suspicions. Instead of saying anything about the matter, I determined to watch Captain Rudstone. I crept last night to an empty room adjoining his and observed him through a hole in the wall. He had the papers out, and was talking to himself; but he could not make up his mind to destroy them.
Snow had filtered in at the windows, and the floor was rotting away. There were ashes in the fireplace, and near by lay a heap of dry wood signs that some voyageur or trapper had spent a night here while journeying through the wilderness. "This is like civilization again," said Christopher Burley, with a sigh. "We are sure of a comfortable night, at all events," replied Captain Rudstone.
"I have been searching for you, and when I caught sight of you but a moment ago, I judged that these gentlemen were paying you unwelcome attentions. Certainly they were on the point of an altercation." I looked to Captain Rudstone to take the matter up, but to my amazement he bowed and walked away, whispering at my ear as he passed me: "Be prudent. I will join you at the Silver Lily."
I was too late for breakfast, and I sat quite alone over my coffee and fried fish. Flora I did not see. I exchanged a few words with Captain Rudstone and Christopher Burley and then went off to the clerks' quarters, where I assisted with the work until dinner time. At that meal I was forced to pretend to be in good spirits, and I found it a hard task.
"This is a serious matter, Captain Rudstone," Macdonald said sternly. "You have confessed to a great crime. I will decide to-morrow what is to be done with you. For the present I must keep you in safe custody." "Quite right, sir," the captain assented, and a moment later he left the room, walking erect between the factor and Lieutenant Boyd. "Now for your story," I said, turning to Flora.
It is extremely unlikely that the Indian could have found the spring, or, indeed, suspected that the bit of gold was hollow." "Which goes to prove," put in Captain Rudstone, "that the trinket has been restored to Mr. Carew in the same condition in which it was torn from his father's body. The redskin prized it merely as a glittering adornment to his barbaric necklace."
It was still blowing a little, but no snow was falling, and through the clear air the clouds gave signs of breaking. "Hurray! We can start now!" cried Tom. "Yes, if the calm lasts," added Captain Rudstone. "What do you think of it?" I asked of Carteret, who was considered an authority on the weather. The old voyageur sniffed the air for a moment. "It's hard to tell in this case, sir," he replied.
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