Carnac's Folly, Volume 3_

le in the belt of his equipment was buckled tight. In spite of his enthusiasm he was, however, troubled by the fact that Luzanne might a

pirations, with a curious sympathy with the French Canadian people, had idealized his utterances. When he finished there had been cheering, but in the quiet inst

u've been asking for our votes. We're a family people, we Canucs, and w

nt had asked. Carnac's breath came quick and sharp. There were many hundreds pres

for Barouche, who had listened to his foe's

challenge, he presently realized that his son had a readiness equally potent. He was even pleased to see the glint of a smile at th

: "Isn't that a leading que

made. Carnac had showed himself a born politician. The audience cheered

he more raucous of the crowd, but the man was s

my advice. Pursue the primrose pa

Barouche. "I don't suggest my opponent has planned this heckling, but he can see it does no good. I'm not to be floored by catch-penny tricks. I'm goi

hest ambition is to make good laws. I am for the man who was the first settler on the St. Lawrence and this section of the continent-his history, his tradition, his honour and fame are in the history books of the world. If I should live a hundred years, I should wish nothing better than the honour of

ed that no two men they had ever heard spoke so much ali

porters of Carnac, who waited for him at the exit fro

His quick eye saw the two ladies, and he raised his

ill soften his fall." He leaned over, as it were confidentially, to them, while his friends craned th

her mind, but her sister Sibyl, who

out the slip 'twixt the

and he's got a bette

ried, and I suppose that matters!" There was an undercur

also unmarried," she remar

wer. The women don't work f

emarked Junia. "The wom

he eyes, but there's romance in the fight of an unmarried man, and wom

omen were waving handkerchiefs and throwing kisses towards him. One little girl

luck, m'sieu

ld's cheek. Outside the hall, Barode Barouche winked an eye knowingly. "He's got it all down

ad a feeling of deep affection for his young challenger; sometimes there was a storm of anger in his bosom, a hatred which ca

s of voice, and, above all else, a little toss of the head backwards. She knew they were not related, and so she put the whole thing down to Carnac's impressi

and for good-bye, "and I shall work harder now than ever. You're so sure

Grier, if it's only to do me good! Well, goodbye-good-b

bian's wife stepped for

th us on the river in

ere. It's pay-day in

please come

had done for him, and added: "I'd like a couple of hours among the rivermen. Where's the boat?" Fabi

behind them, they were being driven by Carnac to the

eting, Carnac?

om one direction, then from another, but I think on the whole we h

she answered. "That's

itively," answered Jun

talked as if he had so

ed. "Have you any ide

destroy my confidence. He's a man of mark, but he's having the biggest fight he ever had-of that I'm sure. . . . Do you t

purpose of canvassing! But Sibyl had in her mind a deeper thing-she had become a match-maker. She and Fa

of Barouche chiefly in the yards and mills. Carnac had never visited it, and it was Junia's view that he should ingratiate

in, Carnac. You have the tide with you." Presently she added: "I'm not sure t

think

but he's confident. Tell me, Carnac, is there any card that would defeat you? Have you committed any cri

ime of mine, and he can't

ut tell me, is there anyone who could hurt you,

ght in the eye, and

-out blow for me-that's sur

ry of Luzanne came to him, and his spirit beca

n't tell me