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"Monsieur no doubt has heard of the great sensation?" commented Jean

"No, what is that, Jean?"

"The papers have been full of nothing else It seeentleman's yacht, and so far as

can be told, have escaped with it down the river, perhaps entirely to

the Gulf"

"That, Jean," said I, "is aAre you sure of

the facts?"

"Naturally--is it not all in the paper? This gentleoes ashore on important business

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pirates of a hundred years ago, and led by Jean Lafitte himself, they

capture the vessel!"

"Mon Dieu! Jean you do not say so?"

"But assuredly I say so; nor is that all, Monsieur On board this

yacht was a young and beautiful lady of great wealth and beauty, as

well--the fiancée, so it is said, of this gentleman ns the

yacht What is the action of these pirates in regard to this beautiful

young lady and her aunt, who also is upon the yacht for the cruise? Do

they place these ladies ashore? No, they iulf Nor has any trace of theoes that the gentleman ns the

yacht is at this ti lady, where is she to-night? I demand that, Monsieur Ah! And

she is beautiful"

"Now, is not this a , Jean? Let us

hope it is not true Why, if it were true, that ruffian ht escape