Those Capuchins to whom he
belongs shall be well punished, if I gain the power in Louisiana. They
shall be expelled, every one of them, from New Orleans, and their old
rivals, the Jesuits, shall take their place. It's one of the first things
that I mean to do."
"It would be a wise thing to do," said Braxton Wyatt. He cared nothing for
either Capuchin or Jesuit, but he hated and feared Father Montigny, and
would be glad to know that he was driven from the country.
"We must start in the morning," said Alvarez. "It will not take us long to
reach New Orleans by the river, and I can spin a tale that will lull the
suspicions of Galvez."
"You can prove many things by me," said Braxton Wyatt significantly.
"Yes, Senor Wyatt, you are a good lieutenant," said Alvarez, and he meant
it. "We will make our preparations to-night and start with a strong force
in the morning. We need not bring the prisoners forth until we are ready."
Alvarez, slept peacefully that night. He had recovered his spirits, shaken
by the arrival of the King's messenger. Aided by the dexterous renegade,
Braxton Wyatt, he would soon persuade Bernardo Galvez that he had acted
for the best in the matter of the men from Kaintock.
He rose early the next morning and, as a mark of signal favor, invited
Braxton Wyatt to take breakfast with him.
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