"What does it portend?" was his silent thought.
Paddling with a strong hand the priest came straight toward them. The moonlight continued to shine upon his face, and Henry thought that he read there the impulse of a great mission.
CHAPTER XX
THE BATTLE OF THE BAYOU
The priest came directly to the boat, in which Henry Ware and Adam Colfax were sitting—the remainder of the five were in the next boat—and held up his hand as a sign of recognition and relief.
"Father Montigny!" said Henry.
"Yes, my son, it is I, and I give thanks to Heaven that I have found you in time."
"What is it, father?" It seemed natural that at this moment Henry should be the spokesman for the fleet.
"A great danger has closed upon you and all here."