Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-13

was rowod back 20 the shore. Pierre
was still standing on the sand.
The officer grayoly handed tho colors
to tho boy. "Uuclo Sam pruseuta these
to a valued citizen. Never forget that
you are Yankee"
Pierre, being such now citizen. did I
not quito understand the reference to |
Unclo Sam. But his heart gave q throb /
OF pride. and no Icycrlntly took the col. |
orod silk into his grimy hands.
As hchoppcd back through the swamp I
road leading To tho fields beyond, hl T.
thought; NOV | am really Yankee.
The tall man would not give me tho fag
II be had any doubt about It,"
When no reached the log house 1t was
growing dusk Tho fat twins. his half
sister, wcyo rolling over tho Goor. and
Mime. Bourlo budcl herself Ia getting
supper The stout Canadian woman
still showed some traces Of her comedy
girlhood. Jean Bourdos heavy figure
louugcd by tho stove. - gficvous obstacle
both toh bis wife ind t.ic tumbling twiu8
jean Bourdo." mil Pierre, would
you not lil;o 10 be- soldiJrn
- NNANA N Nih.fAAN|Nt aNHAA u 4 NNAAN W
the war, who would earn bread Tor you
TO ogtg'
"Julca says that II my fathers money
had boon well managed It would suppot,
ull
Jcnn turned nugrily Jules Is crazy!
And as for your father, piorre Bcludtic
ho did somuch burrowiug iuio old books
that he had no tim0 to piow the land or
collect fees from the clients"
The woman stopped him. "Tho no.
tary made good husband, though no
was old enough 10 be- my father. In his
time lived lilo lady"
Pierre had hidden tho nIg uulcr his
Jacket. aud now no climbed tho ladder
to tho lott and put the silk beneath hIs
pillow Ne returned 10 the lower room,
tho family had supper and jean, light.
ing his pipe, said:
"piorrc, 20 you TO bed. have com.
/ pany tonight, aud tomorrow you must
o. up carly 20 hclp the thruhcrs"
pluyor Pierre kept nearly rs early
hours as tho p,oycrs Themselves To-
night, moreover, no was willing 20 DO
alone. for be- had plenty TO think about,
lie pulled himself up tho ladder as MIN.
bly, ~ could mos, boys who bad two
logs. Aficr udmiring the bright ilug hl
carefully laid 1t away among his low
belongings aud soon was in bed.
Visions of war aud foldicrn filed his
excited brain. The friendly oiIicrrculaud
to be mn awe inspiring ..guour
| now he was merely q good comr9Ic, uul
they woro fighting for the sumo beloved
country. PioITe himself bC7trido "a gnl
liant white charger aud holding aloft Tho
omblomatic ilag, led ranks Of horscmcu
10 victory.
The restless boy, tossed by such fan
cics, must have lain awake for % long
timc. when be- was recalled 10 h!macl
by hearing o door open aud some ON,
enter tho room below. Again aud aggii
visitors arrived. until there must have
been ten men assembled IN tho lonely
cabin.
50 many visitors woro unusual, ant
Pierre, at first without meaning 10 turn
cayesdroppor, heard enough Of their tall
TO rouse his suspicious, Getting quictl!
out OF bed he put his eye 10 crack II
the door and listened.
The mon had arranged their bushes
and woru about ia leave. When the.
had all risen, one OF them spoke TO Joui
B0uTdo!
"Rcmcmbcr. Bourdo. how It Is set
tied. We ire TO meet here tomorrow
afternoon at 5-twonty men, armed an,
on good horses. You. in what disguis
you please. arc to ride with us. guido u
10 st. Adams by tho shortest road aLl
point out tho village banks. We will IL
the rest. For doing this you nro to 70
caiyo Ni00. II there seems danger o
your being implicated, you can cross th
limo into Canada. and We will max
good all your losSea'
Bourdo WIS satisfied and tho mel
went out
Ployer Pierre, listening overhead
trcmblcd wlth excitement. He felt sui
this was u plot against his new Ianko
land--a plot which NIGH; compel him {
|, return to Canada lie comprohcndc
/, that there was trouble ahead for 81
Adams, aud that the pcoplo must h
. warned. Indeed, be had heard the cor
/. spring Of those desperate and irregp0r
=, siblo men, who IN 1864, under no author
4 ity from Richmond or any government
!. planned TO sweep down from Canndi
I, surprise the village Of ST. Adams, Vt
4 aud rob its banks,
> The boy crept noisolossly back 20 BET
a hut 1t was long before he slept. Whc
!. ho did, tho flag, the officer, the conspi
!. ators and tho iated banRs pushed the
, benign and hateful influences into Ia
dreams.
All the next morning Piero was bus
4 helping tho thrashers Jean would haN
/ kept him at work during the aftcrnoo
> as well, but ut 4 o'clock tho boy COZ
triyed 10 escape from tho barn. Sill
4 ping away to tho house no got his ia
4 from the loft where he had loft It.
Ho tried to think Of some way Of war;
1 ing ST. Adams before tho men who woi
a to leave at could reach thorc. Lam
/ as no was, 1t WIS impossible 10 walk II
a fifteen miles in time, Dourdo, he knew
a would take the young brown mnro, the
a only horse. Even now ho was groomin
- her in the stable. Pierre was almost
!. despair, whom no remembered that ol
Jules. their neighbor, had horse. !
/. be sure It was old and somewhat stiff
4 but IL was better than nothing Il
d, would at once go TO Jules and ask f.
A tho horse. But moments were prueiou
/, aud thcrs was no time for explanation
" Ilo knew where the animal waa pa
:, turod and must take Il without aslin