Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-03

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backward with "a yell and rolled ar ~.
, stels' mere was crash as he ran
through the trellis of Marie's yardar
and his hasty feet We're heard nat
tclinS down the road.
| 1ouhs Pierre, now hfteen years old
came out laughing and patted jules on
the head. VII
| Best watch dog l ever sau,, h
SAID. But the fellow at LEAST ms,
have been armed with nis,n,
wcnder why he ran so fast. Acted ..
though he had seen a ghost"
| fiat1oot dared to stop long anour,
to cut the bride rein of his hors. .,,'i
! spring on his back. Then he fled do,,,,,
the rough road. the stones rat,I;na
each way as he went.
Ihat bear is an banshee." he n,,,t
! tered. 1T follows me everywhere
nave seen IT. a thousand times since
shot Bill Nivins in the clearin' tho,
night '''a'
When he came in sight of tn.
stranded wagons he suddenly drew nm
his morse with short turn. There
| were lanterns flashing about the
"heeis ana the voices OF men answer
| ing one who was giving orders.
Go up to Croteau's and 90, ;,
horse, called Hold Dopeiield, the sher-
| if.
And If you see anything of Flatfoot
- brlen arrest him. Shoot him, damn
| MIN, II he refuses to surrender"
NO, papa, don't shoot him" called
'ne voice OIL a young girl from buggy
that stood beside the road.
h,
sheriff. Hes been telling too many
| lies about me-
Don't do it men," called the girl in
terrified Voice
FIatioot drew back into the bushes
ana pulled revolver. He was afraid
VI banshees, but not of live men.
He sat with two revolvers levelled nj
the heads of the men as they went past
TO the house. Then he turned away
| with an oath at losing the contraband.
/ and plunged into the forest. He stop
pea, though, 10 fire single shot in the
direction of Hod Dopefeld as he
went. The shot was low and broke
the sheriff's wrist. With howl of
rage the officer seized his rifle and
| leaped into the woods, but the horse
carrying the smugsler put mile after
mile between them, and at last the
sheriff, nursing his broken wrist. re-
| turned to the road and followed the
| wagons up TO the Croteau house. When
Pierre saw the buggy with the young
girl i'll it turning into the yard he
| spoke to jules, and the bear skunk
away into the bushes that pretty Bes-
sic Dopehell might not be frightened
| as the smuSrler had been. at the
| creatures appearance.
With the grace of his French anceS-
tors Pierre helped the sheriff daugh-
ter to alieht and led her into the
house. She was chilled by the damp
night mists and frightened by the
wound her father had sustained.
III have that fellow F'latfout
Brien in Thomaston for this" cried
the sheriff ansrily as Marie bound up
his bleeding wrist in selfheal and plan
tain leaves.
The Croteaus invited the whole
party to remain till morning when it
would be easier to get the liquor back
to the county seat. and because every
one was excited and nervous they sat
around the hearthstone with a bright
fire to keep the mosquitoes away. till
daylight. The sheriff planned the cap
ture of Flatfoot and his prosecution
for attempting to murder an officer.
and Pierre t'roteau. Sr. himself Of
fered to assist as he feared that the
smugglcr would revenge himself upon
him for the refusal Of the horse.
Pierre and Bessie drew away from
the others and going into the kitchen
| Il, ,t-tH
heard the shifting of jules around the
door and rose to let him in.
Il have a tame bear outside, he
said.
BESSIE thought him foolins, and
laughed. NO. really | have SAID
Pierre.
Then let MIN in" said Bessie still
laughing and expecting that big dog
would come in when the boy opened
the door. She sat with her legs
drawn m under her skirts and crossed
| in the seat of a great chalr. t1ei
deep brown hair was piled in mass
above her high forehead. she was
prpttv figure in the lampiight, ana no
wonder the growing boy felt strange
and unusual emotions STIRRING III M
yo,nr heart. She bushed prettiiS
through the pinkish white OF her Skn'
who, he looked at her. but still she
was an unaffected and simple httie
girl standing where the tide of girl
hood and womanhood meet
Pierre opened the door ana Win
,...,,rcarino gait Jules came stunning
into the room ,
passie screamed and jumped down
60 nm but Pierre caught her ana
ha,a he, in his arms while the great
boar came up and kissed his hands
over and over. .a,,ou
I,1es was such an affectionate fciio"
,,,t If did not take Bessie long -
nike friends with him. After oreak-
sa,., ia next morning she rode on ms
h,,d hack 10 the spring when Pierre
wont with the bear to drive the co"'
| to pasture. Nod
TIL Won what. Croteau. said Hod
DonefieId as he left the house at noon
18th the buggy and the three loadS Vi
r,tr.b.nd 1--WE are going to nave
,.I ~, of il catching; Flatfoot OBrleh.
~, ,haI1 need all the help We can get
..I viii help you. papa. said hess'e
with flashing eyes
And so will Jules and l. SAID Pierre
while the senior croteau added tha'
,, ,,;cbt he depended upon 10