The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-18
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ing with the girl 50 suddenly become
his commanding superior: but the ef-
tort disclosed to him as we'll as to her
that he had fallen to rise no more. In
MS abJect defeat he accepted the terms
dictated by Alice and was glad when
she adroitly changed her manner and
tone in going on 10 discuss the APP
preaching dance.
Now let me make one request of
you" he demanded after a while "It's
small flavor: may 1 ask it?''
Yes, but 1 don't grant it in adj
vance"
II want you to wear, for my sake.
the bun gown which they say was your
grandmother's"
NO. ! won't wear IT,"
But why, Aliee2"
None of the other girls have any
thing like such a dress: it would not
them all feel that / had taken the adj
vantage of them, just because l could !;
that's why"
But then none of them is beautiful
and educated like YOU he said; you'll
outshine them anyway"
Save your compliments for poor,
pretty little Adrienne'' she firmly re-
sponded, Il positively do not wish TO
hear them. have agreed to be your
parteiaire at this dance of Papa Rour=
sillon's, but it is understood between
US that Adrienne is your sweetheart.
am not, and I'm not going to be,
either. So for your sake and
Adrienne's, as well as out of considera-
ton for the rest of the girls who have
no fine dresses. 1 am not going to wear
the buff brocade gown that belonged to
Papa Roussillon's mothers long ago. 1
shall dress just as the rest do"
1T is safe to say that Rene de Ron
Vile went home with troublesome bee
in his bonnet He was not a bad
hearted fellow. Many a right good
young man. before him and since, has
loved an Adrienne and been dazzled by
an Alice. A violet is sweet. but a rose
is the gardens queen. The poor, youth
ful frontiersman ought to have been
stronger; but he was not, and what
have we to say?
As for Alice, since having a conf
Dental talk with Adrienne Bourcier re-
Gently, she had come to realize what
NJ Roussillon meant when he said: But
my little girl is better than most of
them, not a foolish mischief-maker.
hope" She saw through the situa ton
with a quick understanding of what
Adrienne might suffer should Rene
prove permanently tickle. The thought
of it aroused all her natural honesty
and serious nobleneSS of character
which lay deep under the almost hoy
denish levity usually observable in her
manner. Crude as her sense of life's
larger significance was, and meager as
had been her experience in the things
which count for most in the sum of a
young girls existence under fair cir
cumstances. she grasped inIuitively the
Sist of it ALL
The dance did not come off; it had
TO be postponed indefinitely on ac-
count of a grave change in the political
relations of the little post A day or
two before the time set for that func-
ton rumor ran through the town
that something of Importance was
about to happen Father Gibault. at
the head of a small party, had ar
rived from Kaskaskia, far away on
the Mississippi, with the news that
France and the American colonies had
made common cause against the Eng
liSh in the great war of which the
people of yincennes neither knew the
cause nor cared a straw about the out
come.
1t was Onclef Jazon who came to the
ROussillon place to tell NJ. RoUssillon
that he was wanted at the river house.
Alice met him at the door.
Come in, Oncle Jazon,' she cheerily
said, you are getting to be stranger
at our house lately. Come in; what
news do you bring? Take off your
cap and rest your hair, Oncle Jazon.'
The ScalplesS old fighter chuckled
raucously and bowed to the best of
his ability. He net only took off his
queer cap. but looked into it with a
startled gaze, as if h. expected some
thing infinitely dangerous to jump out
and seize his nose.
"A thousand thanks, Ma m seile," he
presently said, will We please tell
Mo'sieu' Roussillon that / would wish
to see imp
Yes, Oncle Jazon; but first be
seated, and let me offer you Just a
drop of eau de vie; some that Papa
Roussillon brought back with him from
Quebec he says it's old and fine
She poured him a full glass, then
setting the bottle or a little stand
went to find NJ Roussillon. While she
was absent, Oncle Jazon improved his
opportunity to the fullest extent. At
least three additional glasses OF the
brandy went the way of the first He
srinned atrociously and smacked his
corrugated lips; but when Gaspard
Roussillon came in, the old man was
sitting at some distance from the bot
tie and glass gazing indiferently out
across the veranda- He told his story
CURLY. Father Gibault, he said. had
to the river house, as he had news of
great Importance TO communicate.
All, well, Oncle JaZon, Wen have a
nip of brandy together before we co.
said the host.
why, yes. jes' one agin' the broiIin'
weather" assented Oncle Jazon; II
don't mind jes' one
"A very rich friend of mine in Que
bee gave me this brandy. OncIe Jazon, y
said NJ. Roussillon. pouring the LIQUOR
with grand flourish; and I thought
of you as soon as I got it. Now, says
] to myself, IL any man knows good
brandy when he tastes it. it's Oncle
Jazon, and I'll give him good chance
at this bottle just the first of all my
friends"
1T surely is delicious said Oncle
Jazon, very delicious" He spoke
French with a curious accent, having
spent long years with English-spea
ing frontierSmen in the CarolinaS and
Kentucky, so that their lingo had be-
come his own.
As. they walked side by side down
the way TO the river house they looked
like typical extremes of rough. sun
burned and weather tanned manhood:
Oncle JazOn a Wizened diminutive
scrap, wrinkled and odd in every re-
spect; GaSpard RousSillon towering six
feet two. wide-shouldered massive
numbering, muscular, q giant with long
curling hair and a superb beard. They
old not know that they were going
down to help dedicate the great north
west to freedom
CHAPTER V.
Eatbar Giba.,l4