The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-27

took the consequences. He didn't. kill
somebody and run off 10 be hunted like
a bear No wonder you are happy,
Alice; I'd be happy, too, if Rene were
here and came to spend half of every
day with me. r
why. what a silly girl you are"
Alice exclaimed, her face reddening
prettily How foolishly you prattle!
I'm sure l don't trouble myself about
Lieutenant Beverley-what put such
absurd nonsense into your head,
Adrienne2"
Because, that's what. and you know
it's so. too. You love him just as much
as Il love Rene, and that's all the love
in the world. and you needn't deny it,
Alice Roussillon;"
Alice laughed and Rugged the wee,
brown faced mite of a girl until she
almost smothered her.
1t was growing dusk when Adrienne
left Roussillon place to go home The
wind cut Jelly across the commons and
moaned as it whirled around the cab
! ms and cattle sheds She ran briskly.
muffied in wrap, partly through fear
and partly TO keep warm, and had gone
two thirds of her way when she was
/ brought to an abrupt stop by the arms
I of man. She screamed sharply. and
Father Beret, who was coming out of a
cabin not far away, heard and knew
| the voice.
| Hobo. nv little LADY, cried
| Adrienne's captOr in a breezy, jocund
! tone. you wouldn't run over a fellow,
would your The words were French,
/ but the voice was that OF Captain
Farnsworth. who laughed while he
lspolxe- You jump like rabbit. my
darling, Why what a lively little chick
, Of a girl il isl
Adrienne screamed and struggled
reckleSSly.
Now don't rouse up the town. "
cOaxed the captain. He was just drunk
enough to be quite a fool, yet sufi-
GENTLY sober to imagine himself the
most proper person in the world. i
don't mean you any harm, mademoi-
selle: I'll just see you safe home, you
know: 'sCort you TO your residence:
come on. now-thats q good girl"
/ Father Beret hurried TO the spot
and when in the deepening gloom he
/ saw Adrienne Ringing herself violent
I ly this way and that, helplessly try
\ ing to escape from the clasp of q
man. he did to perfection what d priest
! is supposed TO be the least fitted 70
do. Indeed. considering his age and
I leaving his vocation out of the reck-
| oning his performance was amazing
It is not certain that the blow dealt
! upon Governor Hamilton's jaw by VI
RoussilIon was a SITTER one than that
sent straight from the priests shout
der right into the short ribs of Cap
! tain Farnsworth, who thereupon re-
| leased d mighty grunt and doubled
| himself up.
/ Adrienne recognized her assailant al
| the first and used his name freely dur
! ing the struggle When Father Bere'
appeared she cried out TO him-
| ..Oh, father-Father BeretI help me.
| help me-
When FarnsWsorth recovered from
breath-expelling shock of the jab il
| his side and got himself once more II
| vertical position, both girl and prizes
| were gone He looked this way anc
| that rapidly becoming sober. and be
ginning 10 wonder how the thing coulC
| have happened so easily His ribs fsl
as If they had been hit with a heav1
| hammer
BY Jovel- he muttered all TO him
self. the old pTayer-singing heather
BY gove." And with this very brillian
and relevant observation ne rubbed hi
sore side and went his way TO TIT
fort