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

He increased his military vigilance. or
dered the town patrolled day and night,
and forbade public gatherings of the
citizens, while at the same time he
forced them to furnish him a large
amount of provisions
When little Adrienne Bourcier heard
of Rene's terrible act. followed by his
successful escape to the woods. and of
the tempting reward offered by Ham
ilton for his scalp. she ran 10 Rous-
sillon place well-nigh crazed with ex-
element She had always depended
UPON Alice for advice, encouragement
and comfort in her troubles; but in the
present case there was not much that
her friend could do to cheer her. With
NJ Roussillon and Rene both fugitives,
| tracked by willy savages, price on
, their heads. while every day added new
dangers to the French inhabitants of
Vincennes, no rosy view could possibly
/ be taken of the situation Alice did
/ her best. however, TO strengthen her
| little friends faith in a happy out
come She quoted what she considered
unimpeachable authority TO support her
/ optimistic argument.
Lieutenant Beverley says that the
/ Americans will be sure to drive Ham
/ ilton out of Vincennes. or capture him.
/ Probably they are not so very far away
now. and Rene may join them and
! come back TO help punish these brutal
/ Englishmeu Don't you wish he would.
Adrienne2 wouldn't it be romantic?'
Hes armed. I know that" said Ad-
rienne, Frightening little, and he's
/ brave, Alice. brave as he can be. He
/ came right back into town the other
night and got his gun and pistols. He
\ was at our house, too. and, Ohl"--
| She burst out crying again 20
/ Alice It breaks my heart to think
/ that the Indians will kill him Do you
! think they will kill him, Aliee?'
! He'll come nearer killing them.
said Alice. confidently. with her strong.
/ warm arms around the tiny lass; he S
/ a good woodsmsn. a fine shOt-he's not
/ so easy to kill my dear. If he and
Papa RoussiIlon should get together by
/ chance they would be a match for all
Z the Indians in the country Anyway.
! I feel that it's much better for them 10
! take their chances in the woods than
/ to be in the hands of Governor Ham
/ iIton- II I were a man I'd do just as
! Papa RoussiilOn did; I'd break the
! bigoted head of every Englishman that
mistreated me- I'll do IL, girl as l am,
I il they annoy me. see II | don't
She was thinking of Captain Farms
/ worth. who had been from the first un-
i firing in his efforts to gain something
more than a passing acquaintance As
] NeT ne nae HQt IildQC ulDcd--
able: but Alice's fine intuition led her
/ to the conclusion that she must guard
. against him from the outset
! Adrienne's simple heart could not
| grasp the romantic criterion with
/ which Alice was wont to measure ac-
/ ton. Her mind was single. impuisive
narrow and direct in all its movements
She loved. hated. desired, caressed. re-
pulsecL not for any assignable reason
/ more solid or luminous than because.
She adored Rene. and wanted him near
her. He was a hero in her imagina-
/ ton. no matter what he did Little
/ difference was IL 10 her whether ne
hauled logs for the English or smoked
| his pipe in idleness by the winter firs
what could il matter which flag he
served under If she could always have
J him coming 70 see her and calling her
his little pet7 He might crush an Irish
eorporafs head every day, If he would
but stroke her hair and say My sweet
/ little one
why couldn't he be quiet and do a.
/ your man. Lieutenant Beverley did ,.
she cried in a sudden change Of mood
/ the tears streaming down her cheeks
Lieutenant Beverley surrendered and