The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-26
CHAPTER K.
Z. Roussillon Entertains Colonel
Hamilton
BIZ rAURRE


promptly followed that Hamilton or
dered him pressed into service as
wood-chopper and log hauler during
the erection of a new blockhouse, large
barra cks and the making of some ex-
tensive repairs of the stockade. Moth
ing could have been more humiliating
to the proud young Frenchman. Every
day he had 10 report bright and early
to a burly Irish corporal and be or
dered about. as if he had been slave,
cursed al, threatened and forced to
work until his hands were blistered and
his muscles sore. The bitterest part
of il all was that he had to trudge past
both Roussillon place and the Bour-
eier cabin with the eyes of Alice and
Adrienne upon him.
Hamilton did not forget NJ. RouSsil-
lon in this connection. The giant ora
tor soon found himself face to face
with a greater trial even than Rene's.
He was calmly told by the English
commander that he could choose be-
tween death and telling who il was
that stole the flag.
I'm have you shot, sir, tomorrow
morning if you prevaricate about this
thing any longer said Hamilton. with
a right deadly strain in his voice. You
told me that you knew every man. wo-
man and child in Vincennes at sight.
| know that you saw that girl take
the iag-lying does not serve your
turn. i give you until this evening to
tell me who she is: if you fail, you die
at sunrise tomorrow"
In fact, it may be that Hamilton did
not really purpose to carry out this
blood-thirsty threat; most probably he
relied upon NJ. RoussillOn's imagination
to torture him successfully: but the eff
feet. as time proved could not be ac-
curately foreseen.
Captain Farnsworth had energy
enough for a dozen ordinary men. Be
fore he had been in Vincennes twelve
hours he had seen every nook and cor
ner of its surface. Nor was his activity
| due altogether TO military ardor. al
though he never let pass an opportunity
/ to serve the best interests of his COM
Inander; all the while his mind was on
| the strikingly beautiful girl whose
saucy countenance had so dazzled him
! from thesrOof-top of the fort, what time
! she wrenched away the rebel flag
III find her, high or low he
thought. for / never could fail 10 rec
/ ognize that face. She's a trump"
1t was not in Alice's nature TO hide
| from the English. They had held the
town and fort before Helm came. and
! she had not found them troublesome
| under Abbott. She did not know that
| M Roussiilon was prisoner. the fam
| lily taking it for granted that he had
gone away to avoid the English Nor
was she aware that Hamilton felt so
Il keenly the disappearance Of the flag.
I What she did know. and it gladdened
4 her greatly. was that Beverley had
been well treated by his captor. With
this in her heart she went about Rous-
sillon place singing merry snatches of
creole songs; and when at the. gate,
which still hung lopsided on account
Of Beverley's force in shutting it, she
! came unexpectedly face to face with
/ Captain Farnswortb. there was no
! great surprise on her part.
He lifted his hat and bowed very
! politely; but a bold smile broke over
I, his somewhat rudy face. He spoke
in French but in drawing tone and
with bad accent:
How do you do, Mademoiselle; ]
I am right glad TO see you again.
Alice drew back a pace or two. She
was quick to understand his allusion,
| and she shrank from him. fearing that
he was going to inquire about the flag
/ Don't be afraid" he laughed. i
am not so dangerous. l never did hurt
a girl in ali my life. In fact. 1 am fond
of them, when they're nice
/ Il am no in the least afraid she
replied, asst ming an air of absolute
dismissal, land you don't look a Bit
if you please"
He flushed and bit his lip. probably
| TO keep back some hasty retort, and
thought rapidly for moment. She
| looked straight at him with eyes that
Z! stirred and dazzled him. He was
handsome in coarse way. like d fine
young animal. we'll groomed, well fed
! magnetic. forceful; but his holiness
being of a sort 10 which she had not
been accustomed, disturbed her vague
ly and strangely.
! Suppose that ! don't pass on?'' he
presently ventured. with just a sus-
picion of insolence in his attitude, but
laughing until he showed teeth of re-
markable beauty and whiteness. Sup
pose that 1 should wish to have a little
chat with you, Mademoiselle?"
Il have beer told that there are mer
in the world who think themselves
handsome. and clever and brilliant
when in fact they are but conceiteC
simpletons," she remarked rather in.
differently. muffiing herself in her ful
wrap. You certainly would be fairly
good hitching post for our horses i
you never moved" Then she laughed
out of the depth of her hood. a per
fectly merry laugh, but not in the leas
Hattering TO Captain Farnsworth's van
ity. He felt the scorn that it con
veyed.
His face grew redder. while a fasl
/ from hers made him wish that he ilal
been more gracious in his department
Here, TO his surprise, was not a mer'
creole girl of the wild frontier.
Her superiority struck him with thu
force of a captivating revelation, un
der the light of which he blinked ant
! WINGED
She laid shapely hand on TIL
broken gate and pushed it open.
Il beg your pardon, mademoiselie;
his manner softened as he spoke; -
beg your pardon: but l came TO speal
to you about the fiag-the flag you tool
away from the fort
She had been half expecting this
but she was quite unprepared. and il
spite of all she could do showed EN-
, | barrassment-
Il have come TO get the flag; if yo,
will kindly bring it 10 me, or tell m
where it is. T.
She quickly found words TO interrupt
him with, and at the same time by
great effort pulled herself together.
You have come to the wrong place,
she flung in. Il assure you that
haven't the flag
) You took it down, mademoiselle.
''Oh, did I?'
with bewitching grace you did, mad
? emoiselle. l saw and admired. Wi
: you fetch il. please2''
II Indeed / WON'T
e The finality in her voice belied he
{ face. which beamed without a ray o
stubbornness or perversity. He did no
| know how to interpret her: but he fel