The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-30
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ter. He took II from the moor ana
examined it to see il it had been in
jured, then set it in a corner.
II am afraid we have been making /
too much noise" said Alice. speaking /
very low. There is a patrol guard /
every night now. If they should hear /
you"
'shh.' whispered NJ. Roussillon. 1--WE |
will be very still. Alice. is there |
something TO eat and a drop Of wine |
handy? I have come many miles; l |
am tired, hungry, thirsty.-ziff.''
Alice brought some cold roast ven
ison. a loaf and a bottle of claret. |
These she set before him on little
table.
"Ah. this is comfort" he said after
he had gulped full cup Have you
all been well?"
Then he began to tell where he had
been. what he had seen, and the many
things he had done. \ Frenchnan
must babble while he eats and drinks.
little wine makes him eloquent he
talks with his hands, shoulders, eyes.
Madame RoussilIon. Alice and Jean,
wrapped in furs. huddled around him
to hear. He was very entertaining.
and they forgot the patrol until noise
startled them. it was the low of a
COW. They laughed and the master Of
the house softened his voice
Nj. Roussillon had been the guest
of a great Indian chieftain. who was
called the Gate of the Wabash" be-
cause he controlled the river. The
chief was an old acquaintance and
treated him welE
But 1 wanted to see you all.' Gas
pard said. Il was afraid something
might have happened TO you So 1
came back just TO peep in. I can't
| stop, of course; Hamilton would Kill
me as if l were a wolf. ! can remain
| but an hour and then slip out of town
again before daylight comes. The rain
and darkness are my friends"
He had seen Simon Kenton, who said
| he had been in the neighborhood OF
| Vincennes acting as scout and spy
/ for Clark. Presently and quite cas-
uaIly he added:
And | saw Lieutenant Beverley, too.
| l suppose you know that he has es-
capped from Hamilton. and" Here a
big mouthfu1 OF Venison interfered.
Alice leaned toward him white and
| brea thless. her heart standing still
| Then the door. which had been left
unoarred was flung open and, along
| with a great rush of wind and rain, the
patrol guard, five in number. sprang in
| NJ RoussiIlon reached his gun with
| one hand. With the other swung a ire
mendous blow as he leaped against the
| intruders. Madame RoussiIlon blew out
4
/ earth was ever darker than that ROOM
The patrolmen could not see one an
other or know what TO do; but NJ
Roussillon laid about him with the
strength of a giant. His blows sounded
as if they smashed bones. Men fell
Il heavily humping on the floor where
he rushed along. Some one fired piS-
toll and by its fash they all saw him;
but instantly the darkness closed again
and before they could get their bear
ings he was out and gone. his great
| hulking form making its way easily
| over familiar ground where his would
| be captors could have proceeded but
slowly, even with a light TO guide them
| There was furious curSing among the
patrolmen as they tumbled about IN the
room, the unhurt ones trampling then
| PROSTATE companions and striking
wildly at each other in their blindness
| and confusion. At last one of then
bethought him to open a dark Lantern
with which the night guards were fur
nished. Its flame was fiuttering and
gave forth a paie-Fed light that danced
. weirdly on the floors and walls.
Alice had snatched down one Of hel
rapiers when the guards first entered
They now saw her facing them Will
her slender blade leveied. her back Il
the wall her eyes shining dangerously
Madame Roussillon had fed into tn,
l 1uJOiilillS OCdu ll11u dtSO uASdB
peared- The officer, a subaltern, il
charge of the guard, seeing Alice, anC
| not quickly able TO make out that j
| | was woman defying him, crossed
swords with her. There was small
: space for action; moreover. the office
| being not in the least a swordsman
| played awkwaTdly, and quick as 4 fIasl
t | his point was down The rapier en-
E tered just below his throat with dull
D chucking stab. He leaped backward
2 feeling al the same time a pair of arm
2 clasp his legs 1t was Jean, and tn
| ! lieutenant. thus unexpectedly tangled
l fell to the floor, breaking but not ex
i tinguishing the guards lantern as h
4 went down. The little remaining OF
: | spread and famed up brilliantly, as j
5 eager for cOnfiagrattOn, sputterini
g along the uneven boards.
e XIII that devil"' cried the lieuten
ant, in a strangling voice, while tryin
Y TO regain his feet shoot, BayOnet,
: In his pain, rage and haste. he mad
: vertentiy set his hand in the midst G
e the blazing oil, which chung to the fies
e with a seething grip.
e He'll" he screamed fire fire."
r Two or three bayOnets were levele
$ upon Alice Some one kicked Jea
s clean across the room, and he lay ther
Y curied up in his hairy night-wrap look
s ing like an enormous porcupine-
s At this point a new performer can,
e upon the stage, 4 dark-robed thing. S
e ! active that its outlines changed elusive
Y ", giving it no recognize bic feature
n I 1t might have been the devil hinsel
d / or some terrible unknown wild amin;
z / clad somewhat to resemble a man. $
n / far as the startled guards could max
= out 1t clawed right and left. hurIe
! one of them against the wall dashe
a another through the door into Madam
q ] RouSSiilor's room. where the good We
man was wailing at the top of he
d voice. and felled a third with a stroI
like that of bears paw
ID CONSERVATION was at high tide whe
N tarnsworth, who always slept with a
)r ear open. reached RouSsiiIon place an
le quickly Quoted things He was trov
he bIed beyond expression when he foun
II tout the true state of the affair f.
p there was nothing he could do but al
Id rest Alice and take her to HamiItol
n 1t made his heart sink. He would hav
n thought little of ordering a file Of so
diers TO shoot a man under the san
~ conditions: but to subject her again
u the governors stern cruelty-how coul
/ he do it, This time there would be 4
n hope for her.
Alice stood before him flushed. di
. | heveled- defiant, sword in hand. beaut
a ful and terrible as an angel The biac
70 figure, man Or devil. had disappeare
as strangely as il had come. The sui
* lieutenant was having his slight Wour
70 bandaged- Men We're raging and cur