The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-24

iy become an embarrassment quite I'M
endura BILE But we simply adhere to
the established facts in history Ow-
ing to some carelessness there was, in
deed, an explosion of twenty-siX six
pound cartridges. which made mighty
roar and struck the newly installed
garrison into a heap, so to say, scat
tering things terribly and Wounding six
men, among them Captains Bowman
and Worthington.
After the thunderous crash came a
momentary silence, which embraced
both the people within the fort and the
wild crowd outside. Then the rush and
noise were indescribable. Even Clark
gave way to excitement, losing COM
mand of himself. and. of course. of his
men. There was a stampede toward
the main gate by one wing of the troops
in the hollow square. They literally
ran over Beverley and Alice, fiinging
them apart and jostling them hither
and yonder without mercy. OF course
the turmoil quickly subsidized. Clark
and Beverley got hold of themselves
and sang out their peremptory orders
with excellent effect. 1t was like oil on
raging water. The men obeyed in a
struggling way, getting back into ranks
as best they could.
''Ventrebleu"' squeaked Oncle Jazon.
''ef / didn't think the ole world had
busted into a million Dieces,"
He was jumping UP and down not
three feet from Beverley's toes, way
ing his cap excitedly.
But / wasn't skeerti va, va, va,
Nive Ia bann;ere dAlice Roussillon!
Nive Zhorzh Vasinton:
Hearing Alice's name caused BeveP-
ley 10 look around. Where was she?
In the distance he saw Father Beret
hurrying to the spot where some of the
sion, were being stripped and cared for.
Hamilton still stood like a statue. He
appeared to be the only cool person in
the fort.
Where is Alice-Miss Roussillon-
where did Miss Roussillon go?" Bey-
erley exclaimed. staring around like a
lost man. Where is she?'
'D'know," said Oncle Jazon, resum-
ing his habituaI expression of dron dig
nifty. "she shot apast me jes' as tibet
thing busted loose, an she went life
err hummin' bird, skitchi-jes' tibet way
an | didn't see r no more. Cause I
was skeert mighty nigh into seven fits;
'spect that 'splosion blowed her clean
away Ventrebleui never was so plum
outen breath an dead crazy weak o.
bein' afeardi"
Lieutenant Beverley" roared Clark
in his most commanding tone, ''go to
mob outside is trying to break in,''
The order was instantly obeyed, but
Beverley had relapsed- Once more his
soul CROPPED in darkness, and the whole
of his life seemed unreal, a wavering,
misty, hollow dream. And yet hia mill
tary duty was all real enough He
knew just what to do when he reached
the gate.
Back there at oncer' he command
ed, not loudly, but with intense force,
back therei" This to the inward surg
ing wedge of excited outsiders Then
to the guard.
shoot the first man who crosses the
line!'
''Zifs, me voici! moi, Gaspard Rous-
sillon. Laissezmoi passer, messieurs.'
a great body hurled itself franticalIy
past Beverley and the guard. going out
through the gateway against the wall
Of the crowd. bearing everything before
it and shouting:
Back. foolsi You'll all be kilIed-the
powder is on fire. Tiff! rum"
Wild as a March hare, he bristled
with terror and foamed at the mouth.
He stampeded the entire mass There
was a wild howl: a rush in the other
direction followed, and soon enough the
esplanade and all the space back to the
barbados. and beyond were quite de-
serted.
Alice was not aware that serious
accident had happened Naturally she
thought the great. rafting, crashing
noise of the explosion a mere part Of
the spectacular show. When the rush
followed. separating her and Beverley.
it was a great relief to her in some
way; for a sudden recognition of the
holiness of her action in the little
scene just ended, came over her and
bewildered her. An impulse sent her
running away from the spot where, il
seemed to her, she had invited public
derision. The terrible noises all around
her were. she now fancied, but the jeer-
ing and hOoting Of rude men who had
seen her unmaidenly foTwardness
With a burning face she flew to the
poctern and slipped out, once more TAX
ing the course which had become 50
familiar to her feet. She did not slack
en- her speed until she reached the
Bourcier cabin, where she had made
her home since the night when Hamil-
toms pistol ball struck her. The little
domicile was quite empty of its house
hold but Alice entered and flung her
self into 4 chair. where she sat quiv-
ering and GREATNESS when Adrienne
also much excited, came in, preceded
by stream of patoiS that spanked
continuously.
The fort is blown upl'' she cried
III every ulTScIlOn at once
| her petite figure comically dilated with
! the Importance of her statement. "A
hundred men are killed. and the pow
| der is on fire."
She bounced into Alice's arms, still
/ talking as fast as her tongue could
| vibrate, changing from subject to sub
I ject without rhyme or reason, her pratt
tile making its way by skips and SHES
until what was really uppermost in
her sweet little heart disclosed itself.
And. Alice! Rene has not comt
yet"
I She plunged her dusky face between
! Alice's cheek and shoulder: Alice
{ Rugged her sympathetically and said
! But Rene will come, 1 know he will
/ dear"
ooh, but do you know it? is it true.
! who told you? when will he come
I where is he? tell me about him."
| Her head popped up from her friend:
neck and she smiled brilliantly through
| the tears that We're still sparkling OF
| her long black Iashes
1 Il don't mean that had heard from
/ him, and I don't know where he is
| but-but they always come back"
J You just say that because your mar
because Lieutenant Beverley has re-
| turned. 1t is always so. You have ev.
| erything to make sou happy. while L
/ l."
/ Again her eyes spilled their shower
and she hid her face in her hands which
/ Alice tried in vain to remove.
| Don't cry, Adrienne. You didn't Sc,
/ me crying"
! mo. of course not; you didn't hay,
/ a thing to cry about. Lieutenant Bey.
erley told you just where he was COINS
and just what"