The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10
CHAPTER XVIII.
A Duel bv Moonlight.

When Hamilton. after running some
distance. saw that he was gaining
upon Alice and would soon overtake
her. IL added fresh energy TO his limbs.
He had quickly realized the. fOoliShness
OF what he had done in visiting the
room Of his prisoner at so late AN
hour i'm the night. What would his
officers and men think? To let Alice
escape would be extremely embarrass-
ing. and to be seen chasing her would
give good ground for ridicule on the
part Of his entire command. There
fore his first thought. after passing
through the postern and realizing fully
what sort of predicament threatened
him. was TO recapture her and return
her 10 the prison room in the block
house without attracting attention
This now promised to be an easier task
than ne had at first feared; for i'm the
moonlight, which on account Of the
dispensing clouds, was fast growing
stronger. he saw her seem to falter
and weaken Certainly her flight was
checked and took an eccentric turn,
as n some obstruction had barred her
way. lie rushed on. not seeing that,
as Alice sweTved. a man interviewed.
Indeed he was within few strides
Of laying his hand on her when he
saw her make the strange movement
u was as if. spTinging suddenly aside,
she had become two persons instead or
one. But instantly the figures coin
cied AGAIN, and in becoming taller
faced about and confronted him.
Hamilton stopped short in his tracks.
The dark hgure was about five PAGES
from him II was not Alice. and a
sword flashed dimly but Enthusiastically
In ray Of the moon. The motion Wis
sasr-f
placing himself firmly on his legs, with
H's weapon at guard.
Alice saw the man in her path just
IN time 70 avoid running against him.
Lightly as flying bird. when it whisks
itself IN q short semi circle past a tree
or hough, she sprang aside and swung
around 10 the rear of him. where she
could continue her course toward the
town. But i'm passing she recognized
Hn. 10 was Father BeTet. and how
grin he looked The discovery was
r4ie 10 the tWinklinE Of an eye, and
us effect was instantaneous. not only
checking the force Of her flight, but
stopping her and turning her about TO
Ssze before she had gone five PAGES far
thar.
Hamiton's nerve held. startled as
no was. when he realized that an armed
nan stood before HIN, Naturally he fell
INTO tho error Of thinking tha t he had
oeen running after this fellow all the
Way from the little gate, where. he
supposed. Alice had somehow given
nm the slip. IL was a mere fash of
o.aln-lgnt, so 10 call il. struck out by
me surprise OF this curious discovery.
he felt his bcllicOSe temper leap up
iar'u~.T a. being baked in a way so
Unexpected and witbal so ineXplicable-
'' course he did not stand there rea-
Soning IT an out The rush Of impress
SONS came. and at the same time he
acted With promptuesS. Chauging the
rdU'r which he held in his right hand,
over into his left. he drew small pis-
~ from the breast Of his coat nd fired.
l2f report was sharp and loud; but il
alss1 mo- uneaslness or inquiry in the
..E'' owing 10 the fact that Indians
"Fari7 bly, em7tied their guns when
tonTue into the town
HamIfon's aim although hasty. was
noi bad. The bullet from his weapon
WI through Father BeretS clothes be
tween his left arm and his body, slight
q -reasInc the flesh on a rib. Beyond
-lh % struck heavily and audibly.
-'lee Tell limp and motionless to the
s.I Wet sround. where cold puddles
y. water were splintered over with ice
~. lay piufuHy Crumpled. one arm
TT-'Stre- he'd in the moonlight. Father
Ferei heard the bullet hit her. and
t-itt1 I'm time to see her stagger back
ara With a hand cOnVulSiveiy pressed
Pr lor heart Her face. slightly up
s1,ned as she reeled. gave the moon a
eaNlo target for its strengthening rays
CNttI beautiful. its rigid features
.iSA'd for "a second and then halt
SFnsI away from the light and went
down
FATHER Bcret uttered a short. thir
80 ana moved as if TO go TO the faller
s-Il. put Just then he saw Hamilton
oId pass over again into his right
@aA3' and knew that there was no time
~ anything but death or fight The
N priest did not shirk what might
80 made the readiest Of soldiers ner-
80 Hamilton was known TO be
s'sst swordsmaa and proud OF the dis