The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-11-07

fiaNIN Would De well, / assure Won
not to be- very long about 1t. Captain
Farnswornh y, you Will send guard
fitting lis o1tfcirI dignity, corporal
and two men. The honorable mayor
of this important city should not 20
alone upon SO importantlan errand. He
must have his attendants"
Permit me TO 30 myself and get
it," said Alice. IL can do II quickly.
May l. please, MONSIEUR
Hamilton looked sharply at her.
Why certainly. mademoiselle Ger.
tainly. Captain Farnsworth you will
escort the young lady"
1T Is not necessary, monsieur"
"Oh, yes, 1t is necessary, my dear
young lady, very necessary; so let's
not have further words. I'll try TO
entertain his honor. the mayor. while
you 20 and get the flag feel sure,
mademoiselle, that you'll return with
1t in n few minutes. But you must
not go alone"
Alice set forth Immediately, and
FarnswoCth try as hard as hc would.
could never reach her side, SO swift
was her gait
When they arrived at Father Berets
cabin, she turned and said with Inn
perions severity:
Don't you come In. You stay out
here I'LL get II in n minute"
Far-nsworth obeyed her command
The door was wide open, bui Father
Beret was not inside; he had gone To
see n sick child in the outskirts OF the
village. Alice looked about and hest
tated. She knew the very puncheon
that covered the flag but she shrank
from lifting IT, There seemed nothing
else to do, however; SO, after some
trouble with herself. she Rnelt upon the
floor and turned the heavy slab over
with n great thump. THE flag Gid not
appear. She peeped under the other
puncheons. II was not there. The
only thing visible was Il little ball OF
paper fragments not larger than an
egg.
Farnsworth heard her utter low
cry OF surprise or odismay, and was on
the point Of going In when Father
Beret, coming around the corner OF the
cabin, confronted him. The meeting
was SO sudden and unexpected that
both men recoiled slightly, and then,
with n mutual start, saluted.
81 came with young lady TO get the
fag," said Farrfsworth "She is In
side. hope there is mo serious ikl-
trusion. She saTs the nag is hidden
under your fioor-
Father Beret said nothing, but fruwn-
ing as If much annoyed. stepped
> through the doorway no Alice's side.
and STOPPING where she knclt, laid a
hand or her shoulder zas she glanced
up and recognized him
What nre Yen doing, my childy'
"Oh, father, where m the fagT' IL
was all that sine could say. Where is
the nagy7
"Why, isn't III 'thereT-
''No, you see 1t isn't there! Where
is it?"
The priest ssoDod as II dumfounk1ed,
gazing into the vacantepace uncovcned
by the punchetn.
us it gones Has some one taken IL
iawayy
They turned up all the floor TO mo
avail. La banniere ,d,Alice Roussilion
bad disappeared and Captain Farne-
worth went forthwith to report the
act TO his commander. When he
eached The shed at the angle OF the
brit he found Governor Hamilton sit
hg stupid and dazed On the ground
he Jaw was Unframed and swollen
80
Not He turned his head with n pain
u irregular motion and his chin
III worth sprang to hpn and lifted
- xs feet. b8t helebuld scarcely
sand. Il4 licked nis lips cumsily
.~.What is the mai,crg what hurts
youg
The governor rubbed Lilo forehead,
trying 70 Hlect
,.IIc stnr~ me. he presently said
wih difficulty fIie hit mo with his
fist. Mhere-w whore i5 hep
'.WhoF"
'That big French idiot-tltat Rous- (
sllon. Go after him, take him, shoot /
hih-uuick. / have been stunned. l !
don't know how long he's been gone. !
Give the alarm-do somethingi
Hamlltc. as he gathered his wits
| together. bvgaSh to foam with rage. and /
Ills passion gave his bruised and swoll-
en- face terrible look.
The story was short and may DO
quickly told. NJ. Roussillon had taken
ADVANTAGE OF the first moment when
he and Hamilton were Icft alone one
herculenn budiet. Il swinging smash or
his enormous dst on "a point OF the
governors jaw. and then be walked out
or the fort unchallensed, doubtless on |.
uccogri; of,bLa iodSily and mastsrsul afr.
"Linf be exclaimed. shaking hlInsalr
aud Xlng @e shoulders vhen - had
Tt4X A bcyond hearing nf ths santszri
he efyte. 'EiTs ! c0n Dansh a
rboN sslE ssrohc yet. n 10 Gsnve=neuc.
al. Errr ami 90 blew me pszpoks0
Txarv cnArk WINS promptly made n, II