Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-15

eVeryLn1nB l see LRaC yerG Keepln something back What is it?'' He glanced sidewise slyly at Oncle Jazon.
 Beverley was frank to a fault, but somehow his heart tried to keep Alice all to itself. He hesitated; then
 ''I broke my parole with Governor Hamilton" he said. 'He forced me to do it. I feel altogether Justified. told him beforehand that should cer. tainly leave Vincennes and go get a force to capture and kill him, and I'll do it, Simon Kenton; I'll do it!'
 ''I see, see," Kenton assented, "but what was the row about? What did he do to excite ye, to make ye feel jus tified in breakin' over yer parole in that high handed way? Fitz, I know ye too we'll to be fooled by ye. You've got somethin' in mind that ye don't want to tell. We'll, then, don't tell it. Oncle Jazon and I will go it blind, won't we, JazonT'
 Blind as two moles," said the old man: "but, as for thet secret" he add ed, winking both eyes at once, T don't know as it's so mighty hard to guess. It's always safe to imagine a woman HI lllC GdSG. IL IllO0LAJ WOASA lhCb sends men a-trottin' off bout nothin' sort O crazylike.''
 Beverley looked guilty and Oncle Ja- zon continued:
 "They's booty gal at Vincennes, an see the young man a-steppin' into her house about fifteen times a day fore lef' the place. Mebbe she's tuck up wi one O them English officers Gals is slippery an onsartfn'."
 "Jazon," cried Beverley, ''stop that in stantly, or I'll wiring your old neck!" His anger was real, and he meant what he said. He clinched his hands and glowered
 Don't get mad at the old man." said Kenton, plucking Beverley aside. He's yer friend from his heels to his old scalped crown. Let him have his fun" Then, lowering his voice almost to a whisper, he continued:
 ''I was in Vincennes for two days and nights spyin' around. Mime. Godere hid me in her house when there was need of it. know how 1t is with ye. I got all the gossip about ye and the young lady, as well as all the 1nforma- 
 that Colonel Clark wants I'm goin' to Kaskaskia, but I think it quite pos sible that Clark will be on his march to Vincennes before we get there, for Vigo has taken him full particulars as to the fort and it's garrison, and know that he's determined to capture the whole thing or die tryin'.v
 Beverley felt his heart swell and his blood leap strong in his veins at these words.
 II saw ye while was in Vincennes," Kenton added, "but I never let ye see me. Ye were a prisoner, and parole held. felt that 1t was best not to tempt ye to give me aid or to let ye have knowledge of me while was a spy. left two days before ye did and should have been at Kaskaskia by this time if hadn't run across Jazon, who detained me. He wanted to go with me, and I waited for him to repair the stock of his old gun. He tinkered at it tween meals and showers for half a week at the Indian village back wonder before he got it just to suit him. But l tell ye he's wo'th waitin' for any length of time, and was glad to let him have his way"
 Kenton, who was still young man in his early thirties, respected Bever- ley's reticence on the subject upper most in his mind Mime. Godere had told the whole story with famboyant embellishments. Kenton had seen AL ice, and, inspired with the gossip and a surreptitious glimpse of her beauty, he felt perfectly familiar with Beverley's $ condition. He was himself a victim of the tender passion to the extent of be- ing an exile from his Virginia home, which he had left on account of dan- gerously wounding a rival. But he was well touched with the backwoods- mans taste for joke and banter. He and Oncle Jazon, therefore, knowing the main feature of Beverley's predica- ment, enjoyed making the most of their opportunity in their rude but perfectly generous and kindly way
 By indirection and impersonal de tails, as regarded his feelings toward Alice, Beverley in due time made his friends understand that his whole am- bition was centered in rescuing her. Nor did the motive fail to enlist their sympathy to the utmost. If all the world loves lover all men having the best virile instinct will fight for a low er's cause. Both Kenton and Oncle Ja- zon were enthusiastic. They wanted nothing better than an opportunity to aid in rescuing any girl who had shown so much patriotism and pluck But Oncle Jazon was fond of Alice, and Beverley's story affected him peculiar ly on her account
 'gThey's one question I'm a-goin' to put to ye, young man." he said after he had heard everything and they had talked it all over, "an' want ye to an swer it straight as bullet f'om yer gun"
 "Of course, Jazon. Go ahead" said Beverley. 'I shall be glad to answer g But his mind was far away with the gold haired maiden in Ham1lton's pris- on. He scarcely knew what he was saving