Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-08


 1sEsna@easS tnee erest of the hghters?'' z KetGenaaErfedb qsEazzScally, loflingSoIt his TOngue- and d.peeping past Helm so sas to ket a glimpse of the English line. sssW hersAssyer garrison? Have, they all goneStosbreakfas'P
 SThes9ast question set Helm off cars- Sng's and swearing in the most neio- lramasseseaee-
 Onclev 5azon, turned stos Beverley and said insrapid French Surely the nan's notA goingsto fight those fellows yon- saerY
 Beverley confederation .gfoonndly, ealssss'assa adeths sstheyOld man, lingering ahis rtfeas stock and taking another g1anoaSthnOugh the gate, -'I~ can't shoot wo'th meentx bein' sort, O. nervous like, sEgItsE Es1lsstani bySye awhile 5es' for luck umigft1 saOddensaAly lzftvone Q 'em." WEhsnsaa man. 1s truly brave himself HheEe is snothangA thak touches h1m like An4 ezhdhttion of absolutely unselfish sgameness An another. A rush-of adni- ration for Oncle Jazon made Beverley. Seel Ike hugging hiIn-
 Meantime the young British officer IEshowed lag of truce and, with file lof men, separated himself from the lime, now stationary, and approached the st0cka6e. At hundred yards he halted the fife and came -on alone, wav- ling the white clout. He boldly ad- vanced to within easy speaking dis 4ance and shouted:
 'T demand the surrender of this fortl''
 Well, you'll not~get it, young manw roared Helm, his profanity well mixed in with the words. Mot while there's man of us lefty'
 'sYe'd better use sof' soap on i'm, cap'n,p said Oncle Jazon in English. @Cussin' won't do no good" While he spoke he rubbed the doughty captains arm and then patted it gently
 Helm, whoxgwas not half as excited as he pretended to be, knew that Oncle 5azon's remark was the very essence of wisdom, but he was not yet ready for the diplomatic language which the pId trooper called ssoft soap"
 Are you the British commander| P he demanded.
 sSo.'' said the officer, "but speak for him.
 Not to me, sir. Tell your command CT that will hear what he has to say from his own mouth No understrapper will be recognized by me-
 That ended the conference. The young officer, evidently indignant, strode back to his line, and an hour later Hamilton himself demanded the unconditional surrender of the fort and garrison
 Tight for itP' Helm stormed forth. we are soldiers!'
 Hamilton held confabi with his of ficers. while his forces, under cover of the town cabins, were deploying SC as to form half circle about the stock ade. Some artillery appeared and was planted directly opposite the gate, not 1hree hundred yards distant. One blast of that battery would, as Helm well knew, level a large part of the stock ade
 sS'posin' I hev' a cannon, too, seein' it's the fashion, said Oncle Jazon. .'I can't shoot much, but I might skeer sem This little one Il do me-"
 He set his rifle against the wall and with Beverley's help rolled one of the swiVels alongside the guns already In position.
 In a few minutes Hamilton returned under the white flag and shouted:
 .upon what terms will you surren- der2s
 s'Allstheshonors of war; Helm firmly NepIied. Its thatror fight, and don't gaRe whichR'
 Haualtcn haf turned away, as if done with the barley, then facing the tort again he said:
 Very we'll, sir. Haul down your lag"
 Helm was dumfounded at this pEompEs acceptance of his terms Tn deed the incident is unique in history.
 As Hamilton spoke he very naturally glanced up to where la baflniere d'Al ice Houssilion waved brilliantly. Some one stood beside it on the dilapidateG roof of the old blockhouse and was al ready taking it from it's place His aid Captain Farnsworth, saw this, and tht vision made his heart dPawinaa strong hot flood. 1t was girl in short skirts and moccasins, with a fur hood on hel head, her face. thrillingly beautiful SC around with f1uffs of wind blowI Drown gold hair. Farnsworth was to- young to be critical and too old to le his eyes deceive him. Every detail O the 1ne-sketch, with it's steel blue back ground of sky flashed into his mind sharp cut as cameo. Involuntarily h, took off his hat
 Alice had come in by way of tn postern. She mounted to the roof un observed and made her way. to tn flag just at the moment when Helm glad at heart to accept the easiest wa. out of tight place, asked Oncle Jazo to lower it.
 Beverley was thinking of Alice, an when he looked up he could scarcel realize that he saw her. But the whol situation was plain the instant sh anatched the staff from its place, fo he, too, recollected what she had sai at the river house. The memory an 1he present scene blended perfectl