Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-12-19

I -' NV AAANuhl III. NOW |
know shall succeed. We are going to
capture Ninccnnes, Kenton are we
NOT! We shall, shan't we, Jazop?
it?o ''"' US can
henton heartily returned the pres
sure Of the young mans hand wbilo
uncle Jazon looked up quizzically and
said: anu
We're torble spectacle lot TO pre.
vent; but then, we might git pcrvent.
Cd I've seed better men an MS purtv
consld'ble prevented lots O. times in my
life.' my
For my part" said Kenton. 81 am
with ye, old boy, in anything We want
to do But now we've got to tell mo
everything. / see that ye're keepin
something back, What is itYo He
glanced sidewise slyly at Oncle Jazor.
Beverley was frank to fault. but
somehow his heart tried to keep Alice
all to itself. He hesitated: then
Il broke my parole with Governor
Hamilton" he said "Ue forced me to
do It, feel altogether justified. |
told him beforehand that should GER
tainly leave Nincennes and go Get "a
force to capture and kill him, and rll
! do it, Simon Henton; I'll do it!"
/ 81 sec. | see" Kenton assentcd. "rut
what was the row about? What aid
he do to excite We, to make ye feel jus
tiled in bteadn' over yer parole in
that high handed way? Fltz, ! know
| ye,too well to be fooled by ye. You've
| got soInethin in mind that ye don't
want to tell. Wen, then, don't tell IT,
/ Oncle Jazon and l will 90 it blind,
won't we, JazonG
/ "Blind as two moes,' said the old
man; but, as for thet secret" he add
ed winking both eyes at once, II don't
know as it's so mighty hard to guess
It's always safe to imagine woman
In the case. It's mostly women the
sends men a-trottin' off bout nothin'
sort o. crazyllkc."
Beverley looked guilty and Oncle ia
Eon continued:
"They's a pooty gal at Nlncennes, an
see the young man a-steppin' int
her house about fifteen times d.!
fore lef the place Mebbo she's tucl
M wi one o. them English officers
Gals is slippery an onsartln'."
"Jazon." cried Beverley, stop that IN
stantly, or I'll wiring your old neck!
His anger was real, and he meant whc
he said He clinched his hands an
glowered.
Don't get mad at the old man. sal
Kenton, pluclling Beverley aside. He.
yer friend from his heels 10 his oil
scalped crown. Let him have his fun.
Then, lowering his voice almost to
whisper, he continued;
81 was in Vincennes for two dny
and nights spym' around. Nine. Goder
hid me in her house when there wa
need Of It. / know how 1t Is with "
| got all the gossip about ye ana IN
young lady, as well as all the informa
ton about Hamilton and his force
that Colonel Clark wants. lm goiI
10 Kaskaskia, but | think It quite pos
slble that Clark will be on his march
Vincennes before we get there, 10
Yigo has taken him full particulars a
to the fort and its garrison. and l kno'
that he's determined to capture IN
whole thing or die tryin'."
Beverley felt his heart swell ana hl
blood leap strong in his veins at thes
words.
81 saw We while was In Vincennes'
Kenton added, "but l never let y
see me. Ye were a prisoner, and
had no business with ye while you
parole held. / felt that II was best nc
TO tempt ye to give me aid or to let y
have knowledge Of me while l was
sny left two days before ye did an
should have been at Kaskaskia by I'M
time II l hadn't run across Jazon, wh
detained me. He wanted TO go with M
and | waited for him 10 repair th
stock of his old gun. He tnkered az
tween meals and showers for hall
week nj the Indian village back yonde
before he got 1t just TO suit hiln' bu
teu We he's woth waitn' for an
Iencth OF time. and l was glad 10 ie
him have his way
Kenton. who was still young ma
IN his early thirties, respected be'el
Iey's reticence on the subject upPe'
most IN his mind. Nine. Godere hn
toId the whole story with hamDoyar
embellishments. Kenton had seen \
Zoe ana inspired with the gossip ana
surrentitlous glimpse Of her beauty u
80 nerfectly familiar with Beverley
condition. He was himself Nlc'ln' =
me tender passion to the extent OF %
,na am exile from his Virginia nome
Witch he had left on account OF uai
gerously wounding rival But y
wos well touched with the oacA"ooul
mans taste for joke and banter u
80 oncle Jazon, therefore, known
are main feature Of Beyerley's preaic,
ment enjoyed making the most OF 'i tne'
onportunity in their rude but peile'''
generous and kindly way 4.
nv indlrection and impersonal y
tails as regarded his feelings to"aI
alice Beverley in due time mace ~
Sriends understand that his whole an
h,t,on was eentered in reseuing hel
-. d,d the motive fail 70 enlist thei
sympathy TO the utmost ~ an ~ ~