Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-12

now ye don't speak to me. we've not
/ forgotten me. Fitz.''
"Mebby he don't like We as well as
we thought he did" drawled Oncle
Jazon. II hev known O fellers a-bein'
mistaken jes' tibet way"
Beverley got his wits together as best
| he could, taking in the situation by
such degrees as seemed at the time I'M
duly slow, but which were really mere
momentary gatherings.
/ "Why, Kenton. Jazon.' he presently
exclaimed. cordial giadness blending
with his surprise. How did you get
here? Where did you come from?"
He looked from one to the other back
and forth, with wondering smile
/ breaking over his bronzed and deter
mined face.
We've been hot on yer trail for thir
! ty hours said Kenton. "Roussillon
/ put us on it back yonder But what
are We up to? Where are We goin'?'
| I'm going to Clark at kaskaskia to
bring him yonder' He waved his
hand eastward. Il am going to take
| yincennes and kill Hamilton
well, ye're takin' a mighty queer
course, my boy, il ye ever expect to
/ find Kaskaskia. Ye're already twenty
miles too far south
| "Carryin' his gun on the same shout
der all the time" said Oncle Jazon,
"has made i'm kind O. swing in curve
like. 'Tain't good luck nohow to carry
yer gun on yer lef' shoulder. When
We do it meks ye take a longer step
with yer right foot than ye do with
yer lef', an ye can't walk straight
line to save yer liver. Ventrebleu! La
venaison brule encore! Look at that
dasted meat burnin' ag'in!"
/ He jumped back to the fire to turn
! the scorching cuts.
! Beverley wrung Kenton's hand and
looked into his eyes as a man does
when an old friend comes suddenly out
OF the past, so to say, and brings the
freshness and comfort of strong, true
soul to brace him in his hour Of great
est need.
"Of all men in the world, Simon Ken
I ton. you were the least expected. But
how glad am. how thankful! Now
know l shall succeed. We are going to
capture vincennes Kenton, are we
not? We shall, shan't we. Jazon?
Nothing, nothing can prevent us, can
lit?'
Kenton heartily returned the pres
sure of the young mans hand. while
Oncle Jazon looked up Quizzically and
said:
Were tolble spectacle lot to pre-
vent; but, then, we might git pervent-
ed. I've seed better men AN us purity
consid' BILE prevented lots O. times In my
4 life
i For my part said Kenton, Il am
with We, old boy. in anything We want
to do But now we've got to tell me
\ everything. / see that ye're keepin'
something back. What is itT' 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
II broke my parole with Governor
/ Hamilton he said. "He forced me to
! do it. feel altogether justified.
told him beforehand that l should GER
tainly leave yincennes and go get a
force to capture and kill him. and I'll
do 1t. Simon Kenton; I'll do itr'
II see, see Kenton assented. "but
what was the row about? What did
he do to excite We, to make We feel JUS
/ titled In breakin' over yer parole in
that high handed way? Fitz, know
re too well to be fooled by We. You've
| cot somethin' in mind that We don't
want to tell Well, then, don't tell it.
Oncle Jazon and will go it blind.
won't we, Jazon!"
Blind as two moles," said the old
man; but, as for thet secret he add
ed, whining both eyes at once, Il don't
know as it's SO mighty hard 70 guess.
It's always safe to imagine woman
in the case. It's mostly women thet
sends men a-trottin' off bout nothin',
sort o. crazylike.'
| Beverley looked guilty and Oncle ia
zon continued:
"Theys pooty gal at Vincennes, an
see the young man a-steppin' into
| her house about fifteen times day
fore lef the place. Mebbe she's tuck
up wi one O. them English officers.
Gals Is slippery an onsartin'.'
! .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. Hes
! 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:
II was in vincennes for two days
and nights spyin' around. Mime. Godere
hid me in her house when there was
need of 1t. I know how it is with We.
got all the gossip about We and the
young lady, as well as all the informa
ton about Hamilton and his forces
| that Colonel Clark wants. I'm goin'
to Kaskaskia, but / think it quite pos
sible that Clark will be on his march to
yincennes before we get there, for
| vigo has taken him full particulars as
to the fort and its garrison, and know
that he's determined to capture the
whole thing or die tryin'."
| Beverley felt his heart swell and his
blood leap strong in his veins at these
| words.