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

She found tho note and read q a dozen
times.
chievous light which she could neither
Danish nor control When she did not
make reply Hamilton continued:
You may go home now, and shall
expect 70 have no more trouble on your
account He made gesture indica.
tive Of dismissal; then. as she turned
from him, he added, somewhat raising
his voice:
And, further, Miss Roussillon, that
hag you TOOK from here must positively
be returned. See that It is done"
She lifted her head high and walked
away, not deigning TO give him a word.
"Humph! What do you think now Of
your fine young ladyY he demanded.
turning 10 Helm with a sneering curl
Of his mouth. "She gives thanks co.
piously for kindness. don't you
thinkY
Poor girl! She was scared nearly
out Of her life," said Helm "she got
away from you like wounded bird
from snare. never saw face more
pltiful than hers"
"Much pity she needs, and greatly
like wounded bird she acts, | must
say, but good riddance II she'll keen
her place hereafter. despise myself
when | have TO be hard with woman.
especially a pretty one. That girls a
saucy aud fascinating mink and as
dangerous as twenty men, I'll keep q
watch on her movements from this on
and II she gets into mischief again IN
transport her to Detroit or give her
away TO the Indians. She must stop
her high handed foolishness"
Helm saw that Hamilton was talking
mere wind. vox ct preterea nlhll. and
he Furthermore felt that his babbllng
slgnifed no harm TO Alice. but Hamll-
ton surprised him presently by saying:
"I have Just learned that Lieutenant
Beverley is actually gone. Did you
know Of his dcpartueT'
what are you saying, sirT"
Helm jumped to his feet, not angry.
but excited.
keep cool You need not answer II
you prefer silence or evasion. You may
want 20 90 yourself soon"
Helm burst out laughing, but quick
ly growing serious said
HAS Beverley been such driyeling
fool as thaty Are you In earnestT'
"He killed two OF my scouts. wound.
ed another and crossed the Wabash In
their canoe He is going straight
toward Kaskaskia."
The idiot! Hurrah for him! III you
catch your hare you may roast him.
but catch him first, goyernor|
you'll Joke out OF the other corner
OF your mouth. Captain Helm, II l hnd
out that you gave him aid or counte-
nance IN breaking his parole"
aid or cOuntenanoe! l never saw
him after he walked out OF this room
You gave him mighty sight more
aid and countenance than | did What
are you talking about! Broke his pa
role! He did no such thing. He re.
turned Il 20 you fairly. as you wen
know. He told you he was going
"Weli, I've sent twenty OF my swift
est Indians after him 10 bring him
back. I'll let you see him shot That
ought to please you"
They'll never get him, governor. I'll
bet high on him against your twenty
scalp llfters any day. Fizhugh Bever-
lev is the best Indian fighter, Daniel
Boone and Simon Kenton excepted, In
the American colonies"
on her way home Alice met Father
Beret, who turned and walked beside
her. He was 50 oyerjOyed az her re-
lease that he could scarcely speak. but
held her hand aud siroked II gently
while she told him her story. IL was
beginning 20 rain. steady, cold show
er. when they reached the house ana
for many days and nights thereafter
the downfall continued almost inees-
sanity.
Dear child" said Father Beret,
stopping az the gate and looking De
seechingly into Alice's face, you must
stay az home now stay Ia the house IL
viii be horribly dangerous for you 10
pass about IN the village after your
after what has happened"
DO not fear. father; 1 viii be careful
Aren't you coming iuI I'll hnd you a
cake and a glass OF wine"
mo, child-nOt now"
Then goOdbY. goodby." she said