The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-11-14

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bet high on him against your twenty
scalp lifters any day. Fitzhugh Rcver-
ley Is the best Indian fighter. Daniel
Boone and Simon kenton excepted, in
the American colonies"
On her wax-hQme Alice met Father
Beret, who turned and walked beside
her He was 50 overjoyed nc her re-
lease that he could scarcely speak. hut
held her hand and stroked 1t gently
while she told him her story. IL was
beginning 10 rain. a steady. cold show
er, when they reached the house. and
for many days and nights thereafter
the downfall continued almost inces-
sanity.
Dear child" said Father Beret,
seechingly into Alice's face. you must
stay at home now-stay in the house. 1t
will be horribly dangerous for you TO
pass about IN the village after your
after what has happened"
do not fear, father; | will be careful.
Aren't you coming in? Ill find you
cake and lass OF Wine"
mo. child not now"
Then goodby, goodby," she said.
turning from Linn to rcI Into the house.
Come soon; 1 shall be so lonesome
On the veranda she suddenly stopped,
running her fingers about her neck ana
into her bosom.
"Oli, father Father Beret. I've lost
my locketw she cried "See If
dropped il there"
She went back to the gate, searching
the ground with her eyes. or course
she did not find Her locket II was
miles and miles away close TO the heart
OF her lover. II She could but have
known this Il would have comforted
her Beverley had intended TO leave It
with Jean, but in his haste and excite
ment he forgot Writing the note dis
tractcd his attention. and so he bore
Alice's picture on his breast ana in his
heart while pursuing his long and
perilous journey.
-Four Of Hamiltons scouts came Up.
on Beverley twenty miles south OF Vim
cennes, but having the advantage OF
them he killed two almost Immediately
and after a running fight the other
two attempted escape III a canoe on
the Wabash. Here, firing from a bluff,
he wounded third. Both then plunged
headforemost into the water and by
keeping below the surface got away
The adventure gave Beverley new
spirit and self reliance. He felt that
lac could accomplish anything neces-
sary TO his undertaking. In the cap
tured pirogue he crossed the river, and,
to make his trail hard to find, sent the
little craft adrift down the current
Then alone, in the dead Of winter he
dreary, houseless plain toward st.
Louis.
AS soon as Hamilton's discounted
scouts reported to him he sent Long
Hair, with twenty picked savages
armed and supplied for continuous and
rapid marching. in pursuit of Beverley.
There was large reward for bringing
him in alive, smaller one for his
scalp.
When Alice heard of all this her
buoyant and happy nature seemed en-
tirely 10 desert her for time She
was proud TO find out that Beverley
had shown himself brave and capable
It touched her love OF heroism--but she
knew too much about Indian warfare
60 hope that he could hold his own
against Long Hair. the widest and
boldest OF scalp hunters, and twenty
OF the most experienced braves in
Hamilton's forces. He would almost
certainly be killed and scalped or cap
tured and brought back TO be shot or
hanged In Yincennes. The thought
chilled and curdled her blood.
Both Helm and Father Beret tried TO
encourage and comfort her by repre-
senting the probabilities In the fairest
light
It's like hunting for needle In n
haystack. going out 10 find man In
that wilderness" said Helm. with opti-
mistic cheerfuness, land, besides, Bev-
erley is no easy dose for twenty red
niggers to take. I've seen him tried at
worse odds than that. and he got out
with whole skin too Don't you fret
about him. Miss Roussillon"
Little help came TO her from attempts
OF this sort. She might brighten up
for awhile, but the dark dread and the
terrible gnawing at her heart. the sink
ing and despalring i'm her soul, could
not be cured.
What added immeasureably to her
distress was the attention OF Farms
worth, whose wound troubled him but
a short time. lie seemed TO have had
n revelation and change Of spirit
since The unfortunate rencounter and
the subsequent nursing al Alice's
hands. lie was grave, earnest kindly.
y.dantly striving 20 play a gentle and
honorable purtf She could feel that lie
rarried a load OF regret, that he wanted
to pay fun price in good for the evil
that lie had done. His sturdy English
heart was Fighting itself nobly, yet she
but half understood him until his nc
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