Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-10
CHAPTER xI.

A SWORD AND A HORSE PISTOL.
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 Father Beret came just in time
 to make 1t count against that
 courageous and bellicose mis- sionary in more ways than one. Farms worth did not tell Hamilton or any other person about what the priest had done, but nursed his sore ribs and his, wrath, waiting patiently for the re- venge that he meant soon to take. 5
 Alice heard from Adrienne the story of Farnswortll's conduct and bis hu- initiating discontinue at the hands of Father Beret She was both indignant and delighted sympathizing with Adrienne and glorying in the priests vigorous pugilistic achievement
 "Well," she remarked, with one of her infectious trills of laughter, ESQ far the French have the best of it, any, way. Papa Roussilion Knocked the. governors cheek nearly off, then Rene cracked the Irish corporaPs head, and now Father Beret has taught Captain Farnsworth a lesson in fisticuffs that he'll not soon forget. If the good work can only go on little longer we shall see every English soldier in Vincennes wearing the mark of a Frenchman's blow" Then her mood suddenly changed from smiling Iightness to al- most fierce gravity, and she added:
 "Adrienne Bourcier, if Captain Farnsworth ever offers to treat me as he did you, mark my words, I'll kill him-kill him! Indeed II will! You n11uhf %n ann YnnFs ffS bS s8s
 "But he won't dare touch you," said Adrienne, looking at her friend with round, admiring eyes. He knows very we'll that you are not little and timid like me, He'd be afraid of you." T wish he would try 1t. How | would love to shoot him dht0s pieces, the hateful wretchl wish he would"
 The French inhabitants all, or nearly all, felt as Alice did, but at present they were helpless and dared not say or do anything against the English. Nor was this feeling confined to the creoles of Vincennes; it had spread to most of the points where trading posts existed Hamilton found this out too late to mend some Of his mistakes, but he set himself on the alert and organ ized scouting bodies of Indians under white officers to- keep him informed 1 As to the American movements in Ken 1 lucky and along the Ohio. One of these 1 bands brought in as captive Colonel l Francis Vigo of St. Louis, Spaniard by birth, an American by adoption, 1 patriot to the core, who had large in- 1 fiuence over both Indians and creoles in the Illinois country.
 Colonel Vigo was not long held a prisoner Hamilton dared not exas- 1 perate the creoles beyond their endur- ance, for he knew that the savages would closely sympathize with their 1 friends of long standing, and this might 1 lead to revolt and coalition against him-a very dangerous possibility. In l deed, at least one of the great In dian chieftains had already frankly in l formed him that he and his tribe were loyal to the Americans. Here was a dilemma requiring consummate di- plomacy Hamilton saw it, but he was not of diplomatic temper or charac- ter. With the Indians he used de- moralizing system of bribery while toward the whites he was too often gruff, imperious, repellant. Helm un- deTstood the whole situation and was l quick to take advantage of it. His per sonal relations with Hamilton were easy and familiar, so that he did not l hesitate to give advice upon all occa- sions. Here his jovial disposition helped him.
 You'd better let Vigo return to St. Louis," he said. They had bowl of something hot steaming between them. ''I know him. He's harmless if you don't rub him too hard the wrong way. Hell go back if you treat him well and tell Clark how strong you are here and how foolish 1t would be to think of at tacking you. Clark has but handful of men, poorly supplied and tired with long, hard marches. If you'll think q moment you can't fail to understand that you'd better be friends with this man Vigo He and Father Gibault and this old priest ahere, Beret, carry these Frenchmen in their pockets I'm not I on your side, understand-I'm an American, and I'd blow the whole of you to kingdom come in minute if could-but common sense is common sense all the same There's no good to you and no harm to Clark in mis- treating or even holding this prisoner. What harm can he do you by going back to Clark and telling him the whole truth? Clark knew everything long