Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-04

lon are waits adopted by Gaspard
Itoussillon, a French settler at VIM
cennes. Father Beret ia the parish
priest.
Chapter II-Rene de Ronville brings
news to Father Beret that a boatloa1
Of liquor has landed at vincennes; also
a letter from France, which the priest
destroys unread. The youth then goes
to Roussillon's. and Alice detains him
SO that he will not JOIN In the liquor
carousal.
Chapter ui-Long Hair, an Indian.
runs away from the curousal with
demijohn of choice brandy and Is
chased and shot by the crows. Alice
and Jean find Long Hair Lying wound
ed in a swamp. Father Beret nurses
him. The Indian finds a locket dropped
by Alice. showing her as child.
IV-Roussillon returns from trad
ing journey and brings Alice rare
indian amulet. Rene has sweetheart
Adr.enne Bourcier The revolution.
V-Alice raises the star spangied
banner over Fort Sackville. Her ia
ther appointed Captain, and Rene
Lieutenant. Captain Hem and Lieu
tenant Fitzhugh Beverley come from
General Clark's army to supersede
theme.
vI-Beverley and Father Beret res
cued from drowning ard taken to
Roussillon's home. Alice defeats Bev-
erlay in a fencing bout.
VTI-Captain Helm neglects to re-
pair the fort. Roussillon gives party
Beverley attentive to Alice. His watch
bears a crest similar to one on her
locket The British under Hamilton
move on Vincennes.
VIlI-Alice IS Tarleton Of Virginia
blue blood and was taken captive In
childhood by Indians The British at
tack the fort. Helm and Beverley its
sole defenders.
IX-Herm surrenders. Alice carries
off the flag she had planted on the fort
and gives it 20 Father Beret to hide.
The British commander angry over the
stolen flag. Roussillon prisoner Of
war.
X-Alice promises to return the flag
TO save Roussillon. 1t has been stolen
from Father Berets cabin. Roussillon
knocks Hamilton down and escapes
Rene kills a British soldier and aiso
runs away. Captain Farnsworth.
British officer. annoys Adrienne Bour-
cier and is knocked down by Father
Beret. Beverley, on parole, continues
his attentions to Alice. Alice loses
her locket.
XI-Captain Farnsworth attacks Fa-
Their Beret In dispute about the
missing flag Alice shoots Farnswor;h
and is arrested by Hamilton. Beverley
swears revenge on Hamilton and dis
appears. He finds the lost locket.
xII-Beverly fights with British
scouts. Long Hair and twenty picked
braves go to hunt the fugitive. Rous-
sillion returns home In the night and
is attacked by a British patrol. He
escapes. Alice stabs British officer
with rapier and Farnsworth arrests
her.
XIIr-Beverly. Oncle Jazon and ST.
mon Kenton captured by Long Hairs
band Jazon and Kenton escape
XIV-Alice kept closely guarded at
the fort. Father Beret and Captain
Farnsworth plan u rescue.
XV-Beverfy runs the gauntlet and
is set free by Long Hair to repay the
Kindness of Alice when she found him
wounded.
XVI-Father Beret arms himself with
a rapier and goes to rescue Alice. leav-
ing Farnsworth asleep in his cabin.
Hamilton invades Alice's prison and
tells her that beverley Is dead. Long
Hair claims to have the lieutenant's
scalp. Alice escapes, pursued by Ham
ilton.
XVII-General Clark's expedition to
retake Vincennes joined by Oncle ia
zon and Beverley.
XvIII-Father Beret disarms Ham
!lton in sword combat. Alice acct
dentally shot by Hamilton and taken
to Father Beret's cabin.
CHAPTER XIX-(Continued)
Beverley submitted to Clark's plan
with what patience he could, and all
night long fired shot for shot with the
best riflemen in his squad. 1t was
fatiguing performance, with apparent
" little result beyond forcing the garri-
son now and again to close the en-
brasures, thus periodically silencing
the cannon. Toward the close of the
night a relaxation showed itself in the
shouting and firing all round the line.
Beverley's men, especially the creoles,
held out bravely In the matter Of noise
but even they tagged at length, their
volatility simmering down to desultory
bubbling and half sleepy chattering
and chatting.
Beverley leaned upon rude fence
and for time neglected to reload his
hot rife OF course he was thinking of
Alice-he really could not think in any
other direction; but 1t gave him a shock
and start when he presently heard
her name mentioned by little French
man near him on the left.
"There III never be another such a
girl in Post yincennes as Alice Roussil-
lon," the fellow said in the soft creole
patois. "And to think of her being shot
like dog"
And by man who calls himself a
governor, too" said another. "Ah, as
for myself, I'm in favor of burning him
alive when we capture him. That's
me-
CIT moi aussi,' chimed in third
voice. .'That poor girl must be aveng-
ed. The man who shot her must die.
Holy Virgin, but IL Gaspard Roussillon
were only here"
But ne is here. saw him just after
dark. He was in great lighting temper,
that terrible man. Out, but l should
not like to be Colonel Hamilton and
fall in the way of that Gaspard Rous-
stllon!'
"Morbeu! should cay not You
,.,ra ,,,o o,,t NJ n chance like that