Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-18

or I'll make you"
Then TO Beverley:
"Rctirc, sir When I wish to see you
I'll send for you. At present you are
not needed here"
The English lieutenant salutcd his
commander. bowed respectfully to
Alice and said:
"Come with mo. miss, please"
Helm and Beverley exchanged look
of helpless and inquring rage. It was
as if they had said: "What can we
do? Must we bear it," Certainly they
could do nothing. Any interference on
their part would be sure to increase
Alice's danger and at the same tine
add to the weight of their own humila.
ton
Alice silently followed the officer Ont
of the room. She did not oven glance
toward Beverley. who NOV I'd as if to
interfere ard was promptly motioned
back by the guard. His better judy
ment. returning, held him from a rash
and futile act until Hamilton spoke
again, saying loudly as Alice passed
through the door:
"I'll see who's master of this town if
l have to shoot every French holden
in it,
"Women and children may well fear
you Colonel Hamilton" said Beverley
"That young lady is your superior"
"You say that to me. sir.'
at is the best l could possibly say
of you
81 will send you along with the
wcnch if you do not guard your Ian.
guage. A prisoner on parole has nc
license to be BLACKBOARD"
81 return you my parole. sir. | shall
no longer regard it as binding" said
Beverley, by a great effort holding
back a blow. 81 will not keep faith
with scoundrcl who does not know
| how to be decent in the presence of \
young girl. You had better have me
arrested and confined | will escape
at the first opportunity and bring a
| force here to reckon with you for youl
villainy. And if you dare hurt Alice
Roussillon l will have you hanged like
a dog
Hamilton looked at him scornfully.
Il thought | ordered you to leave
this room." he said with an air and
tone of lofty superiority, "and | Ger
tainly mean 70 be obeyed. Go, sir, ant
if you attemnt to escape or in any way
break your parole I'll have you shot"
81 have already broken it. From
this moment shall not regard it. Yol
have heard my statement. l shall no
S,.1
ingly."
With these words Beverley turned
and strobe out of the house quite be
side himself, his whole frame culver
ing.
Hamilton laughed derisively, thel
looked at Helm and said
Helm, l like you, don't wish to b
unkind to you, but positively you mus
quit breaking in upon my affairs wit
your ready made advice. I've givel
you and Lieutenant Beverley too nue.
latitude. perhaps. If that young foe
doesn't look sharp he'll get himself int
a beastly lot of trouble. You'd bette
give him a Xix. He's in way to nee
it just now
Il think so myself" said Helm, gla
to get back upon fair footing with tn
irascible governor. III wait until h
cools off somewhat, and then l ca
manage him. Leave him to me-"
"Well, come walk with me to Sc
what has really happened to Farms
worth. He's probably not much hui
and deserves what he's got. That Gil
l.; 81 ia, l. I Ia,
stand the whole affair-a little love
little wine. some foolishness, and tn
wSlch shot him."
Helm genially assented. but the
We're delayed for some time by an off
Ger who came in to consult with Han
ilton on some pressing Indian affair
When they reached Roussillon plac
they met Beverley coming out, but h
did not look at them. He was scarcel
aware of them. A little way outsid
the gate, on going in, he had picked Il
Alice's locket and broken chain, whic
he mechanically put in his pocket.
was all like dream to him, and "
he had a clear purpose. He was goin
away from Nincennes, or at least b
NOllu tlS " SO, anu W Oc Dc W
on his coming back. 1t was so easy fC
an excited young mind to plan gref
=. things and to expect success under al
parently impossible conditions. Be'
: erley gave Jean note for Alice
was this that took him to Roussillo
place, and no sooner fell the night tina
he shouldcred gun furnished him h
Nine. Godere and, guided by IL
, woodsman's fine craft, stole ava
southwark. thinking to swim the iC
Wabash some miles below and the
strike across the plains Of Illinois
? Kaskaskia.
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