The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-11-14
Jean, it Is your Papa RoussiIIon. my


armed TO the teeth, the water dribbling
from his buckskin clothes.
POUR he exclaimed. my throat Is
like dust" His thoughts were diving
into the stores under the floor. Il am
famished Dear children. dear little
onesl They are glad to see papa! Where
is your mammaT
He had Alice In his arms and Jean
chung 70 his legs. Nine. Roussillon, to
be sure of no mistake. lighted n lamp
with brand that smoldered on the
hearth and held IT mp; then, satisfied as
TO her husbands identity, set II on
shelf and flung herself into the affec-
tionate group with clumsy abandon,
making a great noise.
'Oh, my dear Gaspardr she cried as
she lnngcd forward "Gaspard. Gas
pardv Her voice fairly lifted the roof,
her great weight hurled with such
force. overturned everybody. and all of
them tumbled in heap, the rotund
and solid dame sitting on top.
our. Not SO impetuous. my dear"
/ pulled NJ. Roussillon. freeing himself
/ from her unpleasant pressure and
scrau'bling 60 his feet Really you
mus. Lave Jared well in my absence,
madame; you are much heavier" He
laughed and lifted her up as if she had
been "A child. kissing her resonantly.
! His gun had fallen with 4 great clat-
| ter, He took Il from the floor ana cx-
amined II to see If II had been injured,
then set IL in corner
4 II am afraid we hive been max ny
I too much noise" said Alice speaking
very low There Is a patrol guard ev-
cry night now II they should hear
I you
"Shr' whispered ~ Roussllon 1--WE
VIII be very still. Alice. Is there some
thing TO eat and a drop Of wine handy?
| have come many miles / am tired,
hungry, thirsty ziffw
Alice brought some cold roast veni-
son. q loaf and bottle of clarct. These
she set before him on little table
All this Is comfort" he said after
he had gulped a fun cup. "Have you
all been wellT
Then he began 20 tell where he had
been. what he had seen and the many
things he had done A Frenchman must
babble while he eats and drinks. 4 lit
tie wine makes him eloquent. He talks
with his hands, shoulders, eyes. Nine.
Roussillon, Alice and Jean, wrapped I'm
furs. huddled around him TO hear. He
was very entertaining, and they forgot
the patrol until a noise startled them.
1t was the low OF cow. They laughed
and the master of the house .softened
his voice.
NJ. Roussillon had been the guest OF
great Indian chieftain who was called
the Gate of the Wabash because he
controlled the river. The chief was an
old acquaintance and treated him we'll
"But / wanted TO see you ALL" Gas
pard said. 81 was afraid something
might have happened to you, so | came
back just to peep In. can't stay, OF
course. Hamilton would Kill me as II
were n wolf. | can remain but an hour
and then slip out OF town again before
daylight comes The rain and darkness
are my friends"
He had seen Simon Kenton who said
he had been In the neighborhood of
Vincennes acting as a scout and spy
for Clark. Presently and quite casual
ly he added:
And I saw Lieutenant Beverley too
suppose you know that he has es.
capped from Hamilton, and Here a
big mouthful of venison interfered.
Alice leaned toward him white and
breathless, her heart standing still
Then the door, which had been left
unbarred, was 1ung open. and along
with great rush OF wind and rain the
patrol guard. five In number. sprang in.
NJ. Roussilion reached his gun with
one hand, with the other swung n tire
mendous blow as he leaped against the
intruders. Mime. Roussillon blew out
the light. No cave In the depth OF
earth was ever darker than that room.
The psSEstmen could not see one an
other or know what 10 do. but NJ. Rous-
sillon laid about him with the strength
OF giant. His blows sounded as II
they smashed bones Men fell heavily
humping on the floor where he rushed
along. Some one fred n pistol. and by
its flash they all saw him. but instantly
the darkness closed again. and before
they could get their bearings he was
out and gone his great hulking form
making It's way easily over familiar
ground where his would be captors
could have proceeded but slowly even
with light TO guide them.
There was furious cursing among
the patromen as they tumblcd about
IN the room, the unhurt ones trampling
their PROSTATE companions and strik
Ing wildly M each other I'm their blind
ness and confusion At last one Of them
bethought him to open dark lantern
with which the night guards were FUR
uished. It's flame was futtcring and
gave forth pale red light that danced
weirdly on the floors AMI walls.
Alice had snatched down one of her
rnpicrs when the guards first entered.
They now saw her facing them with