The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-11-21

hto pithhuft. ne was III thc taIiJ
prime OF vigorous life, not handsome,
but strikingly attractive by reason OF a
certain glow In his face and kindly
fash In his deep set eyes.
''WeQ. well. my boyg' he exclaimed.
layin2 his left hand on Beverley's
shoulder while I'm the other he held a
long. heavy rifle. I'm glad to see We,
glad TO see YEP
Thought we was Injuns, ehY' said
Oncle Jazon. "An' eff we had "a been
we'd "a been shore o. your scalp!" The
wizened old creole cackled gleefully.
'And where are We goin'f' demand
ed Kenton. "Yere maxim what lacks
heap o. beip bee line for some
plseeor othez
Beverley yt6s dazed and vacant mind
ed. Things seemed waverlng and dim.
He pu4hed the two men from him and
gazed ut them without speaking. Their
presence and voices did not convince
him.
Yer meats Albumin" said Oncls
Jazon. STOPPING to turn II on the smol-
dering Goals. Eye must be hungry.
Coolxin' enough for regiment"
Kenton shook Beverley with rough
familiarity as If to rouse his faculties
Whats the matter? Fitz, my lad,
don't We know 81 Kenton? It's not so
long since we were like brothers, and
now We don't speak to me. Ye've not
forgotten me. Fitzr
'Mebby he don't like We as well as
We thought he did," drawled Oncle
Jazon. II hev known o. fellers a-bein'
mistaken jes tibet way"
Beverley got his wits together as best
he could, taking In the situation by
such degrees as seemed at the time I'M
duly slow, but which were really mere
momentary gatherings.
"Why. Kenton! Jazonv' he presently
exclaimed, cordial gladness blending
with his surprise. How did you get
here? Where did you come fromT
He looked from one to the other back
and forth, with wondering smile
breaking over his bronzed and deter
mined face.
We've been hot on yer trail for thir-
ty hours" said Kenton. "Roussillon
put us on It back yonder. But what
"I'm going to Clark ut Kaskaskia TO
bring him yonder." He waved his
hand eastward. II am going to take
vincennes and kill Hamilton"
"Well, ye're takin' n mighty queer
course, my boy, IL We ever expect TO
find Kaskaskia. Ye're already twenty
miles too far south"
"Carryin' his gun on the same shout
der all the time" said Oncle Jazon.
has made i'm kind o. swing In curve
like. 'Tain't good luck nohow to carry
yer gun on yer lef' shoulder. When
We do Ii meks ye take n longer step
with yer right foot than We do with
yer lef', an ye can't walk a straight
line to save yer liver. yentrebleu! La
venaison brule encore! Look at that
dasted meat burnin' aginr'
He jumped back TO the fire to turn
the scorching cuts.
Beverley wrung Kenton's hand and
looked into his eyes a. a man does
when an old friend comes suddenly out
Of the past, 30 TO say. and brings the
freshness and comfort OF strong. true
soul to brace him I'm his hour OF great
est need.
''Of oil men in the world. Simon Ken
ton, you were the least expected. But
how glad I am, how thankful Now I
know shall succeed. We are going 10
capture vincennes, ,Kenton. nre we
noti We shall, shan't we. Jazonf
Nothing, nothing can prevent us, can
ftp
Kenton heartily returned the pres
sure OF the young mans hand, while
Oncle Jazon looked up quizzically and
said:
Were tol'ble spectacle lot to pre-
vent; but, then. we might git pervent-
ed I've seed better men AN MS purity
constable prevented lots O times in my
life"
"For my part" said Kcnton. 81 am
with We, old boy. In anything ye want
TO do. But now we've got to tell me
everything. see that yere keepin'
something back. What Is itY He
glanced sidewisc slyly at oncle Jazon.
Beverley was frank TO fault. but
somehow his heart tried to keep Alice
all 10 itself. He hcsituted; then
bloht NY fuioit Win N'NNihVi
Hamilton. Abe said "He forced me TO
do #. feel altogether justified. |
told him beforehand that | should GER
tainly leave Vincennes and go get n
force to capture and kill him. and I'll
do Il. Simon Kenton; I'll do itv'
II see. see" Kenton assented, but
<<ghat was the row about7 What did
he d., ~ excite ye, to make ye feel JUS
tiied In breakin' over yer parole in
TINT high handed way7 Fita, know
don appeared only in the celebrity with !
(which he acted. t'~' ~"
Kenton at once assumed command,
1d his companions felt his perfect fit
Iless- Thdre WAS no doubt from the
4ilrst;us 10 whaAthe. Indians meant, but
oven Ii there lad been II would have