The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-10-17
CHAPTER VIII.

THR DILEMMA or CAPTAIN HELM.
~ NCLE JAzON. feeling like
er long and torturing captiv-
ity IN the open air, plunged in
10 the forest with antlcipations OF lively
adventure and made his way toward
/ the Wea plains. 1t was his purpose To
I get boat az the village or Ouiatenon
| and pull thence up the Wabash until he
could find out what the English were
doing He chose for his companions
on this dangerous expedition two ex-
pert coureurs dc bois. Dutremble and
Jacques Bailoup. Fifty miles up the
river they fell In with some friendly
Indians, well known 10 them all. who
were returning from the portage.
The savages informed them that
there were no signs of an English adj
vance I'm that quarter. Some OF them
had been as far az the st. Joseph river
and TO within short distance of De
troit without seeing a white man or
hearing OF any suspicious movements
on the part OF Hamilton. SO back
came Oncle Jazon with his pleasing re-
port much disappointed that he had
not been able to stir up some sort OF
| trouble.
IL was Helms turn to laugh.
"What did tell your" he cried. in
Jolly mood. sIapping Beverley on the
shoulder. II knew mighty well that ii
was all big story with nothing In II.
What on earth would the English be
thinking about TO march an army away
off down here only to capture a rotten
stockade and a lot of Cabling party
voos?"
Beverley. while he did not feel quite
as confident as his chief was not sorry
that things looked little brighter than
he had feared they would turn out to
be- Secretly and without acknowledge
ing IL to himself he was delighted with
the life he was living.
He began TO like walking about aim
lessly I'm the towns narrow streets.
with the mud daubed cabins on either
hand. This simple life under low,
matched roofs had charm. Every
body cried cheerily, Bon jour, mon
sieur, comment allez-vousY as he went
by. always accompanying the verbal
salute with a graceful wave of the
hand.
But It was always a glimpse OF Alice
that must count for everything In Bev-
erley's reckonings, albeit he would
have strenuously denied II. True he
went to Roussillon place almost every
day. II being a fixed part of his well
ordered habit. and had talk with her
Sometimes, when Dame Roussillon was
very busy and so quite off her guard,
they read together in a novel or in GER
tain parts OF the odd volume OF Mon
taignc. This was done more for the
sweetness OF disobedence than 10 en-
Joy the already familiar pages.
Now and again they repeated their
fencing bout, but never with the result
which followed the first Beverley soon
mastered Alice's tricks and showed her
that. after ALL masculine muscle Is not
TO be discounted at its own game by
even the most wonderful womaniy
strength and suppleness. She struggled
bravcly to hold her vantage ground
once gained so easily but the inevita-
bic was not to be avoided. AZ last one
bowling winter day he dsarmed her
by the very trick that she had shown
him. That ended the play. and they
ran, shivering. into the house.
"Ah." she cried. 1T isn't fair. You
are so much bigger than l. You have
so much longer arms. so much more
weight and power II all counts against
me! You ought 10 be ashamed Of your
selff She was rosy with the exhilarat-
ing exercise and the biting Of the fros-
ty breeze. Her beauty gave forth
new ray.
Deep I'm her heart she was pleased TO
have him master her SO superbly: but
as the days passed she never said so,
never gave over trying to make him
feel the touch OF her foil. She did not
know that her eyes were getting
through his guard, that her dimples
were stabbing HIS heart TO its middle.
You have other advantages" he re-
piled, which far overbalance my
greater stature and stronger muscles"
Then after pause he added, After all
a girl must be n girl"
Something I'm his face, something in /
her heart. startled her so that she made I
n quick little move like that OF rest !
less bird.
you are beautiful and that makes /
my eyes and my. hand uncertain" he I
went on. Were | fencing with n
man there would DC no glamour"
RE spoke In English. which he did
not often al In conversation with her.
II was sign that he was somewhat
wrought upon. she followed his rapid
words with difficulty. bat she caught
from them a new note Of feeling. He
saw a little pale flare shoot across her
face aud thought she was angry.
You should not use your dimples to
distract my vision be quickly added,
with a lgit laugh. at would be 10