Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-08

nng1isn omcer and his army against the three. When they got close to the gate the officer cried tout, Surrender and them Captain Helm yelled back: Blessed if I do! Come another step and L'lfablow. you all, to hades in a sec ond! ! was nightly in hopes that they'd come on. I wanted to see cannon tbalShit that English command CT right in the face, he looked so arro- gant."
 Father Beret shook his head and tried to look disapproving and solemn.
 Meantime down at.the fort Hamilton was demanding the flag. He had eseen Alice take it down and supposed that it was lowered officially and would be turned over to him. Now he wanted to handle it as the best token of his bloodless but important victory.
 'T didn't order the flag down until after I had accepted your terms,' said Helm, land when my man started to obey we saw young lady snatch it and run away with it."
 ''Who wassthe girl?'
 'T do not inform on women,' said Helm.
 Hamilton smiled grimly, with a vexed look in his eyes, then turned to Captain Farnsworth and ordered him to bring, up M. Roussillon, who when he appeared still had his hands tied to- gether.
 '"Tell me the name of the young wo- man who carried away the flag from the fort You saw her; you know ev- cry soul in this town. Who was if, sir?'
 It was hard question for M. Rous- sillon to answer. Although his humii- ating captivity had somewhat cowed him, still his love for Alice made it inn possible for him to give the informa tion demanded by Hamilton. He chok- ed and stammered, but finally man aged to say:
 II assure you that don't know--I didn't aok-I didn't see-it was too far off for me to-I was somewhat ex- cited-I"-
 ''Take him away. Keep him secure ly bound,'' said Hamilton. "Confine him. We'll see how long it will take to refresh his mind. We'll puncture the big wind bag"
 While this curt scene was passing the flag of Great Britain rose over the fort to the lusty cheering of the victo- rious soldiers.
 Hamilton treated Helm and dBeEeriey l with extreme courtesy. He wassa sol dier- -gruff, unscrupulous and crueI&fo degree, but he could not help admir- ing the daring behavior of these stySo officers who had wrung from him the best terms of surrender. He gave them full liberty, on parole of honor not to attempt escape or to aid in any way an enemy against him while they were 1 prisoners
 Nor was it long. before Helms genial and sociable disposition won the Eng Hshman's respect and confidence to 1 such an extent that the two became all most fnseparabl3 companions, playing cards, brewing toddies, telling stories and even shooting deer in the woods together, as if they had always been the best of friends.
 1 Hamilton did not permit his savage kallies to enter the town, and he imme- l diately required the Fyench inhabitants to swear allegiance to Great Britain, which they did with apparent hearti. ness, all save M. Roussillon, who was kept in close confinement and bound like a felon, chafing hgubr1ously and wearing the air of a martyr. His pris- on was a little log pen in one corner of the stockade, much open to the weather, its gaping cracks giving him a dreary view Of the frozen landscape 1 through which the Wabash flowed in 2 broad, steel gray current. Helm, whe l really liked him, tried in vain to pro cure his release, but Hamilton was in exorable on account of-wahat he regard ed as duplicity in M. RoHsstilon's con l duct.
 l '|No; I'll let him reflect" he said ''There's nothing like little tyranny to break up bad, case of self inapor tance. He'llrseoncfnd out that he'1ai overrated himself
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