Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-26

cennes. Father Beret is the parish
priest.
Chapter II-Rene de Ronville brings
rews to Father Beret that boatloa
OF liquor has landed at Nincennes, also
letter from France, which the priest
destroys unread. The youth then goes
TO Roussilons and Alice detains MIN
so that he will not jo.r. in the liquor
earousal.
Chapter I1-Long Hair, an Indian,
runs away from the carousal with
de:nijohn of choice brandy and 10
chased and shot by the crow. Alice
and Jean find Long Hair !yirs wound
ed in swamp. Father Beret nurses
him. The Indian finds a locket dropped
BY Alice. showing her as a child.
IV-Roussillon returns from trad
ing journey and brings Alice rare
Indian amulet. Rene has sweetheart.
Adr.enne Bourcier. The revolution.
V-Alice raises the star spangleo
banner over Fort Sackville Her ia
ther appointed Captain. and Rene
lieutenant Captain Hem and Lieu
tenant Fitzhugh Beverley come from
General Clark's army to supersede
theme.
VI-Beverley and Father Beret res
cued from drowning ard taken to
Koassinon's home Alice defeats Bev-
erlay in fencing hout.
VII-Captaln Helm negiects to re-
pair the fort. Roussillon gives party
Beverley attentive to Alice. His watch
bears a crest similar to one on her
locket. The British under Hamilton
move on Vincennes.
NII-Alice IS a Tarleton of Virginia
blue blood and was taken captive in
childhood by Indians. The British at
tack the fort. Helm and Beverley Its
sole defenders.
IX-Helm surrenders. Alice carries
off the flag she had planted on the fort
and gives 1t to Father Beret to hide.
The British commander angry over the
stolen flag. Roussillon prisoner OF
war.
X-Alice promises to return the flag
to save Roussillon. 1t has been stolen
from Father Beret's cabin. Roussillon
knocks Hamilton down and escapes.
Rene kills a British soldier and also
runs away Captain Farnsworth.
British officer. annoys Adrienne Bour-
cier and is knocked down by Father
Beret. Beverley. on parole. continues
his attentions to Alice. Alice loses
her locket.
XI-captain Farnsworth attacks Fa-
Their Beret in dispute about the
missing flag. Alice shoots Farnsworth
and is arrested by Hamilton. Beverley
swears revenge on Hamilton and dis
appears He finds the lost locket.
XII-Beverly fights with British
scouts Long Hair and twenty picked
~ ,rri i,,n
sillion returns home IN the night and
is attacked by a British patrol. He
escapes. Alice stabs a British officer
with a rapier and Farnsworth arrests
her.
Beverly. onele Jazon and 81
mon Kenton captured by Long Hairs
band. Jazon and kenton escape
XIV-Alice kept closely guarded at
the fort Father Beret and Captain
Farnsworth plan a rescue.
XV-Beverly runs the gauntlet and
is set free by Long Hair TO repay the
Kindness of Alice when she found him
wounded
CHAPTER XVI (continued.)
spent Il part of the afternoon and even
ing. as usual, at cards. Helm broke
off the game and went to his quarters
rather early tor him, leaving the gov
ernor alone and in bad temper, be
cause Farnsworth, when he had sent
for him, could not be found. Three
times his orderly returned in as many
hours with the same report. The cap
tain had not been seen or heard of.
nd
disappearance, Immediately after the
reprimand. suggested to Hamilton an
unpleasant possibility. What if Farms
worth had deserted him?
Hamilton sat for some time after
Helms departure. thinking over what
he now feared was foolish mistake.
Presently he buckled on Alice's napier,
which he had lately been wearing as
his own. and went out into the main
area of the stockade. A sentinel was
tramping to and fro at the gate, where
a hazy lantern shone. The night was
breathless and silent Hamilton ap-
preached the soldier on duty and asked
him if he had seen Captain Farms
worth. and, receiving negative reply.
turned about puzzled and thoughtful to
walk back and forth In the chill, foggy
air.
Presently faint yellow light at
tracted his attention. 1t shone through
a portfolio Ia an upper room or the
blockhouse at the farther angle OF the
stockade. In fact, Alice was reading
by a suffering lamp book Farms
worth had sent her. volume OF Ron
sard that he had picked up in Canada.
Hamilton made his way in that direc-
ton, at first merely curious TO know
who was burning oil so late, but after
few PAGES he recognized where the
light came from and instantly suspect
ed that Captain Farnsworth was there.
Indeed. he felt sure Of 1t. Somehow
he could not regard Alice as other than
a saucy holden, Incapable OF womanly
virtue. His experience With the worst
element Of Canadian French life and
his peculiar cast of mind and character
colored his impression of her. He
measured her by the women with
whom the coureurs de bois and half
breed trappers consorted in Detroit
and at the posts eastward to Quebec
Alice. unable to sleep. had sought for
getfulness of her bitter captivity in
the old poets charming lyrics. She sat
on the floor, some blankets and furs
drawn around her. the book on her
Ian. the stupidity dull lamp hanging be-