Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-25

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Chapter Alice and Jean Roussil-
Ion are waits adopted by Gaspard
Roussillon. a French settler at Vim
%cennes. Father Beret is tn. parish
priest.
Chapter U-Rene de Ronville brings
news to Father Beret that n boatload
OF liquor has landed at Vincenaes; also
q letter from France, which the priest
destroys unread. The youth then goes
TO Roussillon's, and Alice detains MIN
so that he will not join in the liquor
l~carousal.
Chapter IH-Long Hair, III Indian,
runs away from the carousal with a
demijohn of choice brandy and Is
chased and shot by the crowd. Alice
and Jean find Long Hair lying wound
ed in a swamp. Father Berat nurses
him. The indian finds a locke dropped
by Alice. showing her as a child.
W--Roussillon returns from a rad
ing journey and brings Alice a rare
Indian amulet. Rene has a sweetheart,
Adrienne Bourcier. The revolution.
N-Alice raises the star spangled
banner over Fort Sackville. Her ia
Their appointed Captain. and Rene
lieutenant. Captain Helm and Lieu
tenant Iftzhugh Beverley come from
General Clark's army to supersede
theme.
W-Beverley and Father l3eret res
Icuad from drowning and taken to
Koussillon's home. Alice defeats Bev-
er,ey in a fencing boul.
CHAPTER vn.-Wontinued).
Rene de Ronville before long broke
rudely into their selfish dream and led
Alice into the house. This reminded
Beverley of his social duty; wherefore,
seeing little Adrienne Bourcier, he
made a rush and secured her at a
swoop from the midst Of a scrambling
circle Of mutually hindered young e
"Allons, ma petite" he cried. quite in
the gay tone OF the occasion, and swung
her lightly along with him.
1t was like an eagle dancing with a
linnet, or a giant with a fairy. when
the big lieutenant led out la petite
Adrienne. rs everybody called her. The
honor OF Beyerley's attention sat I'M
appreciated on Adrienne's mind. for all
her thoughts went with her eyes to-
ward Rene and Alice. MOI was Bever-
ley so absorbed in his partners behalf
that he ever sor a moment willingly
lost sight of tie floating buff gown, the
shining brown hair and the beautiful
face, which formed. indeed, the center
Of attraction for all eyes.
1t was some time before Beverley
could again secure Alice for q dance,
and he found it annoying him afro
ciolsly to see her smile swcetly on
some backslsin clad lout who looked
like an Indian and danced like a Pari-
sian. He did not greatly enjoy most
of his partners; they could not appeal
to any side OF his nature just then.
Not that he at all times stood too much
on his aristocratic traditions, or lacked
the virile traits ommon to vigorous
and worldly minded men, but the con-
trast between Alice and the other girls
present was somehow an absolute bar
TO a democratic freedom CT the sort de-
manded by the occasion. He met
Father Beret and passed a few pleas
ant words with him.
.'They have honored your flag, my
son, l am glad to see the priest said.
pointing with a smile to where. in one
corner, the banner that bore Alices
name was effectively draped.
Beverley had not noticed 1t before,
and when he presently got possession
Of Alice he asked her to tell him the
story Of how she planted it on the fort.
although he had heard it to the last
detail from Father Beret just q mo-
ment ago. They stood together under
its folds while she naiyely sketched the
scene for him, even down to her pic
turesquely sagreeable interview with
Long Hair, mention OF whom led up to
the story of the Indians race with the
stolen dame Jeanne of brandy under his
arm on that memorable night and the
subsequent services performed for him
by Father Beret and her after she and
Jean had found him in the mud beyond
the river.
The dancing went on at a furious pace
while they stood there. Now and again
q youth came to claim her. but she
said she was tired and begged to rest
awhile, smiling so graciously upon each
one that his rebuff thrilled him as il it
had been the most flattering gift of ten
der partially, while at the same time
he suspected that it was all for Bever-
ley.
Helm in his most jovial mood was
circulating freely.
1t was late when fathers and mothers
in the company began to suggest adj
journment. In the open lamps sus-
pended here and there the oil was run
ming low, and the rag wicks sputtered
and winked with their yellow flames.
"Well,' said NJ. Roussillon, coming
to where Alice and Beverley stood in
sulated and isolated by their great de-
light in each Others company, its
time to go home"
Beverley looked at his watch. 1t was
a quarter to three!
Alice also looked al. the watch, and
saw engraved and enameled on its mas
sive case the Beverley crest, but she
did not know what it meant. There
was something Of the sort in the back
of her locket, she remembered with sat
icf~rtinn.
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