The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-28
CUAnIItR VII

adventure and made his way toward
the Wca plains, 1t was his purpose to
get boat at the village of Ouiatcnon
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 OK
pert courcurs de boiS. Dutrcmblc arg
Jacques Bailoup. Fifty miles up the
river they fell in with some friendly
Indians, well known to them ALL who
were returning from the portage.
The savages informed them that
there were no signs of an English adj
vance in that quarter. Some of them
had been us far as the St Joseph river
and to within Il short distance of De
troit without seeing white man or
hearing of any suspicious movements
on the part of Hamilton So back
came Onclc Jazon with his pleasing re-
port, much disappointed that he had
not been able to stir up some sort of
trouble.
1t was Helms turn to laugh
"What did tell you?' he cried, i'm
jolly mood slapping Beverley on the
shoulder. II knew mighty well that it
was all big story with nothing in it.
What on earth would the English be
thinking about to march an army away
off down here only to capture rotten
| stockade and lot Of Cabling party
vooS?"
Beverley, while he did not feel quite
as confident rs 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 it to himself he was delighted with
the life he was living.
He began to like walking about aim
lessly in the towns narrow streets,
with the mud daubcd cabins on either
hand. This simple life under low,
matched roofs had charm. Every
body cried cheerlly, Bon jour, mon
sieur, comment allez-vous" 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 it, True he
went to Roussillon place almost every
day, 1t being fixed part of his well
| ordered habit and had talk with her.
Sometimes, when Dame Roussillon was
very busy ana so quite off her guard.
they read together in n novel or in Ger.
tain parts ot the odd volume of Mon
taigne. This was done more for the
sweetness of disobedionce than to 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 wOmanly
strength and suppencss. She struggled
bravely to hold her vantage ground
once gained so easily but the inevita-
BILE was not to be avoided. At last one
bowling winter day he disnrmcd her
by the very trick that she had shown
him. That ended the play, and they
ran, shivering, into the house.
"Ah," she cried, ut isn't fair You
are so much bigger than |. You have
so much longer arms, so much more
weight and power. 1t all counts against
me! You ought to be ashamed of your.
SELF. She was rosy with the eXhilarat-
Ing exercise and the biting of the fros-
ty breeze, Her beauty gave forth
new ray
Deep in her heart she was pleased to
hpXrA him, 81 Ia, So I,.. I.,,t
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 dlmples
were stabbng his heart to its middle.
you have other advantages" he re-
piled, (which far overbalance my
greater stature and stronger muscles"
Then after a pause he added. after all
n girl must be girl"
Something in his face, something in
her heart startled her so that she made
a quick little move like that of rest
less bird.
"NOu are beautiful, and that makes
my eyes and my hand uncertain" he
went on, "Were | fencing with
uan there would be no glamour"
He spoke in English, which he did
not often do in conversation with ncr
1t was a sign that he was somewhat
wrought upon. She followed his rapid
words with difficulty, but she caught
from them Il new note of.tceIing, lie
saw little pale flare shoot across her
face and thought she was angry.
you should not use your dimplcs to
distract my vision" he quickly added
with a light laugh. 1T would be nc
worse for me to throw my hat In your
face"
His attempt at leyity was obviously
weak. She looked straight into his
eyes with the steady gaze Of simple,
earnest nature shocked 10y current
quite strange to it. She did not UNI
derstand him, and she did. Her fine
intuition gathered swiftly together a
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