Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-02-11

capture Nincennes. kenton, are we
not2 We shall, shan't we, Jazon2
Nothing, nothing can prevent us, can
~"
Kcnton heartily returned the pres
SUM OF the young mans hand. while
Oncle Jazon looked up quizzically and
said
Were a tOrble spectacle lot TO pre-
vent, but, then, we might git pervent-
I'd. I've seed better men AN us purity
considblc prevented lots o. times in my
life"
For my part" said Kcnton. II am
with ye. old boy, in anything ye want
10 do. But now we've got To tell me
everything ] see that yc're keepin'
something back. What is itr' lie
glanced sldcwise slyly M Onclc Jazon.
Beverley WAS frank 10 fnult. but
somehow his heart tried To keep Alice
all TO itself He hcsitatcd; then
II broke my parole with Governor
Hamilton" he said He forced me 10
do II. ] feel altogether justified.
told him beforehand that should GER
tainly leave Ninccnnes and 80 get
force to capture and Kill him. and III
do &c. Simon Kenton. III do it,
Il see, see" Kenton assentcd. but
what was the row about What did
he do 10 excite yc 20 make yc feel Jus
tihcd In breakln' over yer parole in
that high handed wayl Fttz. know
yc too well 10 be fooled by ye. lou'vs
got somethin' I'm mind that ye don't
want to tell Wen. then. don't tell II.
Oncle Jazon and will 20 1t blind,
won't We. JazonT'
Blind hs two moles," said the old
man. but, AZ for tibet secret" lac add
81. winking both eyes az once. Il don't
know ~ it's 80 mighty hard "a guess.
It's always safe 20 imagine woman
In the case It's mostly women tibet
sends men a-trottin' OF bout nothin',
sort o cnz, Hike"
beverley looked guilty and Oncle ia
zon continued:
"Thcys "a pooty gal NJ Ntncenncs. an
I seq TIC young man a-steppln' into
her house about fifteen times day
fore Ter the place. Mebbe she's tuck
no WI ono - thrm English officers.
Gals II slippery an onsartin'."
"Jazpn. cried Beverley. stop that in
stantly. or lu wiring your old neck"
His anger was real. and he meant what
Dee said He clinchcd his hands and
glowcrcd
Don't get mad at the old man." said
kcuton. plucking Beverley aside Hes
yer friend from his heels 90 his old
scalped crown. Let him have hrs fun"
Then, lowering his voice almost 10
whisper. he continued:
Il was In Vincenncs for two days
and nights spyin around. Mime. Godere
hid me in her house when there was
need 81 H. I know how II Is with ye.
got all the gossip about ye and the
toung lady. as well as all the infornn-
ton about Hamilton and his forces
that Colonel Clark wants I'm goin'
TO Kaskaskia. hut think IL quite pos
slble that Clark will ts on his march 10
Vinccnncs before we get there, for
Nigu has taken him full particulars as
10 the fort and tn garrison. and know
that he's determined TO capture the
whole thing or die tryin'."
beverley felt his heart swell and his
blood leap strong in hts veins AZ these
wonlA
Il saw We while was in Nincennes."
Kcufon added. but never let ye
see me. We were prisoner. and
had no business with ye while your
parole held. | felt that II was best not
10 tempt " 60 give me aid or 20 LEI ye
have knowledge ~ me while was
SPY. left two days before ye did and
should have been NJ Kasknskia by this
time n | hadn't run across Jazon. who
detained me. He wanted 10 90 with me,
and | waited for him to repair the
stock Of his old gun. He tinkercd nj II
tween meals and showers for half
week az the Indian village back yonder
before he got II just 90 suit him. But
| tell ye he's wo'th waitin' for any
length OF time. and I was glad 20 let
him have his way"
Kentou. who was still young man
in his early thirties, respected Bever
ley's reticencc on the subject upper
most I'm his mind Mime. Goderc had
told the whole story with flamboyant
embellishments Kcnton had seen Al
ice, and inspired with the gossip and
surrcputious glimpse OF her beauty, he
felt perfectly familiar with Bcverley's
condition. He was himself victim OF
the tender passion to the extent OF be
ing nn exile from his Virginia home.
which h. had left on account Of dan
gcrously wounding rival. But he
was well touched with the backwoods
mans taste for joke and banter. He
and Ouclc Jazon, therefore, knowing
the main feature Of Bevcrley's predica-
ment. enjoyed making the most of their
opportunity In their rude but perfectly
generous and kindly way.
by indirection and impersonal de
tails, as regarded his feelings toward
Alice Beverley In due time made HIS
friends understand that his whole am
bitiOn was conferred in rescuinR her
Nor did the motive fail 20 enlist their
sympathy To the utmost. II all the
word loves lover all men having the