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"Comc with me-" he gently said.

| ever saw" he thought. "She doesn'
look To bc French girl either; decided
~ English" He shrugged his shout
dcrs, then laughed dryly Farms
worth's as crazy as can be. the beggar
In love with her 50 deep that he cant
see out. by Jove she II n beauty
Never saw such eyes And plucky 10
beat the deuce. I'll bet my head Bar
low II BE- daft about her next
SIN. Notwithstanding the lightness
OF his inward comments, Hamilton re
gnrded the Incident as rather serious.
He knew that the French inhabitants
were secretly his bitter enemies. yet
| probably willing. II he would humor
| ucir peculiar social, domestic and com
mcrcinl preJudiccs. 10 refrain from nc
| tive hostilities. and even 20 aid him in
| furnishing his garrison with y large
amount of needed supplies The dan.
| ger just now was twofold his Indian
/ allies were deserving him, and u flotilla
| loaded with provisions and ammuni-
ton from Detroit had failed To nrrive.
| He might. n the French rose against
him and were Joined by the Indians.
have great difficulty defending the
fort II was clear that NJ Rousslllon
had more influence with both creolcs
and snvages than any other person
save Father Beret Urgent policy die
tatcd that these two men should some
how be won over hut 90 do this IL
would De necessary TO treat Alice in
such q way that her arrest would aid
instead OF operating against the de
sired result-n thing not easy 90 man
age
Captain Farnsworth took his fair
prisoner strnightway from Hamiltons
presence 90 small room connected
with "a considerable structure I'm a dis.
tunt angle Of the stoCkade Neither be
nor Alice spoke on the way. With a
huge wooden key he unlocked the door
and stepped ASIDE for her 20 enter 4
dim lamp was burning within. It's vel
lowish light Pickering over the scant
furniture. which consisted OF com.
Portable bed. a table with some books
on a. three chairs. small looking
glass on the wall a guitar and some ar
uclc- ~ mons clothing hanging here
und Their" \ heap % dull cmbers
smoldcred In the fireplace Alice did
not faltcr at the threshold. but prompt
ly entered her prison.
Il hope you can bc comfortable"
said Farnsworth In low tone ITS the
best can give you"
Thank you" was the answer spoken |
quite as n be had handed her a glass
- water or picked up her handker-
chief
lie held the door moment while she |
stopped with her back toward him In
the middle Of the room; then she heard |
him close and lock f. The air was al |
most too warm after her exposure 90
ID" biting wind and cold dashes Of /
rain She cast OF her outer wraps and |
stood by the fireplace At a glance she
that the place was not
the one she had formerly occupied as
a prisoner. and that It belonged 10 n
man. A long rife stood I'm corner. e
bullet pouch and powder horn hanging
'n projecting hickory ramrod. A
heavy fur topcoat lay across one OF the
hairs.
Farnsworth. who had given Alice his
own apartment, took what rest he
'ould on the cold ground under leaky
shed hard by Ills wound. not yet alto
'cther healed. was not benefited by the
exposure.
In due time next morning Hamilton
ordered Alice brought 90 his office. and
when she appeared he was smiling
With ms near an approach 20 affability
IL his disposition would permit He
use and bowed like a courtier.
81 hope you rested well. mademoi-
he said In his best French. lie
imagined that the use OF her language
would be agreeable 60 begin with.
Il am sorry, monsieur. that cnnnot
ay as much 10 you" she glibly ~
pended. III you lay upon bed OF q
ecdlcs the whole night through, your
rst was better than you deserved My
wn sleep was quite refreshing, thank
on"
Instantly Hamilton's choler rose. lie
lied 60 suppress II at first. but when I
. saw Alice actually laughing and
arnsworth. who had brought her In. /
hing his lip furiously 10 keep from
dding an uproarious guffaw. he lost u
u hold Of himself
Il might have known better than 10 a
Spcct deccnCy from wench Of your {
naracter," he said II hoped 10 do c
Oh favor, but see that you are not a
lpable OF accepting kindness politely" v
IL am sure. monsieur that have but y
'oken the truth plainly 10 you. You q
ould not have me do otherwise,
ope." G
Her voice absolutely witching in its
fitness, freshness and suavity. helped ~
Ie assault Of her eyes while her dim "
90 twinkled and her hair shone. | Il
amilton felt his heart move strangely. d
II he could not forbear saying IN Eng a
,h. 81
If you are so very truthful, miss, 81
u will probably tell me where the cC
" is that you stole and hid"
II was always the missing banner W
nj came 10 mind when he saw her. 81