The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-17

ington's flagrO shouted Onclc Jazon He
put his wiry little legs through sort
of pas de zephyr and winked at him
self with concentrated approval.
All the men danced around and yelled
till they were hoarsc.
by this time Rene had reached Alices
side but she did not see him. She ran
into the blockhouse and climbed up II
rude ladder way. Then she appeared
on the roof, still accompanied by Rene
and planted the staff in Il crack of the
slabs, where it stood bravely up, the
colors floating free. she turned about
to descend and for the first time saw
that Rene had followed her. His face
was beaming.
what girl you are!' he exclaimed
In tone of eXutant admiration.
"Never was there another like your
Alice walked quickly past him with
out speaking. for down in the space
where some women were huddled aside
from the crowd, looking on, she had
seen little Adrlenne Bourcier. She
made haste to descend. Now that her
impulsively chosen enterprise was com
pleted her holiness deserted her and
she slipped out through a dilapidated
postern opposite the crowd. On her
right was the river, while southwark
before her lay great fiat plain, beyond
which rose some hillocks covered with
forest The sun blazed between masses
of slowly drifting clouds that trailed
creeping fantastic shadows across the
marshy waste.
Alice walked along under cover OF the
slight land swell, which then, more
plainly marked than ii is now, formed
the contour line of hummock upon
which the fort and village stood. A
watcry swale grown full of tall aquatic
weeds meandered parallel with the
| bluff, so to call it, and there was soft,
melancholy whispering of wind among
Che long blades and stems. She passed
Che church and Father Berets hut and
continued foS some distance In the d.
rection of that pretty knoll upon which
the cemetery Is at present so tastefully
kept. She felt shy now, as If to run
away and hide would be n great relief.
Indeed. so relaxed We're her nerves that
slight movement in the grass and cat
tailnags near by startled her painfully,
making her jump like fnwn.
Little friend not be 'fraid," said
cultural voice in broken French. Lit
tie friend not make noise"
At a glance she recognized Long
Hair, the Indian, rising out of the mat,
ted marsh growth. 1t was n hldeOuS
vision of embodied cunning. soulless.
ness and murdcrous cruelty.
Not tell white man you see me"
he grunted intcrrogativcly. stepping
close to her He looked so wicked
that she rccoilrd and lifted her hands
dcfcnsivcly.
She trcmhlCd from head TO foot and
| hCg voice failed her but she made
negative sign and smiled mt him. turn.
ing aa white as her tanned face could
| become
In his left hand he held his bow,
while in his right he half lifted Il MUIR
dcrous looking tomahnwk.
What new Nag mcan?" he demand
ed, waving he bows end toward the
fort and bending his head down close
TO hers. "Who yondcr?"
The great American father has tax.
on us under his protection" she eX-
planned 1--WE are big knives now"
1t almost chokcd her to speak
Ugh, heap big fools he said with Il
dark scowI Little friend much big
fool"
He Strengthened up his tall form
and stood lcorirg nj her for some sec
ends, then a',dcd.
Little friend get killed, scalpcd
maybe"
The Understandable nobility of animal
larSencss svmmctry and strength
slowed in his form aud attitude, but
the cHprcSaicu of his countcnnncc was
Absolutely / nu,sivc-co.d hard, beast.
~.
lie did no. speak again. but turned
quickly and stopping low, disappeared
like II great brownlsh red scrpcnt in
the high q. r5 which scarcely stirred
MS he moved through It,
Somehow that day made itself
strangely memorable TO Alice. She had
been accustomed TO stirring scenes and
sudden changes Of conditions, but this
was the first time that she had ever
Joined actively in public movement
Of Importance. Then, too, Long Hairs
picturesque and rudely dramatic reap