The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-11-12

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Helm. Hay. Clark and Bowman, were
not distinguished diplomats. They
went at their work rather after the
hammer and tongs fashion. Clark
bluntly demanded unconditional sur
render. Hamilton refused They ar
gued the matter. Helm put in his oar,
trying to soften the situation, as was
his custom on all occasions, and re-
ceivcd from Clark singing repri-
mand with the reminder that he was
nothing but prisoner on parole and
had no voice at all in settling the terms
of surrender.
IL release him, sir" said Hamilton.
ale Is no longer prisoner. | am quite
willing to have Captain Helm join
freely In our conference
"And | refuse to permit his accept
ance of your favor" responded Clark.
Captain Helm, you will return with
Mr. Hamilton to the fort and remain
his captive until | free you by force.
Meantime hold your tongue"
Father Beret, sunVe LOOKING ana our
et occupied himself at the llttie altar
apparently altogether indifferent &c
what was being said, but lie lost not Il
word of the talk.
"Qui hnbet aurcS audlenul, auulat,
he inwardly repeated, smiling DlandIy,
"Gnudcte In lila die, ct eXultate!
Hamilton rose to go: deep lines of
worry creased his face. But when the
party had passed outside he suddenly
turned upon Clark and said:
why do you demand impossible
terms of mc?'
II will tell you, sir was the stern
answer in tone in which there was
no mercy or compromise. 81 would
rather have you refuse. | desire moth.
Ing so much as an excuse to wrcak full
and bloody vengeance on every man
in that foSt who has engaged in the
business of employing savages to scalp
brave, patriotic men and defenseless
women and children. The cries of the
widows and the fatherless on our from
tiers require the blood of the Indian
partisnns ut my hands. II you choose
tn risk the massacre of your garrison
to save those dcspicablc redhanded
partisans. have your pleasure. What
you have done you know better than
| do have IA duty to perform. You
may he able to soften lts nature. | may
take 1t into my head to send for some
of our bcreavcd women to witness my
terrible work and see that il Is well
done IL you insist upon the worst"
| dian agent, now. with some difficulty
clearing his throat, spoke up.
pray, sir" said he, "who Is II that
! Won call Indian partisans?"
sir" replied Clark. seeing that his
words had gone solidly home. Il take
Ma Tor Hay TO be one of the principals.
This seemed to strike Hay with
he was pale and trembling, scarcely
able to stand" and that Hamilton
blushed. and. observed. was much af
fected mt his behavior" Doubtless II
the doughty American commander had
known more about the governors feel
inCs lust then lie would have added
| that an awful fear. even greater thar
| The lnulln agent s., ulu more lllill any
thing else To congcst the veins in hi
| face.
| The parties separated without reach
! ing an agreement, but the end hat
| come. The terror in Hamilton's sou
| was doubled by wild scene enacted
under the walls OF his fort, scene
which, having no proper place in thi
story, strong rs its historical interes
unquestionably is, must be but out
lined. A party of Indians returning
from scalping expedition In Ken
lucky and along the ono was cap
tured on the outskirts or the town d!
some Of Clark's men, VINO proceeded
To kill and scalp them WITHIN run view
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