The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-11-09

! ALICE Of OLD |
! VINCENNES |
4 BY MAURICE THOMPSON
II Copyright By a. BowEsALRRnL COMPANY

By MAURICE THOMPSON

! ulHllN UUl'b llHUIilpIl, Nui Nn'll h'hi u
/ beat high at the prospect of change
| in masters NJ the fort. Every cabin
had its hidden gun and supply Of am
muntion despite the order 10 dIsarm
| issued by Hamilton There was u
! hustlng to bring these forth, which
was nccomoanicd with Il guarded yet
irrpprcssibln chat'cring. delightfully."-
French and infinitely volatile
"Tirns. ic vais frottcr mon fusll, Jal
WI nm sngp!" said Jacques BOurCicr to
his daughter. the pretty Adricnnc, who
was coming out Of the room In which
Alice lay.
"i saw monkey just now. must
rub up my gum He could not he
solemn, not he The thought Of an op.
porrunity to get even with Hamilton
was like wine In his blood
II you had seen those hardy and
sncwy Frrnchmcn gliding in the duS!,
of evening from cottage 10 cottage,
passing the word that the Americans
had arrived. saying airy things and
pinching one another ~ they met and
hurried on, you would have thought
something very amusing aud wholly
jocund was IN preparation for the pcu-
pie Of Ninccnncs.
There was current belief in the
town that Gaspard RousSillOn never
missed good thing and always some
how got the lions share. He went out
with the cbb to return on the flood.
Nobody was surprised, therefore, when
he suddenly appeared in the midst Of
his friends, armed to the teeth and
cmotionally warlkC to suit the occa-
sion. OF course he took charge of ev-
crybody and everything. You could
have heard him whisper bow shot
away.
"Taisons," he Missed whenever he
met an acquaintance. I'VE will sur.
prise the fort and scalp the whole gar
rlson Aux armes. Les Americans
vicnnent d'arrivcr.'
At his own house he knocked and
called in vain. He shook the door vic
lcntly, for he was thinking of the stores
under the floor, of the grimy bottles
of the fragrant bordeaux. All. his
throat. how it throbbcd, But where
was Nine. ROuSSillOn? Where was
Alice? Jean. Jcan!" he cried. forget
ting all prccaution. come here, you
scamp, and let mc in this minutc"'
a profoundly impressive silence gave
him To understand that his home was
deserted.
"Chin! Frightened and gone to stay
with Nine. Godcrc, | suppose, and | SO
thirsty Bah. Hum, hum! Aprcs L.
vim Ia batail'c Iin!"
lie kicked in the door and CROPPED his
way to the liquors. While he hastily
swiggpd and smackcd he heard the
firing begin with a cracking, drsultory
vollcy. lie laughed joviaIly there in
the dark, between drafts and deep
signs Of enjoyment.
"Et moi auSSi,' he murmur"d like
the vast murmur Of the sea-, II want
to be- i'm that dance, Pardonnoz mes
sicurs Moi. ic voux dauscr, sill vous
plat"
And when nc had filled himself lac
plunged ont and rushed away, wrought
up to the extreme lighting pitch Of
temper Dtablc. II he could but come
across that Lieutenant Barlow. how ho
would ~ma~h him and manglc Him! In
mauIfyug his prowcss with the lens
Of Imagination lac swclIod and puncd
as hn numbered along.
The firing sounded 0s it il were he.
tween the fort and the river but pres.
entity when one of Iiamilt0n's cannon
spoke NJ RoussiIlOn saw the yellow
spike Of flame from its muZZle lear
directly toward the church, and E6
thought ii best 10 make Il wide dctoul
to avoid going between the firing lines
once or twice he heard the whine oi
stray bullet high overhead Before
he had gone very far he met II maj
hurrying toward the fort. II wa
Captain Francis jacksonville, one o
Uamiltun's chief scouts, who had beer
out on a reconnaissance and, cut of
from his party 10y some of Clark
forces. was trying 10 make his way 4
the main gate of the stockadc.
VI. Roussllou knew Mnisonvlllc MS
somewhat desperate character, lead
or of Indian fOraNS ana trader !
/ human scalps. Surely the fellow wa
/ legitimate prey.
"IiT! Diable de grcdin" he snarlcc
and lcupiup upon him chokcd him {
| the ground. lie vais Vous scalpcr in
. mcdiatemrut"
Clark's plan of approach Shove
. mastery strategy. Lieutenant Bale!
with fourteen regulars, made n sho,
of attack ON the east, while Mujc
Bowman led a company through til
town, on line near where Main sire,
in Ninccnnes is now located, to a pOir
north Of the stockadc. CharlCyillp,
brave creole, who was at the head {
some daring fellows, by brilliar
dash got position under cover Of ma
ural terrace at the edge of the prairi
opposite the forts southwestern angle
Lieutenant Beverley, in whom the con
mandcr placed highest confidence, wa
sent to look for Il supply of amnun
ton and TO gather up all the FrcnCl
men in the town who wished to join /
the attack. Oncle Jazon and ten OthC
available men went with him.
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