Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-01-21
ccr.rss,. 1890. by tie powEN-l,EnRsLL COMPANY
Ey RlAUR-CE THOMPSON

/ Helm saw that Hamilton was talking
mere wind. voN ct pr;eterea nihil. and
he Furthermore felt that his babbling
sjgnitied no harm to Alice. but Hamil-
ton surprised him presently by saying:
"I have just learned that Lieutenant
Beverley is actually gone. DID You
| know of his dHparturc%"
!! ;'What are you saying. sir:''
Holm jumped To his feet. not angry.
| but excited.
Keep cool. Won need hot answer if
you prefer silence or evasion. You may
want to 90 yourself soon"
Helm burst out lau:a hing. but quick
il growing serious said:
HAS Beverley been such Il driveiing
FOOL SIS that: Ave yoW in earnestly
He killed TWO of my scouts. wound
ed another aud crossed the Wabash in
! their canoc. lie is &oiny straight
toward kas!saslzia.'
The idiot Hurrah for him. II you
! catch Your hare you may roast him.
; but catch him first. governor.
You'll joke out OF the other corner
Of your mouth. Captain Helm. if find
out that you gave him aid or counte-
nance in breaking his parole"
"Aid or countcnance! l never slw
him after he walked out Of this room
You gave him Il mighty sight moro
aid and countenance than did. What
are You talking about! Sroke his pa
role! He did no such thing. lie re-
turned it to you faii'!--'. "a you we'll
know. He told you he Was eoing.'
"Wcll. I've sent twenty of my swift
est Indians after him to bring him
back. I'll let you see him shot. That
ought to please YOU"
"They'll never get him, governor. I'll
bet high on him against Your twenty
scalp lifters any day. Fitzhugh Bever-
ley is the best Indian fighter. Daniel
Boone and Simon Kenton excepted. in
the American colonies"
On her way home Alice met Father
Beret. who turned and walked beside
her. He was so overjoyed at her re-
lease that he could scarcely speak, but
held her hand and stroked it gently
while she told him her story. 1t was
beginning to rain. a steady. cold show
er, when they reached the house. and
for many days and nights thereafter
| the downfall continued almost inces-
sanity.
"Dear child.' said Father Berct.
stopping ut the gate and looking be-
seechingly into Alice's face, you must
stay ut home now-stay in the house It
will be horribly dangerous for yul to
pass about in the village after Yo;:r-
after what has happened.''
'Do not fear, father: will Gc careful
Aren't you coming in: Ill find you !;
cake and Il glass of Wine
mo, child-not now"
"Then gco0by. goodEy." she said.
turning from him to run into the house.
Como soon: shall be so lonesome"
On the veranda she suddenly stopped
running her fingers about her neck AMI
into her BOSOM.
"Oh. father. Father Beret. I've To-:
my locket..' she cried see if
dropped it thcra''
She Went back 10 the gate, searching,
the ground with her eyes. OF course
she did not find her locact II w.:
miles and miles away. close to the jlasry
Of her lover. II she could bi,t .sav,
known this it wouIG ,.ava c&lalar. q:
her. Beverley had intea,:";l 10 leave j;
with jean. but X, lis .jce and excite
ment he forgot. -: ;l!.; the no5ie d.
tracted lis attention. and 50 inc bore
Alice's picture OH his l'rcaSi ant! in biz;
heart while pursu:ng his long a1,t
perilous journey,
Four Of IialaiIton's scouts cam al.
on Beverley twenty miles south Of Sial-
cennes but having the advantage Of
them lie killed two almost Immediately
and, after Il running fight. tie Other
Two attempted escape III Il canoe on
the Wabash. Here, firing from IL bluff.
he wounded a third. Jsoth then plunged;
headforemost into the water and by
keeping below the surface GOT away.
The adventure gave beverley new
spirit and self reliance. He felt that
he could accomplish anything neces-
sary to his undertaking. In the cap
tured pirogue he crossed tho river. and,
to make his trail hard 10 find sent the
1Ill1c Glill GuIlll uON IL tuG culi2I1t.
Then alone, in the dead of winter. he
took his bearings and struck across; the
dreary. houseless plain toward 81.
Louis.
As soon as Hamiltons discounted
scouts reported to him he sent Long
Hair, with twenty picked savages
armed and supplied for continuous and
rapid marching. in pursuit of Beverley.
There was a large reward for bringing
him in alive. a smaller one for his |
scalp.
When Alice heard Of all this her
buoyant and happy nature seemed en-
tirely to desert her for a time. She
was proud to find out that Beverley |
had shown himself brave and capable
it touched her love of heroism-but she |
knew too much about Indian warfare |
to nope that he could hold his own
against Long Hair, the widest and |
boldest of scalp hunters, and twenty |
of the most experienced braves in |
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