The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-05

rather warily, not having much conf
dence in those Frenchmen who had
once upon a time given him n mem
orable run for his life.
Winter shut down, not cold, but
| damp changeable, raw. The work on
the fort was nearly completed, and
| Rene de Ronville would have soon been
relieved of his servile and exasperat-
| ing employment under the Irish cor.
poral but Just at the point of time
when only few days work remained
for him he became furious, on account
Of an insulting remark, and struck the
corporal over the head with n hand
spike This happened in wood some
miles from town, where he was loading
! logs upon sled There CHANGED to
be no third person present when the
decd was done, and some hours passed
before they found the officer quite cold
and stiff beside the sled His head
was crushed to pulp.
Hamilton, now thoroughly exasper-
ated, began to look upon the French
inhabitants of Nincennes as all like
NJ. ROussillon and Rene-but waiting
for an opportunity to strike him una
wares. He increased his military Wig
lance, ordered the town patrollCLo day
and night, and forbade public g'11 NJ
ings of the citizens, while at the same
time he forced them TO furnish him a
large amount of provisions.
When little Adrienne Bourcier heard
of Rcne's terrible act. followed by his
successful escape to the woods and or
the tempting reward offered by lIamil-
ton for his scalp, she ran to Roussillon
place well nigh crazcd with excitement
She had alN avs depended upon Alice
for advice. encOura cement and comfort
In her troubles. but in the present case
there was not much that her friend
could do to cheer her. With NJ. Rous-
sillon and Rene both fugitivcs, tracked
by willy savages a price on their heads
while every day added new dangers to
the French inhabitants of Nincennes,
no rosy view could possibly be taken
of the situation. Alice did her best
however, To strengthen her little
ITltllD y lulll III ~ ilhIps 'NN''i''' ''''
quoted what she considered unmpcach-
able authority to support her optimistic
argument.
Lieutenant Beverley says that the
Americans will be sure to drive Hamil-
ton out of Nincennes or capture him.
Probably they are not so very far
away now, and Rene may join them
and come back to help punish these
brutal Englishmen. Don't you wish he
would. Adricnne? Wouldn't it be ro-
mantiCT'
Hes armed; | know that" said
Adriennc, Frightening a little. "and
he's brave, Alice; brave as can be. He
came right back into town the other
night and got his gun and pistols. He
was at our house, too, and, OH
She burst out crying again. Adricnne's
simple heart could not grasp the no
mantle criterion with which Alice was
wont To measure action. Her mind
was single, impulsiye, narrow and di-
rect in all its movements. She loved,
hated, desired, carpssed. repulsed not
| for any assignable reason more solid
or more luminous than because" She
adorcd Rene and wanted him near her.
"Why couldn't he be quiet and do as
your man. Lieutenant Beverley, did,"
she cried in II sudden change of mood,
the tears streaming down her cheeks.
Lieutenant Beverley surrendered and
took the consequences. He didn't kill
somebody and run off TO be hunted like
a bear. No wonder you're happy
Alice. I'd be happy too, if Rene were
here and came to spend half of every
day with me. T.
"Why, what a silly girl you are"
Alice exclaimed, her face reddening
prettily. How foolish you prattle
I'm sure l don't trouble myself about
Lieutenant beverley. What put sucl
absurd nonsense into your head
AdrienneT'
Because, that's what, and you know
it's so too. You love him just as mucl
as | love Rene, and that's just all tn,
love in the world, and you needn
deny il, Alice Roussillon"
Alice laughed and Rugged the wee
almost smothered her.
1t was growing dusk when Adrienn,
left Rousslllon place to go home Tn,
wind cut Jelly across the commons ant
moaned as It whirled around the cabins
and cattle sheds. She ran briskly