Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-12
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sure or the young man 8 nanu, WnIe
Oncle JaZon looked up quizzically and
said:
"We're tOrble spectacle lot to pre-
vent: but. then, we might git pervent-
cd I've seed better men an us purity
cOnsid bic prevented lots O times in my
life"
For my part" said KentOn. 81 am
| with We. OLD hoy. in anything We want
to do. But now ye've got to tell me
everything. see that ye're keepin'
something back What is it?" He
glanced sidcwisc slyly ut Oncle Jazon.
beverley WAS frank 10 Il fault, but
somehow his heart tried to keep Alice
ali to itself He hesitated; then
L broke my parole with Governor
Hamilton" no said. He forced me to
lo it. feel altogether justified. I
told him beforehand that | should GER
tainly leave Iincennes and go get a
force to capture and kill him, and I'll
do it, Simon Kenton; I'll do it"
II see. see" Kenton assented, "but
he do to excite We. to make We feel JUS
tilted in breakin' over yer parole in
that high handed way? FitZ, know
We too we'll to be fooled by We. You've
got somethin' in mind that We don't
want to tell. Well, then. don't tell it.
Oncie JaZon and | will go it blind,
won't we. JaZon:'
Blind as two moles,' said the old
| man: but, as for thet secret, he add
ed. winking both eyes at once. Il don't
know as it's so mighty hard to guess.
| It's always safe to imagine Il woman
in the case. It's mostly women thet
sends men a-trottin' off bout nothin :.
sort o. craZyike."
Beverley looked guilty and Oncle ia
Zon continued:
"Thcys pooty gal at Nincennes. an
| see the young man a-steppln' INTO
her house about fifteen times n dry
| fore | lef' the place. Mebbe she's tuck
| ID wi one o them English officers.
Gals is slippery an onsartin'."
"Jazon.' cried Beverley. stop that i'll
stantly. or I'll wiring your old neck.'
His anger was real. and he meant what
| he said. He clinched his hlnds and
glowered.
Don get mad at the old man." said
Kenton. plucking Beverley aside. Hes
yer friend from his heels to his old
scalped crown. Let him have his fun
Then, lowering his voice almost to a
whisper, he continued:
Il was i'm Nincennes for two days
and nights spyin' around. Mime. Godere
hid me in her house when there was
need Of it. | know how it is with ye.
| l got all the gossip about ye and the
young lady, as well as all the informal
| ton about Hamilton and his forces
that Colonel Clark wants. I'm goin'
to Kaskaskia but l think it quite pos
sible that Clark will be on his march to
| Vincennes before we get there, for
| Vigo has taken him full particulars as
to the fort and its garrison. and know
that he's determined to capture the
whole thing or die tryin'."
Beverley felt his heart swell and his
blood leap strong in his veins at these
words.
Il saw We while l was in Vincennes,'
Kenton added, "but l never let We
see me. Ye were prisoner, and |
had no business with ye while your
parole held. | felt that 1t was best not
to tempt We to give me aid or to let ye
have knowledge Of me while | was n
spy. left two days before We did and
should have been at Kaskaskia by this
time if hadn't run across Jazon, who
detained me. He wanted to 90 with lie,
| and | waited for him to repair the
stock Of his old gun. He tinkered Mt 1t
tween meals and showers for half n
week at the Indian village back yonder
before he got it just to suit him. But
| | tell We he's wo'th waitin' for any
length Of time, and l was glad to let
him have his way"
| KentOn, who was still young man
in his early thirties, respected Bever-
| ley's reticence on the subject upper
most in his mind. Nine. Godere had
told the whole story with flamboyant
embellishments. KentOn had seen Al
ice and. inspired with the gossip and a
surreEtitious glimpse Of her beauty, he
felt perfectly familiar with Beverley's
condition. He was himself victim of
The tender passion to the extent Of be-
ing an exile from his Virginia home,
| which he had left on account Of dan
gerously wounding a rival. But he
was well touched with the backwoods,
| mans taste for joke and banter. lie
and Oncle JaZon. therefore, knowing
the main feature Of Beverley's predica,
ment, enjoyed making the most of their
opportunity in their rude but perfectly
generous and kindly way.
BY indirection and impersOnal de.
tails, as regarded his feelings toward
Alice, Beverley in due time made his
friends understand that his whole am
bition was centered in rescuing her
Nor did the motive fail to enlist their
I sympathy to the utmost. If all the
world loves lover all men having the
best virile instinct will fight for low
ers cause. Both Kenton and Oncle ia
zon were enthusiastic. They wanted
nothing better than an opportunity to
aid in rescuing any girl who had shown
80 much patriotism and pluck. Bu,
Oncle Jazon was fond Of Alice, and
Beverleys story affected him peculiar
ly on her account.
"They's one question I'm a-goin' tc
put to ye. young man." he said after he
had heard everything and they had
talked 1t all over, 'an' want ye to an
swer 1t straight as a bullet fom yel
gun"
"Of course, Jazon. Go ahead said
Beverley. 81 shall be glad to answer
But his mind was far away with tho
gold haired maiden i'm Hamilton's pris
on. He scarcely knew what lie wa'
saying.
"Air We expectin' to marry Alic,
RoussillonT
Beverley started as II blow had
been aimed ut him. 0ncle JaZon''
question indeed was n blow as unex
pected as II was direct and powerful.
81 know it's pooty p'inted." the ole
man added after short pause, AN "
may think thet I amt got no business
askin' II. but have. That leetle gar'
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