Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-05-05

ind Nine. Roussillon, who was with
Dame Godcrc. probably AT her house.
Nobody killed" he said. in answer
- Alicc's inquiry about the cntastro-
pho nj the fort Some OF 'cIn hurt and
Vnurnt a little. Great big scare about
nearly nothing I'm, my children, you
should have seen me quiet things. |
put out my hands this way-comme ca
.-pouf' II was all over. The people
went home"
His gestures indicated that he had
borne back an army with open hands
Then he chuckcd Adricnnc under the
chin with his finger and added In his
softcst voice.
Il saw somebody's lover the other
day over yondor In the Indian village
lie spoke To- me about somebody eh,
INA petite. que youlcZ-vous dire
"Oh. Papa Roussillon. we were just
talking about Rene" cried Alice
Have you seen hlmT'
Il saw YOU. YOU little mink. jumping
into "a mans arms right under the eyes
Of whole garrison! bah, | could not
believe 81 was my little Aicer'
lie let go grand guffaw which
seemed to shake the cabins walls. Al
See blushcd cherry red Adricnuc, too
ha~hful Ia inquire about Rene. was
trembling with anxiety. The truth
was not I'm Gaspard Roussillon just
then. or n ~ was ~ stayed I'm him. for
hc had not seen Rene dc Ronyillc. II
was his generous desire 20 please and
- appear upulcnt OF knowledge md
sympathy that made him speak lie
lnrw what would please Adricnnc, $50
why not give her az least "a delicious
tfurctaStcf Surely. when thing was
80 cheap one need not be- 50 pars!moui-
Gus %. 10 withhold mere unticlpa tion
lie was on before the girls could press
linn into details. for indeed he had
none.
There. now. what did tell your
cried Alice when the big man was gone.
Il told you Rene would come. They
always come back"
Father Bcrct came In little later
As soon as be- saw Alice be frowncd
and began to shake his head. but she
only laughed and. initiating his hypo-
critical scowl. yet ringing IL with a
twlnklc OF merry lines and dimplcs.
pointed a taper finger AZ him and cX-
vlalmcd
You bad. bad man, Why did YOU
pretend to mc that Lieutenant Bever
Icy was dcadt What sinister ccclcsias-
tlcal motive prompted you 90 describe
how Long Hair scalpcl him1 Al, IN
thcr'
Tho priest laid broad hand over her
tlucy mouth
Something or other seems 10 have
excited you nightly, ma lille. You
urc trinc impulslyclylinclincd today %
Yes Father Bcrct. yes. / know, and
] ana ashamed. My heart shriuks when
l think of what did But I was So
glad. such grand Joy came all over
me when saw him - strong and
brave ana beautiful coming toward me,
smiling that warm. glad smile and
holding out his urms-ah. when ! saw
all that when | knew for sure that he
was not dead, |, why. father just
had TO- l couldn't help
Father Bcrct laughed In spite of him
SELF. but quickly managed 10 resume
hiS severe countcnancc.
TIA. Ia" hc exclaimed 1t was
bold thing FOR a little girl IA 90"
80 IL was. 50 IL was. But II was also
bold thing for him 10 do to come
back after he was dead and scalped
and look 50 handsome and grand I'm
ashamed ard sorry. father. but but
I'm afraid | might do IL again II well.
don't care If | did! SO there. now"
but what I'm the world are you talk
ing about" intcrposcd Adrienne. Eyi-
IDENTITY they were discussing a most in
trrcsting matter OF which she knew
nothing ana that did not suit her fem
ininc curiosity. Tell me" She pulled
Father Berct's sleeve. Tell me.
my"
II \ probable that Father Beret
"ould' have pretended 10 betray Alice's
source OF mingled delight and embar-
raSsmcnt had not the rest OF the Bour-
Cier household returned in time 10
break up the conversation. A little
later Alice gave Adricnne n wildly
dramatic account OF the whole scene.
"Ah, lion Dicur exclaimed the pc
lite brunette after she had heard the
exciting story. THAT was just Ike
you. Alice. You always do superb
things You were born TO do them.
You shoot Captain Farnsworth, you
wound Lieutenant Barlcv. you climb
on to the fort, and, set ,upjyouri fiag;iyou
take II down,again. and run way with
It, you get shot andiyould do not die, you
Kiss your lover right before n whole
garrison. Bon Dteu! If could but do
all those things" She clasped her tiny
hands before her and added rather de
jcctedly:
"But | couldn't, l couldn't. l couldn't
kiss n man in that way!
Late in the evening news came TO
Roussillon place, where. Gaspard Rous-
slllon was once more happy in the
midst of his little family, that the In
dian Long Hair had just been brought
10 the fort and would be shot on the