The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-08
"Comc with me. miss. please.

Helm ana Beverley exchanged n look
of helpless and inquiring rage. 1t was
as If they had said: what can we
do? Must we bear IT." Certainly they
could do nothing. Any Interference on
their part would be sure to increase
Alic0's danger and nj the same time
add to the weight Of their own humilia-
ton.
Alice silently followed the officer out
OF the room. She did not even glance
toward Beverley, who moved ns If to
interfere and was promptly motioncd
back by the guard. His better judg-
ment, returning held him from Il rash
and futile act until Hamilton spoke
again, saying loudly as Alice passed
through the door:
"I'll see who's master Of this town II
have to shoot every French holden
In it,
"Womcn and children may wen fear
you, Colonel Hamilton" said Beverley.
"That young lady is your superior"
"You say that to me, SIR
at IL the best could possibly say
Of you"
81 will send you along with the
wench If you do not guard your Ian
guage. \ prisoner on parole has no
license to be blackguard.'
IL return you my parole, sir. | shall
no longer regard It as binding" said
Beverley, by great effort holding
back blow. 81 will not keep faith
with scoundrcl who does not know
how TO he decent In the presence of II
young girl You had better have me
arrested and cOniinCI | will escape
at the first opportuvt and bring a
force here TO reckon with you for your
villainy. And If you dare hurt Alice
Roussillon | will have you hanged like
a dog"
Hamilton looked at him scornfully.
II thought | ordered you TO leave
! this room." he said, with an air and
! tone of lofty superiority. land | Ger.
tainly mean to he obeyed. Go, sir, and
If you attempt to escape or in any way
break your parole I'll have you shot"
81 have already broken IT, From
| this moment | shall not regard it. Yor
have heard my statement, | shall no
repeat it, Govern yourself accord
! ingly."
| With these words Beverley turnc(
| and strobe out of the house quite Re
| side himself, his whole frame CULVER
| ing.
Hamilton laughed dcrisively, ther
, looked at Helm and said:
Helm. like you, don't wish to he
unkind TO you, but positively you mus
| quit breaking in upon my affairs will
! your ready made advice. I've glyer
/ you and Lieutenant Beverley too mucl
latitude, perhaps. If that young foo
doesn't look sharp he'll get himself into
a beastly lot of trouble. You'd better
! give him talk. He's in a way to neeG
It just now
IL think so myself" said Helm, glat
to get back upon fair footing with tn,
irasciblc governor. "Ill wait until h,
cools off somewhat, and then | car
manage him. Leave him to me-"
"Well, come walk with me to Sc,
what has really happened to Farms
worth. He's probably not much hur
and deserves what he's got. That CIR
has turned his head. | think | under
stand the whole af'air-a little love
wench shot him"
Helm genially asscntcd, but they
We're delayed for some time by an Oil
Ger who came in to consult with Ham
ilton on some pressing Indian affairs
When they reached Roussillon place
they met Beverley coming out, but h
did not look at them. He was scarcel.
aware of them. \ little way outsld
the gate, ON going in, he had picked VI
AliCe's lOCkct and broken chain, whiCl
he mechanically put in his pocket.
was all like dream TO him, and We
he had clear purpose. He was gOin
away from NlnCennes, or at least h
would try to go, and woe be to Hamilto
on his coming back. 1t was so easy 70
an excited young mind to plan grea
things and to expect success under az
parently impossible conditions. Bey
erley gave Jean n note for Alice.
was this that took him to Roussillo
place, and no sooner fell the night tina
he shouldcrcd gun furnished him b.
Nine. Godcre and, guided by tn
woodsmans fine craft, stole ava
southwark, thinking to swim the ic
Wabash some miles below and the
strike across the plains of Illinois t
Kaskaskia,
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