The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-11-16
Alice Of Old Vincennes


busted into million pleceSI
He was jumping up and down not
three feet from Beverley's toes. waving
his cap cXcltcdly.
But wasn't skcert! va, va, va!
vive la bannlere dAllce Roussillon!
Vlye Zhorzh Nasinton"'
Hearing Allce's name caused Bever-
ley to look around Where was she?
| In the distance he saw Father Beret
hurrying to the spot where some OF the
men burned and wounded by the ex-
plosion were being stripped and cared
for. Hamilton still stood like statue.
He appeared to be the only cool person
! in the fort.
where Is Alice Miss Roussillon?
| Where did Miss Rousslllon go?" Bcv.
erley exclaimed, staring around like n
lost man. "Where Is sher
"D'know." said Oncle Jazon, resum-
| ing his habitual expression OF droll dig
nifty she shot spast me jcs' as tibet
thing busted loose, an she went like er
hummln' bird, skltch- jos tibet way
an | didn't see 'cr no more. cause
was skecrt mighty nigh inter seven fits;
spect that 'splosion blowcd her clean
away? Nentrcbleu, Never was so
plum outcn breath an dead crazy weak
o. bcin' afeardr'
Lieutenant Beverley" roarcd Clark
in his most commanding tone. 'Go To
the gate and settle things there! That
mob outside is trying TO break i'm
The order was instantly olSycd, but
Beverley had relapsed. Once more his
soul CROPPED In darkness while the
whole of his life seemed unreal. a wav.
ering, misty. hollow dream And yet
his military duty was all real enough.
He knew just what to do when he
reached the gate.
Back there at once he command
ed, not loudly. but with intense force.
back there. This to the inward surg
ing wedge OF excited outsiders. Then
to the guard:
shoot the first man who crosses the
liner
"Ziff! me voici! Moi! Gaspard Rous-
sillon. Laissez-mol passer. messieurs"
A great body hurled itself frantically
past Beverley and the guard. going out
through the gateway against the wall
Of the crowd, bearing everything be-
fore II and shouting:
Back, fools! You'll all he killed. The
powder is on fire! Ziff! Rum"
Wild as Il March hare he bristled
with terror and foamed at the mouth
He stampeded the entire mass. There
was wild howl, rush In the other
direction followed. and soon enough
the esplanade and all the space back to
the barbados and beyond were quite
deserted
Alice was not aware that serious
accident had happened. Naturally she
thought the great. rafting. crashing
noise Of the explosion mere part Of
the spectacular show. When the rush
followed, separating her and Beverley.
1t was a great relief to her in some
way, for a sudden recognition of the
holiness of her action in the little scene
just ended came over her and bcwil-
dered her. An impulse sent her run
ming away from the spot where. 1t
seemed to her, she had invited public
derision. The terrible noises all around
her were. she now fancicd, but the
teering and hooting Of rude men who
had seen her unmaidenly forwardness.
With burning face she few TO the
postern and slipped out, once more TAX
ing the course which had become 80 ia
miliar to her feet. She did not slacken
her speed until she reached the Bour
cier cabin, where she had made her
home since the night when Hamilton's
pistol ball struck her. The little domi-
cile was quite empty OF Its household,
but Alice entered and flung herself into
a chair, where she sat quiycring and
breathless when Adrienne, also much
excited, came in, preceded by stream
of patois that sparkled continuously.
1.-THE fort IL blown up"' she cried
gesticulating in every direction at once,
her petite figure comically dilated with
the Importance of her statement. "A
hundred men are killed, and the pow
der Is on fire.
She pOunced into Alices arms, still
talking as fust as her tongue could vi
brate. changing from subject to sub
ject without rhyme or reason, her pratt
tie making its way by skips and SHES
until what was really uppermost in her
sweet little heart disclosed itself.
And, o Alice. Rene has not come
YETI
She plunged her dusky face between
Alice's cheek and shoulder. Alice hug.
ged her sympathetically and said:
But Rene will come, know he will
dear"
"Oh but do you know It? Is II true?
| Who told your When will he come?
Where is he Tell me about him."
Her head popped up from her friend =
neck and she smiled brilliantly through
the tears that were still sparkling on
her long black lashes.
II didn't mean that had heard from
him, and | don't know where he is.
But-but they always come back"
You say that because your man-bc-
cause Lieutenant Beverley has return
ed. 1t Is always so. You have every.
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