American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-03-27

turned ana SAID.
Louis Duval has opened saloon
In Baptiste's old house, and Monsieur
Askew has gone to stop him."
II guessed so. Father Lucy" an
swered Lafe. ~ was just on my way
there, In case there was going to be
trouble. guess there isn't likely to
be, though. Mr.. Askew knows how to
take care of himself"
"Trouble?" questioned the cure,
sharply. "They are going to murder
him."
II heard some yarn like that from
Tremblay," said LATE, "but guessed
that was all talk"
1T was not talk. II Is their plan"
said Father Luclen. "Mademoiselle
Rosny heard Of IL from Monsieur
Brousseau days ago--it was on the
day when you went to Ste. Marie. He
rode with her toward Ste Marie and
told her so. She did not believe him.
This afternoon she learned OF II again
from little Baptiste, who asked her too
warn Monsieur Askew. Everybody
knew he would go alone to st. Boni-
face to stop the sale of liquor. Made
moiselle Rosny rode up to the camp
to warn Monsieur Askew. as Baptiste
had begged her He would not listen
to her. She came to me. II Is dew
lis plot" he said sternly. "and II they
hurt one hair Of his head they shall 60
to prison for IT,"
I'VE must get there In time to save
him. You will do all you can to save
him, will you not. Mr.. Connell7" asked
the girl, looking earnestly ut Lafe. A.
their eyes met LATE realized suddenly
that her agitation had more than an
impersonal cause behind II. The swift
knowledge came home to him with O
shock; It cleared up many things,
among them the fogs OF rancor that
had clouded his mind.
"Tll do everything that's In my pow
er, Mademoiselle," he said. "rll stand
by him-I'll fight for him II there's any
lighting"
There will be none," said Father
Lucien. 'But Mademoiselle Rosny
understands now what Brousseau is.
She knows his character and his evil
mind. And she has learned, Fortunate
ly. before II is too late"
Not another word was spoken. The
buggy descended the hill and rolled to-
ward st. Boniface. As It crossed the
rlckety bridge they heard the sound Of
distant shouting In Duval's saloon.
About the front of II was gathered the
entire male population of st. Bonlface.
gestlculating and chattering.
They fell back In dismay as the cure
leaped from the buggy and assisted
Madeleine Rosny down. Lafe fol-
lowed. He tried to urge the girl to re-
main In the rig, but she paid no atten-
zion to him. She listened with anxious
intentness as the cure addressed the
crowd, her lips compressed. her bosom
rising and falling quickly. All eyes
were fixed on Father Lucien. but each.
as the priest turned to him. tried to
shrink back behind his neighbor.
They were pointing inside the sa.
o0n. The cure hurried through the
doorway, Madeleine Rosny Immediate
~ behind him. and LATE following
hem. The SALOON, though lit by an oil
amp, was empty. as seemed to be the
dark stable beyond 1t, seen through the
open doorway.
Father Luclcn snatched down the
lamp and carried II hastily toward the
stable door. He raised It and looked
IN, then turned and tried to bar Made
lcine from entering. But she pushed
past him, saw, cried, wrung her hands,
and run into the middle space between
the rows of stalls. Lafe, following her,
saw her seated upon the floor, and
Hilary. covered with blood. lying
stretched out and motionless. his head
In her lap. She bent over him and
Lnfe never forgot the look of anguish
In her eyes, or the tension Of the white
face.
Still supporting Hilary's head. she
began tearing long strips on her petit
coat, frantically. as II she hardly knew
what she was doing. Hllary's clothing
was so drenched with blood that Il I
was difficult to determine where the |
wound lay. There were livid bruises |
about his mouth and cheeks, and on |
his forehead, as II his assailants, after
sinhh'ns him had kicked him.
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