The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-27
Alice Of Old Vincennes
By Maurice Thompson
FRIGHT. 1908, By ALICE LEE THOMPSON

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ALICE. foster daughter Of
GASPARD ROUSSILLON. was loved by
FITZHUGH BEVERLEY, American Army
officer, who with
CAPTAIN HELM, surrendered Ftncennes 20
GOVERNOR HAMILTON during the RevO-
lutionary War.
LONG HAIR were sent to find Beverley, who
escaped.
RoussiIlon. also a fugitive from Vim
cennes. stole home to see his family when
Hamilton's patrOlmeu rushed in. ROus-
sillon escaped and Alice wounded one as
FARNSWORTH, English lieutenant arrived.
but because of his lnfatUatlOn Tor Alice
hesitatcd to surrender her TO Hamilton.
In the meantime Beverley met two
SIMON KENTON and
ONCLE JAZON. who intended going with
him to Kaskas!zIa to ask help from
COLONEL GEORGE ROGERS CLARK.
THE three men were at the
moment eating the well-broiled
venison. Oncle Jazon's puck
cred lips and chin were
dripping with the fragrant grease and
sinewy, claw-like fingers. Overhead
in the bare tops of the scrub oaks that
covered the prairie oasis. the Febru-
airy wind sang a shril and doleful
song.
Beverley started as if a blow had
been aimed at him. Oncle JdzOn's ques-
ton, indeed, was a blow as unexpected
as it was direct and powerful.
Il know it's poorly p'inted," the old
man added after a short pause. AN
We may think at I amt got no bust
ness aslin' it; but have. That leetle
gals pet o. mine, an I'm a lOOkn'
after her, an expecin' to see at she's
not bothered by nobody who's not go
in to do right by her Margin IS a
mighty good thing, but"
What do ye know about matIi-
mony, ye old raw-headed bachelor
demanded Kenton, who felt impelled
to relieve Beverley Of the slnbarrass-
ment of an answer. 'FYe wouldn't
know a wife from d sack o. meal!'
Now don't git too peart an fast, 81
Kenton," cried Oncle Jazon, glazing
truculently at his friend, but at the
same time showing a dry smile THAI
seemed to be hopelessly entangled IL
criss-cross wrinkles. who told ye I
was a bachlo Not by a big jump.
I've been married mighty nigh on TO
twenty times in my day. Mostly In
juns, o. course; but a sQuaw's a wife
wen We marries her, an I know how
it hurts a gal TO be disputed in SIGH
a matter. That's Wy I put the ques-
ton I did. I'm not goin' 10 let no man
give sorry to that little ROussllOn gal;
an so we've got my say. Ye seed her
raise that flag on the fort, Lieutenant
Beverley, an ye seed her take it down
an git away wi IL You know at she
deserves nothin' but the best, an by
the Holy Virgin, she's got 10 have It,
or I'm a goin' to know several rea-
sons why. Thet's what made me put
the question straight 10 We, young
man, an I expects a straight an
swer."
BeverIey's face paled; but not with
anger. He grasped one Of Oncie
Jazon's greasy hands and gave 1t
such a squeeze that the old fellow
grimaced painfully
THANK you, Oncle Jazon- thank
you'll" he said, with a peculiar husky
burr In his voice Alice VIII never
suffer If I can help it Let the subject
drop now, my friend, until we have
saved her from the hands Of Hamil-
ton" In the power Of his emotion
he continued to grip the old mans
hand with increasing severity Of
pressure
'Ventrebleu! let gol Needn't smash
a fellers fingers bout it, screeched
Oncle Jazon- IT can't shoot wO'th a
cent, nohow, an ef ye cripple up my
trigger-hnger-"
Kenton had been .peeping under the
Iow-hanging scrub-oak boUghs while
Oncle Jazon was speaking these last
words; and now he suddenly inter
rupted:
THE DEVIL look yOnder" he grOwled
out In startling tone "In5uns"'
It was a sharp snap Of the con
versation's thread, and at the same
time our three friends realized that
they had been careless in not keep
ing a better lookout. They let fall
the meat they had not yet finished
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Five or SIX dark forms were moving
toward them across a little point of
the prairie that cut into the wood a
quarter Of a mile distant.
''Yander's more of EN-" said Oncle
Jazon, as If not in the least con
cerned, wagging his head in an
opposite direction, from which another
squad was approaching.
That he duly appreciated the sit
Uation appeared only in the celebrity
with which he acted.
Kenton at once assumed command,
and his companions felt his perfect
fitness. There was no doubt from the
first as to what the Indians meant;
hut even IL there had been it would
have soon vanished; for in less than
three minutes twenty-one savages
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