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VINCENNES
By MAURICE THOMPSON
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CHAPTER r1Ii.
A lamina IN ens lei' ura.r-rs.
I3VKRLiy set out on his mid-
winter Journey to Kaskaskia
with • tempest In his heart,
and It was perhaps the storm's
energy that gats• hien tbe courage to
tato undaunted and undoubting what
his experience must have told him lay
In his path. What meant suffering to
him If be eould but rescue Alice? • And
what were life should he fail to rescue
her? The old, old song bummed In his
heart. even phrase of it distinct above
the tumult of the storm Could (told
and hunger, swollen streams, raretwua
wild beasts and scalp twining savages
bane Win? No; there Is no barrier
that can hinder love. Ile auto this over
end neer m nrmseer ern.- no. e.•m..r.,.
ter with the four Indian s.outs r•u Coe
Wabash. H• repeated it will, every
heart heat until he (ell in with some
friendly red men, who took him to their
camp, where, to his great surprise, b•
met M. nonasillon. It was his Song
when again he strode nfT toward the
west on his lonely way.
Ile did no; know that Long Ifair and
hie band were fast on his track, but
the knowledge mind not have urged
him to greater haste. He strained ev-
ery muscle to its utmost, kept erery
nerve to the hlgbeet tension. Yonder
toward the west was help for Alice.
That was all he rand for.
Rut 1f Bong Hair was pursuing him
with retentlee. greed for the reward of
fered by Hamilton there were (rirudly
fnntst ps attll nenrer behind him, nud
not day at high noon while he was
bending over n little ere broiling Pomo
literal cuts of venlson sifinger tapped
him on She shnulder. Ile sprung rap
and grappled Onele ,laz ni At the name
time, standing nenr by. he sew Simon
Kenton, his old time Kenl ieky friend
The ',tingled features of one and the
fine, Hugged fare of the other swam as
1n • stat before Reverlet•'a eyes. Ken
ten was 1angMnw ouletly, his siren,,
nprlght form shaking to the terve of
his ph -Imre. Ho was In the early
prime of a rigorous life, not handsome,
but strikingly nttrartiye by reason of •
eertaln glow In his face and at kindly
nssh In his deep set eyes.
' Wen. well. my boy!" lie exelairned.
laying hie left hand en Beverley's
ehonlder, while In the other he held.a
hang, heavy rifle. "1'm Rind to see ye,
glad to toe ye!"
"Thought we was !Nuns. eh?" amid
(Melt Jaznn. "An' .f we had 'a' been
wed 'a' been *Ince o your scalp' The
wizened ole( ereole rankled gleefully.
"And whir, are ce goin'?' drmend-
ed Renton. "Ye'ro makin' what incite
a heap e' bein' • bee line for some
14eepr atter." - (
B.rer/.y was dared and .-•rant mind -
e,. Things seemed wavering and dim.
11. p nb*d the two men from him end
g azed st them without speaking. Their
presence eTtr! villces dirt ribs( torirtpi e .
"Ter meat' a-hurnin'." maid Onch
J .atn, stoopin to turn It on the smol-
dering coals. Te must be hungry.
Cookie' enough f r a regiment."
Kenton shook verley with rough
familiarity an If to use his faculties
"What's the matte ? I'itz, my lad,
don't ye know Si Ke nn? It's not an
long sine, we were Ilk brothers, anti
now ye don't 'peak to e. 'Veva not
forgotten me, Fitz!"
"M.bhy be don't like y n, well tie
y• thought he did." dra led tine'.
Jaron. "I hey known n' fell a-beln'
mietak.n j.. (het way."
R.v.rley got him wits together B best
b• could, tiking in the •lined by
sure degree, as ..em.d at the tint nn -
duly slow, but which were really o'er,
momentary faltering,
"Why. Kenton' .Taznnl" he pr.aentl
.xelatmed, a cordial gladness blending
with his enrprtne. "Row did you get
here? Where did you crime from?"
He looked from one to the other hark
and forth, with a wondering enill•
breaking over his bronzed and deter-
mined
etermined fee,.
"We've been hot on yer trail for Chir
ty boon," amid Benton. "Rotisslllon
put us on It bark yonder Kit what
are ys cop tot Where are ye goin'?"
' 1 rn going to Clark at Knek,skin to
bring him yonder." lie waned his
hand eastward "i am going -to take -
Vlneennee and kill Remllton "
"Well, ye're tnkin' • mighty qn".r
enure., nfy hey, if ye ever expect to
find Kaska,kln. Yc're ■bandy twenty
miles too far south"
"C•rrytn' Ma gun em the same ahmtt-
d.r all the time," Raid Oncle Jason,
"ha. made 'Im kind o' awing In a curve
like. 'Tafn't good lurk nohow to enrry
yes gun nn yer lei shoelder. When
ye An it reeks ye take n longer ,tep
ter right foot than ye di) with
y,r 1.r, an' yo enn't well: n ittthitIght
Hit to save yer llv.r. Vcntrehl.u! I,e
v.naleon Intle encore' honk at that
dieted meat heroin' *On!"
Re jumped hack to the lire to tern
the searching cute.
Beverley wrung Renton's hand and
Inked into hie eyes a* • man does
when an •1d friend come* stdd.nly ont
of the paet, so to any, nnA brings th0
freshness and comfort of a strong. true
anal to brace him In hie btnr of great -
eat 11114.11.
"Of all mon In the world, Simon Ken-
ton, yeti were the Last expected Pint
hew glad 1 nm, how thenkfnli Now 1
know 1 *hall suce.e4. We nee going 1,1
revere Vincennes. Renton. ere w.
not? We shall, shan't we, ,137.0n0
Nothing, nothing can prevent ns, (aa
Renton hrnrtlly returned the pros -
sem of the young conn'. hen4, will.
. Onele Jason looked up qutevieslly and
said: f•
"Were a tol'ble 'lpectahte let to pre-
vent; hut, then. we might git pereent-
ed. I've seed hotter men 'in nm pnrty
eeuald Ile pervented lots o' times In my
lite"
"For my part," sold Renton. "1 am
with ye. old hey, In anything ye want
Is do. Pot now y.'•• got to tell me
wsrytbleg. I Ilea that per* hoopla'
sv back What 1. Its' Hp
612171ce41 etdewtee aly'ly It thlcle .111: on
Beverley wan (rook to a fault, but
somehow his heart tried to keep Alice
all to Itself. He hesitated; thou --
"I broke my parole with Governor
Hamilton," be said. "lite forced me to
do it. I feel altogether justitloel. 1
told him beforehand that 1 should ter.
talnly WAre Vincennes and go art a'
force to capture rind kill Idle. 8n,1 1'i1
401?. Fimon K.Iltal; 111 do ft!"
"I SOP, I ser," Kcototl nssented. . rat
what was the row about? 1Vbat did
he do to excite ye, to .make ye •(p••I jr .
tilled In breakinover yer par .!,• fn
that hlgh Landed way?. 1-';t' 1 1:: etc
Fy ton well to be fooled by ye. You've
got .omrthiu' 1n mind that ye don'?
want to tell. Well, then, don't tell It.
a..em. .re.,. .r a wan w u Wt.4
W011.1 w Jezon•:..
"Blind as two mole.." said the old
man; "butt, ns for thet reeret," he add-
ed, winking both eyes at mite, "1 don't
know as it's so mighty Intel to ci a.
!t's always safe to 'nagiue n woman
to the ease. It'a mostly women thet
Betide men 11rottttl' off 'bout uothite,
sort o' eru2yllle...
Beverley looked guilty and Oneb Ja
1011 continued:
"They's a pooty gal at Vi lve:Ines. 10'
I see the young Inas e-tklppin' Into
her hots. about fifteen 'times • d iy
'fore I let' the place. alobta• alt's tuck
op e.1' one o' thecal English olffc•er..
Gals Is slippery nn' onaartin'."
"Les..n,"cried Itereritr.'•..top that fu-
1tar;ly, or 1'11 wring your old neck'"
His anger was real, and he meant what
be maid. ile clinched his hands and
glowered.
"f'on't get mad at the old man." Pe td -
lienLo. plucking. Beverley Raid... "He's
yer friend from hie herds to his old
scalped rrnwn. 1..t hhn have his fun."
Then. lowering his voice almost to a
whisper, he continued:
"1 was In Vincennes (or two days
nud nightsspyio' nrowel Mme. .inldrre
hid rnr• In her IIo11AP when there tens
need of it. i knots low I -t Is With ye.
1 sot all the gossip about ye and the
young lady, •e w.11 as all the informa-
tion about Hamilton and fete to Bas
that Colonel, ('lark wants. I'm goin'
to Kaskaskia, but I think it gnite pos-
sible
oosih1. that (lark will to on his march to
Vincennes before we get there, for
Vigo ham token him full partleulars as
to the fort and its garrison, and i know
that hies determined to rapture the
whole thing or die tun,' '
Beverley felt his heart swell and big
blood lenp strong to las veins at thew
words.
"1 man yr while i was n Vincennes,"
Kenton added. 'h•tt 1 newer let ye
1aI as 01n. will y• iris Tod
pamio held. 1 felt that it was best not
to tempt ye to glee me aid or to let ye
here knowledge of me while 1 wee a
RPI. I Il twtY chops before y Attl end_
should have been at Kaskaskia by this
time If i hadn't nm aerate Jason, who
detained tie 11. 0001(1 to go with me,
and 1 waited for him to repair the
stock of his old gun 1Ie tinkered at 1t
't ween mettle and showers for half a
week at the lndi•o tillage bark yonder
before he got it just to suit him. But
1 1.11 yik, ha's wo'tb waHln' for any
length of me. and 1 was glad to lot
him have hie way."
Kenton, who was *t1II n young mon
In. hi. early tldrtles, respected Bever-
Iet''s reticence on the subject tipper -
'nest In his mind. Mine. Godcre hart
told the whole .tory with flamboyant
embellitbments Kenton Ind Neon AI -
Ire, and, inspired with the gossip snd a
snrreptttlnne glimpse of her beauty, he
felt perfectly familiar with Beverley's
condition. Il• wns himself • victim of
the tender pnsslon to the extent of be -
hog nn exile from his Virginia 'home
which he had left on arconnt of dnn-
eronely wounding • rival. But he
ns well touched with the harkwoode-
mtest. for joke and banter Ile
and • Uncle Jaznn, therefore, knowing
the main fester. of Beverley's predica-
m.nt. Onln,.d making the moat of theft
opportuhit' In their rude but perfectly
generale and kindly way.
Ity Indirection and impersonal d.•
tails, es retarded his feeling,' toward
Alice. Boverley to Ane time made Ills
friends un4eralanrl that bis whole am-
bition was centered in rescuing her.
Nor did the mot( a fall to enlist their
sympathy to the tmost. If all the
world loves a lover 1111 men having the
hest virile instinct will fight for lov-
er's cans.. Both Kenton and One's Ja-
son were .nthnslsstle. They wnntot1
nothing better Hann nn dpportunity to
aid fn rescuing nny girl who had ■hewn
se tench pntrintism and pluck. Itnt
Oncle ,1Rzon was frond of Mire, and
Beverley's' story effected him peculiar-
ly nn her sec -mint.
"They'n one gne0tton I'm R -gel$' to
put to yr, voting men," he maid sftetbe
hod hrnrl everything aid they li
tnit:ed 11 n11 over, "nn' T wont ye to an•
ewer it atralght as a bullet Com yet
gun."
"of cense., Jeznl. Go ah.AA," amid
Beverley. "i entail toe glad to *newer."
Rut his mind WR11 tar away with the
geld hatred maiden In llamlltnnet pris-
m,. il. .rnrcely knew what he wee
seating
e tr • ce
-Air y xp .tin' to merry AII
Bnneslllnn?"
Beverley earns(' as 1f .a blow hod
hren nimty] rat him. Onrls Jason's
question indeed WAS a blow es nnex-
ported ns It wits direct and powerful.
"1 know 1t's pooty p'1nte*," the old
man ridded After it short miner, "an' y.rit
may think thet i ain't got nn hislnces
main' 1t. but t hove That leetlo gal's
A pet a mine, an' I'm a Inokin' *fuer,
her en' PtpectIn' to see filet she's mat
bothered by nobody when net Rein' In
do right by her. Mart -yin' ie $ mighty
good thing, but"
Kientem had been peeping ss4N the
low hanging Snub oak Fermata. wh''•
Oncle Jim -in was speaking thea. inat
word., and now ha suddenly Int.rntpt-
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tion s thread, and at the saute time our
three friends realized that they had
been careiesa lu not keeping $ better
1 ruhottt. 'They let fall the meat they
had not yet finished eating and seised
their guns.
lice or els dark forma were moving
to•,'iid them atm„ 0 little point of the
prairie that But into the wood a quarter
of a mile distnnt.
"Yrnder'a more of em," said Onde
Jazeu. ea If not In the least concerned.
»1Cgtng hie heed In an op/melte (brim -
lion. from which, another squad was
approt"l'bng.
'I-h,i( lee dull. appreciated the elfin.
tlomappeared 0017 In the celerity with
which he actiet
Denton at once 'assumed command,
and hie companions felt bis perfect fit-
ness. There was no doubt from the
Ant as to what the Indians meant, but
even If there had been It would have
150011 vanished, for In lest than three
minutes tp•mmy-oue savages - were
R,ylftly and Ptlently forming a circle in -
the spot where the three white
men, who had rovertd t:emaehee as
best they could wltb trees, warted in
grim Steadiness for the worst.
Quite beyond gunshot rnngo, but nenr
enough for Uncle Jezon to recognize
Long Halves their leader, the Indians
halite! and Hogan maklug sigma to one
another ■I1 round the line. Evidently
tered the old man, deftly begiuring to
reload his gun the while, "but 1- Jere
happened to bit that buck. He'll never
git toy scalp, (bet's Bertin mei sure."
Beverley and Kenton each likewise
dropped an Indian, lilt the .Iota did
not even cheek the r 1.11. Long hair
had planned to capture his prey, not
kill 1t. (:very savage had his on1dera to
take the white men nitre. 1lahllton's
larger reward depended 00 this.
Right on they (anus, tar fast as thnir
nlwble logs mold carry' tlu•m, yNlw
like demons, and they rcathel the
grove before the three white teen could
reload their guile. 'Then every war-
rlor took .over behind a_ free and be-
gan scrambling fore -'id' iruin Isle to
bole, thnppraacluyk rapidly without
01(11 expuiosure.
A struggle ensued which, for deeper- 1
ate energy has probably never leen
Kiirpasred. Like three lions at bay.
the white men net the shock, snit Ikon- I
like they fought lu the midst of seven,/
teen stalwart and determined garaged
"11011'1 kill then) Like theta alive.
Throw theta down mud 1„11 therm" was I
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llnir'a order, loudly .hont4d in
tongue of Ile trlbc.
Both Kenton and Jezon' un ierstood
every word and knew the signior 11 e
of such n command from the leader. It
naturally came Into Kenton's mind
Gnat Ilamilton bad been inforuisl of
they (treaded to test the marksmanablp hhi bait 10 .lncen,t'' and had offered
Iof aver, ria.aeea e• they knew most a reward for him c,ptuie. 'This- being
Larder mere to be. Jodrell Long Hair true, death as a .eV 11'ould 1. the ten
had personal knowledge of what might tato result If he ween• taken beck. tie
certainly be expected from broth Ken- might as well die now As for !fever
ton and Oncle Jason- They were terri- ley, he thought only of Alm, yonder :1
1,1e when out for tight. The red war- he hall left her a ;.r''nner In Hanel-
riors from Georgia to the greet lakes boa', hands. Oncle ,{,is •'.t. if he thought
had heard of them; their names smack- at .11, probably consnb;,.1 nothing but
ed of tragedy. Nor was Beverley with present esenpe, though lie prny,al 011(11
out (rine among Long Hair's followers, hi" to the Messed Virgin even while he
who had listened to the story of his lay helpless upon 11•• ground pinned
fighting (pi/Miles brought to Vincennes .town by the weight of An enormous
by the two survivors of the scolding Indian. He could net mere any pert of
party so cle•erly defeated by him. himself save his lips, and there me.
"The liver eilorrd cowards," said chanlenlly put forth the wheezing stip.
Beverley
"arc !(oared of us In a shoot- plication.
everley and Kenton, being young
and powerful, ware not so easily ma/-
tored., For awhile indeed they ap-
peared to be more than holding their
own. They time and time again scat-
tered the entire crowd by the violence
of their muscular efforts, and after It
had finally closed to upon them in a
solid body they swayed And swung It
back and forth and mond and round
until tbe writhing, savage moss looked
es if caught In the vortex of a whirl-
wind. Rut each trtemendoro .'tertIon
could not last long. right t0 one made
too great a difference between the con -
'tending parties, and The 0!' possible
conehtalon of the etre_(!. sooncame.
Seized upon by 'desperate. (linging,
wolflike assailants. the white men felt
their arms. legs and bodi.•r weighted
down and their strength feet going.
Kenton fell next after (lnele Jaunt
nud rias 1000 tightly bound with raw-
hide thongs He lay on his back pant-
ing and utterly ethaioted, while Bev-
erley 6t111 kept up t naetual fight.
LOn;_ Halt -.prang At the loaf m►
melt[q�ie,. �doublyerrlalll the stems'
wig ill.' lits moat twe.•.w'
..eaMH
tve. •
flung his hong and powerful arms
around Beverley from bchlnd ami
made n great effort to 'lira, '•m upon
the ground. The 70111_ imiu, feeling
look* kind o' squally f,,r us. 1 don' (lis ft' ash d v' �^ `�'�
•..•Mrr,.r.�....w...««ei•Mr w`.."i .•"1 .o�etlertb
oto:
alive, but we're get to try." ' mighty spurt of power. He 1(b•d the
Ile showed by the density of his stalwart Indian Is -lily and /asked him root voice and a r.rtnln gray film In his headlong against T.,. buttressed of
face that he felt the awful gravity of a tree half n rod distant, breaking the
the .ttuartnh: bet'he'w;as caltn.•nj ll-not-'maltt'r hon.' of btirletr liedgrtn And
a mitecle quivered. well nib knocking him senseless.
'They's Jen' two rhnnees for as:' I It "iia a nue exhibition of manly
said ttncte Jerou, "nos them)! as slim strength, but the-.• could he�,nothing
Ii
In' match. They know that n lot of
'em would have to the If they should
undertake nn open fight with us. it's
some sort of a sneakin' game they lire
studyIn' about just now."
"I'm i-gfttin' mos' ton ole to short
wo'th it cent," said Oncle Jazon, "hut
I'd give holt o' my scalp et thet Long
Hair world come oloet enough fo me
to gO $ bead onto his IP?' eye. it's tnf-
hlr plain the( we're gone gosllu's thin
time. I'm thtnkln'. Still it 'd be mighty
satiafyin' if 1 could plug Out a lei' eye
or two 'font I go."
Beverley was silent. The words of
his companions vv,•re henrd by him, but
not enticed. Nothing Interested him
save the thought of eeeaping and mak-
ing lila wfty In ('Inrk. '1'o fail meant in
finitely mere than dentb, of which be
had as small fear as moat br.ne men,
and to •sic e d meant everything 01:1
life could offer. F, in the unlimited
aelflahnesn Q( Love he did not take his
companions into recount.
The three stood In a thew net clump
of four or five s. r Ib oaks at 1110 high -
eat point of a II, ii.y- wooded knoll that
eloped do. n 1:. all dteee*tsws las Ma'
pralrlP. Their rites wns wide. but to
Places obstructed by the tr••e$.
"Men." said Kenton after a thought-
ful and watchful silence, "the thing
am a broom straw. R'e've got to Stan' gained by It. A 'raw on the bits a of
here nn' fight It out or watt 1111 night his head the n• t Instant etretehed
nn' sneak through atwees 'em an' run Beverley face duwt nerd and dncon-
tor ft.'• scions on the ground. The savages torn -
"I don't see any hope o' enesktn' ed him over and lo•ked satisfied when
throng) the line," observed Kenton. they found that be n as not dead. Tb.'
"I1'e not vitt' to he dark tonight." bound him with eveagrenter care than
"Wa-a-1." Oncle Jazon drawled too- I they had shown in .securing the others,
rhalantly 0•h110 he look in n quid of to- - while Long Heir Prod by stolidly book
Itnero, "i've Leen into tighter squeeses Ing on, meantime supporting his broken
'An this many a time, an' 1 got out forearm In Id. hand.
ten.•• "T'gh, dog:" he granted and gave
"Likely enongb," said Kenton, still
Beverley a kirk In the ash. Thin
reflecting while his eyes roamed turning a Wendish stare ❑pen Oncle
amend the clm le of aaynges. Tnzon, h, sere, eed.d to deliver ngalnat
"1 fit the skunks 1n I'rrgtnny 'fore Itis old, dry rib. .erre 61 four like rnn
y 0's thought of, Si Kenton, nn' duan trlbu tions with resounding effect.
In CRYIIna In them hill.. 1? ye think Pnleeat' Little old greasy women!"
war -
1.111 n-gnln' to be sr•nlla•d where they , he snarled "Make good fire for war-
nin't no .raise 'it!,nnt tryin' n few 1 rlor to done.. t ' Kenton elan re.
(lodge*, ;ear a dad Aaeteder fool 'an i .eelved his hull Phar. of the kicks and
used to think yr wns, nn' fliers makln's verbal alum., after which Long Hair
a big compliment to ye." I gave orders for fires to be built. 'Then
"Well. w. don't loom to Argy this be looked to bis Mittarm 8114had the
question, Oracle Jason. They're a-glt- bone set and bandaged, never so much
as wining the WIcle.
It was soon nppnrent that the Indlane
pu'rpostd to celebrate their successful
enterprise with n feast. They cooked
1 a large amount of buffalo steak. Then,
each with his hands full of the wvory
• meat, they began to dance around the
fico., droning meantime) an atroeioaily
repellent chant.
Before tide was ended a rain begun
to tall, and it rapidly thickened frith a
desultory shower tx a roaring down
pour that .Reeroally quenched not npl,
the tires avenue which the earagri`s
were dancing. Lot chi enthusiasm of
the denr•ors ns well Timing the rest
of the afternoon and all night long the
fall sons incessant, arnimpanled by ■
I cold, printing, walling southwest wind.
Beverley Inv nn the ground fere tip -
ward, the rawh1Ae strings tnrtnring life
Jlmbs, the chill of '- 14 water neurehing
hla bonen. He could PPP nothing but
the dim, strnngc canopy of flying cele,
against which the bar* houghs of tha
senth oaks wore vagnoly outlined; he
meld hear nothlnq bet the cry of the
wind and the awash of th. writer wbleh
fell upon him and ern under him. Nib-
bling
ubbling 011(1 gargling as if flendl.hly ez-
nitnnt
The night dragged on through its ter•
t
rlhl. length, rin;lling out 1M Inde*mit-
n
ole horrors, and It lard morning nr-
rlvt"l, with n *Unity and uncertain gift
of light *lowly tnerensing nntll the
dripping trees nu/evert! forlornly gray
and brown ngalnat cloud• now !went -
"The deur,' i,nnk yonder"' he Rrnwl•
ed nit In afartling tone. "miens'"
it waa a ahem @nen of tLe converse•
np vnrrlor !roped Mph rind fell
petrol lied.
tin' readyk,tn run fn. neon us, and we've
got to fid . 1 any. Beverley, are ye
ready for f. t ahnntln'? Helve ye got
,' plenty' n' hit Pts?"
1'ca; ltnnsail n Rave me eibundred.
i to you think"-.
Ile wns interrnilt0A by a yell that
beeped from savage month tn'moiith
ell mond the eirete, and then the
(Merge began.
"Steady, now'" gm* led Kenton
"Let'. not be in a hurry. tl'nit till
they rnmr nigh ennngh to bit 'Pm he -
fore we shoot."
The time wan apart, for the Indians
esfP 011 at nimnst rare bort. greed.
(incl..Tnrnn fired first, the long. keen
hart at Iia *moll bore rlfl• aplltttng
the sir with a suggestion of virions
energy, and a litho rosag warrior who
wen ontatrlpping •11 his retkiws leaned
high and fell paralysed.
"Can't shoot wo'[b a pent," met -
Ina, into MUMPS that gave but Iltfle
rain
There was greet stir mmong the In-
dians. Long llnlr stalked shout scru-
tinising the ground. Beverley snw him
cone nenr time mid again with n 114-
11*. in/miring scowl nn him fare.
Grunts mud leennle exelanatlonI pnm0
't1 from mouth to month, and pre*wnt
Iy the Import of It nil could not be mss
taken Kenton and Jasou.werP gone
had a eaptd (hiring the night- su.l the
-'rein Ind rnmpletely obliterated their
tracks.
The India.,. were Harkins, long Hair
seat not nickel Parties 91 his trot
scouts with orders to scour the coun-
try to ill directions. keeping with hlm•
self a few of the older warriors. Bev
-
prley was fed what he would eat of
venison. and (mag Hair made htal un -
Beverley dashed Alto headlong ayadnat
the root of u tree
M
derand that he would have to .nffer
some terrible punishment on Recount of
the action of his companion..
Late In the day the stoma straggled
hack with the report that no track or
sign of tbe fugitives had teen discov-
ered, ,nd Immediately m consultation
was held. Most of the warriors, in-
cluding all of the young bucks, de-
manded a torture entertainment as
compensation for their exertions and
the nnexp.c•t.d lose of their own pris-
oners, for it bad been agreed that Bev.
erlei belonged exclusively to Long
Hair. tem, objected to anything which
might deprive him of the great rewardff
offered by Hamilton for the prisoner
if brought to him alive
in the end It was agreed that Bever-
ley should Le made to run the gantlet. d
provided that nn eadly weapons were
used upon lieu during the ordeal.
'r,, ith'
CHILLS
Indicate poison in the
blood The kidneys are
not working properly.
Cleanse and tone these
vital organs with
Beg -Ju
And.
the blood will reg.•(•
its life-gieism vigor
,., Orug erb Sea of 60 P111, 50 Casts
11•1o.• imamate.
e.t ilU 1%
naw 001511.
WINDSOR, OMT.
Big
Clearing
Sale
Profits Thrown Away
We must clear our
stt.ck of Christmas
goods and a few other
lines and have mark-
ed many articles right
down t o wholesale
cost in order that
they inav be cleared
out quickly.
we oill'I'
Money Saving {'rices
111 Tia 1)ettsert anti Table
.Iltlttll9 ani{ fucks, Tett,
Dessert al 11 ile Knives
1Zaz. 115, SIufrt I1, S iisi(I11,,
'l' 11t'', Iturst' 1 1,IbIliet►r
1i1)1,e 11a1t1•rs, Mitts,
Sleigh ht•IIs, 1'11•., etc,
ar-a�sats�
llt•re are a few 1111)10
SOAPS
81.73 hind, Itbmkets Int• $1.15
1.5l llurse• Illankets (rap 1.2.1
.75 Axe and w $4-(11)
Hovel' law for 4.1(1
.e Acre. xerP January at male
sects. 65
Something
i tie Ladies
g .IMI Ti'. Fta nfm svo
11111 Tnhlel1''a01.kas felt' 176
1.13 Hockey Nkiitcs fur 1.411
n.IMI limo'• Mabee* for Il,llt
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Watch our windows for bargains
6[O. L. AI.LIN
The L ailit t; ;it
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Come in
Out of
the Wet
lib
1)o not rule tli,o risk of disease' with defective
plumbing. 1'1111 had bet ter change the 11.11ult'
system than take chances.
This may not be neC('siar,)', however. \\•e
are very successful with repairs 1%e have re-
stored to good order and n;efitlncs4 very ntm(It
b'ttl itlnntlnne,
If new work is. -planned permit Its to Ile it. 1 f'
a thoroti hly good jots is dcsirc,l 11'e are masters of
PLUMBING
.in all; .its branches, anti we
entil\ satisfnl.'tit,,'.
never fail to give
CROSS -CUT SA l4 Salla( AXES
wh' it the sett' melts a little you will be able
tui get into the lntsh and will require cross -cut
saws anti axes, I have an:up-to•tlate line of both
to choose from. Also a full line .of builders' and
shelf hardlv,tr,!stcon'.l to n'1n, w 9 or Toronto
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carload of No. A London coiled spring steel wire
and a number of machines. These two fencer aro
the hest on the Canadian market.
Call and get prices and see goods.
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flood Printing qn Good Paper --the kit I
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