Show NN fly tiu RIC r ae O ON It If I the reader should hould go gOlo to 1 today oday tda t and walk southward along Sec Second Second ond e nd street to its It Intersection with Church street the spot then under tout lout would be probably very ver near ner where M I Roussillon l stood while uttering his hll great reat g sentence Mind Ind you you the present writer wrier does not pretend to know knots the exact e site ste of old Saint Xavier church If It I f It i could be fixed be beyond ond doubt the Spot s pot should have an Imperishable mon men mo of Indiana stone atone When M l Roussillon ceased speaking the t he audience again ngn exhausted its vocal resources and then Father Gibault called upon each man to come forward and solemnly pledge his hi loyalty to the American cause Not one of ot them hes lies tem Meantime a woman was wa doing her bel j part In the transformation of oC Post Vin Vie Vincennes Vincennes cennes from a picket to a American fort tort and town town Madame Godere finding out what was waa wa about to happen foil fell tel to work making m ng a flag in Imitation of ot that un i dec der del which George GeOre Washington Wahington was 01 fighting Alice Alee chanced to be In the 1 Godere home at the time and Joined en I in lii the sewing s It I was wa an 1 exciting task tk Their fingers trembled i while they worked and the tb thread heavily coated o With wih beeswax squeaked as they drew It through the cloth We Ve re shall not be In time said Ma dame Godere I know now we shall not Everything hinders me rue My thread breaks break or gets tangled and ad my m needles I so rusty I can hardly stick sUck it through I the cloth 0 O dear I Alice Alee encouraged her hr with wih both words I and work and they had almost fin I when Reno Rene came with wih a stan staff staf fn I which he had brought rought from the fort fortMon tori fortMon Mon dieu but we have had bad a great gret I meeting he cried cred He Be was perspiring with wih excitement and fast walking leaning on the staff he mopped his hla ls face i I with a blue handkerchief I We Yo heard much and una noise floIse eald ald Madame adame Godere M Iii voice rose loud above the rest He roared oared like a lion Hon HonAh Ah he was speaking to us he was very iery er eloquent Rene Rene replied But now they hey are waiting at the fort for the new flag fag I r have come for or it It It I Is ready said Madame Godere With flying fingers Alice sewed It to the he staff star Void Vole she cried cre vive vve la Ia ique She lifted the staff and let the flag fag droop over ove her from head to foot toot Give It to me said Rene holding forth orth a hand for It and Ill Il run to ho tho fort with wih It i No said Alice Alee her face suddenly lighting UehlIng up with resolve No I am going to take it I myself and without a moments delay off or she went Rene Rena was so caught by surprise that he stood gazing after her he until unU she passed behind a house houle where the way turned the shining flag Ilag tag rippling around her and her moccasins twinkling as she sheran shern ran ranAt rn At the blockhouse awaiting the mo moment moment ment meat when the symbol sybol of ot freedom should rise like Uke a a star over old Via Vin Vincennes cennes the crowd had broken Into scattered groups Alice en entered entered entered through a c rent in the stockade as that happened to be a shorter route mute r than through the gate and appeared rute L suddenly almost in their midst mIdst It I was a a happy surprise a a pretty and catching spectacular apparition of ol ofa ofa a sort to be thoro appreciated by the lively French fancy of r the audi audience care ence The men caught the girlS girls spirit or it caught them and ad they made haste baste I to be noisy VIal Via Via Vla Vla a de Zhorzh Look look lit lt tIe tle te Alice and George C Hag flag fag shouted Jazon JasOn He put I his wiry little Ute legs through a a sort of a E pas de zephyr and winked at himself r with wih concentrated approval approval All Al the men danced around and yelled yelle 1 till ti they were hoarse By this time iliac Rene Rne had ad reached rea hed Alices Alicei Alces I side but she sire did not see him she he ran rai I into the blockhouse and ad climbed up a 1 rude rde then she appeared on ci i the roof still accompanied by Rent Rene and planted plante the staff stat in a of or the tb a j slabs where It bravely up the te tb a colors floating fio free She looked down and saw M Ion lon Father Gibault and Father Beret Bere t i grouped In the center of the the area area They The were waving their hands aloft alof at her I while a bedlam of voices sent up ap which went through her blood bloo ci like lk strong wine She smiled radiantly r cir and a sweet fuh flush glowed In her cheeks cheek 5 No one of ot all an that wild crowd could cent d ever forget the picture sketched so s 0 boldly at that moment when after atte r planting the staff staf Alice Alce stepped back backa bac Ic Ica a space and stood strong and beautiful 11 against the soft blue sky She glanced glance d down first firt then looked up her arty arms ams LS folded across her bosom It I was a pose pos pose a aas as unconsciously taken as that of a bird bir and the grace of It I went straight It j to the hearts of those below She turned about to t descend and for ft ir i the first time saw that Rene Rena had fol fo I J lowed her His Hs face fae fac was beaming What Wha a girl you Ou are arch he be exclaimed e I Ir In a tone of exultant admiration Sex Nev Never Xe r I er was there another like Ike you youl Alice Alee walked quickly past him with wit I out speaking for down In the space e where some women were huddled aside Le from the crowd looking on she had ha d seen little Adrienne Bourcier She Le made hate haste ha te to descend Now Xo that her ber h r impulsively I ly chosen enterprise was wa com con i her boldness deserted her and an d she slipped out through a a dilapidated dilapIdate d postern pastern opposite the crowd On her hr rr right was the river while southward before b fOte her lay a great geat flat nat plain be lit i yond which rose some hillocks covered cover d with ith forest The sun sua blazed bIased between n masses maSe of slowly drifting clouds clouds that trailed tried creeping crepIng fantastic shadows across the marshy waste taste Alice walked along under cover of ot the slight which then more plainly marked than tha it Is now formed the contour line Une dt df hummock upon hummock which the fort tort and village stood A watery vater swale grown full cun of ot taU tall aquatic weeds meandered parallel with wih the bluff blur so Jo to o call caI it I and there was a soft melancholy whispering of ot wind along the long blades and stems She passed passe the church and Father Fater Berets ne erets ts hut and anti continued for some distance In the direction p of that tat pretty knoll knol upon which the te cemetery Li Is s at present so tastefully kept She felt shy now as i if It to run away and rn away ad be a great relief Indeed so relaxed ed were e her nerves n that a slight aUght movement in the grass and cattail flags near by I startled started her painfully making her jump like a a a fawn Little Litte friend frend not be fraid said a j guttural voice in la broken French Fl Lit Lt tIe tle te friend frend not make noise I At a glance she glanc recognized Long ong ng Hair the te Indian rising out of at the matted mated marsh growth It I was wa a a hid vision of embodied cunning soul and an murderous cruelty Not tell teIl white man you OU see me meT mer merhe he be grunted Interrogatively se stepping close to o her He looked so wicked that she he recoiled and lifted her hands bands tat de de She trembled from head hend to foot and her voice olce failed her but she sh m rt a negative sign alga and smiled sIg smie at him could turning become as white as a her t tanned tap fled face tac In his hi left hand he held his bow boa bo while In his right he be had bad lifted JL a mur derous tomahawk If te 11 What at new flag ilag Jag t an he de mande waving w ng te the bows end toward the the tort fort fo and bending nang hs bi head ed hed down close to t hers her Wire Who Wo yonder The Teg great f American Americ f father fth te has bas taken is U u Ms rOt c lee explained We are big bg knives now it almost choked coked her her to speak speak Ugh heap h aJ damn fools he said I with wih a dark dak scowl Little Lite friend fIend much damn fool tool J He straightened ned up his tall taU form and stood leering I ering at her for tor some seconds then added Little Lite friend end get killed scalped maybe maybeThe maybeThe maybeThe The indescribable nobility of ot animal largeness symmetry and strength showed in his form for and nd attitude but butth the th expression of at his countenance was absolutely ab repulsive cold hard hr beastly b asty He did not speak peak again but turned quickly and stooping low disappeared like Ike a great brownish red rd r d serpent In Inthe Inthe inthe the high grass which scarcely stirred as he roved noved through thruSh it Somehow that day made Itself strangely scy memorable to Alice Ale She had been accustomed to stirring scenes and sudden changes of ot conditions but this was vas wa the first f t time that she had ever joined actively in a public movement of ot importance Then too to LongHairs picturesque and rudely dramatic re reappearance reappearance appearance affected her Imagination with Wih an Indescribable force torce More Moreover Moreover Moreover over over the pathetic situation in rn the love affair between Rene and Adrienne had taken hold of or her conscience with a ii wih disturbing grip gIp But the shadowy sense of Impending events of or which h she could form no Idea was behind it I i t all all She had not heard of at Brandy Brandywine wine or Hill Hm or Lexington or o r Concord Concorde hut but ut like a waft wat of oC o otheir f their significance had blown through her mind A great change was cons com coming con consing ing Into her idyllic life Ute She was indis indistinctly aware of ot it as we sometime som s are of an approaching storm while yet ye t the sky sk Is 18 sweetly blue anu ann serene lerene When she sh reached home the house was wa s full fuU of ot people p to Whom M 1 In the th nf nt a win w in and brandy Vive Zhorzh vas In ton shouted On OnOle OnIa Ole cle C Ia Jazon Jason as soon as he saw her herAnd herAnd herAnd And then they all al talked at once saying aying s flatt things about abut her Madame Roussillon R tried to scold as a asual s usual sual u but the lively chattering of at the th e guests g drowned her voice olce te I suppose the American America commander commande r will wm w ill send a garrison here hee some one on e re re said aId s to Father Gibault and repair the th e I fort f ort Probably the priest replied in a avery avery very ery v few tew weeks Meantime we ive will wm l g it ourselves lr And nd we will have M Roussillon for fo r commander command c r spoke up Rene Rena de Ron Ville vUe y ule who was standing by byA byA A good suggestion assented Father Fathe r Gibault Q let Jet us organize at once Immediately the word was passed passe d that hat t there would be a meeting at the th e fc fort f rt that evening for the purpose of Q o f choosing c ing a garrison and a commander comander Everybody E went promptly at the hour hou houet r set s et M Ill was elected set 11 captain captai n by b y acclamation with Rend de ne e as a s his lieutenant It was observed observe d at I wa that hat tt t Jason Jazon had resumed his dig m mg 1 ity and nd that he looked looke d into his cap ca p 1 several everal g times without speaking Meantime certain citizens who had ha d been b ben In close cose relations with Governor Governo dr r I Abbott bbott during his stay tay quietly slipped d out o ut of ot town manned a batteau and an d went up the river ryer probably to 10 non first and then ten to Detroit Doubt less lees 1 cm they tey suspected that things thing might t soon oon s sf grow gr w too warm for their com corn gw i tort fort f ort It r was thus that Vincennes and Fort For t Sackville S c Je first acknowledged the Amer ican l oan government and hoisted the flag fla g which as long as it floated over the th e was lightly had and nd lovingly y called by every ev r one la Ia d e Roussillon Father Gibault returned to Fort F Fo rt t Kaskaskia and a little later Captain Captai Captin n Leonard Helm a jovial man but vast past pas t the prime of ot life arrived at Vincennes es with wih a commission from Colonel Clark Clar esk k authorizing authorizIng him to supersede M Rous Rou s sillon smon as S commander and to act as a s Indian the American govern government gover arrant ment In In the department of ot the te Wa bash He was S welcomed by the vil vU i lagers and find at itt once made made himself very ver y ver p asing t them by y adapting himself lf to their ways and ad entering heartily ly Into their social activities M 31 Roussillon was wa absent abent when Cap Ca p tain tam Helm and his party came Rene Ba ne de Sc BonvIlle nominally in command of the fort but actually enjoying some som e excellent ex ellent groue grouse shooting with wih a bell beU l mouthed old piece on a dis dl s hint ant prairie could not be bc present to dell deliver er up U p the the post and ad as a s there was w as no garrison Just then visible Helm Hel m I took possession without any formal formali formal l ties te I r think lieutenant that You better beter bett er I look Jok around through the village vla e and a asee nd see if it i you can cn scare up this captain captan in said the te new com commander commander co rn mander to a a stalwart young officer er Who had come with him I cant ca nt think of these tese French names without ut getting my brain in twist a Do you yon y ou happen to recollect the captains s name nam e lieutenant U YeE sir Gaspard It reads read rea ds In I Colonel lonel Clarks order but I am a told tok to ld that hes he away on a trading tour said sid sa Id the the young man You oum may y be told anything by b these the se Helm re remarked remarked r e marked It wont hurt hurt anyway eto to lp out where he lives and make make toa a formal call ean just for appearance sake sa ke and to inquire about his health I wish you oU would try tr It It sir and let me p ie know the result Pe The Te lieutenant felt that this was a peremptory order orderS and turned about to obey promptly And I Isa say Beveley Beele come back so s o ber le IC if ou n in most o t genial geal tone thinking It a great gea t piece of ot humor to suggest so 50 s o I i briety to a man whose marked differ difference r ence from men generally of or that time tim e I Iwas was his total abstinence from Intoxicating Into iato xi I eating cating drinks drink drink Lieutenant Fitzhugh Beverley was wa a aily I Virginian n of ot Virginians His H is family fam ily I had long been prominent In colonial colon ial affairs and boasted a record of ot great get gre at I achievements both in peace and in war warle w ar He le was the only son of his parents paren ts t and heir h ell to a fine estate consisting prent of lands and slaves hut hut like Uke many an another a n other of ot the restless young cavaliers cavali ers df de the Old Dominion Dominion he had come m in inse i search se of or adventure over ove Into Ken Kentucky Kentucky Ke n tucky along the path blazed bled by Daniel Dan iel Boone and when Clark organized his bis little lUtle army ary the young yo n mans patriotic patrio tic and chivalrous nature leaped at the he t hen opportunity to serve sere his bis country un under u n der del so gallant galant a commander Beverley Beere was wa not a mere piere youth al at atu al yet somewhat under 30 30 Edu Educated Eu Ed u abroad abra and ad naturally of a thoughtful and nd studious turn tur he had h ad enriched his mind far tar beyond the usual al limit among young Americans of the t he heso |