VOL. XXXXI. Invitation to The Big Fair. HOBODY OAM AFFORD TO MISS IT. like This Store Your Headquarters. THE MODERN STORE- Ton will bo doubt attend tbe Big Fair, and will appreciate a place whare your bandies and packages can be checked and will be cared for. We invito yon to make this store yonr headquarters, and have your friends meal 70a hare. Right opposite the Hotel Arlington, not far from thaOonrt House, and Post Office, it will be convenient for you to come here. FALL DRESS GOODS NOW IN. We will be prepared to show yon all the new goods at the lowest prices. Flannelettes. Blankets. Fall Underwear, Hosiery, Etc. All the new things in Ladies' Neckwear, Belts, Jewelry, Combs, Handbags, Etc , can always be found here. OUR MOTTO is to gire you the best value for your money. We allow no misrepresentation. and aim to give von a better goods for the same money, or the same goods for less money than you can buy anywhere else. The friends we are making daily far and near prove that we make oar word good. j* EISLEK-MARDORF COHPANY, } 221 Send In Your Mail Orders. I OPPOSITE HOTEL ARLINGTON. BUTLER. PA. g A MerminatioiTSaic Ever hear of one? We call it a DETERMINATION SALE because we are determined to carry over no Spring and Summer goods if cut prices will remove them. No matter what the loss. Here are some of our prices: Choice of a lot of 2 Piece Suits that sold for $lO and sl2 for $5. Fine Blue Serge and Cheviot Suits regular $lO and sl2 values closing price $6.75. Balance of our line of $13.50 and sls suits, comprising, Cheviots, Cassimeres and Worsteds for SB. Any suit that formerly sold at $lB and S2O for sl2. Grand bargains in our Children's Department. Extraordinary values in Mai's Pants. Men's Furnishings at unheard of Low Prices. schaul & Nast, LEADING CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS, 137 South Main St., Butler MH^-gsglflgpßsasems'massswaMßßeaMcacw—aimi ■« ■_» . - | It s Up to You! H ri This Bargain Sale I H FINE FURNITURE, i f< Look at These Prices and * ft Come to this Sale Quicklyl < R Here are a few of the many bargains to be J m found in this store at present: i r $125 Bed Boom Suit for S9B > r 36 Iron Bed for 2§ J | 80 Pantesote Couch for 20 < N 40 Da venport for 30 > w Bft Sideboard for 65 < t Bft Sewing Machine for 25 | r 20 Sewißg Machine for Ift k m 85 Brass Bed eomplete for 65 < k[ 75 Parlor Suit for 60 > K 28 Telonr Couch for 20 k 30 Hall Rack for 15 < f 2ft Floor Booker for ~... 19 ► I COME IN AND COMPARE. J \\ BROWN &■ CO. i M Nq. 135 North Main St., Butler, 4 KARL SCHLUCHTER, Practical Tailor and Cutter, 115 East Jefferson Street, tUP STAIRS) Has received his Fall and Winter samples, from three large wholesale houses, and Is pre pared to take orders for Winter Suits snd Overcoats from the best to the cheapest. He i« a practical tailor, does his own cutting, superintends his own work and guarantees fit and quality. (UNION SHOP) Employs nong but the t>est of Union Tailors, [ keck] JjT Merchant Tailor. Spring I Summer Suit! ngs n ' JUST ARRIVED. C] V w? Kqrti* i«in m, |!p| KECK ' ' ~ THE BUTLER CITIZEN. I PROFESSIONAL CARDS. PHYSICIANS, DR. JULIA E. FOSTER, OSTEOPATH. Consultation and examination free. Office hours— 9 to 12 A. M.. 2 to« M., daily except Sunday. Evening appointment. Office—Stein Block, Rooms 9-10, But ler, Pa. People's Phone 478. GEO. M BEATTY, M. D , PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Office in John Richey Building. Office Hours— 9-11 A. M., 2:30-5:30 P. M.. 6:30-8:30 P. M Sunday— 9-10:45 A. M., 1-3:00 P. M. Night calls 331 N. Washington St. People's Phone 739. »R. H. J. NEEL\, Rooms 6 and 7. Hughes Building, South Main St. Chronic diseases of genito urinary organs and rectum treated by the mos approved methods. Hemorrhoids and Chronic Diseases a Specialty. WH. BROWN, M. D.. • Office in Riddle building, Diamond, next door to Dr. Bell's old office. Office Hours: —9 to 11 a. m., Ito 3 and 6 to 8 p. m. JC. BOYLE, M. D. • EYE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT, A her April Ist. office in former Dr. Peiers'residence, No. 121 E Cunning ham St., Butler, Pa., next door to Times printing office. CLARA E. MORROW, D 0., GRADUATE BOSTON COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHY. Women's diseases a specialty. Con sultatian and examination free. Office Hours, 9 to 12 m., 2 to 3 p. m People's Phone 573. 1/6 S. Main sireet, Butier, Pa p M. ZIMMERMAN 'J • PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON At 327 N. Main St. T R. HAZLETT, V. D., Li 106 West Diamond, Dr. Graham's formtr office. Special attention given to Eye, Na'.e aud Throat Peoole's Phone 274. OAMUBLM. BIPPUS, IJ PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 100 West Cunningham St. DENTISTS. DR. S. A. JOHNSTON, SURGEON DENTIST. Formerly of Butler, Has located opposite Lowry House, Main ST, Butler, Pa. The finest work a specialty. Expert painless extractor of teeth by his new method, no medi cine used or jabbing a needle into the gums; also gas and ether used. Com munications by mail receive prompt at tention. DR J. WILBERT McKEE, SURGEON DENTIST. Office over Leighner's Jewelry store, Butler, Pa Peoples Telephone 505. A specialty made of gold fillings, gold crown and bridtre work. WJ.HINDMAN. . DENTIST. 127J South Main street, (ov Metzer's shoe store.) D~IL H. A. McCANDLESS, DENTIST. Office in Butler County National Bank Building, 2nd floor DR. M. D. KOTTRABA, Successor to Dr. Johu>u>n DENTIST Office at No 114 3. Jeflerson St., over G. W. Miller's grocery ] J.DONALDSON, tf • DENTIBT. Artificial Teeth inserted on the latest Improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec ialty. Office next to postoffice. ATTORNEYS. W C. FINDLEY, TL « ATTOKNKY-AT-LAW. AND PENSION ATTORNEY. Office on South side of Diamond, Butler, Pa. R P. SCOTT, • ATTORNRY-AT-LAW, Office in Butler County National Bank building. AT. SCOTT, • ATTORNHV AT LAW. Office at No, 8. West Diamond St. But ler, Pa. COULTER & BAKKR, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Office in Butler County National Bank building. JOHN W. COULTER, AWORNKV-AT-LAW. Office on Diamond, Butler, Pa. Special attention given to collections and business matters. T D. McJUNKIN, t) • ATTORNBY-AT-LAW. Office in Reiber building, cornel Main and E. Cunningham Sts, Entrance on Main street. I B. UKRDIN, tl • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office on Main St. near Court Ilousr HH. GOUCHER, • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Wise building EH. NKGLBY, . ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in the Negley Building, West Diamond MISCELLANEOUS, p P L. McQUISTION, v. CIVIL KHOINHEK AND SURVEVOR Office near Court House. BF. HILLIARD, • GENERAL SURVEYING. Mines and Land. Connty Surveyor. R. F D. 49, West Sunbiuy, Pa- P. WALKER, • MOVFARY PUBLIC, BUVLKR, Office with Berkmer, next door to P. O WM. WALKER. CHAS. A. MCELVAIN WALKER $ McELVAIN, $0? Butier County National Bank Bldg. EAL EKTATE. INBURANCE. OIL PROPERTIES. LOANS. BOTH HUORSIUS. H. MILLER, FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE. OFFICE— Room 008, Butler County i National Bank boildins. BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1904. Drying preparations simply dn op dry catarrh; they dry up the secreUot which adhere to the membrane and dt-i pose, car. si fig a far more serious troubl • t • the ordinary form of catarrh. Avoid r • ing inhalants, fumes, smokes unci t.. . . and use that which cleanses, soot IKS heals. Ely's Cream Balm is such a reitedy and will cure catarrh or cold in the bend easily and pleasantly. A trial size will bo mailed for 10 cents. All druggists sell the 50c. size. Ely Brothers 56 Warren St., N.Y. The Balm cores without pain, does not irritate or cause sneezing. It spreads itself over an irritated and angry surface, reliev ing immediately the painful inflammation. With Ely's Cream Balm you are armed against Nasal Catarrh and Hay Fever. B. <\ B. Closing out many surplus lines at prices a mere fraction of their former and real worth. Showing many new linea in all de partments priced on a smpll profit basis to save people money worth seeing abont. Lapiu's |1.50 Twine Voiles, 45 inches wide, beautiful shade of Bine, 75c a yard—it's doubtful if any sach nice voiles as these ever sold for seventy five cents before. Superior 25c polka dot Cotton Crepes —excellent for drenae-. waists, and kimonos, 12£c —crenm white grounds with small and medium black and red polka dots—if you don't want auy for samples anyhow—and see what's possible in the money saving liue fur those who buy through our Mail Order Department. Panama Suitings—made to sell for a yard. 15c _ -prettiest Cotton x-xjds ever offered at that price—look like striped Oxford Cheviots—white ground with neat media m far apart fancy stripes of red, green, black, blue, and brown. Closing our all fine summer Wash Goods that were 10 to 40c a yard for &i, 1« and 15c. Charming new Fall Suitings for those who like the newest things as soon as Bhown, $1 25 and $1.50. Boggs JbJulil ALLECxHENY. PA I PAINT! T t tj? ***•!! 20 | ?*** t\ KINDS || I] BUT ALL U tfsHEBWiN-WILUAMS CO'stf! •> # •+• i A PAINT H FOB B 0 EVERY f? PURPOSE !p Redick & Grohman 31 tP&&109 N. Main St., 3?## fi BUTLER, PA. $ PIANOS AT YOUR PRICE. W. R. Newton, The Piano Man, 317 S. riain Street. 1 $375 at *275 Cash. 1 &i7O at $250 Cash. 1 SB4O at |245 Cash. Re-posessed and you get the benefit of what the other fellow paid. You would not know it if I didn't tell you. They look as good as new. Other pianos from S6O upwards. Everything in music. Call and see. You know in the Music Store your credit is good. Do You Buy Medicines? Certainly You Do. Then you want the best for the least money. That is our motto. Come and see us when in need of anything in the Drug Line and we are sure you will call again. We carry a full line of Drugs, Chemicals, Toilet Articles, etc. Purvis' Pharmacy S. G. Purvis, Ph. G Both Phones. 218 S Main Hutler Pa. Pearson B. Nace's Livery Peed and Sale Stable Rear of Wick House Butler °enn'a The bent of borne* and first rA-j.HH tYi4 V waVH on hand and for hlrp. HrMt accomnx-daUoq* ft) tuwu »<>» perm* oept bonding :»uu Wanfilwut t.rart«. Sped >vi m&rtw»vo**i, Stable Room For 85 Horaea A good c asH of boraes, both driver* hi 1 draft hor*«-H alway* on bund .t;,J (u/ kKlft u-rler a full xui'rr:,;y«. and horsen bouxh poo prouvt' iiotrflnation Or PEARSON B. NACE. T»).BUiiitne No. 21 . ELY MA Y .<■ V. HTtIAKT MAY & STUART, Livery, Feed and Sale Stables Best Accommodations in town For Transient Custom. Phones: People's 125; Hell 59. Rear of Biekel Building, g. Mian St potter, Pa. 11111111 111 11 f j1» >j 11 un 11»? |j I! ?11 f!! ?** f 1111! flj 11 1 ALICE o OLD 1 IVINCENNES | || By MAURICE THOMPSON i| Copyright, 1900. by tke BCWEN-MERRILL COMPANY f? CHAPTER XX. ALICE'S FLAG. GOVERNOR HAMILTON receiv ed the note sent him by Colo nel Clark and replied to it with curt dignity, but his heart was quaking. As a soldier lie was true to the military tradition, and nothing could have induced him to surrender his command with dishonor. "Lieutenant Governor Hamilton," he wrote to Clark, "begs leave to acquaint Colonel Clark that he and his garrison are not disposed to be awed into any action unworthy of British subjects." "Very brave words," said Helm when Hamilton read the note to him, "but you'll sing a milder tune before many minutes or you and your whole gar rison will perish in a bloody heap. Listen to those wild yells! Clark has enough men to eat you all up for break fast. You'd better be reasonable and prudent. It's not bravery to court mas sacre." Hamilton turned away without a word and sent the message, but Helm saw that he was excited and could be still further wrought up. "You are playing into the hands of your bitterest enemies, the frog eat ers," he went on. "These Creoles, over w honi you've held a hot poker all win ter, are crazy to be turned loose upon you, and you know that they've got good cause to feel like giving you the extreme penalty. They'll give it to you without a flinch if they get the chance. You've done enough." Hamilton whirled about and glared j ferociously. "Helm, what do you mean?" he de- ; manded In a voice as hollow as it was 1 full of desperate passion. The genial captain laughed as If he had heard a good joke. "You won't catch any fish if yon j swear, and you look blasphemous," he ; said with the lightness of humor char- I ncteristic of him at all times. "You'd j letter say a prayer or two. Just re flect a moment upon ttie oirfui sins you have committed and" — A crash of coalescing volleys from every direction broke off his levity. Clark was sending his response to Hamilton's lofty note. The guns of freedom rang out a prophecy of tri umph, and the hissing bullets clucked sharply as they entered the solid logs of the walls or whisked through an aperture and bowled over a man. The British muskeeters returned the fire as best they could, with a courage and a stubborn coolness which Helm open ly admired, although he could not hide his satisfaction whenever one of them was disabled. "Lamothe and his men are refusing to obey orders," said Farnsworth a lit tle later, hastily approaching Hamil ton, his face flushed and n fleam of hot anger In his eyes. "They're In a nasty mood. I can do nothing with them. Tliey have not fired a shot." "Mutiny?" Hamilton demanded. "Not Just that. They say they do not wish to fire on their kinsmen and friends. They are all French, you know, and they see their cousins, broth ers, uncles and old acquaintances out there in Clark's rabble. I can do noth ing with them." "Shoot the scoundrels, then!" "It will be a toss up which of us will come out on top if we try that. Besides, If we liegln a fight inside, the Americans will make short work of us." "Well, what are we to do, then?" "Oh, fight, that's all." said Farns worth apathetically, turning to a small loophole and leveling a field glass through it. "We might make a rush from the gates and stampede them," he presently added. Then he uttered an exclamation of great surprise. "There's Lieutenant Beverley out there," lie exclaimed. "You're mistaken; you're excited." Hamilton half sneerlngly renrp-'-cd, yet not without a shade of unea .noss In his expression. "You forget, sir." "Look for yourself. It's easily set tled." And Farnsworth proffered the glass. "He's there, to a certainty, sir." "I saw Beverley an hour ago," said Helm. "I knew all the time that he'd be on hand." It was a white lie. Captain Helm was as much surprised as his captors at what he heard, but he could not re sist the temptation to be annoying. Hamilton looked as Farnsworth di rected, aud, sure enough, there was the young Virginian lieutenant stand ing on a barricade, his hat off, cheer ing his men with a superb show of zeal. Not a hair of his head was miss ing, so far as the glass could be roiled upon to show. Oncle Jazon's quick old eyes saw the gleam of the telescope tube In the loop hole. "I never could shoot much," he mut tered, and then a little bullet sped with übsolute accuracy from his dis reputable looking rifle and shattered the object lens Just as Hamilton moved to withdraw the glass, uttering an ejaculation of Intense excitement. "Such devils of marksmen!" said he, and his face was haggard. "That In fernal Indian lied." "I could have told you all the tliuo that the scalp Long Hair brought to you was not Beverley's," said llelm Indifferently, "1 recognized Lleuteu- Mit Harlow's hair as soon as I saw It." This was another piece of offhand romance. Helm did not dream that he was accidentally sketching a horri ble truth. "Barlow's!" exclaimed Farnsworth. "Yes, Barlow's, no mistake"— Two more men reeled from « port-* hole, the blood splinting tar out of their wqiutd*. Indeed, through every ppei'ture in the walls the bullets were 'low humming like mad hornets. "Close that porthole!" stormed Ham ilton. Then turning to Farnsworth h* added: "We cannot vndnt" tht* long. Shut up ev*y place lar«« enough for p Juliet to got through. Go all around, give strict orders to all. See that the l icu do not foolishly expose them selves. Those ruffians out there have located every crack." Ills glimpse pt Mwerley and the minister remark of Helm had «««w --pletely unmanned him befor» his tr.tr. fell. Now It rushed upon him that If he would escape the wrath of the mad dened Creoles and the vengeance of Alice's lover he must quickly throw himself upon the mercy of Chirk. It was his only hope. He chafed in wardly, but bore himself with stem coolness. Tie presently bought Jfcirns~ worth, pulled lilui asldo and suggested smt something must b« done to pre vent un assault aud a massacre. The sounds outside seemed to forebode a gathering for a desperate rush, and in his heart he felt all the terrors of aw ful anticipation. "We are completely at their mercy; that is plain," he said, shrugging his shoulders and gazing at the wounded men writhing in their agony. "What do you suggest?" Captain Farnsworth was a shrewd officer. He recollected that Philip De jean, justice of Detroit, was on his way down the Wabash from that post and probably near at hand with a flo tilla of men and supplies. Why not ask for a few days of truce? It could do no harm and if ngreed to might be their salvation. Hamilton jumped at the thought and forthwith drew up a note which he sent out with n white flag. Never before in all his military career had he been so comforted by a sudden cessation of fighting. His soul would grovel in spite of him. Alice's cold face now had Beverley's beside it in his field of inner vision—a double assurance of impending doom, it seem ed to him. There was short delay in the arrival of Colonel Clark's reply, hastily scrawl ed on a bit of soiled paper. The request for a truce was flatly refused, but ilie note closed thus: "If Mr. Hamilton is Desirous of a Conferance with Col. Clark, he will meet him at the Church with Captn. Helms." The spelling was not very good, and there was a redundancy of capital let ters, yet Hamilton understood it all, and it was very difficult for him to conceal his haste to attend the pro posed conference. But he was afraid to go to the church—the thought chilled him. He could not face Father Beret, who would probably be there. And what if there should be evidences of the funeral? What if?— He shuddered and tried to break away from the vision in his tortured brain. He sent a proposition to Clflrk to meet >'» m an the esplanade before the main gate of the fort, but Clark de clined, Insisting upon the church. And thither he at last consented to go. It was an immense brace to his spirit to have Helm beside him during that walk, which, although but eighty yards In extent, seemed to him a matter of leagues. On the way he had to pass near the new position taken up by Beverley and his men. It was a fine test of nerve when the lieutenant's eyes met those of the governor. Nei ther man permitted the slightest change of countenance to betray his feelings. In fact, Beverley's face was as rigid as marble; he could not have changed It. Father Beret was Indeed present at the church, as Hamilton had dreaded, and the two duelists gave each other a rapier-like eye thrust. Neither spoke, however, and <"! ark Immediately de manded a settlement of the matter In hand. He was brusque and Imperious to a degree, apparently rather anxious to repel every peaceful advance. It was a laconic Interview, crisp as autumn Ice and bitter as gall berries. Colonel Clark had no respect whatever for Hamilton, to whom he had applied the imperishable adjective "lialr buyer general." On the other hand, Govern or Hamilton, who felt keenly the dis grace of having to equalize himself of ficially and discuss terms of surrender with a rough backwoodsman, could not conceal his contempt of Clark. The five men of history, Hamilton, Helm, Hay, Clark and Bowman, were not distinguished diplomats. They went at their work rather after the hammer and tongs fashion. Clark bluntly demanded unconditional sur render. Hamilton refused. They ar gued the matter. Helm put In his o«j. trying to soften the situation, as was his custom on all occasions, and re ceived from Clark a stinging repri mand, with the reminder that he was nothing but a prisoner on parole and had no voice at all In settling the terms »f surrender. "I release him, sir," said IlamiltO" "He is no longer a prisoner. I am quite willing to have Captain Helm Join fre«ly In our conference." "And I refuse to permit his accept ance of your favor," responded Clark. "Captain Helm, you will return with &lr. Hamilton to the fort and remain his captive until I free you by force. Meantime hold your toiigue." Father Beret, suave looking and qui rt, occuplud himself at the little altar, apparently altogether indifferent to what was being said, but he lost not a word of the talk. "Qui ha bet aures audiendl, audlat," he inwardly repeated, smiling blandly. "Gaudete In 111 a die, et exultate!" Hamilton rose to go; deep lines of worry creased his face. But when the party had passed outside he suddenly turned upon Clark and said: "Why do you demand Impossible tortus of me?" "1 will toll yon, sir," wns the stern answer lu u tone In which there was no mercy or compromise. "I would rather have you refuse. I desire noth ing HO much as an excuse to wreak full and bloody vengeance on every man In that fort who has engaged In the business of employing savages to scalp brave, patriotic men and defenseless women and children. The cries of the widows and the fatherless on our fron tiers require the blood of the Indian 'partisans at my hands. If you choose to risk the massacre of your garrison to save those despicable redhanded partisans, have your pleasure. What yeu have done you know better than I do. I have a duty to perform. You may be ablu to soften lis nature. I may lako It Into my head to send for some of our bereaved women to witness my terrible work and see that It Is well done »r you Insist upon the worst." Major Hay, who was Hamilton's In dian agent, now, with some difficulty clearing his throat, spoke up. "I'ray, sir," said he, "who lij U that you call Indian partisans?' "Kir," replied Clark, seeing that his yrnrds had gone solidly home, "I take Major Hay to be ont> of the principals." This soeuied to strike Hay with deadly force. Clark's report says that he was "pale ntid trembling, scarcely able to stand," and that "Hamilton blushed, and, I observed, was much af fected at his behavior." Doubtless if the doughty American commander had known more about tho governor's feel ings Just then he would have added that :iu awful fear, even greater than the Indian agent's, did more than any thing else to congest the veins In hi* face. The parties *" —roneh ing an agreement, but the end had come. The terror in Hamilton's soul was doubled by a wild scene enacted under the walls of his fort, a scene which, having no proper place in this story, strong as its historical interest unquestionably Is. must be but out lined. A party of Indians returning from a scalping expedition in Ken tucky and along the Ohio was cap tured on the outskirts of the town by some of Clark's men, who proceeded to kill and scalp them within full view of the beleaguered garrison, after which their mangled bodies were flung Into the river. If the British commander needed fur ther wine of dread to fill bis cup with al it was furnished by an ostentatious marshaling of the American forces for a general assault. His spirit broke com pletely, so that it looked like a god send to him when Clark finally offered terms of honorable surrender, the con summation of which was to be post poned until the following morning. He accepted promptly, appending to the articles of capitulation the following reasons for his action: "The remote ness from succor, the state and quanti ty of provisions, etc.; unanimity of of ficers and men in Its expediency, the honorable terms allowed and, lastly, the confidence in a generous enemy." Confidence in a generous enemy! Ab ject fear of the vengeance just wreak ed upon his savage emissaries would have been the true statement. Bever ley read the paper when Clark sent for him, but ba could not join in the ex "Such devils of marksmen!" travagant delight of his fellow officers nod their brave men. What did all this victory mean to him? Hamilton to be treated as an honorable prisoner of war, permitted to strut forth from the fort with his sword at his side, his head up—the scalp buyer, ttie murder er of Alice! What was patriotism to the crushed heart of a lover? Even if his vision had been able to pierce the future and realize the splendor of An glo-Saxon civilization which was to fol low that little triumph at Vlncennes, what pleasure could it have afforded him? Alice, Alice, only Aliee; no other thought had Influence save the recur ring surge of desire for vengeance upon lier murderer. And yet that night Beverley slept and so forgot his despair for many hours, even dreamed a pleasant dream of home, where his childhood was spent; of the stately old house on the breezy hilltop overlooking a sunny plantation, with a little river lapsing and shimmering through it. Ills moth er's dear arms were around him, her loving breath stirred his hair, and his stalwart, gray headed father sat on the cranda comfortably smoking his pipe, rhile away in the wide fields the ne |roes sang at the plow and the hoe. Sweeter and swWter grew the scene, softer the air, tenderer the blending sounds of the water murmur, leaf rus tle, bird song and slave song until hand In hand lie wandered with Alice in greening groves wheru the air was trembling with the ecstasy of spring. A young officer awoke him with an order from Clark to go on duty at once with Captains Worthington and Wil liams, who, under Colonel Clark him self, were to take possession of the fort. Mechanically he obeyed. The sun was far up, shilling between clouds of a leaden, watery hue, by the time every thing was ready for the Important cer emony. Beside the main gate of the stockade two companies of patriots un der Bowman and McCarty were drawn up as guards, while the British garri son filed out aud was taken In charge. This bit of formality ended, Governor Hamilton, attended by some of his of ficers, went back into the fort and the gate was closed. Clark now gave orders that prepara tions be made for hauling down the British flag aud hoisting the young banner of liberty in its place, when ev erything should be ready for a salute of thirteen guns from the captured bat tery. Helm's round face was beaming. Plainly It showed that his happiness was supreme. He dared not say any thing, however, for Clark was now all sternness and formality. It would be dangerous to take any liberties, but he could smile and roll his quid of tobacco from cheek to cheek. Hamilton and Farnswortb, the latter slightly wounded In the left arm, which was bandaged, ntood together some what apart from their fellow officers while preliminary steps for celebrating their defeat and capture were In prog ress. They looked forlorn enough to have excited deep sympathy under fair er conditions. Outside the fort the Creoles were be ginning a noise of Jubilation. The ru mor of what was going to be done had passed from mouth to mouth until ev ery soul In the town knew and thrilled with expectancy. Men, women and children came swarming to nee the slight and to hear at close range the crash of the cannon. They shouted. In a scattering way at first; then the tu mult gre\x swiftly to a solid rolling tide that seemed beyond all compari son with the population of Vlnoennes. Hamilton heard It and trembled In wardly, afraid lest the inob should prove too stroug for the guard. One leonine voice roared distinctly, high above the noise. It was a sound familiar to all the Creoles, that bellow ing shout of Gaspard Houssillon's. He was roaming around the stockade, hav ing been turned back by the guard when he tried to pass through the main gate. "They shut me out!" he bellowed fu riously. "I am Gaspard Ronsslllon, and they shut me out, me! Z1IT! Me volet! Je vnls entrer 1 m med I a temen t, moir* He attracted but little attention, however. The people and the soldiery were all too excited by the special In terest of the occasion and too busy with making a racket of their own for any Individual, even the great KOBSHII lon, to gain their eyes or ears. He In turn scarcely heard the tumult they made, so self centered were his burn ing thoughts and feeling*- A great oc casion in Vlncennes and he, tiaspard Uoussillon, not recognized as one of the largo factors iu It! Ah, no, never! And he strode along the wall of the Blockade, turning the corners and heav ily shambling over the Inequalities till he reached the postern. It was not fas tened. some one having passed through Just before him. "Zifrr' he ejaculated, stepping into the area and shaking himself after the manner of a dusty mastifT. "C'est moi! Gaspard ltonssillon!" Ills massive un der Jaw was set like that of a vise, yet It quivered with rage, a rage which was more fiery condensation of self approval than anger. Outside the shouting, singing and huzzas gathered strength and vol ume until the sound became a hoarse roar. Clark was uneasy. He had over heard much of a threatening character during the siege. The Creoles were, he knew. Justly exasperated, and even his own men had been showing a spirit which might easily be fanned Into a dangerous flame of vengeance. He was very anxious to have the formali ties of taking possession of the fort over with, so that he could the better control his forces. Sending for Bever ley, he assigned him to the duty of hauling down the British flag and run ning up that of Virginia. It was an honor of no doubtful sort, which under different circumstances would have made the lieutenant's heart glow. As it was he proceeded without any sense of pride or pleasure, moving as a mere machine in performing an act signifi cant beyond any other done west of the mountains in the great struggle for American Independence and the control of American territory. Hamilton stood a little way from the foot of the tall flagpole, his arms fold ed on his breast, his chin slightly drawn in, his brows contracted, gaz ing steadily at Beverley while he was untying the halyard, which had been wound around the pole's base about three feet above the ground. The American troops In the fort were dis posed so as to form three sides of a hollow square, facing Inward. Oncle Jazon, serving as the ornamental ex treme of one line, was conspicuous for his outlandish garb and unmllitary bearing. The silence inside the stock ade offered a strong contrast to the tremendous roar of voices outside. Clark made a signal, and at the tap of a drum Beverley shook the ropes loose and began to lower the British colors. Slowly the bright emblem of earth's mightiest nation crept down in token of the fact that a handful of back woodsmen had won an empire by a splendid stroke of pure heroism. Bev erley detached the flag and, saluting, handed it to Colonel Clark. Hamil ton's breast heaved and his iron Jaws tightened their pressure until the lines of his cheeks were deep furrows of pulii. Just then there was a birdlike move ment, a winglike rustle, and a light fig ure flitted swiftly across the area. All eyes were turned upon it. Hamilton recoiled, as pale as death, half lifting his bands as if to ward off a deadly blow, and then a gay flag was flung out over his head. He saw before him the girl he had shot, but her beau tiful face was not waxen now, nor was it cold or lifeless. The rich red blood was strong under the browned yet del icate skin, the eyes were bright and brave, the cherry lips, slightly apart, gave a glimpse of pearl white teeth, and the dimples—those roguish dimples —twinkled sweetly. Colonel Clark looked on in amaze ment and in spite of himself in ad mlrntfoil. Me did not understand. Tile sudden incident had bewildered him, but his virile nature was Instantly and wholly charmed. Something like a breath of violets shook the tenderest chords of bis heart. Alice stood firmly, a statue of tri umph, her right arm outstretched, holding the flag high above Hamilton's head, and close by her side the little hunchback Jean was posed in his most characteristic attitude, gazing at the banner which be himself had stolen and kept hidden for Alice's sake and because he loved it. There was a dead silence for some moments, during which Hamilton's face showed that he was ready to col lapse. Then the keen voice of Oncle Jazon broke forth: "Vive Zhorzh Vaslnton! Vive la ban nlere d'Alice Rousslllon!" He sprang to the middle of the area and flung his old cap high In air, with a shrill war whoop. "H'ist it, h'lst it! Hlssex la banniere de Mile. Alice Rousslllon! Volla, que c'est glorieuse, cette banniere la! H'lst It, h'lst it!" He was dancing with a rickety live liness, his goatish legs and shriveled body giving him the look of an emaci ated satyr. Clark had been told by some of his creole officers the story of how Alice raised the flag when Helm took the fort and how she snatched it from Hamilton's hand, as it were, and would not give it up when he demanded it. The whole situation pretty soon began to explain itself, as he saw what Alice was doing. Then be heard her Bay to Hamilton while she slowly swayed the rippling flag back and forth: "I said, as you will remember, M. le Gouverncur, that when you next should see this flag I should wave it over your head. Well, look. I am waving it. Vive la republlque! Vive George Washington! What do you think of it, M. le Gouverneur?" The poor little hunchback Jean took off his cap und tossed it in rhythmlcaj emphasis, keeping time to her words. And now from behind the hollow square came a mighty voice: "C'est moi, Gaspard Roussllion; me volcl, messieurs!" There was a spirit in the air which caught from Alice a thrill of romantic energy. The men in the ranks and the officers in front of them felt a wave of Irresistible sympathy sweep through their hearts. Her picturesque beauty, her fine temper, the fitness of the inci dent to the occasion, had an instanta neous power which moved all men alike. "Raise her flag! Run up the young lady's flag!" some one shouted. And then every voice seemed to echo the words. Clark was a young man of no ble type, in whose veins throbbed the warm, chivalrous blood of the cava liers. A waft of the suddenly prevail ing Influence bore him also quite off his feet. He turned to Beverley and said: "Do It! It will have a great effect. It Is a good Idea. Get the young lady's flag and her permission to run it up." Before he finished speaking—indeed at the first glance— he saw that Bever ley, like Hamilton, was white as a dead man, and at the same time It came to his memory that his young friend had confided to him during the awful march through the prairie wilderness a love story about this very Alice Rousslllon. In the worry nnd stress of the subse quent struggle ho had forgotten the tender basis upon which Beverley had rested his excuse for leaving Vincennes. Now it ull reappeared in Justification of what was going on. It touched the romantic core of his southern nature. "I say. Lieutenant Beverley," he re jieated, "beg the young lady's permis sion to use her flag upon tbis glorious occasion, or I do it fyr you?" No. Z2 There were no miracles In thoAe brave days, and the strain of life with its terrible realities braced all men and women to meet sudden explosions of surprise, whether of good or bad ef fect, with admirable equipoise, bot Beverley's trftl, it must be admitted, was extraordinary. Still he braced him self quieldy and his whole expression changed when Clark moved to go to Alice. For he realized now that it was Indeed Alice in flesh and blood, stand ing there, the center of admiration, filling the air with her fine magnetism and crowning a great triumph with her beauty. He gave her a glad, flash ing smile, as if he had Just discovered her, and walked straight to her, his hands extended. She was not looking toward him, but she saw him and turned to face him. Hers was the ad vantage. for sho had known for some hours of his presence in Vincennes and h«d prepared herself to meet him cour ageously and with maidenly reserve. There is no safety, however, where love lurks. Neither Beverley nor Alice was as much agitated as Hamilton, yet they both forgot, what he remembered, that a hundred grim frontier soldiers were looking on. Hamilton had his per lonal and official dignity to sustain, and he fairly did it under what a pres sure of humiliating and surprising cir cumstances we can fully comprehend. Not so with the two young people, standing as it were in a suddenly be stowed and incomparable happiness on the verge of a new life, each to the oth er an unexpected, unhoped for regur -1 rection from the dead. To them there was no universe save the illimitable of their love. In that moment o&nectlng all that they had suffered on account of love was transfused and poured forth, a glowing libation for love's sake, a flood before which all barriers broke. Father Beret was looking on with a strange flre in his eyes, and what be feared would happen did happen. Alice let the flag fall at Hamilton's feet. He saw before htm the gtrl he had that when Beverley came near her amiling that great, glad smite, and with a Joy ous cry leaped into his outstretched arms. Jean snatched up the fallen banner and ran to Colonel Clark with it. Two minutes later it was made fast, and the halyard began to squeak through the rude pulley at the top of the pole. Up, up climbed the gay little emblem of #lorv. while the cannon crashed ftalfl the embrasures of the "DToCthbuse liiW by, and outside the roar of voices re doubled. Thirteen guns boomed the salute, though it should have been four teen, the additional one for the great northwestern territory that day annex ed to the domain of the young Ameri can republic. The flag went up at old Vincennes never to come down again, and when It reached its place at the top of the staff Beverley and Alice stood side by side looking at It, while the sun broke through the clouds and flashed on Its shining folds, and lore unabashed glorified the two strong, young faces. £IV BE coimntrm] j A Story Ones Told by Lowell. Something happened one day in James Russell Lowell's office which suggested the following: There was a time when the fastest sailing ships In the world were built in the shipyards of Kew England. About that time an American clipper and an English yacht were entering the harbor of Genoa to gether, and there was a race between the clipper and the yacht, and the clip per won in the race. When the two vessels were in port the owner of the English yacht, a person of polished manners, came on board the American and very handsomely congratulated the captain of tffe clipper upon his achieve ment, which he said was all the more remarkable in view of the fact that it was the first time that his yacht had ever been beaten. The liberal minded old Yankee captain replied: "Well, now, that's curious. It's the first time the Tolly Ann ever beat anything." When Golf Wfca leriou. Golf players complain that their fa vorite game is not taken seriously enough by the people, and they protest against the tone of levity in which newspaper paragraphers discuss the game. There -was a time when golf was taken seriously enough, as this ex cerpt from an ancient law document °On September 9,1G37, Francis Broune, sone to John Broune, wabster in Banff, was convicted by the borrow or Justice court of the burgh of breaking into the buithe of Patrick Shand and stealing therefrom "sume golff ballls," and the Judges ordalnlt the said Francis to be presentlie tacken and carelt to the gal lowshill of this burghe, and banglt on the gallows thereof to the death, where of William Wat, dempster of the said assylß, guive doinme. Whelks ■■ Money. Dewarra, a. currency of New Britain, is an Instance of how the spoils of the chase may be turned to account as tho outward and visible sign of wealth. Dewarra is made by stringing the ■hells of a dog whelk upon the ribs of palm leaves. These strings may be retailed at so much a fathom—usually the price is equivalent to about three shillings a fathom length—or they may be made into various articles of per sonal adornment to bo worn on great occasions. In New Britain the de warra hoarded up by a rich man is produced at hi* funeral and divided among his heirs in much the same kind of way as personal property is divided among us. Flili Diet Bad For «he Voice. Fine voices. It is said, are seldom found in u country where flab or meat diet prevails. Those Italians who eat the most fish (those of Naples and Geuoa) have few fine singers among them. The sweet voices are found in the Irish women of the country, and not of the towns. Norway is not a country of singers, because they eat too much lish, but Sweden is a coun try of grain and song. The carnivo rous birds crwaly grain' eating tyrds
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