The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
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synopsis OF freeeuAng Chaptern.
The story opens at a little inn upon
the coast OF Devonshire. In England
1t Is a wild night. and the landlord Is
suddenly startled by the appearance OF
a stranger in black CLOAK. lie mas
recently escaped from a sailing vessel,
which mas gone down. ana soon drops
asleep in corner. When the lights are
extinguished, two sailors creep through
the WINDOW, seize the stranger, ana
carry MIN on on Doard tneIr Iugger,
moored in a little cove near the shore.
They demand certain paper from him,
which he refuses 10 give up.
The scene now shifts to Greenway
Court, in Virginia, the home OF Thomas,
settled. With him are two boys, Jack
Loughboro and Tommy Wallace, who go
fishing with their tutor Adam Poe, In
spite Of the warning of Old Flintlook, a
trapper, to the effect that the Wappi-
tomicas are on the waIpath. The boys
are soon attacked by the sayages and
start to run for II. They are pursued,
escape, and soon find that winchester Is
10 be attacked by the redskins. With
Lord Fairfax and Old Flintlock they
march to the relief Of the town, succeed
in driving on the marauders, and are
present at a council. at which the red
men agree TO retire beyond the Ohio
River. Col. George Washington joins
the settlers and frontiersmen at this
juncture. and. after hearing from Chief
Logan that there Is much buried treas
ure near the Natural Bridge, decides to
take the two boys and make a journey
in quest Of II. Logan agrees to guide
the little party to the desired spot.
They proceed through the forest and
ind a small amount of the treasure, but
the redskin deserts just before the dis
covery. A piece of parchment in a tin
box In the same barrel with the dub
looms appears 10 be the directions Of the
chief mate Of the ship Sparhawke. There
is advice TO dig on the lefte by Sor-
rowe's Pine, twenty fete from Green
Sage growthe, with Breast Bone Knob
on North North Weste, one hundred pace,
a broken spades creste." While endeay-
oring to puzzle out the meaning Of these
strange words, the bowling OF a wolf
sounds in the valley. This is anewered,
and il is soon evident that the little
party is surrounded by the savages.
They hurry of, and camp in a lonely
valley for the night. Jack is posted as
sentinel and is watching the horses,
when two dark forms creep toward him.
and he is suddenly felled and captured
by the redskins
He is taken 20 the Shawnee camp,
where the sayages intend to burn him
10 lne slAke- But ne Is rescued Dy the
good Chief Logan. and is carried to-
ward the Ohio River, in order to hunt
the buffalo. While engaged in this ex-
citing sport he is again captured by
the redskins, is rescued by Old Flint
Lock, the trapper. and is chased by the
Wild riders of the plains to a cave in
the mountains. While besieged by sew
eral young Shawnee warriors. the two
fugitives are rescued by Col. Washing
ton, Lord Fairfax, Tommy Wallace,
Adam Poe, and a number Of back
woodsmen.
They proceed TO Greenway Court, only
to learn that the new English governor
of the colony, Lord Dunmore, has decid-
ed to punish the Shawnees and Wyan-
dots for their depredations upon the
frontier, and Is FORMING an army of reg
ulars and provincials to annihilate them.
With old Flint lock as a companion, the
two boys decide TO enlist with the Vir-
ginian troops and to fight in what was
to be known as Lord Dunmore's war
with the redskins.
Joining an army under Gen. Lewis, they
push into the wilderness, and, at Point
Pleasant at the juncture of the Ohio
and Great Kanawha Rivers-hght des-
perate battle with the Shawnees and
Wappitomicas under Logan and Corn
stock.