The Washington herald., 1912-06-09

sxaopuiu of PreeedinE Chapters.

sxaopais of PrecedinE Chapters.
The story opens at q little inn upon
/ the caast Of Devonshire, in England.
It is Wild night. and the landlord Is
suddenly startled by the appearance OF
q stranger IN q blsSk CLOAK. ne mas
recently escaped from q sailing vessel,
which has gone down, ana soon drops
asleep IN q corner. When the lights are
extinguished, two sailors creep through
the window, seize the stranger, ana
carry him on on Doard tneir IuEger
moored IN q little cove near the shore.
They demand a certain paper from him.
which he refuses. 10 give Up.
The scene now shifts 70 Greenway
Court, IN Virginia, the home Of Thomas.
sixth Lord Fairfax. where be has just
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 FTintlock.
trapper, to the effect that the Wappi-
are soon attacked by the savages and
start to run for e. 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 9 council at which the red
IlGA dGEGc 70 IGllfG DegQnQ the OllO
River. Col George Washington joins
the settlers and frontiersmen at this
tuncture, 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
md 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 TO 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.
broken spades creste." While endeav-
oring TO puzzle out the meaning Of these
strange words, the bowling OF a wolf
sounds In the valley. This IL anewered,
and It Is soon evident that the little
party is surrounded by the savages
They hurry on, 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 feIIed and captured
by the redskins.
He Is taken 20 the Shawnee camp.
where the savages intend to burn him
good Chief Logan, and is carried to-
ward the Ohio River, I'm order to hunt
tne 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 |
tie mountains. While besieged by sew
yfal young Shawnee warriors, the two
i1gitives are rescued by Col Washing !
Ton. Lord Fairfax, Tommy Wallace, |
Adam Poe, and a number of back /
y Oodsmen.
They proceed to Greenway Court. only |
10 learn that the new English governor |
Of the colony, Lord DunmOre, has decid- |
I'd TO punish the Shawnees and Wyan- |
dots for their depredations upon the |
frontier. and s forming an army OF reg |
Glars and provincials to annihilate them.
With Old Fiintlock as a companion the |
two boys decide TO enlist with the Vlr- |
Elnian troops and to fight in what was |
70 be known as Lord DunmOre'ss war |
with the redskins.
Joining an army under Gen Lewis, they |
push into the wilderness, and, at Point 1
Pleasant at the juncture Of the Ohio /
md Great Kanawha Rivers-hght a des-
lcLate battle with the Shawnees and
under Logan and Corn
stalk.
Having defeated the redmen. the SOL
Tiers under Gen. Lewis are dismissed by |
Lord Dunmore. and return to their
lC mes, much diSguSted at the arrogance
Of the Virginian Governor, who had /
.siled to meet .hem with his own army.
| pom a visit to Williamsburg. some
iIUe later. Old Flintlock and Jack DIS
CECT that armed resistance to the Gov
rncr mas been commenced by the col |
- SIS of lower -''rztnia
The Virginia Rangers have repeated
battles with the English troops; drive
them through the streets OF Norfolk; and
make them seek shelter upon the decks
Of several gUnboats in the harbor. Lord
Ounmore himself has taken refuge
here, and watches-with apprehension
he success OF the CoIonists.
In the endeavoT to stir up the savages
If the interior against the Nirginians, he
dispatches two emissaries TO the Shaw
ices; but Jack and Old FlintlOCk succeed
n capturing them. after hard chase up
he James River.
Returning to Norfolk. the assist the
'lrginian Rangers in driving the Brit
sh regulars through the streets of the
own, forcing them to seek refuge upon
heir Warshtps. But, learning from a
spanish sailor that Breastbonc Knob
md Sorrows Pine are points OF land
md Jack determine to search for bur
ed treasure in this vicinity. Follow I
ng the direction of the piece of parch-
which they had found in the cave nea.
he Natural Bridge, they unearth a
Iuantity of treasure, and are hasten
ng to Norfolk with it, when they fnd
hat they are pursued. They escape
through the British warships. which
Ire upon their pursuers, suspecting
hem to be American spies bent upon
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