The Washington herald., 1912-05-12
synopsis OF Preceding Chapters.

SyuOpHiH OF Preceding ChapterH.
The story opens at a little inn upon
the coast OF Devonshire, In England
II Is a wild night, and the landlord is
suddenly startled by the appearance OF
q stranger N . black CLOAK. he mas
recently escaped from a sailing vessel,
which mas gone down. and soon drops
exunguished, two sailors creep through
the WINDOW, seize the stranger. and
carry MIN on on Doard their Iugger,
moored in a 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 he has just
settled. With him are two boys. Jack
Loughboro and Tommy Wallace, who 90
fishing with their tutor, Adam Poe, In
spite OF the warning Of Old Flintlock. a
trapper, TO the effect that the Wappi-
tomicas are on the warpath. The boys
are soon attacked by the savages and
start to run for it. They are pursued,
escape, and soon find that Winchester is
to be attacked by the redskins. With
Lord Fairfax and Old Flintlock they
march 10 the relief Of the town, succeed
In driving OF the marauders, and are
present at a council. at which the red
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 it. 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 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 is anewered.
and II 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 to the Shawnee camp.
where the savages intend to burn him
TO the stake. But he is rescued by 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 cave in
the mountains. While -besieged by sew
sral 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-
ginisn troops and TO fight in what was
70 be known as Lord Dunmore's war
with the redskins.