The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
synopuIs Of PrecedInE Chapter..

SynopuiE OF Preceding ChaDtera.
The story opens at a little inn upon
the cnast OF Devonshire, In England.
It is Wild night and the landlord is
suddenly startled by the appearances OF
q stranger IN q bis1K CLOAK. he mas
recently escaped from a sailing vessel,
which has gone down, ana soon drops
asleep in corner. When the lights are
extinguished, two sailors creep through
the window, seize the stranger, AND
carry MIN on on Dosrd their iugger,
moored In q little cove near the shore.
They demand certain paper from him.
which he refuses 70 give up.
The scene now shifts to 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 go
fishing with their tutor, Adam Poe, in
spite OF the warning Of Old Flintlock,
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 IL. They are pursued.
escape, and soon find that Winchester Is
TO be attacked by the redskins With
Lord Fairfax and Old FIintlock they
march TO the relief OF the town, succeed
in driving on the marauders, and are
present at q council at which the red
men agree to retire beyond the Ohio
River. Col George Washington joins
the settlers and frontiersmen at this
5uncture. 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 q journey
in quest Of II. Logan agrees to guide
the little party to the desired spot
They proceed through the forest and
find q 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,
a 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 10 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 savages intend to burn him
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
Gral 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
10 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 s FORMING an army Of reg
ulsrs and provincials- to annihflate them.
With Old Flintlock as companion the
two boys decide TO enlist with the Vir-
Bintan 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 a des-
perate battle with the ShaWnees and |
Wappitomicas under Logan and Corn-.l
stalk. . - .--
Having defeated the redmen, 4he SOL
dters under Gen. Lewis are dismissed by |
Lord DUnmore, and return to their |
hCmes. much oisgusted at the arrogance |
Of the Virginian Governor, who had
failed tc meet .hem with his own army. |
Upon a visit to Williamsburg, some |
time later, Old FIintlock and Jack dis |
cover that armed resistance to the Gov
ernor has been commenced by the col |
Onists Of lower Virginia.
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 |
Dunmore himself has taken refuge /
there, and waJches-with apprehension
the success of the Colonists.
In the endeavor to stir up the savagts
Of the interior against the Virginians, he /
dispatches two emissaries to the Shaw
nees; but Jack and Old FlintloCk succeed |
In capturing them, after a hard chase up
the James River.