The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-08-03

Everybody had been kind to him---all
but Hugh. Yelled hostility he had
never known before ana he could not
understand. Everybody had surely
been kind, and yet-he turned to his
bed, and all night his brain was flash
Ing to and fro between the reel of
| vivid pictures etched ON it in day
and the grim background that had
hitherto been his life beyond the hills.
From pioneer habit he nwoke before
dawn, and for a moment the softness
where he lay puzzled him, but he
could smell the dawn and he started
to spring up. He felt hot and stifry,
though Harry had put up his windows,
and he could not lie there wide awake.
He could not 90 out in the heavy dew
| In the gay clothes and fragile shoes
he had taken or, so he Slid into his
own buckskin clothes and moccasins
and out the still open front door and
down the path toward the river. In
stinctivcly he had picked up his rifle,
bullet-pouch and powder-horn. An
| tracks.
At the front door Harry hailed him
ana Barbara came running out.
Il forgot to get you another suit Of
clothes last night" he said. "and we
wcro scared this morning. We thought
you had left us, and Barbara there
nearly cried" Barbara blushed now
and did not deny.
Come to breakfast!" she cried.
did you find anything to shoot 2"
Harry asked
"Nothn' but some squirrels" said
the lad.
Then Hugh came in pale of face
and looking rather ashamed. He went
straight to the Kentucklan.
II was rude to you last night and
owe you an apology"
He thrust out his hand and awk.
wardly the boy rose and took it.
"And you'll forgive me, too, Bar.
bara?"
"Of course WILL" she said happily,
but holding up one finger Of warn
ing-should he ever do it again Yhe
rest of the guests trOopcd in now,
ana some were going out on horse
back, some for sail. and some visit
ing up the river in a barge, and all
were paired off.
I'm going to drive Cousin Erskinc
over the place With my ponies" said
Barbara, "and--"
"Tm going back to bed" interrupt
Ell Hugh, "or read Il little Latin and
Greek with Mr.. Brockton." There
was impudcncc as we'll as humor in
~ ho
IN despair long ago.
Barbara shook her head.
You are going with us" she said
Il want Hugh to ride with me-" said
Colonel Dale, land give I'ireny little
exercise. Nobody else can ride him"
| The Kentucky boy turned IL chal-
lengng eye, as did every young man
Mt the table, and Hugh felt very com
Portable. While every one was get
ting ready, Harry brought out two
foils and two masks Oh the porch a
little later.
I'VE fight with those" he said,
| pointing to the crossed rapiers on the
wall, but we practice with these
Hugh, there, is the champion fcncer,"
he said, "and he'll show YOU"
Harry helped the Kentucky boy to
mask and they crossed foils-sIugh
giving Instructions all the time and
nodding approval.
You'll lcarn-you'll learn fast" ln
said. And over mis- shoulder to Harry:
"Why, his wrist is rs strong ms
mine now, and he's got an eye like
a weasel"
With n twist he wrcnched the foil
from his antagonists hand and cat-
tered it on the steps. The Krntuck-
ian was bewildercd and his face
flushed. lie ran for the weapon.
you can't do that again."
II don't believe 1 cam" laughed
Hugh.
'Wil YOU learn me some more? p
asked the boy eagerly.
~ surely will"
a little later Barbara and her
cousin were trotting smartly along n
sandy road through the fields with the
colonel and Hugh Looping in front of
them. Fircy was a black, mettlc-
some gcldng. He had reared and
plunged when Hugh mounted, and
even now he was champing his bit
ana lcaping playfully at times, but
the lad sat him with an unconcern
Of his capcrs that held the kentucky
boys eyes.
Gosh" he said "but Hugh can
ride! | wonder If he could stay on
him bareback"
II suppose So" Barbara said; "IIugh
can do anything"
Many questions the little girl asked
and some Of the boys answers
made her shuddcr
''papa said last night that several