The Adair County news., 1922-09-12
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER Ito the Kentucky wilder
ness outpost commanded by Jerome SAM
ders, in the time Immediately preceding
the Revolution, comes a white boy fee
ing from a tribe OF Shawnees by whom
he had been captured and adopted as
son Of the chief, Kahtoo. He is given
ton of Dave Yandell. a leader among
the settlers.
CHAPTER 1.-THE boy warns his new
friends of the coming of a Shawnee war
party. The fort is attacked, and only
saved by the timely appearance Of
ts fatally wounded, but in his dying mo-
ments recognizes the fugitive youth rs
his son.
CHAPTER Iu-At Red Oaks, planta-
ton on the James river, Virginia, Colonel
Dale's home, the boy appears with .
message for the colonel who after read
1ng Il introduces the bearer to his daugh-
ter Barbara as her cousin, Erskine Dale.
CHAPTER Iv.-Erskine meets two
other cousins, Harry Dale and Hugh
Willoughby.
CHAPTER V.-Dueling rapiers on a
Wau at Red Oaks attract Erskine's at
from Hugh. Dave Yandell, at Williams
burg on business, visits Red Oaks.
CHAPTER VI.-At the county fair at
Williamsburg Erskine meets q youth,
Dane Grey, and there at once arises q
distinct antagonism between them. Grey,
IN liquor, insults Erskine, and the latter,
for the moment all Indian, draws his
knife. Yanden disarms him. Ashamed
OF his conduct In the affair with Grey,
Bnktne leaves Red Oaks that night, to
return to the wilderness. Yandell, with
Harry and Hugh, who have been per-
mitted to visit the Sanders fort, overtake
him. At the plantation the boy had left
. note in which he gave the property,
which 10 his az the son OF Colonel Dale's
older brother, to Barbara.
CHAPTER vII.-The party is met by
three Shawnees, who bring news to Err
row) that his foster father, Kahtoo, is
dying and desires him to come to the
tribe and become its chief. After a brief
visit to the fort Erskine goes to the tribe
halfbreed daughter, Early Morn, and saves
the woman from death. He tells Kahtoo
he is with the Americans against the
British. An enemy, Crooked Lightning,
overhears him.
CHAPTER VIIL-Kahtoo sends Erskine
TO council where British ENJOYS meet
Indian chiefs. Dane Grey is there and
the bitter feeling is intensified Crooked
Lightning denounces Erskine as a traitor
- and friend Of the Americans. The youth
escapes oeath by night
CHAPTER IX.-Reaching his tribe. Err
skine finds his enemies have the upper
hand. He is held as a prisoner, waiting
only for the arrival of Crooked Light
ming, TO be burned at the stake. Early
Morn releases him and he reaches Jerome
Sanders fort safely
CHAPTER X.-The Revolution spreads
George Rogers Clark visits the fort
Erskine resolves to join Clark's expedi-
ton to the Northwest. At Red Oaks he
finds Dane Grey apparently on more than
friendly terms with Barbara
CHAPTER XL-Erskine and Grey en-
gage In a duel with rapiers, though the
former knows nothing of fencing. The
fight is stopped by Colonel Dale.
CHAPTER XII.-Barbara and Erskine
arrive at a sort of mutual understanding,
though the boy has little hope of winning
her love.
CHAPTER XIII.-Erskine accompanies
the Clark expedition to Kaskaskia, which
is captured. The Indians in the expedi-
ton attempt to overthrow Clark, but
largely through Erskine the plot fails.
The boy accompanies his foster father,
Kahtoo, back to the tribe. Early Morn
aVows her love for him.
The braves grunted approval. Black
Wolf and Crooked Lightning averted
their faces and the prophet shambled
uneasily away Again old Kahtoo pro-
claimed sonorOusly, "It is wellI" and
went back with Erskine' to his tent
There he sank wearily on a buffalo
skin and pleaded with the boy to stay
with them as chief in his stead
He was very old, and now that peace
was made with the Long Knives he
was willing to die. If Erskine would
but give his promise, he would never
rise again from where he lay.
Erskine shook his head and the old
! man sorrowfully turned his face.
And yet Erskine fingered on and
on at the village. OF the white WON
an he had learned little other than
that she had been bought from an.
other tribe and adopted by old Kah,
too; but it was plain that since the
threatened burning Of her she had
been held in high respect by the whole
tribe. He began to wonder about heI
and whether she might not wish tC
90 back to her own people. He had
never talked with her, but he never
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not feel her eyes upon him. And
Early Morn's big soft eyes. too, never
seemed to leave him. She brought
him food, she sat at the door of his
tent, she followed him about the VII
lage and bore herself openly as his
slave. At last old Kahtoo, who would
not give up his great hope, pleaded witt
him to marry her, and while he was
talking the sgirl stood at the door o.
the tent and interrupted them. Hel
mothers eyes were growing dim, she
said. Her mother wanted to talk witt
White Arrow and look upon his face
before her sight should altogethel
pass. Nor could Erskine know tha
the white woman wanted to look int
the eyes of the man she hoped woult
become her daughters husband, bu
Kahtoo did. and he bade Erskine go,
His foster mother, coming upon the
scene, sconleds bur Erskine rese and
Went to the white womaR's tent. She
sat -rst inside the oDenins. with a