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made his base He was pushed around
TO third and when he had to score he
just about made the plate. He collapsed
in the dugout,
That Made Him Think.
That made Casey think--and Casey
besan to rehabilitate himself. He be gan
t. report early of mornings and shas
flies for hours. He began hard reel
men OF conditioning, and when the fall
came Casey had lost pounds and pounds
OF fat. His paunch was gone. When
Casey with his share of the world Sc
ries money making his smile broader
still. headed for his home in Kansas
City. McGraw took him aside.
II want you to report at San Antonio
In perfect shape. ready to step into
job" Mac told him. Casey looked Mac
in the eye. Something was brewing, and
Casey made a resolution which brought
him to San Antonio as fit as the best
conditioned of those who were down TO
weight When Casey read that Burns
had been traded to the Reds he made
up his mind that he would get the Job.
And now Casey has it. The other day
he was hit by pitched ball in Chicago
and had to go to hospital for few
days, but he's well again now. ready to
add to that .402, ready to make pitchers
pass Casey Stengel. who had been tossed
from club to club like an old bat bag.
Casey attributes his success to his
sense Of hunior and his disposition TO see
the bright side all the time. 1t was that
perhaps more than his baseball promise
which made McGraw bring him to the
Giants. The New Yorks were strainng
under the tension of hard fight. They
were trailing the Pirates then. aud a
4.al
in good hurnor. And now that jcsher Is
joshing the pitchers!
Strong sermon There.
There's a sermon stronger than any a
Beecher or Talmage could have
preached in that story OF Stengel's.
Where do you fellows get the Old
Casey stuff?' he asked laughingly just
before the Giants went West II was
born in lsso-will not be thirty-two until
July 80. l am in my prime. I have
been in the league ten years, but did
not play professional ball until 1910,
when l broke In with Kansas CITY and
was farned out to Kankakee. Go easy
on that lkankakee, will you? II the
boys ever find that out my life will be
ruined
From Kankakee | went TO Maysville
In the Blue Grass League--from there
back to Kansas City. Again they
fsrmed me out. to Aurora-and then
| III ooklyn got me. In 1912. l was destined
to be a farm hand for a while longer
fer Brooklyn sent me to Montgomery.
In 1918 | began my National League
career with the Dodgers Look at me
now.' howled Casey as he aarted after
hard fly ball-and made 1t.
Casey is n graceful fielder, hard
hitter. an inspiration to his club. In
the field he has highly developed
sense of knowing what to do with the
ball. Good luck to Casey, He hasn't
an enemy in the bleachers anywhere
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Two Hour Motor Paced Race
at Velodrome Tuesday Night

The feature event Of the cycling card
at the New York velodrome Tuesday
night will be a two hour professional
team race, one sprint every two miles
Nineteen teams are entered and when
the boys are sent off II win look like a
miniature six-day race. The teams are
as follows: Grenda and Mcnamara
winners OF the last Madison Square
Garden race; Piani and verri. McBeth
and Walker. Goullet and Madden. Eaton
and Willie Spencer. Hanley and Masin.
Hill and Drobaeh. Bedell brothers. Pop
worth and Thomas. Vaerres and Lang,
Ohrt and Lands. Walthour and Jaeger.
Taylor and Young, Weber and Piercey,
Bello and Kopsly. Erskine and Oster-
reiter, Stein and Nunsiatto and Stock
holm and Cosgrove.
Another race will be the consolation
prize 20 miles motor paced race. in
which Percy Lawrence. Harry Gaffney,
Braask Anderson, Georges Cclumbatto
and Willie Applehans will coApete.
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Schoolboy Mile Champion
Is to Enter Princeton

sigmund Greenafege. the interscholas-
tic one mile champion. who was eradu-
month. has decided in favor OF Prince
ated from Flushing High School last
ton University for his college course
His decision will mean that the Orange
ana Black will have the two best milers
In the metropolitan district, Jack Gala
CHER OF st. Bcnedict's Prep having de-
cided to enter Princeton.
Greenafege holds the national indoor
and the P. s. A. l.. indoor and outdoor
titles ana has accomplished minutes
3s 2-5 seconds for the mile this year
He was defeated twice. but In each case
took the measure OF his rivals in other
races.
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Harper's Single in Ninth
Brings Victory to the Reds
Enables Cincinnati to Down
Boston, ; to 2.

CINCINNATI. July 15.-The Reds won
the first game Of the Boston series, q TO
2. to-day In the last half OF the ninth
inning. scoring the deciding run on a
walk 10 Burns, a safe bunt by Daubert
and single to right by Harper.
Luque and Miller were both in good
form. but grew a bit wild toward the
nnish The Braves got one in the
eighth on a pass 10 Ford. an out and a
single by Gibson and tied II In the ninth
when Wingo muffed an assist to the
plate after Nixon had tripled. Nc
Namara relieved Miller In the eighth.
The score
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Buffalo Wins Over Newark
in the Tenth Inning, 3 to z
Sheehan's Hit Sends in the
Winning Run.

BUFFALO. July 15.--Buffalo opened a
four game series with Newark to-day by
taking a ten inning game from the
Bears by the score of TO 2.
Sheehan's wallop to right after two
were down scored Burns with the win
ming tally.
Two successive singles In the ninth
threw a bad scare into the Bison camp,
hut neither runner advanced. the next
two batters going out on pop flies.
Two Buffalo players crossed the plate
In the first inning. but we're not allowed,
Butler being called out for batting out
of turn. after hitting for two bases. The
eCora
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Records Fall in Grand Prix;;
Italian Auto Driver Killed
Willard Says He'll Not
Be Ready September

-NKLAHoMA CITY. Okla. July
J l5.--Jess Willard will not be
In condition to meet a leading
heavyweight boxer here Labor Day.
he wired Dan V. Lackey. local box
Ing promoter. here to-day.
Willard's- message was In reply to
one from Lackey proposing match
for that date. The former champion
said that he would keep Lackey In
formed as to his training progress.
and suggested that a bout might be
arranged for a later date.
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Pillette Too Much For
Red Sox, Tigers Triumph
Detroit Gets Its Two Runs in
the Sixth.

BOSTON, July 15.-Pillette kept Bos-
tons hits scattered to-day while Detroit
punched four of It's seven hits in the
sixth inning for two runs. the visitors
winning, to 0. Burns made three OF
Boston's hits. Blues single. Haney's
bunt, Cobb's double, singles by Veach
and Heilmann and Clark's sacrifice fly
netted the Tigers their two runs in the
sixth. 1t was Boston's fifth straight de-
feat.
The score.
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Mokan Sold to Phillies.

PIrrsBuRoH, July 14.---Johnny Moksr.
a Pittsburgh Pirate outnelder at various
times during the last two years. has been
sold to the Philadelphia National League
club. Mokan starred IN the Texas
League before Joining the Pittsburgh
squad.
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INDIANS WHITEWASH
MACK'S ATHLETICS
CoveIeskie Stingy With Hits,
While Rommel's Wildness
Costs the Game.

PHILADELPHIA, July 15.-Stanley
Coveleskie held Philadelphia to three
hits and Cleveland won the first game
OF the series. 2 to 0. A win throw by
Rommel gave the visitors a run In the
seventh Rommel was found for eight
hits. including triple by Speaker and
a double by Wood.
The score:
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OF THE CLUBS. q

JAMES SCHEDULED IU-DAi'
Newark at Buffalo.
Reading at Syracuse. :
Baltimore at Rochester.
TORONTO. July 15.-Toronto and Jer-
sey City divided double header to-day.
the Leafs taking the first. 8 to g.,
knocking cellars out of the box, while
the Skeeters came back to win the sec
ond in eight innings, to 2. The scores:
., FIRST GAME.
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Two base hit-wood. Three base hit
Speaker. Stolen bases-Young, O'Neill,
Jameson. Sacrfice-cardner. Double plays
Mambsganss. Sewen ard McInnis: Sewell,
Wambsganss and McInnis; Galloway, Young
and Hauser. Left on bases-Cieveland, 8:
Philadelphia, q. Bases on balls-Off t.Sve-
leskie. Il off Romnel, I. Struck out--B,.
Coveleskie, 2; by Rommel, 3. Hits-Off
Rommel. In innings: off Sullivan. none In
inning. Hit by pitched ball--By Coveleskis
(Millerl. Losing pitcher-Rommel. Um-
pires-Nallin. Chill and Walsh. Time Of
game-1 hour and ~ minutes.
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Athletic Meet To-day.

The Greek-American Athletic Club
will hold its annual championship
games this afternoon at Timer Park,
Brooklyn. Christos J. vrettos. the
senior metropolitan and junior national
shot-put champiSh. will compete.
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+One out wien winning run was scored.
tRatted for Miller In the eighth inning.
tGibson out was hit by batted ball.
Cincinnati ........ 0 o o 0 0 ia
Three base hit--Nixon. Double play
Boston, 4; Cincinnati, O. Bases on balls
or Luaue, 2: off Miller, ?; off Mcnamara.
l. Struck out-By Luque. 3; by Miller, g
Tfits--Off Miller, . IN Z innings; of Nc
Namara, q In la innings Wild pitches
Luque. Miller. Losing pitcher--Mc Nanars
umplrcs--Sentelle 9hd Mccormick. Time OF
game--l hour and l.a minutes.
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SKEETERS GET EVEN
BREAK WITH LEAFS
Toronto Takes Opener, 8 to 3,
and Jersey City Second
Tilt, 4 to g..
international League.

Toronto, o; Jersey City. (first game).
Jersey City, 4; Toronto. 2 (second game.
eight innings).
Rochester, IS; Baltimore. 2.
Syracuse. 16; Reading. 4.
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tRan for Peters IN the eighth inning
Philadelphia ...... q o 0 o o 0 o 2-2
Chicago ....... 0 o o o OIL
Two base hits--Leslie. Wcinert. Home run
Miller. Stolen base--Krug. Sacrifices
Kaufman ., Hollocher Double plays
Fletcher, Parkinson and Leslie; Fletcher and
Parkipeon. Left on bases-Phila adeiphia. y;
Chicago. 3. Bases on balls--Off Weinert,
5; off Kaufman, 2 Struck out--By Kauf-
mann. 1; by Weinort, 3. Umpires-Rigler
and Moran. Time OF game--i hour and As
minutes.
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STENCILS AMAZING SUCCESS DUETO GRIT AND STRONG Sc
Much Traded Casey Has
Made Stunning Comeback
Determination and Aggressiveness Have Converted
Testing Has Been Into Owner of .402 Batting
Average, and Terror to Pitchers
BY DANIEL.


Charles Stenge
tenth the
He worked
okekept fighting and trying
He
another like plugged dfeand the
minors
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Athletics Sign Shortstop.

BOSTON, July is. - Bill Hunnefeld,
shortstop on the Dorchester team Of the
Boston Twilight League. has signed
contract with the Philadelphia Athletics.
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Bryn Mawr Polo Four
Beats Rumson IS to 8

Special Dispatch to THE NEW Yonx HERALD.
RUMsoN, N. j., July 15.--Conceding
handicap of goals TO Rumson. the
Bryn Mawr polo four won one sided
game to-day at the Run1son Country
Club by the score OF 15 goals to Q.
Rumson was minus two of the regular
players, B. X. Gatins and Leland II.
Ross, who were playing In Long ISL
and tournament. This game Will not be
counted In the local tournament. but the
first tournament contest will be played
Monday between the regular Rumson
team and Bryn Mawr.
Rumson tailed its only goal In the
third period when w. Strothers Jones,
Jr.. took the ball from the sideboards
and UP over half the field. Bryn Mawr,
which showed superior teamwork. was
held in the first half, but overcame the
handicap In the sixth chukker and tailed
two goals in the fifth, three IN the sixth
and seventh and two In the eighth.
Alfred NJ Collins was the high scoring
ace for the winners. with Ave goals.
George II. Earle Tailed 4. +. Ross 3 and
Gen. III. l.. Bethel, the British player.
who played a strong game at back for
Bryn Mawr. tailed goals. The lineup |:
Rumson. Bryn Mawr.
w. 8. Jones, Jr. Jr.......f...........G g. n. Earle
w. Stonebridve ......2 2.........A. M. Collins
NJ B. Metcaf ....... 3............... +. Roe
j. Ford Johnson. Back. Gen. H. X. Bethel
Referees--pr. Victor and @. Jason Waters.
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Jersey City,. o D D O-3'
Toronto ......... D 5 D y x-y
Two base hits--Holt. Anderson. Three base
hit-Jacobs Stolen bases--Doneson. Ander-
son. Sacrifices-Jones. Onsiow. Double play
Gonzales, Jones and Orslow. Left on bases
Jersey City, 6; Toronto, Z. Bases on balls
--Off Taylor. .; off cellars. /. STRUCK out
BY Taylor 5; by cellars, 3: by carruthers.
l. Hits--Off cellars. in 2s innings; OFT
pitcher-By Taylor (McCarron): by Car
ruthers (Onslow). Wild pitch-Carruthers.
Losing pitcher-Zellars. Umpres-Derr and
Phyle. Time of game-2 hours and min
utes.
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SECOND GAME.

Two base ht--Killinger. Three base hits
Zitman 2. Home run--Holt. stolen bases
Jacobs, Killipger. sacrifices-Onslow. Donei-
ger. Left on bases--Jersey City, 6: Toronto.
o. Bases on balls--Off Townsend, =; Off
Lucey. s. Struck out-By Lucey. 5: by
Townsend. 3. Ump.res--Derr and Phyle. Time
Of game--1 hour and so minutes.
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Two base hits-Nioosrs, Fileshifter. sheri-
dan, Brainard. Three base hit-Bensoueh
III: Newark, 10. Bases on balis--otf Werre.
! off Fieshifter. 3. Struck out-By We're.
o; by Fileshifter. :; wild pitch-Fileshifter.
Time OF game--2 hours and 30 minutes.
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three were In Fiat cars. Only nine
cars were left In the competition at this
stage.
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The score

Totals. .33 o 6 27 IA
'Batted for Pittenser in the seventh in
ming,
,tBatted for Ferguson in the seventh In
ming.
tBatted for Plsrcy in the ninth inning
Detroit ....., O O o o o.
Boston ............O o o O o 90
Tco base hits-Cobb, Manion. Sacrifices
Heney, Clark. Double play-E. Smith, Pratt
and Ruel. Left on basvs-Detroit 8; Boston,
guson, /. Struck out-By PilIette. /: by Fer
guson. 81 by Piercy. !. Hits-Off Ferguson,
. In innings: off Piercy. In . innings.
molly and Owens. Time OF camel hour and
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At Syracuse- r. n. r..
Reading 20 o 3 o o o. g
Syracuse 80 0 3 x-16 10 I
Batteries--Martin, Thomas and Clarke /;
Sells and Wick.
At Rochester r. II. r..
Baltimore 20 o.
Rochester 20 . o 2 o x-f5 IS 2
Batteries--Csroves. Parnham. jackson and
McAvoy; Allen and Sandberg.
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TotaIs.41 12@2S 10 II Totals. .Ss 3 10 80 IL
Zone out when winning run was scored.
Newark .......d 9d 9999o 9 9-s
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Totals. .2s 3 a7i2 3
'Batted for Rommel In eighth inning.
Cleveland. 90 oQIl o.
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Totals. .33 3 o % ~ 4l
sRattad for Carr,,tbars in the ninth fnufn r
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Totala... ri 2 Rs2l q b

7 OfHTH 81 z Y" ~ Y VI
zone out when winning run was scored.
tBatted for Miller IN the eighth inning.
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tran for Peters in the eiEhth inning;
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CHAPTER "

The little girl rose startled, but her
breeding was too fine for betrayal, and
she went to him with hand out
stretched. The boy took It as he had
taken her fathers, Imply and with
cut rising. The father frowned and
siniled-how could the lad have
learned manners? And then he, too,
saw the hole In the moccasin, through
which the bleeding had started again.
"Take him into the kitchen, Bar.
bara. and tell Hannah to wash his
foot and bandage It."
The boy looked uncomfortable and
shook his head, but the little girl was
smiling and she told him to come
with such sweet lmperiousness that
be rose helplessly. Old Hannah's
eyes made 4 bewildered startI
You 20 on back an wait for yo'
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CHAPTER u

Old Jerome and Dave and the older
men gathered In one corner Of tho
stockade for a council of war. Tho
boy had made It plain that the attack.
Ing party was at least two days be.
hind the three Indians from whom he
had escaped, so that there was no
danger that day, and they could walt
until night to send messengers to warn
the settlers outside 70 seek safety
within the fort. Meanwhile, Jerome
would dispatch five men with Dave to
scout for the three Indians who might
be near by in the woods, and the boy,
who saw them slip out the rear gate
Of the fort, at once knew their pur.
pose, shook his head, and waved his
hand to say that his late friends were
gone back to hurry on the big war
party to the attack, now that the
whites themselves knew their danger.
Old Jerome nodded that he under.
stood, and nodded to others his appre-
citation of the sense and keenness Of
the lad, but he let the men 60 just tho
same.
Mother Sanders appeared and cried
to Bud to bring the "Injun' to her
cabin. She had been unearthing
clothes for the little heathen,' and
Bud helped to put them on. In a few
minutes the lad reappeared in fringed
hunting shirt and trousers. wriggling
in them most uncomfOrtably. for they
made him itch, but at the same time
wearing them proudly.
On the mighty wilderness the sun
sank slowly and old Jerome sat In
the western tower to watch alone. The
silence out there was oppressive and
significant, for 1t meant that the boys
theory was right; the three Indians
had gone back to their fellows. and
when darkness came the old man sent
runners to the outlying cabins to warn
the inmates to take refuge within the
fort. And the gathering was none
too soon. The hOotlng of owls started
before dawn. A flaming arrow Missed
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III the blaze, stricken white with
fright and horror, saw her too para.
|yzed to move and he stopped, staring
at her moment with savage rage.
and went on again. Oh Ioel's body
filled the next doorway. He called out
with harsh oath, and again the boy
stopped. With another oath and a
threatening gesture Joel motioned to
the corner Of the stockade, and with
a flare of defiance In his black eyes
the lad stalked slowly and proudly
away. From behind him the voice Of
the wounded man called, and old Joel
turned. There was a CHASTITY smile on
the Virginian's pallid face.
II saw ii" he said painfully. 'That's
that's my SON."
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once both girls were serious and kind,
"We wont. Dave"
Cow bells began to clang at the
edge Of the forest.
"There they are cried Polly. Come
on, Liddy." The young hunter entered
q door and within threw himself
across rude bed, face down.
''lIonor!" cried one of the old wom-
en-, "you 90 an git Il bucket O. water"
The whir stopped instantly. the girl
stepped with a sort Of slow majesty
from the cabin. and entering the next
paused on the threshold as her eyes
caught the powerful figure stretched
on the bed and already in heavy sleep
She felt the flush In her face and to
conceal 1t she turned her head angrily
when she came ont. A few minutes
later she was at the spring and ladling
water into her pail with a gOurd.
Near by the other two girls were milk
ing-each with her forehead against
the soft flank of q dun.cOlOred cow
whose ho0fs were stained with the
juice of wild strawberries. Honor
dipped lGzily. When her bucket was
full she fell a-dreaming, and when the
girls were through with their task
they turned to find her with deep, un-
seeing eyes on the dark wilderness.
"Boo!" cried Polly, startling her,
and then teasingly:
Are you In love with Dave, too,
Honor?"
The girl REDEEMED.
NO." she whipped our, IAN l amt
goin' to be-" And then she Redeemed
again angrily as POlly's hearty laugh
told her she hal given herself away.
As Honor turned abruptly for tie tort,
a shot came from the woods followed
oy war-whoop that stopped the
blood shuddering In their veins.
"Ch, my God" each crie,l, and
! catching at their wet skirts they fed
in terror through the long grass
They heard the quick commotiOn In
the fort, heard sharp commands, cries
of warning, frantic calls for them tt
hurry, saw strained faces at the gates
saw Dave bound through and rush
toward them. And from the forest
/ there-was nothing but Its silence unit
| that vas again 6rOken--this time b!
a loud laugh-the laugh Of a white
man, Then al the edge Of the wilder
ness sppeare''- the fool. Behind hin
| followed TIE vther two who had gone
ont that morning, one with dee
swung About his shoulders, and al
could hear the oa.hs Of both as the!
cursed tine fool II front who hal
given shot and war-whoop to brighter
women and make them run. The sickl,
smile passed from the face Of the fel
low, shame took its place, and whei
he fronted the terrible eyes Of oil
Jerome Sanders at the gate, that fac
grew white with fear,
"Thar amt m Injun in hundred
miles," he stammered, and then h
shrank down as though ne were al
most going to his knees, when SUD
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A young woman tells Of dining out
md being seated next to the six-year.
old daughter of the house. When her
mother left the table for a moment the
little one leaned toward their guest
oAd said In q low, admonitory tone.
"Now, do be careful. cause these are
eur very best table glasses" --BOston
Transcript.
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'Yeu Go On Back an Wait for W
Company. L'tt'. MTG; III TEND to
Mimi"
company, little miss; I'll tend to
him!'
And when the boy still protested,
she nared UP:
'Looky here. con. little miss tell me
to wash 20 foot, an Zee gwinter do
II. ef l got to tie you fust; now you
keep STILL. Whar you come from1'
His answer was 4 somewhat haugh.
~ grunt that at oncs touched the
quick instincts Of the old negress and
checked further question. Swiftly and
silently she bound bis foot, and with
great respect she led him to a little
room In one ell Of the great house In
which was q tub Of warm water.
~Ole marster say you been tra1el!n'
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Another Arrow HURLED Between the
Boys Upraissd Arm and His Body
and Stuck ouivsrIns in One Of Ito
Upright Bars.
denly old Jerome slipped his rifle from
his shoulder and fired past the fel.
lows head with simultaneous roar
Of command:
"Glt in-eyer'body-gi in-Quick 7"
From a watch.tower, too, a rifle had
cracked. A naked savage had bounded
into spot of sunlight that quivered
on the buffalo trail hundred yards
deep in the forest and leaped lithely
aside into the bushes-both rifles had
missed. Deeper from the woods came
two war.whoops--real ones-and In
the silence that followed the gates
were swiftly closed and barred, and a
keen.eyed rifeman WIS at every port.
hole In the fort. From the tower old
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scalp, were fixed steadily and began
to widen.
"Who ls that boy" he asked
sharply.
"Never mind now" said old Joel
soothingly, "you must keep still"
The boys eyes had begun to shift un.
der the scrutiny and he started away,
"Come back here" commanded the
wounded man, and still searching the
lad he said sharply again:
"Who is that boy?" Nor would he
have his wound dressed or even take
the cup of water handed to him until
old Joel briefly told the story, when he
lay back on the ground and closed
his eyes.
Darkness fell. In each tower q
watcher kept his eyes strained toward
the black silent woods. The dying
man was laid on a rude bed within
one cabin, and old Joel lay on the
floor Of 1t close to the door. The
stranger lad refused to sleep indoors
and huddled himself In q blanket on
the ground in one corner of the stock.
ade. Men, women and children fell
to a deep and weary sleep. An hour
later the boy In the corner threw
aside his blanket, and when, mo-
ment later, Lydia Noe, feverish and
thirsty, rose from her bed to get a
drink Of water outside her door, she
stopped short on the threshold. The
lad, stark naked but for his breech'
clout and swinging his bloody scalp
over his head, was stamping around
the fre-daneing the scalp-dance Of
the savage to a low, fierce, cultural
song. The boy saw her, saw her face