The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-07-21

Everybody had been kind TO him-al
but Hugh. Yelled hostility he ha
never known before and he could no
understand. Everybody had surei.
been kind, and yet-he turned to hi
bed, and all night his brain was fash
ing TO and fro between the reel o.
vivid pictures etched ON 1t in \ da,
and the grim background that haf
hitherto been his life beyond the hills
From pioneer habit he awoke before
dawn, and for a moment the softness
where he lay puzzled him. but be
could smell the dawn and he started
TO spring up. He felt hot and stuffy,
though Harry had put up his windows,
and he could not lie there wide awake.
He could not go out In the heavy dew
In the gay clothes and fragile shoes
he had taken off, so he slid into his
own buckskin clothes and moccaslns
and out the still open front door and
down the path toward the river. In
stlnctively he had picked up his rifle.
bullet-pouch and powder-horn. An
hour later he loped back on his
tracks.
At the front door Harry hailed him
and Barbara came running out.
Il forgot to get you another suit OF
clothes last night" he said, "and we
were 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 shootY"
Harry asked.
"Nothln' but some squirrels" said
the lad.
Then Hugh came In pale OF face
and looking rather ashamed. He went
straight to the Kentuckian.
II was rude to you last night and
| owe you an apology"
He thrust ou his hand and awk-
wardly the boy rose and took 1t.
"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 Ii again. The
rest of the guests trooped In now,
and some were going out on horse
back, some for a sail. and some visit
were paired off.
"I'm going to drive Cousin Erskine
over the place with my ponies" said
Barbara, -and-"
I'm going back to bed" interrupt
Hugh, ''or read a little Latin and
Greek with Mr.. Brockton." There
was impudence as well as humor In
this, for the tutor had given up Hugh
despair long ago.
Barbara shook her head.
you are going with u.s." she said.
II want Hugh to ride with me-" said
Colonel Dale. land give Firefly a little
Nobody else can ride him."
The Kentucky boy turned a chal-
eye. as did every young man
At the table, and Hugh felt very COM
While every one was get
ting ready, Harry brought out two
and two masks on 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 fencer,"
he said, land he'll show you"
Harry helped the Kentucky boy to
mask and they crossed foils-Hugh
living Instructions all the time and
approval.
You'll learn-you1l learn fast" he
aid. And over mis- shoulder TO Harry:
"lyhy, his wrist is us strong as
nine now. and he's got an y like
weasel"
With a twist he wrenched the foil
rom his antagonists hand and clat- ,
cred 1t on the steps. The Kentuck-
was bewildered and his face
He ran for the weapon.
"You can't do that again"
81 don't believe | can." laughed :
ugh. .
"WilI You learn me some more?" :
sked the boy eagerly. :
81 surely Will" l
A little later Barbara and her u
'tiNiu Ntit NtiAhk hihi haChS "a
indy road through the fields with the c
lionel and Hugh Looping in front OF
EN-. Firehy was a black. mettle- Il
me gelding. He had reared and II
unged when Hugh mounted. and Fl
EN- now he was champing his bit A
ID leaping playfully ut times. but d
e lad sat him with an unconcern n
his capers that held the Kentucky ~
Us eyes. p,
he said, "but Hugh can n,
lei | wonder If he could stay on ;,
N bareback"
II suppose So" Barbara said Hugh
II do anything"
Many questions the little girl asked :,
and some of the boys answers =,
lde her shudder. =
Papa said last night that several NJ
Il kinsfolk spoke Of going to your =
intry in a party. and Harry and "
Ugh are crazy to 20 with them. -
pa said people would Ne swarming vi
sr the Cumberland mountains be-
q long"
Il wish you'd come along"