The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-09-28

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IRON distant tree ard sailed rosh
.u''sprcad--a great cleaning winged
Jewci or the air. In crises the nerves
uSn'ch iiKn Tiolln strings, the m neri1ry r.
p",eS ''lrh hbnormally sensitive nd
Hisk''c vas not 10 forget that h1,1-
me house was still and not a .tpu
WIS III sISht ns the three, Still slIer,.
"h'kcH UP the great path. when ,hsy
were near The portIco Harry ca,oe ,n,
ne looked Worried and anxious
Where's Earbara!" asked he,
father. '
LOCKED In her rOorn'
l.ct hcr hlonc,' said Colonel DEL.
Schti?. Like brother and cousin. IJar.
!! ana hugh we're merely irri,a,nd bv
'he 'htc revelation, but the father ,y.a
shocked that his child was no loup.r
child Erskine Remembered Nh. cir,
MS she waited for Grcy's coming ., The
s"hoi'l' hcr race as She walked with
nm UP the path. For a moro.n the
TWO boys stood In moody sill, nce
Harry took the rapcrs in ana nut
thcfn In their place on The wall. Hugh
quietly disappeared. Erskine, with a
"orh or apology, went to his room.
ana Colonel Dale sat down on tho
| porch alone.
rs the dusk gathered, Erskine look.
ing gloomily through his window.
Sa" thc girl huttcr like white moth
past the boX-hcdgc and down the
path. a moment later he saw the tall
form OF Colonel Dale follow her-anfl
both passed from sight. On the thick
turf the colonel's feet too were noise.
less. and when Barbara STONED Mt
the sundial he too paused. She was
unhappy, and the coloncl's heart ached
sorcly, for any unhappincss Of hers al
ways treblcd his own.
Little girl" lie chilled, and no
lovers voice could have been more
gentle. "Come hcrc!"
She turned and saw him, with arms
ontstretchcd, the low moon lighting
| all the tenderness In his fine old face,
and she flew to him and fell to weep.
ing on hi:; breast. IN wise silence
he stroked her hair until she grew a
little calmcr.
whats the matter, little daugh
tor?'
"I-I-don't know"
Il understand. You were quite
right to send him away, but you die
not want him harmed"
I-I-didn't want anybody harmed
II know. It's too bad but non,
of us seem quite to trust him"
That's it," she sobbed; 81 don't
either, and yet"
II know. know. MY little cir
must be wise and brave, and mayb
IT will all noss nc.ss and she will be glat
.Ent She must be brave. Mother Is ho
we'll and she must not be made III
happy too. She must not know. Can
my little girl come back to tho hous
now? She must he hostess aid this
Erskine's last night" She looked III
brushing away her tears.
Ellis last night2" All, wise o.
colone,l!
"Ycs-,,s,e goes tomorrow to join Ca
tain CLARK ~. Williamsburg on Ii
foolish campaiglT III the Northwes
We might never ses him again.
ooh, father"
"Well, 1t isn't that bad, but my II
tie girl must he very nice to him. IT
seems to be very unhappy, too"
Barbara looked thoughtful, bu
there was no pretcnse of not under
standing
"I'm sorry" she said. She tool
her fathers arm. and when the,
reached the steps Trskine saw he
smiling. And smiling, almost gay,
she was at supper, sitting with ex
quisite dignity in her mothers place
OF Erskine, who sat at her right, she
asked many questions about the com
ing campaign. Captain Clark had salt
he would go with q hundred men II
| he could get no more. The rallyinl
poip would be the fort in Kentucky
where ho h." first come back to his
own people, and Da,'" lanne'l "ouio
be captain of company. VIC hlmseil
was going as guide, though he 'olS'
to act as soldier as well. Perhap.
they might bring back the Hair
Buyer. General Hamilton. n prisoner
to Williamsburg, and then he would
join Harry and Hugh in the militia
RI the war came south and Virginia
were invaded, as some prophcsicd, by
Tarleton's White hangers, who had
been ravaging the Carolnas. After
supper the little lady excused herself
with a smiling courtesy to go to her
mother, and Erskine found himself
in the moonlight on the big portico
with Colonel Dale alone
"Erskine," he said, "you make It
very difficult for me to keep your
secret Hugh alone seems to suspect
he must have got the idea from
Grey, but I have warned him to say
nothing. The others seem not to have
thought Of the matter at all. 1t was