The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-07-20

Maldsns Moved osintiiy Along In silk
and Lace, High HseIed Shoes and
Clicked Stockings.
youth OF ms own age with daredevil
eyes and q suave manner. one Dane
Grey. to whom Harry gave scant
greeting. One patronixing look from
the stranger toward the Kentucky
boy and within the latter fire Of
sntagonism was instantly kindled.
With q word after the two went out.
Harry snorted hfs explanation:
"Toryi"
In the early afternoon coach and
horsemen moved out to an "old field"
Hugh was missing from the Dale
party. and General Willoughby
frowned when he noted his sons alb.
sence.
Then crowd Of boys gathered to
for a hat worth twelve shillings. and
Dave nudged his young friend. A
moment later Harry cried to Bar
bara:
Look there'
There was their young Indian lin
Ing up with the runners. his face
calm. but an eager light In his eyes
At the word he started on almost
leisurely, until the whole crowd was
nearly ten yards ahead Of him, and
than m vall NJ astnniSbrnant rna, frn,,
the crowd. The boy was skimmIng
the ground on wings Past one after
another he flew. and laughing and
hardly out Of breath he bounded over
the finish. with the first OF the rest
labOring with bursting lungs ten
had appeared arm In arm and were
moving through the crowd with great
gayety and some bolsterousness, and
when the boy appeared with his hat
Grey shouted:
Good for the little savage"
Erskine wheeled furiously but Dave
caught him by the arm and led him
back to Harry and Barbara. who
humor passed at once.
Hugh and his friend had not ap-
preached them, for Hugh had seen
the frown on his fathers face. but
Erskine saw Grey look long AT Bar
bara, turn TO question Hugh, and
again he began to burn within.
The wrestlers had now stepped
forth to battle for u pair of silver
buckles. and the boy In turn nudged
Dave, but unavailingly. The wres-
Ting was good and Dave watched II
with keen interest. One huge bull
necked fellow was easily the winner,
but when the silver buckles were In
his hand, he boastfully challenged
anybody In the crowd. Dave shout
dered through the crowd aud faced
the victor.
'I'll try you once" he said. and a
shout Of approval rose.
The Dale party crowded close and
my lords coach appeared on the out
skirts and stopped.
"Backholts or catch-as-catch-canT'
asked the victor sneeringy.
AS you please" said Dave.
The bully rushed. Dave caught hir'
around the neck with his left arm
his right swinging low, the bully was
lifted from the ground. crushed
against Dawes breast, the wind went
out OF him with grunt, and Dave
with smile began swinging him to
and fro as though he were putting a
child to sleep. The spectators yelled
their laughter and the bully roared
like bull Then Dave reached
around with his left hand, caught the
hold. and with leftward twist Of
his own body tossed his antagonist
some several feet away. The bully
turned once In the air and lighted
resoundingly ON his back. He got up
dazed and sullen but breaking into
good-natured laugh, shook his head
and held forth the buckles to Dave.
"You won EN-" Dave said. They're |
yours. I wasn't wrastling for them |
You challenged. Wen shake hands"
Then My Lord Dunmore sent for
Dave and asked him where he was
from.
"And do you know the Indian coun-
try ON this side of the Cumberlandr'
asked his lordship.
"yery Well"
His lordshlp smiled thoughtfully.
II may have need OF you"
Dave bowed:
Il am an American. my lord"
His lordship famed, but he con-
trolled himself.
"You are at least an open enemy"
he said and gave orders TO move on
The horse race was now on. aud
Colonel Dale lind given Hugh permis-