Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-09-28


but Hugh Yelled hostility as had
never known before and ne could rot
understand Everybody had surely
been kind. and yet-he turned to his
bed, and all night his brain was fash
ing to and fro between the reel of
vivid pictures etched on it in a day
and the grim background that had
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 he
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 moceasins
and out the still open front door and
down the path toward the river. In
stinctively he had picked up his rifle,
bullet-pouch and powder-horn. An
hour later he loped back on his own
tracks
At the front door Harry nailed him
and Barbara came running out.
Il forgot to get you another suit Of
clothes last night" he said, sand we
were scared this morning We thought
you had left US, and Barbara there
nearly cried" Barbara blushed now
and did not deny.
Come IL breakfastl" she cried.
'Did you find anything to shootY'
Harry asked.
"Nothin' but some squirrels" said
the lad.
Then Hugh came in pale Of face
and looking rather ashamed. He went
straight to the Kentucklan.
Il was rude to you last night and
/ owe you an apology"
He thrust out his hand and awk-
wardly the boy rose anu took it.
"And you'll forgive me, too, Bar
baraT
"Of course will" she said happily,
but holding up one finger of warn
ing-should he ever do 1t again. The
rest of the guests trooped In now,
and some were going out OH horse
back, some for a sail. and some visit
ing up the river in a barge, and all
were paired off.
I'm going to drive Cousin Erskine
over the place with my ponies" said
Barbara, "and-"
'Im going back to bed" interrupt
ed 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
in despair long ago.
Barbara shook her head.
"You are going with u.s. she said.
Il want Hugh to ride with me" said
Colonel Dale, "and give Firefly little
exercise. Nobody else can ride him. T"
The Kentucky boy turned chal-
longing eye, as did every young man
at the table. and Hugh felt very COM
Portable While every one was get
ting ready, Harry brought out two
foils and two masks on the porch 9
little later.
1--WE fight with those" he said,
pointing to the crossed rapiers on the
wall, but we practice with these.
Hugh, there, is the champion feneer,"
he said, land he'll show YOU"
Harry helped the Kentucky boy to
mask and they crossed foils-Hugh
giving Instructions all the time and
nodding approval.
You'll learn-you'll learn fast" he
said. And over mis- shoulder to Harry
''Why, his wrist is as strong as
mine now, and he's got an eye like
a weasel"
With twist he wrenched the foil
from his antagonists hand and clat-
tered it on the steps. The Kentuck-
ian was bewildered and his face
flushed. He ran for the weapon.
'You can't do that again."
Il don't believe / cam" laughed
Hugh.
"WiT you learn me some moreT
asked the boy eagerly.
Il surely will"
A little later Barbara and her
cousin were trotting smartly along a
sandy road through the fields with the
colonel and Hugh Looping In front Of
them. Firefly was black, mettle~
some gelding. He had reared and
plunged when Hugh mounted, and
even now he was champiRg his bit
and leaping playfully at times, but
the lad sat him with an unconcern
Of his capers that held the Kentucky
boys eyes.
"Gosh," he said, "but Hugh can
ridel / wonder If he could stay on
him bareback"
Il suppose So" Barbara sid; "Hugh
can do anything"
Many questions the little girl asked
and some of the boys answers
made her shudder.
"Papa said last night that several
of our kinsfolk spoke of going to your
country in a party, and Harry and
Hugh are crazy to go with them.
PCpa said people would be swarming
over the Cumberland mountains be