Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-15

frowning. The backwoodsman con-
Quoted himself very well. He was
1.-the and graceful and at first very
dignified, but as he grew in conf
dence he began to execute steps
that were new to hat polite land
and rather boisterous, but Barbara
looked pleased and all onlookers
seemed greatly amused-all except
Hugh.
When the last dance came and
the dancers were drawn in two lines,
the boy who was third from the end
heard Harry's low voice behind him:
HE is my cousin and my guest
and you will answer to- me-
The lad wheeled. saw Harry with
Hugh, left his place. and went to
them. He spoke to Harry, but he
looked at Hugh with a sword-flash
in each black eye:
II don't want nobody to take up
for me-"
Again he wheeled and was in his
place, but Barbara saw and looked
troubled. and 70 did Colonel Dale.
The guests left with gayety. smiles
and laughter, and everyone gave the
stranger a kindly goodby. Again
Harry went with him to his room
and the lad stopped again under the
crossed swords.
you fight with emf"
YES, and with pistols"
I've never had a pistol. / want
TO learn how to use them"
Harry looked at him searchingly,
but the boys face gave hint of no
more purpose than when he first
asked the same question.
vi
From pioneer habit he awoke be-
fore dawn. He slid into his own
buckskin clothes and moccasins 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.
Up the river to the right he could
family see dark woods, and he
plunged into them with his yes on
the ground for signs of game. but he
saw tracks only of coon and skunk
and fox, and he grunted his disgust
and Hoped ahead for half an hour
farther into the heart of the woods.
An hour later he loped back on
his own tracks. He came noiselessiy
behind a negro woman at the kit
chen-door and threw three squirrels
on the steps before her. She gave a
shrek, but recovered herself and
INV NbSii oPs iiSA
grew as she looked them over for
there was no sign of a bullet-wound,
and she went in TO tell how the In
jun boy must naturally just charm
'em right out O. de trees"
Colonel Dale soon came in.
you've got the servants mysti-
fed" he said laughingly. How did
you kill those squirrels?"
II couldn't see their heads-so I
barked EN-"
"Barked?"
II shot between the bark and the
limb right under the squirrel, an
the shock kills 'em. Uncle Dan'l
Boone showed me how to do that"
Daniel Boone!" breathed Harry.
DO you know Daniel Boomer"
And 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
| W you an apology"
lie thrust out his hand and awk-
wardIy the boy rose and took it.
And you'll forgive me, too. Bar
bara?"
"Of course I will" she said hap
PLY.
After breakfast Harry brought
out two foils and two masks.
VIC llSIl Will tilosNJ Io poiu,
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" They crossed foils-Hugh
giving instructions all the time and
nodding approval.
You'll learnLyou'l learn fast"
he>said. And over his shoulder to
Harry:
"Why, his wrist is as strong as
mine now, and he's got an eye like
"a weasel"
With a twist he wrenched the
foil from his antagonists hand. The
Kentuckian was bcwildered.
you can't do that again"
Il don't believe l can" laughed
Hugh.
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.
Fireny was a black mettlesome
gelding. He had reared and plunged
when Hugh mounted. but the lad
sat him with an of his
capers that held the Kentucky boys
eyes.
For an hour they drove. the boy
could hardly DeileNe tndC tnlS cOul-
try was once as wild as his own
that this was to be impoverished and
his own become even a richer land.
Many questions the little girl asked
and some of his 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. Papa said people would be
swarming over the Cumberland
Mountains before long"
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