Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-17
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ERSKINE DALE. captured in in
fancy by the redskins of Ken
lucky, is adopted by the chief of
Of White Arrow, He is told that
his mother was captured with
him but was later killed.
Maltreated by an Indiai brave.
Erskine fees to a settlers stockade
and is recognized by his MORALLY
wounded father.
DAVE YANDELL, a pioneer, acts
as guardian, and sends the boy to
Led Oakess the great Dale planta-
ton On the James, occupied by
COLONEL DALE, younger brother
of Erskine's father. Erskine is
kindly received by his cousins.
BARBARA and
HARRY. Soon he quarrels with
Dane Grey and threatens to stab
him. Later Erskine is ashamed Of
his outburst and fees to the will
derness. Dave YandelI, Harry
and Hugh Willoughby, another
cousin. start in pursuit.
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At sunset Dave knew that they
were not far behind him, but when
darkness hid the lads tracks Dave
stopped for the night.
Dave laughed aloud the next fore
noon:
Hes seen us tracking him and
he's doubled on us and Is tracking
"a. I expect he's looking at us from
somewhere around here"
He hallooed at the top Of his
voice. A war-whoop answered al
most in their ears that made the
blood leap in both the boys. Even
Dave wheeled with cooked rife, and
the lad stepped from behind a bush
scarcely ten feet behind them.
well. by gum" shouted Dave.
fooled us, after ALL"
A faint grin of triumph was on
the lads lips. but in his eyes was a
waiting inquiry directed at Harry
nnd Hugh. They sprang forward:
ssWe're sorry!"
On FREELY, Harry buckled the
boys saddle and motioned for him
to climb up.
Hes your horse, cousin" said
Harry. "My father sent him to you
and says his home is yours when
ever you please. And Barbara sent
her love-"
At almost the same hour in the
great house on the James the old
negroes was carrying to Colonel Dale
kingly deed that the lad had left
behind him. 1t was a rude scrawl on
q sheet of paper. signed by the boys
indian name and his totem mark-~a
buffalo pierced by an arrow.
1T make me laugh. / have no
use. ! give hole dam plantashun
Barbara"
Thus read the scrawl!
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Three days later they reached the
broad, beautiful Holston river, pass
ing over the p~ine-crested, white
rocked summit of Clinch Mountain,
and came to the last outlying fort
of the western frontier Next day
they started on the long, long Wild
erness trail toward the Cumberland
range. Q the third day therefrom
the gray wall of the Cumberland
gathered its TANKS into steep gray
cliffs and dipped suddenly into
Cumberland Gap. Up this they
climbed. On the summit they went
into camp. and next morning Dave
swept a long arm toward the wild
expanse to the west.
"Four more days. he cried, and
wen to there!"
Toward sunset Dave, through a
sixth sense, had the uneasy feeling
that he was not only being followed
but watched from the cliffs along
side. and he observed that Erskine
too. had more than once turned in
his saddle or lifted his ey,s search
ingly to the shaggy tanks. Of the
hills.
The trail was broad enough next
morning for them to ride two
abreast-Dave and Erskine in ad-
vance They had scarcely gone a
hundred yards when an Indian
stepped into the path twenty yards
ahead. I~nstinctively Dave threw
his rifle up. but Erskine caught his
arm. The Indian had lifted his
hand--ralm upward.
"Shawnee!" said the lad, as two
o appeared from the bushes.
The eyes of the two tidewater boys
grew large. and both clinched their
guns convulsively. The Indian
spokesman paid nc heed except 60
Erskine-and only from the lads
face. in which surprise was succeed
ed by sorrow and then deep thought
fitness. could they guess what the
cultural speech meant, until Err
Hkine turned to them.
They We're not on the war-path
against the whites. he explained. His