The Red Cloud chief., 1922-09-07

CaTe-Iree as tne singing Oh DlTuS from
trees by the roadside.
The capital had been moved from
jamestown to the spot where Bacon
had taken the oath against England
then called Middle-Plantation, and
now Williamsburg. The cavalcade
wheeled Into Gloucester street, and
Colonel Dale pointed out to Dave the
old capitol at one end and William
and Mary college ut the other. Mr..
Henry had Numbered In the old cap
itol, the Burgesses had their council
chamber there, and In the hall there
would be a ball that night. Near the
street was a great building which the
colonel pointed out as the governors
palace, surrounded by pleasure
grounds Of full three hundred acres
and planted thick with linden trees.
My Lord Dunmore lived there.
At this season the planters zane with
their families to the capital, and the
street was as brilliant as q fancy
dress parade would be to us now. 1t
was filed with coaches and tours.
Maldens moved dalntlly along In silk
and lace, hlgh-heeled shoes and
clicked stockings.
The cayalcade halted before a build
ing with q leaden bust of Sir Walter
Raleigh over the main doorway, the
old Raleigh tavern, in the Apollo room
Of which Mr.. Jefferson had rapturous-
ly danced with his Belinda, and which
was to become the Faneuil hall Of
Virginia. Both coaches were quickly
surrounded by bowling gentlemen,
young gallants, and frolicsome stu.
dents. Dave, the young K~entuckian,
and Harry would be put up at the
tavern, and, for his own reasons,
Hugh elected to stay with them. With
an au revoir Of white hands from the
coaches, the rest went on to the house
of relatives and friends.
Inside the tavern Hugh was soon
surrounded by fellow students and
boon companions. He pressed Dave
and the boy to drink with them, but
Dave laughingly declined and took the
lad up to their room. Below they
could hear Hugh's merrlment rolng
on, and when he came upstairs q
while later his face was flushed, he
was in great spirits, and was full of
enthusiasm over a horse race and
cock-fight that he had arranged for
the afternoon. With him came q
youth Of his own age with daredevil
eyes and a a manner, one Dane
Grey. to whom Harry gave scant
greeting. One p%atronizlng look from
the stranger toward the Kentucky
boy and within the latter a fire of
antagonism was instantly kindled.
With q word after the two went out,
Harry snorted his explanation:
"Toryv"
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 a crowd of boys gathered to
run one hundred and twelve yards
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 I'm his eyes.
At the word he started off almost
leisurely, until the whole crowd was
nearly ten yards ahead Of him, and
then q yell Of establishment rose from
the crowd. The boy vas skimming
the ground on wings. Past one after
another he flew, and laughing and
hardly cut of breath he bounded over
the finish, with the first Of the rest
laborlng with bursting lungs ten
yards behind. Hugh and Dane Grey
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 7"
Erskine wheeled furlously but Dave
caught him by the arm and led him
back to Harry and Barbara, who
looked so pleased that the lads ILL
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 a pair Of silver
buckles. and the boy In turn nudged
Dave, but unavalllngly. The wres-
Ting was good and Dave watched 1t
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 and faced
the victor.
"Tll try you once" he snid, and a
shout Of approval rose.
The Dale party crowded close and
my lords coach appeared on the out.