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

you" Colonel Dale started to
laugh. hut he caught Dawes eye.
surely" said Dave. The colonel
hesitated.
very WE'LL will"
Al once the three went to the horse
and the negro groom rolled his eyes
when he learned what his purpose
was
"Dis hossll Kill dat boy" he NUT
tered, but the horse had already sub
mitted his naughty head to the lads
hand and was standing quietly. Even
Colonel Dale showed amazement and
concern when the boy insisted that
the saddle be taken OF. as he wanted
to ride bareback. and again Dave
overcame his scruples with n word Of
full confidence The hoy had been
riding pony races bareback, he ex-
planned. among the Indians, as long
as he had been able to sit a horse.
The astonlshment Of the crowd when
they saw Colonel Dale's favorite
horse enter the course with young
Indian apparently on him bareback
will have to be imagined, but when
they recognized the rider as the tad
who had won the race, the betting
through psychological perversity was
stronger than ever on Firefy. Hugh
even took an additional bet with his
friend Grey, who was quite openly
scornful.
"You bet on the horse now" he
said.
"On both" said Hugh
II was a pretty and a close race be-
tween Firefy and white-starred bay
mare. and they came down the course
neck and neck like two whirlwinds.
A war-whoop so Indian-llke and
curdllng that II startled every old
frontiersman who heard 1t came sud
denly from one Of the riders. Then
Firefy stretched ahead inch by inch.
and another triumphant savage yell
heralded victory as the black horse
swept over the line length ahead
Dane Grey swore quite fearfully, for
II was a bet that he could III afford
to lose. He was talking with Barbara
when the boy came back to the Dales.
and something he was saying made
the girl color resentfuIly. and the lad
heard her say sharply:
"He is my cousin" and she turned
away from the young gallant and gave
the youthful winner glad smile
Again Hugh and Dane Grey were
missing when the party started back
to the town-they were gone to bet
on "Bacon's Thunderbolts' in a cock
fight. That night they still were miss
ing when the party went TO see the
Virginia Comedians In a play by one
Mr.. Congreve-they were gaming that
highland next morning when the
Kentucky lad rose. he and Dave
through his window saw the two
young roisterers approaching the
porch of the hotel-much disheveled
and all but staggering with drink.
II don't like that young man." said
Dave. "and he has bad influence on
Hugh"
That morning news came from New
England that set the town a-quiver.
England's answer to the Boston tea
party had been the closing Of Boston
harbor. In the House of Burgesses.
the news was met with q burst Of
Indignation. The LIST Of June was
straightway set apart as day Of
fasting, humiliation, and prayer that
God would avert the calamity threat
ening the civil rights Of America. In
the middle Of the afternoon my lords
coach and six white horses swung
from his great yard and made for the
capitol--my lord sitting erect and
naughty. his lips set with the resolu-
ton to crush the spirit of the rebel
lion. II must have been notable
scene, for Nicholas. Bland. Lee. Har-
rison. Pendleton. Henry aud Jeffer-
son, and perhaps Washington, were
there. And my lord was far from
He had hitherto girded him
self with all the trapplngs Of etiquette,
had court herald prescribe rules for
the guidance Of virglnians In ap-
preaching his excellency, had enter
tanned little and, unlike his prede-
made no effort to establish
cordial relations with the people of
the capital. The Burgesses were to
give great ball in his honor that
very night, and now he was come to
dissolve them. And dissolve them he
did. They bowed gravely and with
no protest. Shaking with anger my
lord stalked to his coach and six
while they repaired to the Apollo
room to prohibit the use Of tea and
propose general congress of the col
onies And that ball came to pass
hosts received their naughty
guest with the finest and gravest
bent low over my lady's
hand, danced with her daughters. and
xrung from my lords reluctant lips
he one grudglng word of comment:
Gentlemen !"
And the ladies of his family bobbed
heir heads sadly in confirmation. for |
he steel-llke barrier between them
was 80 palpable that II could have !
,een touched that night, II seemed, by |