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The Them went to- thei1
fire-water, and soon the boys foster
mother brought him something t
eat. but she could say nothing, TO,
Black Wolf had appointed himself
sentinel and sat rifle in hand at the
door of the lodge.
Night came on, The drinking be
came more furious and once Erskint
saw a pale-brown arm thrust from
behind the lodge and place jug
at the feet of Black Wolf, who
grunted and drank deep. One by
one the braves went to drunken
sleep about the fire. The fire dice
down and by the last Pickering
flame the lad saw Black VOLTS CHR
sinking sleepily to his chest.
There was the slightest rustic be.
hind the tent. He felt something
cropping fo rhis hands and feet, fell
the point of a knife Craze the skin
of his wrist and ankles-felt the
thongs loosen and drop apart.
Noiselessly, inch by inch, he crept
to the wall of the tent, which was
carefully lifted for him. Outside he
rose and waited.
Like shadow the girl Early Morn
stole before him and like shadow
he followed. The loose snow muf.
fled his escape from the lodge, anC
in few minutes they were by the
river-bank, away from the town
The men rose and from the
shadow of a beech the white woman
stepped forth with his rifle and
powder-horn and bullet-pouch and
some food. She pointed to his horse
little farther down. He looked
long and silently into the Indian
girls eyes and took the white wo-
mans shaking hand. Once he looked
back. The Indian girl was stole as
stone. A bar Of Moonlight showed
the white woman's face vet with
tears.
Again Dave Yandell from watch.
tower say topknot rise above a
patch OF cane now leafless and win
ter-bitten-saw an hand lifted high
above II with q palm Of peace to-.
ward him.
And again an Indian youth
emerged, this time leading a black
horse with "a dropping head. Both
came painfully on, staggering, it
seemed, from wounds or weakness,
aud Dave sprang from the tower and
g shed with others to the gate. So
gaunt were boy and beast that it
was plain that. both were starving.
The boy'ssf face was torn with briers
and spiHched with hunger and cold,
hut aFfaint smile came from it.
Don't you know me, Dave?" he
asked weakly.
My God! It's White Arrowv'
! XIII
y When winter was breaking, more
news came in of the war. The flag
that had been fashioned of a soldiers
white shirt, an old blue army coat.
and a red petticoat was now the Stars
and Stripes of the American cause.
Burgoyne had not cut off New
England, that ''head of the rebel
hon." from the other colonies. On
the contrary, the Americans had
beaten him at Saratoga and marched
his.army off under those same Stars
and Stripes, and for the first time
Erskine heard of gallant Lafayette
now he had run to Washington with
the pretentious. news from his king.
that beautiful, passionate France
would now stretch forth her helping
hand.
And Erskine learned what that
news meant to Washington's ''naked
and starving soldiers dying on the
frozen hiilsides of Valley Forge.
Then George Rogers Clark had
passed the fort on his way to Will
llamnsbprg to get money and men
for his great venture in the North
west. After Clark was gone the lad
got restless; and one morning when
the first breath of spring came he
mounted his horse. in spite of argu.
ments and protestations, and set
forth for Virginia on the wilderness
IRAN. He was going to join Clark,
ne said, hat more than Clark and