Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-08-18

\ Everybody had been kind to him--a
but Hugh. Yelled hostility he ha
never known before and he could nc
understand. Everybody had surel
been kind. and yet--he turned to hl
bed. and all night his brain was flash
ing TO and fro between the reel 0
vivid pictures etched on 1t In da,
and the grim background that hat
hitherto been his life beyond the hills
From pioneer habit he awoke Lefor,
dawn. and for a moment the softness
where he lay puzzled him, but he
could smell the dawn and he started
10 spring up. He felt hot and stuffy
though Harry had put up his windows.
and he could not lie there wide awake.
| He could not go out In the heavy dew
In the gay clothes and fragile shoes
he had taken of. so 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. An
hour later he loped back on his own
tracks.
AT the front door Harry hailed him
and Barbara came running out.
Il forgot to get you another suit Of
clothes last night" he said, land we
were scared this morning We thought
you had left u.s. and Barbara there
nearly cried" Barbara blushed now
and did not deny.
"Come to breakfast !" she cried.
Did you find anything to shoot?"
Harry asked.
"Nothin' but some squirrels" said
the lad
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 /
owe you an apology"
He thrust out his hand and awk-
wardly the boy rose and took ii.
"And you'll forgive me. too Bar
bara?"
"Of course | WILL" she said happily,
but holding up one finger of warn
ing-should he ever do it again. The
rest Of the guests trooped In now,
and some were going out on horse
back, some for sail. and some visit
Ing up the river in a barge, and all
were paired off.
I'm going to drive Cousin Erskine
over the place with my ponies" said
1und-"
I'm going back to bed" interrupt
I'd Hugh. 'or read a little Latin and
ireek with Mr.. Brockton." There
vas impudence as well as humor in
his, for the tutor had given up Hugh
IA despair long ago. ]
Barbara shook her head.
you are going with u.s." she said. e
u want Hugh to ride with me-" said Il
'olonel Dale, "and give Firef1y a little q
Xercise. Nobody else can ride him." r
The Kentucky boy turned a chal- c
,nging eye, as did every young man A
the table, and Hugh felt very COM /
'rtable. While every one was get +
ng ready, Harry brought out two
'ils and two masks on the porch a
tile later.
I'VE fight with those" he said.
ointing to the crossed rapiers on the
all, but we practice with these.
ugh, there, is the champion fencer,"
/, said, "and he'll show you"
Harry helped the Kentucky boy to Y
ask and they crossed foils-Hugh be
wing instructions all the time and ia
'dding approval. as
You'll learn-you1l learn fast" he
Id. And over mis- shoulder to Harry: W
why, his wrist is as strong as ga
inc now, and he's got an eye like Or
weasel"
With a twist he wrenched the foil of
ON his antagonists hand and clat- m
red ii on the steps. The Kentuck- -
q was bewildered and his face
shed. He ran for the weapon. mi
you can't do that again."
Il don't believe l can," laughed
Ugh. W.
''Will you learn me some more?' ge
ked the boy eagerly.
II surely Will"
A little later Barbara and her sa
ndy road through the fields with the
onel and Hugh Looping in front of
I'm. Fireily was a black, mettle- The
ne gelding. He had reared and
lnsed when Hugh mounted. and
IN now he was champing his bit
d ieaping playfully at times. but
had sat him with an unconcern
his capers that held the Kentucky
IS eyes
Gosh" he said. but Hugh can
el | wonder if he could stay on
D bareback"
I suppose So Barbara said; Hugh
! do anything"
lany questions the little girl asked
nd some of the boys answers
de her sliudder.