The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-08-17
CHAPTER VI-continued.

The bully rushed Dave caught him
around the neck with his left arm,
his right swinging low, the bully was
lifted from the ground crushed
against Dawes breast, the wind went
out Of him with grunt. and Dave
with smile began swinging him to
and fro as though he were putting q
child to sleep. The spectators yelled
their laughter and the bully roared
like a bull. Then Dave reached
around With his left hand, caught the
bully's left wrist, pulled loose his
mold, and with q leftward twist OF
his own body tossed his antagonist
some several feet away. The bully
turned once in the air and lighted
reSOundingly on his back. He got uD
dazcd and. sullen, but breaking into
goodnatured laugh, shook his head
and held forth the buckles to Dave.
"You won EN-" Dave said. "They're
yours. 1 wasn't wrnstlng for them.
You challenged. Wen shake hands,"
Then My Lord Dunmore sent for
Dave and asked him where he was
from.
"And do you know the Indian coun-
try on this side Of the Cumberland?"
asked his lordshlp.
"Very we'll"
His lordship smiled thoughtfully.
81 may have need Of YOU"
Dave bowed:
Il am an American, my lord"
His lorlshp famed, but he con
'trollcd himself.
you are ut least an open enemy"
lie said, and gave orders to move on.
The horse race was now on, and
Colonel Dale Ind given Hugh permis-
sion to ride FireIy, bur when he saw
the lads condition he pcremptorily re-
fused.
'And nobody else can ride him." he
said, with much disappointment.
"I.et me try!" cried Erskinc.
"You!" Colonel Dale started to
laugh, but he caught Dawes eye.
Surely" said Dave. The colonel
ihesitatcd.
very well-I will"
At once the three went to the horse.
and the negro groom rolled his eyes
when he learned what his purpose
was.
"Dis hoss'll kill dat boy" he NUT
tered, but the horse had already sub.
united his naughty head to the lads
hand and was standing quietly. Even
Colonel Dale showed anlaZement and
concern when the boy insisted that
the saddle be taken Off, rs he wanted
to ride bareback, and again Dave
'Overcame his scrup!cs with word of
full confidence. The boy had been
sridlng pony races bareback, he cx-
plained, among the Indians, as long
iaS he had been able to sit horse.
The astonishmcnt of the crowd when
they saw Colonel Dalc's fuvoritc
horse enter the course with a young
Indian apparently on him bareback
will have to be imagined but when
they recognized the rider as the lad
who had won the race. the betting
through psychological pcrvcrsity was
stronger than ever on Frely Hugh
even took an additional bet with his
ifriend Grey, who was quite openly
fscornful.
"You bet on tho horse now" he
ksaid
"On both" said Hugh.
IL was a pretty and close race be-
tween fireily and whitc.starred bay
mare and they came down the course
meek and neck like two whirlwinds
a war-whoop so Indian.like and
vurdiihs that 1t startled every old
lhrontiersman who heard 1t came sud.
"nenly from one Of the riders. Then
jflrcfly stretched ahead inch by inch
:and another triumphant sovore vol,
'ier"iaco victory as tho black horse
swept over the line length ahead
iDane Grey swore quite fearfully for
1T was bet that he could i'll nfforl]
TO lose He was talking with Barbara
when the boy came back to tho Dolns