Evening journal., 1922-02-16

BARBARA and
HARRY.
Il wish you'd come along"
Barbara laughed.
Il wouldn't like 10 lose my hair"
IN watch out for that" said the
boy with such confident gravity that
Barbara turned TO look at him.
Il believe you would" she MUIR
INJURED.
Everybody had gathered for the
MONDAY dinner when they swung
around the great trees and up to the
back porch. Just as they were
starting in the Kentucky boy gave
cry and dartod down the patch. A
towering figure in coonskin cap and
hunters garb was halted at the sun
dial and looking toward them.
They saw the tail stranger stare
wonderingly at the boy and throw
back his head and laugh. Then the
two came on together. The boy was
still flushed but the hunters face
was grave.
This is Dave" said the boy
simply.
Dave Yandell," added the stran-
ger. smiling and taking Off his cap.
i've been at Williamsburg to regis
ter some lands and I thought I'd
come and see how this young man
IS getting along"
Colonel Dale went quickly 10 meet
him with outstretched hand.
That night the subject OF Hugh
and Harry going back home with
the TWO Kentuckians was broachod
20 Colonel Dale. and 10 the wonder
ing delight Of the two boys both
fathers seemed 20 consider 10 favor
ably.
The boy piled Dave with questions
about the people in the wilderness
and passed TO sleep. Dave lay awake
long time thinking that war was
sure TO come They were Americans
now, said Colonel Dale.-not Vir-
ginians. just as nearly a century
later the same people were 20 say:
we are not Americans now-we
are Virginians."
VII
II was a merry cavalcade that
swung around the great oaks that
coaches with outriders and positions
led tho way-the elder ladies in the
first coach. and tho second blossom
ing with fiower-like faces and starred
with dancing eyes Booted and
spurred the gentlemen rode behind
and after them rolled the baggage
wagons. drawn by mules In jingling
harness. Harry on a chestnut sorrel
and the young Kentuckian on n high
stepping gray followed the second
coach-Hugh on Flreny champed
the length OF the column. Colonel
Dale and Dave brought up in the
rear
The cavalcadc halted before
. building with a loaden bust OF Sir
i Walter Raleigh over the main door
way the old Raleigh Tavern, in the
/ Apollo Room Of which Mr.. Jeffer-
i son had rapturuously danced with
his Belinda. Both coaches were
4 quickly surrounded by bowing
4 gentlemen. young gallants, and frol-
i icsome students Dave, tho young
4 Ilentuckian. and Harry would be
4 put up at the tavern. and. for his
4 own reasons. Hugh elected 20 stay
& with them
inside the tavern Hugh was soon
Il surrounded by fellow students. He
+ pressed Dave and tho boy TO drink
Il with them. but Dave iaughingly de-
z clined and took he lad up to their
81 room. Below they could hear Hugh's
merriment going on. and when Hugh
came upstairs a while later his face
q was flushed. with him came a youth
OF his own age with daredevil eyes
u and a suave manner. one Dane Grey.
q to whom Harry gave scant greet
ing. one patronizing look from the
Il stranger toward tho Kentucky boy
and within the latter a fire OF an
s tagonism was instantly kindled.
With a word after the two went out.
Harry snorted his explanation:
Tory"
Il That morning news came from
u New England that set the town
81 a-quiver. England's answer to the
Il Boston tea-party had been the clos
Fl ing OF Boston harbor. In the House
. Of Burgcssos. the news was met with
q burst Of Indignation. In the mid
Il an of the afternoon my lords coach
4 swung from his great yard and
s. snade for the capitol-my lord erect
VI and naughty, his lips set with tho
81 LtrNANAlNN AN crush llt spirit OF the
III rebellion.
q II was a notable scene. for Nicho-
81 las Bland. Lee, Harrison. Pendle-
Xfon were there.
"a The Burgesses were TO give a
Fl great ball in his honor that very
Knight, and now he was come to dis
81 solve them. And dissolve them he
did. They bowed gravely and with
mo protest. Shaking with anger my
lord stalked 10 his coach and six
"a while they repaired to the Appollo
n Room to prohibit the use Of tea and
4 propose general congress OF the
colonies.
And that ball came TO pass.
II Naughty hosts received their
4 naughty guest with the finest and
gravest courtesy bent low over my
ladys hand. danced with her daugh-
ters. and wrung from my lords re-
luctant lips the one grudging word
Of comment:
Gentlemen"
Tie two backwoodsmen were daz-
zled by the brilliancc OF 1t all. for
the boy had stood with Barbara, who
had been allowed to look on for a
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