New Britain herald., 1922-02-16

'ii't Witi OWihtTtttHe0 q, That night tho subject of Hugh and Harry going back home with the two kentuckians vas broachcd to Colonel Dale, and 10 tha wondering delight of the two hoys both fathers seemed to consider 1t favorably.
 The boy piled Dave with questions about the people in the wilderness and pnssed to sleep. Dave lay awake long time thinking that war was sure to come. They were Americans now, said Colonel Dare,-not Virgin ians, just as nearly n century later the same people were to say:
 We are not Americans now--we are Nirginians.
 VII.
 It was merry cavalcade that swung around the great oaks that spring morning in 1774 Two coaches with outriders and positions led the way--the elder ladies in the first coach and the second blossoming with fower-like faces and starred with dancing eyes. Booted and spurred, the gentlemen rode behind, and after them rolled the ba, lge- wagons, drawn by mules in ingling harness Harry on chestnut sorrel and the young Kentuckian on a high stepping gray followed the second coach-Hugh on Firefy champed the length of the column. Colonel Dale and Dave brought up the rear.
 The cavalcade halted before a building with a leaden bust of Sir Walter Raleigh over the main door, way, the old Raleigh Tavern, in the Apollo Room Of which Mir. Jeffer- son had rapturously danced with his Belinda. Both coaches were quickly surrounded by lowing gentlemen, young gallants, and frolicsome stu dents. Dave, the young kentuckian, and Harry would be put up at the tavern, and, for his own reasons, Hugh elected to stay with them.
 Inside the tavern Hugh was soon surrounded by fellow students. He pressed Dave and the boy to drink with them, but Dave laughingly de- clined and took the lad up to their room. Below they could hear Hugh's merriment going on, and when Hugh came upstairs a while later his face was flushed. With him came a youth of his own age with daredevil eyes and suave manner, one Dane Grey. to whom Harry gave scant greeting. One patronizing look from the stran- ger toward the Kentucky boy and within the latter fire of antagon- ism was instantly kindled. With a word after the two went out. Harry snorted his explanation:
 ''Tory!"
 That morning news came from New England that set the town a. quiver. England's answer to the Bos- ton tea-party had been the closing of Boston harbor. In the House of Burgesses, the news was met with a burst of indignation. In the middle of the afternoon my lords coach swung from his great yard and made for the capitol-my lord erect and naughty, his lips set with the reso- lution to crush the spirit of the re- bellion.
 It was a notable scene. for Nicho- las. Bland. Lee. Harrison. Pendle- ton. Henry. Jefferson and Washing ton were there.
 The Burgesses were to give a 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 re- paired to the Apollo Room to pro- hibit the use of tea and propose a general congress of the colonies.
 And that ball came to pass.
 Naughty hosts received their naughty guest with the finest and gravest courtesy, bent low over my lady's hand, danced with her daugh- ters. and wrung from my lords re- luctant lips the one grudging word of comment:
 "Gentlemen!"
 The two backwoodemen were dazzled hy the brilliance of it all, for the boy had stood with Barbara. who had been allowed to look on for while.
 Before Barbara was sent home Hugh and Dane Grey came in with an exaggeration of dignity and po- liteness that fooled few otherc than themselves. Hugh. catching Bar bara's sad and reproachful glance, did not dare go near her, but Dane made straight for her side when he entered the "room-and bowed with great gallantry. To the boy he paid no attention whatever. and the lat ter, fired with indignation and hate. AA tt4 t1Sv T1Sn 1,0 looking and wholly contemptuous glance that Grey had shot over his head had stung him like knife-cut. 30 like an actual knife indeed that without knowing 1t his right hand was fumbling at his belt. Erskine left and went back to the tavern and up to his room. Then with his knife in his belt he went down again and waited on tho porch. Already guests were coming back from the party and 1t was not long before he saw Hugh and Dane Grey half-stumbling Up the steps. Erskine rose. Grey confront cd the ind duiiy for moment and then straightened.
 Here's anuzzeY one wants to fight" he said thtcxly. My young friend. I will obliEe you anywhere with any thing. at any time-except tonight. r ou must regard zhat as great honor. for am not accustomed to fight with savases."
 And he waved the boy away with such an insolent gesture that the lad. knowing no other desire with an en-
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