The Ocala evening star., 1922-07-14

ness that assailed him frightened
him, and he did not touch it again
Beyond Barbara, Hugh leaned for
ward and lifted his glass to him. He
shook his head and Hugh flushed
"Our Kentucky cousin is not very
polfte-he is something OF barbarian
naturally"
He doesn't understand" said Bar
bara quickly, who had noted the in
cident, and she turned to her cousin.
Papa says you are going to live
with US and you are going to study
with Harry under Mr.. Brockton."
"Our tutor explained Harry;
there he is across there. He is an
Englishman."
"Tutor|' questioned the boy.
"School-teacher," laughed Harry.
"Oh!"
Haven't you any school-teachers
at homer"
mo, 1 learned to read and write a
little from Dave and Lyddy.''
And then he had to tell who they
were, and he went on to tell them
about Mother Sanders and Honor and
Bud and Jack and Polly Conrad and
Lydia and Dave, and all the frontier
folk, and the life they led, and the
Indian fights, which thrilled Barbara
and Harry, and forced even Hugh to
listen-though once he laughed incred-
ulously, and in way that of sudden
shut the boys lips tight and made
Barbara color and Harry look grave
Hugh then turned to his wine and be-
gan soon to look more flushed and
sulky. Shortly after the ladies left,
Hugh followed them, and Harry and
the Kentuckian moved toward the
%head of the table where the men had
gathered around Colonel Dale
"Yes," said General Willoughby, sit
looks as though it might cOme''
with due Difference to Mr.. Brock
ton" said Colonel Dale. lit looks as
though his country would force us to
some action"
They were talking about impending
war. Far away as his wilds were. the
boy had heard some talk of war in
them, and he listened greedily to the
quick fire of question and argument
directed to the Englishman. who held
his own with such sturdiness that
Colonel Dale, fearing the heat might
become too great, laughed and skill
fully shifted the theme. Through
hall and doorways came now merry
sounds of fiddle and banjo
Near doorway between parlor and
hall sat the fiddlers three Gallant
bows and dainty courtesyings and
nimble feet we're tripping measures
quite new to the backwoodsman.
Barbara nodded, smiled and after the
dance ran up to ask him to take part,
but he shook his head. Hugh had
looked at him as from a superior
height, and the boy noticed him frown-
ing while Barbara was challenging
him to dance. The next dance cleared
his face and set his feet to keeping
time, for the square dance had, Of
course, reached the wilds.
81 know that" he said to Harry,
who told Barbara, and the little girl
went up to him again, and this time,
flushing, he took place with her on
the floor. Hugh came up.
cousin Barbara, this is our dance,
I believe" he said little thickly.
The girl took him aside and Hugh
went surlily away. Harry saw the
incident and he looked after Hugh,
frowning. The backwoodsman con-
Quoted himself very well. He was
1.-THE and graceful and at first very
dignified, but as he grew in confidence
he began to execute steps that were
new to that polite land and rather
boisterous, but Barbara looked pleased
and all onlookers seemed greatly
amused-an except Hugh. And when
the old fiddler sang out sonorously:
"Genelman to right - cheat an
swing!" the boy cheated outrageously,
cheated all but his little partner. to
loyalty, and Hugh was openly sneer
ing now and genuinely angry.
You shall have the last dance,
whispered Barbara, ''the Virginia
reel"
II know that dance" said the boy.
And when that dance came and the
! dancers were drawn in two lines, the
boy, who was third from the end,
heard Harry's low voice behind him :
HE Is my cousin and my guest, and
you will answer to me-"
The lad wheeled, saw Harry with
Hugh, left his place, and went to
them. He spoke to Harry, but he
looked at Hugh with a sword-fiash in
each black eye:
'I don't want nobody to take up
for me-"
Again he wheeled and was in his
place. but Barbara saw and looked
! troubled, and so did Colonel Dale. He
went over to the two boys and put
bis arm around HuRh's shoulder
Continued Tomorrow
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