The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-16
90 On WITH TIE STORY


boys eyes had begun TO shift under
the scrutiny and he started away.
Come back here" commanded tho
wounded man. and still searching the
lad ne said sharply again:
Who is that boy?" Nor would he
have his wound dressed nor even take
the cup of water handed to him until
odd Joel briefly told the story. when
he lay back on the ground and clos
ed his eyes.
Darkness fell. The dying man was
laid on a rude bed within one cabin,
and old Joel lay on the floor close TO
The door The stranger lad refused to
sleep indoors and huddled himself in q
blanket on the ground in one corner
Of the stockadc. Men, women and chill
dren fell TO deep and weary sleep
An hour later the boy in the corner
threw aside his blanket, and when
Lydia Noe. feverish and thirsty. rose
from her bed to get drink OF water
outs side her door, she stopped short
on the threshold The lad, stark naked
but for his breech. h.clout and swinging
his bloody scalp over his head. was
stamping around the fire-dancing the
scalp dance of the savage TO low,
fierce. gutteral song.
The boy saw her, saw her face in
the blaze, stricken with white fright
and horror. saw her too paralyzed to
move and he stopped, staring at her
q moment with savage rage, and went
on again. With an oath and threat
ening gesture Joel motioned 10 the
corner of the stockade, and with a
fiare of defiance in his eyes the lad
stalked slowly and proudly away.
From behind him the voice of the
wounded man called, and old Joel
turned. There was ghastly smile on
The virginian's pallid face.
Il saw it." he said painfully. That's
that's my SON
From the sun-1ial on the edge of
the high bank. straight above the brim
OF the majestic yellow James, a noble
rgit OF thick grass as broad as n
modern highway ran hundreds of yards
between hedges OF roses straight 10
the open door OF the great manor
house With It's vide verandas and
mighty pillars set deep back from the
river In a grove of ancient oaks.
Tho second son OF the reigning gen.
era.ion one Colonel Dale, sat ia the
vo,anda alone. He was a royalist Of
flcer this second son, but his elder
brother had the spirit Of daring and
adventure that shoud have been his,
ana ne had been sitting there four
Years before when that elder brother
came home from hs first pioneering
rlr into the wilds, 10 tell that his
vile was dead and their only son was
captive among the Indians. Two
ycslf latW still word came that the
iaihol TOO. had met death from the
sayages. and the little Kingdom pass
ed Inc Colonel Dale's hands,
lgdenturrd servants. as well as
blacks from Africa. had labored or
ihst gath 80 front Of him; and up IL
ON. had st1lked deputation Of the
great Powhatan's red tribes. Up that
pa;f naJ come the last OF the early
co.,ai.l DANES, In huge ruffs, high
hec.-- shoes and short skirts.
Down % came little girl-tht
foV,r of all those dead ana gone
anO nor coming was just as though
ouc OF tho flowers about her hac
l,,rp.L from It's gay company on one
ut tse oiher sides Of the path 10 max,
itroJVn them a dainty, triumpha
maset as The falrest OF them all. A
me dial she paused. She gave 4
lhUs gasp. IN which there was Nc
lear though what she saw was surel!
startling enough TO have made hei
Wnu 10 flight.
~ esd she ga2ed steadily into ;
p.r 81 grave black eyes that wer'
nN,t on her form under greer
hrsrcs that overhung the footpath
sr6 steadily she searched the figuri
sunJipg there. from the counslir
cap down the friuyed hunting shir
aud fringed breeches TO the rnoccasipe'
feel. A
VINO are you and what do yo,
want9"
lt was new way for woman u
speak TO a man; he in turn was no
pleased. aud gleam in his eve
showed q.
4 am the son Of king"
she started to langh. but grew pu'
xled. for she had the blood oc Poca
hontas herself
You are an indiany"
Drawing letter from the belt. h
handed Il 10 her It was so worn IN
soilsd that she took II dalntly an
saw On It her fathers name, Tn
boy waved his hand toward the hoos
lsr up the path.
He live theref-
You wish to s,e him.
The DO, grunted assent. and wit
shock OF resentment the little lad
Started up the path with her hea
very high indeed
The Iuesseuger Is the son OF
hing"
"Ah." said the gentleman, humorin
bsr. ask his highness to be- seated.
His highner was looking from on
10 the other grsvely and keenly II
bid not quite understand. but he kne'
neuue fun was being poked at hu
and he dropped sulieniy on the edse 9
She porch and stared in front Of him.
nv little rsri ssw that hss mOsr,