The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-08-24

when tho first breath ~ spring came.
he mounted his horse. In spite ~ argu.
ments and protestntions, and set forth
for Virginia on the wilderness trail
ne WAS going 10 Ioln Clark he said.
but more than Clark and the war were
drawing him 10 the outer world. What
II was he hardly knew, for he was not
yet much given to searching his heart
or mind. He did know, however, that
some strange force had long been
working within him that was steadily
growing stronger, was surging now
like flame and swinging him between
strange moods of depression and exul-
tation Perhaps II was but the spirit
" spring In his heart. hut with his
minds eye he was ever seeing AZ the
end ~ his Journey the face Of his little
cousin Barbara Dale
A striking figure the lad made rid
ing into the old capital one afternoon
just before the sun sank behind the
western woods students no longer
wandered through the campus Of VII
liam and Mary college. only an occa-
slonnl maid In silk and lace tripped
along the street In high -heeled shoes
and clicked stockings. and no coach
and four was In sight. The governors
palace, IN It's great yard amid linden
trees, was closed and deserted My
Lord Dunmore was long in sad Hight.
~ ErSkine later learned but not In
his coach with It's six mlk-white
horses But there was the bust Of Sir
Walter In front of Raleigh tavern, and
there he drew up, before the steps
where he was once nigh to taking Dane
Grey's life 4 negro servant came for.
ward To care for his horse. but coal
black young giant lcaprd around the
corner and seized the brittle with a
welcoming cry:
"Mar>e Ersknc, But knowed
Firrhy fust" II was Ephrnim. the
groom who had brought out Fairbanks
ponies. who had turuSh the horse over
to him for the race at the fair
IL come frum de plantation fer ole
mars". the boy explained The host
If the tavern heard and came down To
give his welcome. for any Dale. no
matier what his garb. could always
have the best in that tavern. More
than that bewlgged solicitor learn
INK his name presented himself with
the cheerful news that he had quite n
little sum of money that had been con
fidsd Ia his Keeping by Colonel Dale
for his nephew. Erskine. 4 strange
Difference seemed to he paid him by
everybody which was grateful
change from the suspicion he had left
among his pioneer friends The little
tavern was ihronged and the air
charged with She spirit Of war Indeed.
nsthing else was talked My Lord Dun
more had come To sad and unbe-
moaned end. He had stayed afar from
the battlefield " Point Pleasant and
had left stalwart General Lewis to
fight Cornstnlk and his braves alone.
Later My Lady Dunmore and her
sprightly daughters took refuge on
man-of whittier my lord soon fol
lowed them His feet ravaged the
banks Of the rivers and committed
every outrage. His marines set fire To
Norfolk, which was In ashes when he
weighed anchor and sailed away To
more Expectations when he in
trenChed himself on Gwynns island.
that same stalwart Lewis opened "A
heavy cannonnde on fleet and island.
Ill
noblemans flagship Next day he saw
a force making for the island In boats.
and my lord spread all sail and so
back 10 merry England. and to Vir-
ginia no more Meanwhile. Mr.. Wash
ingtnn had reached Boston and started
his duties under the Cambridge elm.
Several times during the talk Erskine
had heard mentioned the name ~
Dane Grey. Young Grey had been
with Dunmore and not with Lewis al
Point Pleasant. and had been conspicu-
Gus M the palace through much Of the
succeeding turmoll-the hint being his
devotion to one OF the daughters, since
he was now an unquestioned loyalist.
Next morning Erskine rode forth
along n sandy road, amidst the sing
INK of birds and through forest of
r1py upshooting leaves, for Red Oaks
on the James He had forswOrn Colo
mel Dale To secrecy as to the note he
had left behind giving his birthright
to his little cousin, Barbara, and he
knew the confidence would be kept in
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