Shoshone journal., 1922-08-25
CHAPTER V-continued.

For an hour or more they hat
4riven and there was no end to the
& oelds Of tobacco and grain.
Are We still on your landr'
81 Barbara laughed. Yes; we cant
drive around the plantation and get
Ack for dinner. I think we'd better
1prn now"
"Plan-ta-tion," said the lad. "what's
hat7"
Barbara waved her whip.
why, all this-the land-the farm
"Oh!"
IT'S called Red Oaks-from those
Ig trees back Of the house.
"Oh. | know oaks well-all Of EN-"
She wheeled the ponies and with
esh zest they scampered for home
- verybody had gathered for the noon
by dinner when they swung around
Pc great trees and up to the hack
#Drch. Just as they were starting. in
pc Kentucky boy gave cry and
@6rted down the path. A towering
lgure In coonskin cap and hunters
: Urb was halted at the sun-dial and
51ooklng toward them.
I. Now. I wonder who that is" said
Colonel Dale. Jupiter, but that boy
sean run.''
They saw the tall stranger stare
Wcnderingly at the boy and throw
back his head and laugh. Then the
btwo came on together The boy was
Ill flushed but the hunters face was
ave
This is Dave" said the boy simply.
FDave Yandell," added the stranger
{ bling and taking off his cap. I've
Zen at Williamsburg TO register some
pds and l thought I'd come and see
i pw this young man Is getting along"
@ Colonel Dale went quickly to meet
I'm with outstretched hand.
3 I'm mighty glad you did," he said
Earthly. "Erskine has already told
about you. You are just in time
IL dinner"
| That's mighty kind" said Dave
nd the ladies, after he was present
J. still looked at him with much Gu
xbsity and great interest Truly,
ks these days.
g That night the subject of Hugh and /
larry going back home with the two |
fntuckians was broached to Colonel |
Rle. and to the wondering delight /
the two boys both fathers seemed |
consider it favorably. Mr.. Brock
"a was going to England for a visit.
e summer was coming on, and both
thers thought IL would be a great
nefit to their sons. Even Mrs. Dale,
whom the hunter had made a most
reeabie impression, smiled and said
l1e would already be willing TO trust
aer son with their new guest any
here.
81 shall take good care of him.
dam." said Dave with q bow.
Colonel Dale, too, was greatly taken
tb the stranger, and he asked many
3estions OF the new land beyond the r
puntains- There was dancing again
ft night, and the hunter. towering
head above them ALL looked on with
plling interest. He even took part
W
nghby. handling his great bulk with {
fonishlng grace and lightness OF {
pt. Then the elder gentlemen went
70 the drawing-room to their port 8
u pipes. and the boy Erskine slipped (
Fer them and listened enthralled 10 1
talk Of the coming war. Z
Colonei Dale had been ia Hanover 5
y years before, when one Patrick !
Fnry voiced the first intimation of 5
Fependence in Virginia; Henry. a
unity storekeeper bankrupt; q
Fmer-bankrupf st0rekeeper again,
Z bankrupt again; an idler. hunter,
per, and story-teller-eyen bar
Fper" AZ MIR. Jefferson once dubbed
~ because Henry had once helped -
iAtlisf'in-ia~ 10 keep tavern. That II
back Colonel Dale had heard ~
ply depounce the clergy, stigmaiize "
\ KING as a fygaqf sho bad forfeit "A
nu claim 90 Ohedienes, aud had N
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