The Adair County news., 1922-08-22

The table naSneQ Win silver anu
crystal on snowy-white damask and
was brilliant with colored candles.
The little woodsman saw the men
draw back chairs for the ladies, and
he drew back Barbara's before Hugh,
on the other side of her, could fore
stall him. The boy had never seen
so many and so MISUNDERSTANDING
things to eat and drink. One glass
Of wine he took, and the quick dizzi-
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
polite-he is something Of a 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."
"TutorT' questioned the boy.
"School-teacher," laughed Harry.
"Ohw
~Hayen't you any schoOlteachers
| at homer
mo, 1 learned to read and write
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 a 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, sit 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 were 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 cir
went up to him again, and this time
flushing, he took place with her OF
the floor Hugh came up.
cousin Barbara, this is our dance
I believe" he said d little thickly.
The girl took him aside and Hugh
! went surlily away. Harry saw th'
incident and he looked after Hugh
frowning. The backwoOdsman con
; Quoted himself very well. he wa
1.-THE and graceful and at first yer!
dignifed. but as he grew in confdenc,
he began to execute steps that wer
new to that polite land and rathe
boisterous, but Barbara looked please'
and ali onlookers seemed great,
/. amused-all except Hugh. And whel
] the, old fiddler sang out sonorously:
q "Genelman to right = cheat an
q swing!" the boy cheated outrageously
= cheated all but his little partner, tt
= whom each time he turned with OpeI
S loyalty, and Hugh was openly sneer
d ing now and genuinely angry.
e You shall have the last dance,
e whispered Barbara, ''the Virgini;
u reel
g Il know that dance" said the boy
d And when that dance came and tn,
: dancers were drawn in two lines, tn
L boy, who was third from the end
b heard Harry's low voice behind him
d "He is nay cousin and nay guest, AM
& you win answer to me-"
The lad wheeled saw Harry wit