Evening journal., 1922-02-15

Oakcs, the great Dale plantation on
the River James. Ersldne is kindly
brother, COLONEL DALE. and by his
cousins, BARBARA and HARRY.
Get ready for supper. Hugh
come on. cousin" he said, and led
the stranger TO his room and pointed
to the clothes on the bed.
Don't they htg" he asked smil-
ing
Il don't know don't know how
to get into en-"
Young Harry laughed joyously.
Take off your war-dress,' he
said "and III show you"
With heart warming to such kind
ness and helpless against IT, the lad
obeyed like a child and was dressed
like a child.
v.
The boy stood at a window look
ing out into the gathering dusk. His
eye could catch the last red glow
on the yellow river.
over in his own wilds al that hour
they were driving COWS and horses
into the stockade. A man had gone
10 each of the watch-towers From
the blackcnlng woods came tho
curdllng cry OF a panther and the
hooting Of owls.
Away on over the stlll westward
wlids were the wigwams Of squaws,
pappooses braves, red in skin, In
blood. IN heart. and red with hate
against the whites.
There all was hardship-danger;
mere an was comfort and peace. He
had come. but he would not stay
long away The door opened, and
Harry Dale came eagerly in.
The two boys paused in the hall
and Harry pointed 20 a pair OF
crossed rapiers over the mantel-
piece.
Those we're your fathers" he
said: "he was a wonderful fencer"
The lad shook his head In ignor-
ance and Harry smiled
'I'H show you tomorrow
barbara almost cried ont her as
tonishment and pleasure when she
saw what handsome figure he
made in his new clothing. From
under Hugh's feet the ground for
The moment was quite taken away,
clothes make the man. Just then
General Giiioughhy bowed with no.
h,e dienitv before Mrs. Dale, and the
,,.o ,ea The way 20 the dining-room.
Harry" she said you and Bar
bara take care OF your cousin.
An5 almost without knowing II
the young Kentuckian bowed 10 hat
h,r. who rourtesiedsan took his
D. 4
hers she would have liked 10 squeai
49, aeliebt The little woodsman
COW Tho man draw back chairs TOT
the ladies, and he drew pacN nu
bara's before Hugh, on the oiher
side Of her. could forestall hlm' ~
hie ieft was Harry and Harry ne
watched keenly-but no more
keenly than Hugh watched nm
one glass OF wine he TOOK, ana
the quick dizziness that assailed MN !
frightened him, and he did no'
touch it again. Beyond Barbara |
Hugh leaned forward and lifted ms
glass to him. He shook his head ana
Hugh flushed.
"Our Kentucky cousin Is not very
no,ite-he Is something Of a bar
naturally"
.sHe doesn't understand, said
Barbara quickly. who had noted the
incident. and she turned 10 her cou-
sin
Hugh then turned to his wine and
began soon to look more flushed and
suiky. shortly after the ladies left.
'ekugh followed them, and Harry ana
The Kentuclian moved toward the
head Of the table whore the men
had gathered around Colonel Dale.
YES said General Wlloughby
-it looks as though 1t might come '
"Nith due Difference TO Mr. Brock
TON said Colonel Dale, with a bow
10 the tutor from England "it looks
as though his country would soon
force us TO some action
They were talking about the I'M
pending war. Through han and
doorways came now merry sounds OF
fiddle and banjo
~come on. cousin" said Harry;
'can you dancer"
IF your dances are as different
as everything else. I reckon not but
can try
Near a doorway between narloi
and hal sat the hddlers three. Cal
liant bows and dainty courtesyingl
and nimbie feet were tripping mea
sures.
II know that dance" Erskine sais
to Harry. who told Barbara. and tn
little girl went up 10 him again. an,
fushing he took place with her OF
The moor Hugh came up.
'Cous Barbara. this is our dance
believe" he said a little thickly
The girl took him aside and Hug
went suriiy away. Harry saw tn
incident and he looked after Hugh
frownins The backwoodsman con
Quoted himself very we'll He wa
1.-the and graceful and al frs. yer
dignided but As he grew In conf
dcncc he began to execute ster
that were new 20 that polite Ian
and rather boisterous. but Barbar
looked ncasrJ and all onloobei
seemed greatly arsuoec-al exceI
Hugh
When the last Jancc came ane II
dancers were drawn IN TWO lines. n
boy who wac thlrt from the en-
heord IIar-y's low voice behind hin
r'Ir is my cousin and my que
and you Will answer 70 me-
The lad wheeled. 20 y Harry wit
Hugh. lef, his Dlact. ma went
thurl He spoke 10 i-arry. but =
i0okel a. Hugh witA a sword-eas
II each biaci, eye
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