The Adair County news., 1922-08-22

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Hugh.
"Will you learn me some moref"
asked the boy eagerly.
81 surely will"
A little later Barbara and her
cousin were trotting smartly along
sandy road through the fields with the
colonel and Hugh Looping in front Of
them. Firef1y was a black, mettle-
some gelding. He had reared and
plunged when Hugh mounted, and
even now he was champing his bit
and leaping playfully at times, but
the lad sat him with an unconcern
of his capers that held the Kentucky
boys eyes.
"Gosh," he said, "but Hugh can
ride! 1 wonder if he could stay on
him bareback"
II suppose So" Barbara said; Hugh
can do anything"
Many questions the little, girl asked
and some of the boys answers
made her shudder.
Papa said last night that several
of our kinsfolk spoke of going to your
country in a party, and Harry and
Hugh are crazy to go with them.
Papa said people would be swarming
over the Cumberland mountains be-
fore long,"
II wish you'd come along"
Barbara laughed.
81 wouldn't like to lose my hair"
"T'II watch out for that" said the
boy with such confident gravity that
Barbara turned to look at him.
Il believe you would" she muir
INJURED. And presently:
"What did the Indians call you?"
"White Arrow"
"White Arrow. That's lovely. WhyF''
81 could outrun all the other boys"
"Then you'll have to run tomorrow
when we go to the fair at Williams
burg"
1.-The fair?
Barbara explained.
For an hour or more they had
driven and there was no end to the
fields of tobacco and grain.
Are we still on your landT
Barbara laughed. Yes; we can't
drive around the plantation and get
back for dinner. 1 think we'd better
turn now
"Plan-ta-tion," said the lad. whats
that?"
Barbara waved her whip.
"Why, all this-the land-the farm"
"Oh!"
ITS called Red Oaks-from those
big trees back of the house"
"0h. know oaks well-all Of 'em."
She wheeled the ponies and with
fresh zest they scampered for home.
Everybody had gathered for the noon
day dinner when they swung around
the great trees and up to the back
porch. Just as they were starting in
the Kentucky boy gave a cry and
darted down the path. A towering
figure in coonskin cap and hunters
garb was halted at the sun-dial and
looking toward them.
Now, l wonder who that is," said
Colonel Dale. Jupiter, but that boy
can rum
They saw the tall stranger stare
wOnderingly at the boy and throw
back his head and laugh. Then the
two came on together. The boy was
still flushed but the hunters face was
grave.
This is Dave" said the boy simply.
Dave YandelI," added the stranger,
smiling and taking off his cap. I've
been at Williamsburg to register some
lands and l thought I'd come and see
how this young man is getting along"
Colonel Dale went quickly to meet
him with Outstretched hand.
I'm mighty glad you did," he said
heartily. "Erskine has already told
us about you. You are just in time
for dinner"
That's mighty kind" said Dave.
And the ladies, after he was present
ed, still looked at him with much Gu
riosity and great interest. Truly,
strange visitors were. coming to Red
Oaks these days.
That night the subject of Hugh and
Harry going back home with the two
Kentuckians was brOached to Colonel
Dale, and to the wondering delight
of the two boys both fathers seemed
to consider it favOrably. Mr.. Brock
ton was going to England for a visit,
the summer was coming on, and both
fathers thought it would be a great
benefit to their sons. Even Mrs. Dale,
on whom the hunter had made a most
agreeable impression, smiled and said
she would already be willing to trust
her son with their new guest any
where.
Il shall take good care of him,
madam" said Dave with bow.
Colonel Dale, too, was greatly taken
with the stranger, and he asked many
questions of the new land beyond the
mountains. There was dancing again
that night, and the hunter, towering
a head above them all, looked on with
smiling interest. He even took part
in a square dance with Miss Jane Will
loughby, handling his great bulk with
astonishing grace and lightness of
foot Vhpn tho oldor OopfIaDnon wont