The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-20

The braves then went TO their
arewater, and soon the boys
toster-mother brought him some
thing ito eat. but she could say
nothing, for Black Wolf had ap.
< Pointed himself sentinel and sat
\ rife in hand at the door Of tho
lodge.
Night. came on. The drinking
bbeama more furious and once
Erskine saw a paic-brown arm
thrust from behind the lodge and
I place a jug at the feet OF Black
Wolf, who grunted and drank
deep. One by one the braves went
70 drunken sleep about the fire.
The fire died down and by the last
Mckering flame the lad saw Black
Volts chin sinking sleeplly to his
chest.
There was the slightest rustic
behind the tent. He felt something
cropping for his hands and feet, felt
the po.nt Of knife grace the skin
Of his wrist and ankles-felt the
ii aalM8Abp 44Vgbtsu Auu dLup apart s
iolselessly, inch By inch, he
I crepti TO the wall Of the tent, which
was carefully lifted for him. Out
side he rose and waited.
Like o shadow tho girl Early
Morn stole before him and like d
snadow he followed. Tho loose
spow muffled his escape from the
l6dge, and in q few minutes they
We're by the river bank. away from
the town.
Tho moon rose and from the
shadow OF a beech tho white wo.
man stepped forth with bis rife
ana powder.horn and bullet-pouch
and some food. She pointed to his
horse a little farther down. He
looked long and silently Into the
Indian girls eyes and took the
white woman's shaking hand.
Once no looked back. Tho Indian
girl was stole as stone. A bur Of
moonlight showed the white wo-
mans face wet with tears.
Again Dave Yandell from a
Watch-tower saw a topknot rise
above a patch Of cane now leafless
and winter bltten-saw a hand
lifted high above 1t with a palm
6ispeace toward HIN.
And again IN Indian youth
emerged, this time leading n black
horse with q dropping head. Both
came painfully on, staggering. 1t
seemed, from wounds or weakness,
and Dave sprang from the tower
and rushed with others to the
gste. So gaunt were boy and beast
That II was plain that both we're
Starving. The boys face was torn
with briers and pinched with hun
Ger and cold, but faint smile
came from II.
Don't you know me, Daye?" he
asked weakly.
my God! It's White Arrow"
s Nil
When winter was breaking,
more news came in OF the war. Tho
Gag that had been fashioned Of a
soldier's white shirt, an old blue
Elny coat. and a red petticoat was
Nv the stars and Stripes Of the
Sslerican cause.
Burgoyne had not cut off New
England, that "hcad Of tho rebel
ltpn,' from the other colon cs. On
the contrary, the Americans had
beaten him at Saratoga and march
led his army off under those same
Stars and Stripes, and for the first
Y time Erskine heard Of gallant
Iafayette-how he had run to
Washington with the portentous
news from his king-that beauti-
ful, passionate France would now
stretch forth her helping hand.
WAND Erskinc learned what that
news meant to Wash.ngton's
naked and starving" soldiers
dying on the frozen htllsides OF
I Valley Forge. Then George Rogers
Clark had passed the fort on his
way 70 Williamsburg to get money
md men for his great venture in
the Northwest. After Clark had
gone the lad got restless: and one
aaorning when the first breath Of
spring came he mounted his horse
inSsp'te OF arguments and protes
cations, and set forth for Virginia
on the wilderness trail. He was
going to join Clark. he said. but
more than Clark and the war were
drawing him to the outer world.
What It was he hardly knew. fol
he was not yet much given tc
SEARCHING his heart or mind. He
did know, however, that some
strange force had long been work.
ing within him that was steadily
growing strong. With his minds
eye he was ever seeing at the end
ot hts journey the face Of his little
cousin Barbara Dale.
A striking figure the lad made
Ttling into To. old capital one At.
| ternoon just before the sun sank
behind the western woods. =
The governors palace was clos
ed and deserted. My Lord Dun
4 more was long in flight. But there
vas the bust Of Sir Walter in from
Oh Raleigh Tavern, and there hi