The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-03

nd<d 10 his keeplnx N cslon<s I>Nis
fcv his nephew, Krxkine A Strange
d<fer~nce secus~si TO he paid him ~
everybody. which Was Z grateful
charxr hom The xuxplcien he hnd irsl
snscnx bic rioneer frien<is The ltttie
tavern ~ss threngvd and NJ air
slsarxeA wish the spirit ~ war. lndeet.
pcshinx esse. wss sSskAd NJ Lora nun.
fs~sp IND xclue b sad and anhe-
mesned eod He had stpyrd afxr frum
the harflefead AZ rcnt Pleasant and
hsd ieft xtxswaff ta<aerat l.<wis 10
nrhs cornstak snd his braves alone.
Later NY Lady punna~e and her
spvtshtiy daughters idpk refuge on
nssss.of war ~whlfh<r MY lord soon fcl.
lowed them Ills ne~t rAyaxed the
hanks cf the rivers and ccmmitted
every cusrage His marines ~ nrv 10
Norfnik. which was 10 ssh~~ when he
weighed anchor and saIlsd away 70
nscrs aepredstlons, When ne in.
trenched himself an Gwynns island.
that same stxlwars Lewis oren~d
heavy eNnnonsde on feef and island.
and scnt haa through the Indignant
nohleman's nssship Next day no saw
d scrce mAkins for the island In boats.
and my lord spr<c Al sail; and -
hack 20 merry England and 10 VIE.
xinia M morv. Meanwhile. Mr.. wash,
ington had reached Bo~ton and started
his duties under the Cambridge slm.
several times during th~ talk Erxklne
had heard mentioned the name ~
Dane Grey fonnx Grey had hesn
with punmorv and not with Lewis at
Point Pleasant. and had been cnnxpicu-
Gus al the palace through much ef the
succeeding turmoil the hint being his
devotion ~ one of the daughters since
BE- was now m unauertioned lcysliss
Next morning Erskipe rode forth
along sandy road. amidst the sing
ins ef birds and through ! forest ~
tiny upshootius leaves. FOR Red Oaks
on the Iamea. He had forswcrn Colo.
mel Dale TO secrecy ~ 10 the note he
had left bshind giving hts birthnght
70 his little cousin. Barbara, and he
knew the confidence would b. kept In.
violate. At the boat landing he
hisched his horse 70 the low swung
branch of an oak ana took the path
through tangled rose bushes and un.
dergrowih along the bank o. the river.
haltlng where II would give him forth
on the great. bread grassy way that
led 10 the hpuse among the oaks There
was the sufdinl that had marked every
sunny hour sinc~ he bad been away.
For moment he stood there. and
when he stepped into the open h.
shrank hack hastlly-a girl was cnm-
ing through the opening of lockwood
from ths house--comlng slowly bare.
headed. her hands clasred behind her
her eyes downward. His heart tbrohhed
as he waited. throbbed the more when
bis ears caught even the soft trend of
her little feet, and seemed tp stop
when she paused at the sundial. and
as before searched the river with her
eyes. And m before the song of negro
oarvnsen came over the yellow iced.
growing stronger as they neered. Soon
the girl nuttered handkerchief and
from the single passenger In the stern
came an answering nutter Of white
and a glad cry. A. the bend Of the
river the boat disappeared from
Erskine's sight under the hank. and he
watched the girl How she had grown
Her slim figure had rounded ma shot
upward. and her white gown had
dropped 10 her dainty ankles. Now
her face was flushed and her eye
flashed with excitement wss nc
mere kinsman In that boat. and the
boys heart began TO throb again
throh flercely and with racking emo
lions that he had never known before
A fery looking youth sprang rp the
lnrding-steps. bowed CALAMITY over fhs
girl's hand. and the two turned up the
path. the riri rosy with smiles and
tho youth bending over her with 4
mort protecting and tender mir n
vas Dane Grey. and the heart Of the
watcher turned mortal sick