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Erskine Dale
By John Fox Jr
OtfrHffhl br Charles Bcrlbnar Boss
DANE GREY
SYNOPSIS —To the Kentucky
wilderness outpost commanded by
Jerome Sanders m Ills lime imme-
diately preceding the ltevolutlon
conies a white boy lleelng from a
tribe of Sliawnees by whom he hud
been captured and adopted as a son
of the elih f Kuliloo l'e Is given
shelter and attracts the favorable
attention of lave Yandell a leader
among the settlers The boy warns
his new friends of the coming of a
frhawnee war party The tort is
attacked und only paved by the
timely appearance of a party of
Virginians The leader of these la
fatally wounded but in his dying
moments recognizes the fugitive
youth ns Ins son At Ited (Jaks
plantation on the James river Vir-
ginia Colonel riale's home the boy
at pears with a message for the
colonel who after reading It intro-
duces the hearer to his daughter
Itarhara as her cousin Krskine
Dale Krskine meets two other
cousins llarry Dale and Hugh Wil-
loughby Inicling rapiers on a wall
at fled Oaks attract Krsklne’s at-
tention lie takes his first fencing
lesson from Hugh
CHAPTER V — Continued
—5 —
Bor tin hour or more they hud
driven nml there wns no cml to the
tiolils uf tohitrco nml grain
“Are we still cm your luml?”
llnrhnru laughed “Yes we can't
drive iirciuml the I I : i n ! ti I i n ami get
luick for dinner I think we'd hotter
turn nmv"
“I’hin la tion” said the lad “Wlmt’s
Hint?”
liarhura waved her whip
“Why nil Ihls — the land — t lie farm”
“Oh !'
“It’s called Ited Oaks — from those
big trees hack of the house"
"Oh I 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 nronml
the great trees and up to the hack
pordi Just ns they were starling in
the Kentucky hoy gnve a cry tind
darted down the path A towering
figure In coonskin cap and hunter’s
garh wns halted at the smi-diul nnd
looking toward them
“Now I wonder who that Is” said
Colonel Dole “Jupiter but that hoy
can run!’’
They saw the tall stranger stare
woiiderlngly ut the hoy and throw
hack his head and laugh Then the
two came on together The boy was
Stril Unshed tint tlie burner's face was
grn e
“This Is Dave” said the boy simply
“Dave Ynmlell” milled the stranger
smiling anil taking ofT his rap "I've
been ut Williamsburg to register some
lands and I thought I'd come and see
how this young man Is getting along"
Colonel Dale went quickly to meet
him with outstretched hand
‘Tin mighty glad you did" he said
heartily ‘'Krskine has ulrendy told
us about ou You ure Just lu time
for dinner”
“That's mighty kind” said Dave
Anti the ladies after he was present-
ed still looked ut him with much cu-
riosity nnd great Interest Truly
t range visitors were coming to Ited
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 ttie wondering delight
of the two boys both fathers seemed
to consider It fuvorably Mr Brock-
ton wns going to England for a visit
the summer was coming on nnd both
fathers thought it would he u great
benefit to their sons Even Mrs Dale
n whom the hunter had made a pmst
grceablc Impression smiled und said
she would ulreudy he willing to trust
her son with their new guest uny-
wherc “1 shall take good cure of him
madam " said Dave wltti u lnuv
Colonel Dale too was grout ly 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
head above them all looked on with
smiling Interest lie even took part
In a square dance with Miss June Wil-
loughby handling his groat bulk with
astonishing grace nnd lightness of
foot Then the elder gentlemen went
Into the drawing-room to their port
and pipes und the boy Krskine slipped
after them and listened enthralled to
the talk of the coming wul
Colonel Hale huil been In Ilunover
feu years before when one I’utrlck
Henry voiced the Urst intimation of
Independence in Virginia Henry a
country storekeeper — bunkrupt
farmer — bunkrupt storekeeper uguin
and bankrupt again an Idler hunter
Rsher and story-teller — even a “bar-
keeper” as Mr Jefferson once dubbed
him because Henry hud once helped
his futher-ln-Iaw to keep tavern That
far back Colonel Dule hud heard
Ilenry denounce the clergy stigmatize
the king us a tyhint who had forfeit-
ed all clulm to obedience and had
een the orator caught up on the
shoulders of the crowd and amidst
bouts of appluuse borne around tlie
court-house green lie hud seen the
ante Ilenry ride Into Richmond two
years later on a lean horse: with pa-
pers In Ills 'saddle-pockets his ex-
pression grim his tull figure stoop-
ing a pecttllur twinkle In his small
blue eyes his brown wig without pow-
der Ills coat peach-blossom In color
his knee-breeches of leather and his
lockings of yarn The speaker of
tho Burgesses was on a data ondar
Pioneer
a red canopy supported by glided rods
and the clerk sat beneath with a
mace on the table before him but
Henry cried for liberty or death and
the shouts of treason failed then and
there to save Virginia for the king
The lad’s brain whirled What did
all this moan? Who was this king nnd
win hud he done? He had known
but the one from whom he Imd run
uwny When lie got Dave alone he
would learn and learn and learn —
everything And then the young
people came quietly In and sat down
quietly nnd Colonel Dale divining
wl t they wanted got Dave started
on Mm ies of the wild wilderness that
wns liis home — the first chapter In the
Hind of Kentucky — the land of dark
forests nnd rune thickets that sepa-
rated Cutawbas Creeks and Chero
kC'-s on tlie south from Deluwnres
W 1 lottos nnd Slmwnees on the
north who fought one another nno
nil of whom the whites must fight
II""' Hie first fort wns built nnd the
fir i women stood on the hnnks of the
Kentucky river lie told of the perils
nml hardships of the first Journeys
tliit her — lights with wild beasts nnd
wild men chases hnml-to-hund com-
bats escapes nnd massacres — nnd
only the breathing of his listeners
cm M he heard save the sound of Ills
ov o voire And he came finally to
tin' -lory of the attack on the fort
the raising of a small hand above the
emu' palm outward and the swift
da-'t of n slender brown body into tlie
fori and then seeing tlie hoy's face
tm ii scarlet he did not tell how that
same Ind had slipped hack Into the
woods even while tho light was going
on and slipped hack with the bloody
sculp of his enemy hut ended with
the timely coming of the Virginians
led by the lad's father who got his
dca I h-wotmd at the very gate Tlie
tcu-e breathing of Ills listeners cul-
minated now In one general deep
hrenth
Colonel Date rose and turned to
Cciieral Willoughby
“And that’s whore he wants to take
our hoys”
"Oh It's much safer now” said tho
hunter “We have laid no trouble for
some time nnd there’s no danger In-
side tho fort”
”! can Imagine you keeping those
hoys Inside tho fort when there's so
much going on outside Still — ”
Colonel Dido stopped und the two
bos took heart again
Colonel Dale escorted tlie boy and
Dave to their room Mr Yandell must
go with them to tlie fair at Wlllhwus-
Maldens Moved Daintily Along in Silk
and Lace High-Heeled Shoes and
Clocked Stockings
burg next morning nnd Mr Ynndell
would go gladly They would spend
the night there and go to the gover-
nor's hull The next day there wns a
county fair and perhaps Mr Ilenry
would speak again Then Mr Yandell
must come buck with them to Red
Oaks nnd pay them a visit — no the
colonel would accept no excuse what-
ever The hoy piled Dave with questions
about the people In the wilderness nnd
passed to sleep Dave lay awake a
long time thinking that war wns sure
to come They were Americans now
said Colonel Dale — not Virginians’
Just as nenrly a century later the
same people were to sny:
“We are not Americans now — we
are Virginians”
CHAPTER VI
It was a inertly cavalcade that
swung around the great ouks that
spring morning In 1774 Two coaches
with outriders and postilions led the
way with their precious freight— the
elder ladles In the first coach nnd
the second blossoming with flowerllke
faces and starred with dancing eyes
Booted and spurred the gentlemen
rode behind and after them rolled
the bnggage wagons drawn by mules
In Jingling harness Harry on a
chestnut sorrel and the young Ken-
tuckian on a high-stepping gray fol-
lowed the second conch — Hugh on
Firefly champed the length of the
column Colonel Dale nnd Dave
brought up the rear The rond was
of sand and there was little sound of
hoof or wheel— only the hum of
voice occasional ’ aalUae whan
' neighbor Joined them and laughte)
from the second coach aa happy and
care-free as the singing of birds from
trees by the roadside
Tlie capital hud been moved from
Janiesiown to the spot where Bacon
hud taken the outh against England-
then cal I oil MIddle-Pluntatlon and
now Williamsburg The cavalcade
wheeled Into Gloucester street and
Colonel Dale pointed out to Dnve the
old capitol ut one end and William
and Mary college at the other Mr
Henry laid thundered In the old eap-
Itol the Burgesses had their council
chumher there und In the ball there
would lie a ball that night Near the
street ns a great building which the
colonel pointed out os the governor's
palace surrounded by pleasure
grounds of full three hundred acres
and planted thick with linden trees
My Lord Dumnore lived there
At this season the planters cuine with
their families to the capital and the
street was as brilliant us a fancy-
dress parade would be to us now It
was filled with coaches and fours
Maidens moved daintily along In silk
and lace high-heeled shoes and
clocked stockings
The cavalcade halted before a build-
ing with a leaden bust of Sir Walter
Raleigh over the main doorway the
old Raleigh tavern In ihe Apollo room
of which Mr Jefferson had rapturous-
ly danced with Ids Belinda nnd which
was to become the I-'ineuil hall of
Virginia Belli conches were quickly
surrounded by bowing gent lemon
young gallants nml frolicsome stu-
dents Dave the young Kentuckian
and Harry would he put lip at the
tmern and for his own reasons
Hugh elected to slay with them With
m an tevoir of while hands from the
conches Ihe rest went nn to the house
of relatives and friends
Inside tlie tavern Hugh was soon
surrounded by l'elhnv students and
I companions He pressed Dave
ind (lie hoy to drink witli them but
Dave laughingly deellned and took the
lad up to their room Below they
could hear Hugh's merriment foing
in and when he eume upstairs a
while later his face was flushed he
was in great spirits nml was full of
enthusiasm over a horse race and
cock-fight that he had arranged for
the afternoon With him came a
youth of Ids own age with daredevil
eyes uml u suave manner one Dane
Grey to whom Harry gave seuut
greeting One patronizing look from
the stranger toward the Kentucky
hoy and within tlie latter a fire of
antagonism was Instantly kindled
With a word after the two went out
Harry snorted his explanation:
"Tory !”
In tlie early afternoon coach and
horsemen moved out to nil “old field"
Hugh wus missing from the Dale
party and General Willoughby
frowned when lie noted his son's ab-
sence Then a crowd of boys gathered to
run one hundred and twelve yards
for u lmt worth twelve shillings und
Dave nudged Ills young frieml A
mnment later Hurry cried to Bar-
bara :
‘Look there!"
There was their young Indian lin-
ing up with tlie runners his face
calm but nil eager light in his eyes
At the word he started off utmost
leisurely until the whole crowd was
nearly ten yards nheail of him and
then a yell of astonishment rose from
the crowd The hoy wns skimming
tlie ground on wings I’ast one after
another ho Hew nnd laughing and
hardly out of breath he bounded over
the finish with the first of the rest
laboring vita bursting lungs ten
yards behind Hugh nnd Dane Grey
laid appeared arm In arm nnd were
moving through the crowd with great
gnvety and some bolsterousness nnd
when tlie boy appeared with hs hat
Grey shouted :
"Good for tlie little savage!”
Erskine wheeled furiously but Dave
caught him by the arm und led him
buck to Harry and Barbara who
looked so pleased that the lud's 111-
tiumur passed ut once
Hugh and his frieml had not ap-
proached them for Hugh had sceu
tlie frown on his father's face but
Erskine saw Grey look long at Bar-
bara turn to question Hugh and
uguin he began to burn within
The wrestlers had now stepped
forth to buttle for a pair of silver
buckles und the boy in turn nudged
Dave but unuvuilingly Tlie wres-
tling wus good and Dave wutclied It
with keen Interest One huge bull-
necked fellow wus easily the winner
but when the silver buckles were In
bis liimd he boastfully challenged
uuyhody In tlie crowd Duve shoul-
dered through the crowd and fuced
the victor
“I'll try you once” he said and
shout of approval rose
- The Dale party crowded close nnd
my lord’s coach appeured on the out-
skirts and stopped
“Backholts or catch-as-cntch-can?”
asked tlie victor snoeringly
“As you please" said Duve
“Ha’s hurt” said 'Dave “and
hs’s gone home”
(TO lib CONTINUED)
Very Much to Be Deelred
We all should like a cook such as
an English clergyman advertised for
In the London Times In bis advertise-
ment he said among other things that
It was essential not only that his cook
Rhould have a sense of humor but also
that she should exemplify the nplrtt
of Galatians verso 22 Now Galatians
verse 22 reads thus) “But the fruit
of the spirit Is love Joy peace longs
suffering gentleness goodness faith”
Map Shows
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Miss C llarrlgan of the Department of Agriculture co mpletlng a new mnp In colors showing the extent of bovine
tuberculosis In tlie L'nlted States Each color represents the percentage from 1 to 18
U S Building at the Brazilian
Hero is (he government building of
September 7 The photograph Is made
tlie exposition closes the building will
Look Out for
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Vaeut iomsts are warnl-d to bewure of tho valise crook Here ure two
pictures which show how the crook works lie comes along with a hollow
bag ns shown in the upper photograph slips il over your hug and curries it
awuv ns shown In the lower photograph which pictures the teeth holding
your hog
Paris Chief Sees San Francisco System
Eire engineers from nil over the world uttendlng the International con-
(tuition In San Francisco were given a demonstration of that city’s high-pressure
water system no engines being used Inset Ib Fire Chief I’uul Vugtnot
of Burls who wns an Interested observer
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OF GENERAL INTEREST
A cyclone move at the rule of 58fl
yards n second
A bird ran generally lift one-half
more than Its own weigh
Extent of Bovine
the l'nlted States at the Brazilian Centennial exposition In Rio which opens
from the sketch bv the architect Frank L I’uckurd of Columbus O After
be the United States embassy
the Valise Crook
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No new domestic animals have
been developed during tho lust 2000
years
The most powerful eloctromagnet lu
the world has power of 100000
gausses
Tuberculosis
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Exposition
“YOUNG TEDDY” TALKS
Acting Secretary of tlie Nuvy Rooso-
velt or “young Teddy” us he Is so gen-
erally called by ox-l’resldent Roose-
velt's friends Is evidently taking up
Ills father's policy of being sure about
things for he wns here caught on the
White House steps telling Secretary
Weeks Just how the situation stood
BEST OF THE ARCHERS
Dr Robert I Elmer of Wayne Pa
with the nobln Hood trophy— given by
Dougins Fairbanks— which he won at
the forty-second nnnuul meeting of the
Nntlonal Archery association nt Coop-
erstown N Y Dr Elmer also won
the Notional championship: nmkJng
core of more than 1000
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