The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 6, 1922, Page 11

ae r = 1 PIONEER Yow. yi curny They | tor Ox wo w a C UALS Ce 5% e tong BEGIN HERE TODAY han wife, od. MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1922. FE RSKINE by JOHN FOXJr ITH ARROW, a boy of 15, escapes from the Shawnee Indians, by whom he has been reared, and takes refuge in a settlers’ stockade in the “dark and bloody ground” of pre-revolutionary Kentucky He states that he was captured in infancy and that his mother, taken prisoner with him, was killed. ‘The Indians attack the fort and a Virginian, mortally wounded, recog. Rimes White Arrow as his son, White Arrow's real name ts Erskine Dale. VB YANDELL, a pioneer, acts as guardian and sends Erskine te Red Oakes, the great Dale plantation on the river James Erskine ts kindly (feooived by his father’s younger brother, ‘ EL DALE, and by his cousins, MAR and HARRY, - GO ON WITH THE STORY *1 Wish you'd come along.” champed the length of the column. Barbara laughed. Colonel Dale and Dave brought up “I wouldn't like to lose my hair.” the rear. “I'l watch out for that,” said the| ‘The cavalcade halted before a py with such confident gravity that! building with a leaden bust of Sir i bara turned to look at him. Walter Raleigh over the main door “I bdelleve you would,” she mur | way, the old Raleigh Tavern, in the ured. Apollo room of which Mr. Jefferson Byerybody had gathered for the/had rapturously danced with bis ponday dinner when they swung| Belinda. Both coaches were quickly nd the great trees and up to|surrounded by bowing gentlemen, he back porch, Just as they were | young gallanta, and froliesome stu ting in the Kentucky boy gave | dents, Dave, the young Kentuckian, ery and darted down the path. Ajand Harry would be put up at the owering figure in coonskin cap and) tavern, and, for his own reasons jupter’s garb was halted at the| ugh elected to stay with them. ‘dial and looking toward them. Inside the tavern Hugh was soon ‘They saw the tall stranger stare | surrounded by fellow students. He deringly at the boy and throw | pressed Dave and the boy to drink & his head and laugh, Then the] with them, but Dave laughingly de- jwe came on together. The boy| clined and took the lad up to their still flushed but the hunter's| room. Below they could hear Hugh's Was grave jmerriment going on, and when | “This is Dave, said the boy) Hugh came upstairs a while Inter ply. {bis face was flushed. With him “Dave Yandel,” ager, smiling and taking off his “I've been at Williamsburg to ter some lands and I thought come and see how this young getting along.” Dale went quickly to meet fhim With outstretched hand. ‘That night the subject of Hugh Harry going back home with the two Kentuckians was broached % Colone! Dale, and to the wonder- delight of the two boys both hers seemed to comsider it favor. | daredevil eyes and a suave manner, jone Dane Grey, to whom Harry gave scant greeting. One patronis ing look from the stranger toward his explanation: “Tory!” ‘That quiver. England's anwwer to “m | "The boy plied Dave with questions ut the people in the wilderness d passed to sleep. Dave lay awake long time thinking that war was to come. They were Ameri. now, said Colonel Dale—not } with a burst of indignation. In the |middie of the afternoon my lord's jeoach swung from his great yard c jAnd made for the capitoli—my lord ‘Virginians, just as nearly a century |erect and haughty, hia lips set with later the same people were to say: /the resolution to crush the spirit of "We are not Americans now—we ! the rebellion are Virginians.~ It was a notable scene, for Nicho- sa seed tas, Bland, Lee, Harrison, Pendleton, vn |Henry, Jefferson and Wé:hington % was a merry cavalcade that| were there @wung around the great oaks that| The Burgesses were to gtre « @ring =morning in 1714. Twolgreat ball in his honor that very G@taches with outriders and postilions | night, and now he was come to dis the way—the elder ladies in the coach, end the second blossom- ing with flower-like faces and starred ‘with dancing eyes Rooted and ‘ d, the gentlemen rode behind, i after thera roiled the baggage ‘Wagons, drawn by mules tn jinglina Barness. Harry on a chestnut sor 4 the young Kentuckian on a ‘stepping gray followed the seo @d coach — Hugh on Firefly ASV eNTURES fe) oa ftE, Twi NS Re protest, Shaking with anger my Propose a general eongreqp of the colooiea, Pat And that bal came to pase haughty gvest with the fine and re slowly took form a white goat with a black head and gold knobs on the end of his horns. Nancy and Nick stumbled out of} But while the goat was sort of the cave into daylight. The red | settling h uw ‘ i himself ou might say, the feather had kn ked the Cloth of|,. 4 . on es tom ¢ hands to the |GTeen Shoes lay for an instant on floor, where { the ground. Joined into one. Twelve Toes tt Then the red f Nick's pocket. At the same time the magic paper slipped tr of the dragon (Twelve Jou know) and followec feather. But before the paper disappeared into his pocket Nick saw some words Written in purple ink, so he turned is back and peeped at it cautiously It eald, “When the dragon changes his form you and Nancy must watc? y chance and grab the Gr s two parts instantly as it had tmen before reer cut i Quick as a wink the Twins grabbed them and slipped them on At last they haf all their magic back with which they had started The goat stamped around with rage, shaking his head dreadfully “What's wrong?’ asked ‘does something hurt you?’ “Yee, answered the goat, “my common-sense has a dent in it. I used to think I knew what side my bread was buttered cided that I don't more. 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Added the |came a youth of his own age with | the Kentucky boy and within the/ latter @ fire of antagoniem waa in. | stantly kindled, With a word, after! the two went out, Harry snorted | TRIED YOUR FAMOUS FAT ENOUGH Now TO VOTE TWICE ! gravest courtesy, bent low over my lady's hand, danced with ber daugh- luctant lips the one grudging word of comment: “Gentiemen™ nied by the brilliance of tt all, for the boy had stood with Barbura, for a while. morning news came from/ New England that set the town a-| ugh and Dane Grey came in with the |S exaggeration of dignity and po Boston teaparty had been the clow. | tenes that fooled few others than ing of Boston harbor. In the House | themselves, lof Burgessea, the news was met | 8's sad and reproachful glance, | turned hastily away | like an [without know? lord stalked to his coach and «tx/ while they repaired to the Apollo| room to prohibit the use of tea and) Haughty hosta reeetved thetr| |alone seemed unchanged, and he Before Barbara was sent home Hugh, catebing did not dare go near ber, but Dane made straight for her side when he entered the room--and bowed with lantry. To the boy he paid no attention whatever, and the lat ter, fired with indignation and hate, The half over looking and wholly contemptuous giance that Grey shot over his head had stung him like a knifecut, #0 actual koife, indeed, that it bh right hand was then fumcing at his belt. Er skine left and went buck to the solve them. And dissolve them he| ‘70 and up to his room. Then did. They bowed gravely and with | Wit! Dis knife in bis belt he went down again and waited on the porch. Already guests were com ing back from the party and it was net long before he saw Hugh and Dane Grey halfetumbling up the) Grey con-} steps Erskine rose fronted the lad dully for a moment land then straightened one wants to) “Here's anurser fight,” he eaid thickly friend, I will oblige “My young you anywhere | with anything, at any timo—except | tonight. You must regard zhat as great honor, for 1 am not accus tomed to fight with savages.” And he waved the boy away with It was a merry cavalcade that swung around the great oak. such an insolent gesture that the lad, knowtng no other desire with an enemy than to kill in any way possible, snatched his knife from his belt. He heard a ery of surprise and horror from Hugh and a huge hand caught his upraised wrist “Put it back!” gaid Dave sternly. The dazed boy obeyed and Dave jled him upstairs. dd back to eren in the felt a ¢ that mad him unea t knew ‘The matter came to a head short: | after their arrival. The boy box-hedge near | ters, and wrung from my lord's re-| who bad been allowed to look on Bar.) OUR BOARDING HOUSE SAY, LOOK HERE You FLAT TIRES!+ I GAINED TEN POUNDS SINCE T "ROSTOCK-SYSTEM" FOR REDUCING! HECK,IM | | The two backwoodamen were das | withering look, and ah He knew at last what he had done. Nothing was mid to him/| when he came to the house and that night he scarcely epened his lips. In |silence he went to bed and next | morning he was gone The mystery was éxplained when told how the boy, too, must | erheard Hugh. | | “He's hurt,” said Dave, “and ho's face of young Dane G Polly and Paul—and Paris By Zoo Beckley (Copyright, 1922, by The Seattle Star) WELL THEN, You DIDNT FOLLOW TH’ FOR Vous TH! FIRST } OUR FAT REDUCING HAVE TO BUY A SMALLER HAT HELLO, Doris! WHERE ARE YOU GOING ? , what was the trouble Colonel Dale asked “He tried to stab Grey unarmed and without warning,” sald Hugh shortly At the moment the boy caught sight of Barbare Her eyes J with scorn, met his in one gone home “Why, he'll starve “He could get there on roots and herbs and wild honey, but he THE SEATTLE STAR YeP- RULES LIKE WE SET] GUY WHO "TRIED THIS SYSTEM AND IN A WEEK SIGN Y'NOTICE WOH H nme He GOT SO LEAN TRICK 1S WHEN YOU! |FRONT OF SOMEBODY IN ORDER TO HIS PHOTO 7p — JSSUSTER IS AFRAID Now To ——— Look A SCALE IN THE FACE —- DOINGS OF THE DUFFS HELLO, Tom! WHY, I'M GOING OVER To YouR PoP WUAT DOES” "BY AHERN & RIGHT BUS= | WHY SAY, I KNOW A FAT HE HAD"TO STAND IN "f GYMNASIUM = HWE TOOK OFF WIS O'COAT TO GET WEIGHED, THEN HOLDS (TON HIS Tom Takes Notice 'M GooD AND Sore AT Him! WE STAYED OvT P UNTIL “TWO OCLOCK PLAYING How's WILBUR THESE DAYS? 1S HE BEHAVING HIMSELF ? PLAYING F-E-2-M-E-N-T SPELL, AN \ALET DOES * | ar Qrattle * ory Pook. _By Mabel Cleland _»% “age 616 UPON A TIME” (Chapter UD) And sure enough, the next morning was one of those shining days when the air fairly sparkles “ON After the young husband had ; told his the mountains, they set about as wife about going east of and the whole world seems to quickly as they could, getting | gieam, ready to go Now, when the couple had cn Gat Ger ae raf “1 ro ee of ae, sal be come to the Oregon country they bave to try ¢ overtake ‘bi girlwife said, “anc shal be | had come ove jariow res io wins A por an tor the |] sind as glad to have baby grow oe tenca tl re had the ghee journey. Ten minutes later Hugh|{ up in the sunlight. It seems to | gighed um she remembered it and and Harry rushed joyously to his me I haven't seen the sup for | at on such a sunny day, Wes sein’ ‘with’ wide’ Gas es ee | and when they were just starting cried, and Dave was ctintty plénged And, indeed, 1, had been. & very | oie —~ Bs agers) she g cee cae An hour later all were ready, and|{ Jone rainy spell, and in thos at the last moment Firefly was led in, saddled and bridied, and with a leading halter around his neck Harry,” said Colonel Dale, “carry your cousin my apologies And with | him, etched with acid on the steel was |of his brain, sped two Smages——Bar- | ara's face as he last and th (Continued Tuesday) CHAPTER XXVIII—CAPITULATION H right,” “AN said Paul, with a shrug. “You win.” He turned away wearily, crossed and sat down at the desk 1 Migaud'’s big firm leved, get him the order from Polly hated the It seemed cheap to her. Yet he knew it was dea done every day Wasn't it an old story that big business 4: were constantly put Polly remained staring out of the| over “ty the boudoir route,” by #o window moodily trying to justify her|cial angling, dinners, teas? Didn't refusal to “do the snappy social|the diplomats’ wives and cabinet and give! |him Firefly on condition that he ride e him back some day i him this Bhoes id you say bread or head?’ |quick to guess that she had not|hame is h ° 6 and stepped out of the cave just in hia is ‘no place for a joke.” an| Dave had made no explanation or|“whenever he pleases” time to see great puff of black |swered the goat severely. But talk-| excuse for hi ing friend, but he! “And give him my love.” dB And as it disappeared there |ing of bread made kim think of the| soon made up his mind that it would barr, holding back her cash: i slowly Look form a white goat with|cake. There was a secret about it. |he wine to offer the best extenun At that hour the boy, far over | a black head and gold knobs on the (To Be Continued) tion: That the lad knew no better,|the wilderness ahead of then 4 a ends of his hor (Copyright, 1922, Seattle Star.) had not yet had the chance to learn, | cooked a squirrel that he F | shot — — ——— |and on the rage of impuisé had|for bis breakfast and wa. ecamn 4 Jacted just as he would have de elt to the bones. Soon he rose and among the Indians, whose code alone | at a trot ye on toward his home he beyond the Cumberland | dangerous ays, when the grea r trees Gays, whet the great fir trees But when they reached the foot stood like a mighty army of tree- | of Laurel Hill at wet time the soldiers guarding the west st | clouds, which had begun to gather country against man, it was | bY noon of the day which had such a gloriou beginning, grew and it way | thicker and blacker, and big drops of rain began to fall on the cover | | of the wagon. I very gloomy nd very dark, when the clouds hung low very wet. So they waited and they writed The young husband looked for better weather for their trip, | anxious, but he std, “Don't and one evening in the early | worry, dear, we'll make the top of spring, about 50 years ago this | the hill before dark, and make month, the husband came in and | C#™MP for the night, and tomorrow said | maybe the sun will shine.’ ‘ | Their horses were a fine team, “The clouds are lifting, have | ang they started up the « hill you watched? I believe we shall | bravely, but in the gathering twi have fine weather tomorrow, and | light, ahead of them, the young a big wagon in the and heard loud, from the driver of a pair of balky horses. (To Be Continued) couple saw road can start on our trip; we must go narrow if possible, or I shalt be too late to | DATTOW | ren get in my crop over on the other ant ccueueememedaitaiteliclteiieliiaese ea much to 4» with getting appoint ments and preferment as the men themselves did? ance she was acting in good faith » realization burned and rankled | ‘“It—tt isn’t that I'm fy > she began haltingly, still un rverse, In her heart of hearts Polly knew t was not only the idea of entertain e fully to admit the truth, “it's ng the Frenchman and exercising | simply that an American girl feels 4 few innocent blandishments she! too proud to play a game of objected to. It was that the idea was| His face grew s Violet I “Now look here, Polly, eut it!’ You She began to be honest with her-| know perfectly well I'd slash off my elf—to adm was jealous, She|right hand sooner than ask you to} realized now that she had disiiked do anything to hurt your pride-—or Violet from the moment that dash-| mine. I merely asked you to do a ing young.woman had edged into | little tactful social stunt. If you're the heavenly orbit of the honey-| not a good enough sport to do it. lot's moon drop the whole thing and say no Much as she disliked Violet, Polly | more about it. 1 can make out with stuff” that would, her husband be! women in Washington have quite as|suspected that in tis particular in-|out Rigaud’s order,” Freckles Learns a New Word NOW READ ME Your SENTENCE So T CAN SEE IF You REALLY Bo TCHR SHOP BAKERY HE'S GOT HIS NERVE, POKER - ti] | SUPPOSE HE WAS Wi BUSTED AGAIN THIS MORNING ? NO, HE WON HE DION’T TELL ME, BUT | KNOW HE DID! Yes, BULKY BOOB,ON HIS WAY HOME TO DINNER, TURNED TURTLE + AT THE CORNER OF MAIN AND MAPLE STREETS “THIS NOON HOW DID You FIND OUT ? IN “WE SUMMER. I LOVE To FERMENT PAGE 11 "BY STANLEY & % “BY ALLMAN acti SRO WELL, WHEN HE LOSES HE THROWS HIS TROUSERS ON A CHAIR AND WEN HE WINS FOLDS THEM UP AND LAYS THEM UNDER HIS PILLOW ~ THE OLD 1 “TIGHTWAD! BY BLOSSER a WE'RS GOING To’ Have MYSIC, BUT YourcT HAve To LGAVG THESS WEAPONS OF KOURS out HERS ON THE PORCH !!! turned back to his writing. deep. Polly wincec quick retort was o1 Ho was right. . membered an old mother’s, so oft rer lost its meaning |her ears: “It's th matters, Fe |comes a habit Polly went over her cheek against I the act of peace 1 came a It wa i, then flared m her lips saying peated that it had yw it sounded in | rst quarre’ that off—before it be and gently laid ’aul’s hair, With nh amazing sense § as tho some thing cold and hard within her sud dently broke of happiness. "I'm sorry, dear, and m nelted into waves lp~-wong.” The simple words wrought magic. e words “not a good sport” sank | With a swift movement, he turned A With | an effort of will she choked it back. | Trust my girl . Suddenly she re and held her close, “Good li'l kid,” said Paul softly. to think straight and | act square every goldarn time! Mrs. of her! Dawson,” he rose and bowed grave- ly, sau “you are a brick, Madam—a Little, straight little pure gold brick jounds like a doubtful compli- ment to me,” caroled Polly, “but I'll how your silly old Frenchman a sparkle or two Paul! Do you think he'll like the brown. taffeta— or the blue brocaded crepe?” “Wear the blue bring you a buneh for and Wit f violets as big las a house and jot.” (To Be Continued