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rskin fPion pcJohn] 1II4trafedby& WHITE MANI SYNOPSIS.-To the Kentucky ' wilderness outpost commanded by hit) Jerome Sanders, in the time immedi ;! ately preceding the Revolution, comes a white boy fleeing from a tribe of Shawnees by whom he had been captured and adopted as a son t" of theo chief, Kah~too. Hie is given !;"tQ shelter and attracts the favorable attention of Dave Yandell, a leader among the settlers. The boy warns his new friends of the coming of a Shawnee war party. The fort is attacked, and only saved by the timely appearance of a party of Virginians. The leader of these is fatally wounded, but in his dying moments recognizes the fugitive youth as his son. At Iced Oaks, plantation on the James river, Vir ginia, Colonel Dale's home, the boy appears with a message for the colonel, who after reading It intro duces the bearer to his daughter 3arbara as her cousin, Erskino Dale. Erskine meets two other cousins, Harry Dale and Ilugh Wil loughby. CHAPTER V-Continued. "Come, harry !" With a gallant h a 'ow larry oifered his left arm, and .athering the little Kentuckian with her left, the regal lady swept out. In the reception-room she kept the boy by her side. Every man who ap proa chedl howed, and soon the lad was bowing, too. Barbara almost cried -out her astonishment and pleasure when she saw what ia handsome figure he liade in his new clothing, and all her little friends were soon darting .surreptitious glances at him, and nny whispered questions and pleas " ! ing comlments were passed around. Then General Willoughby bowed with noble dignity before Mrs. Dale, and the two led the way to the dining room. "Harry," she said, "you and Bar bara take tare of your cousin." And almost without knowing it the -young Kentuckian bowed to Barha'a, who courtesied and took his arm, 'he table flashed with sitver and crystal on snowy-white damask and lilt with colored candles. woodsman saw the men chairs for the ladlles, and ick Barhara's before Hugh, er side of her, could fore , ano . n.ui. The hoy had never seen 5o manny and so4) mysterious-iooking things to (elat and drink. One glass Of witne he took, and tihe quick dizzi -ness t Ihat aissalled him frightenedl himti, and( lie didl nlot touch it agaIn. 3-tyond Ibmirharia, Hugh leanmed for war nd 1( lifted hIs glass to himi. Het .shook hits head1( and1 High hilsed "Our Kentuacky Cousin is not v'ery Y 3olite-h~e is somecthing of a balrbarian ---naturally." "11e dloesn't uniderstand," said( Bar baira qickly, who had noted the In -cident, and she tulrnied to her cousin. "Pala says you aire going to live -wIth us8 and( you ar'e going to studty with Harry uinder Mr. Bro.cktOnl." "Our tultor," explaIned I larry; thnd then ie ados theell Heoithan "Tr?"1111h wueton t elltoy. "Hidaven' Jaou 2an( y sconrtadhers .ydie fromd Dave, and( tlldldy." miie foldtand he lhad te tlol, ahd they n ere, and lihe wentch t'lod tlirthem about1 Mother anfid e lil or n 11ud and Jackgl and( Pllaugonrd anrd uLoy an Davn an aly th ofront1dir folkuan the oysfe1 thtld and thf~e arb arryoi and( fo r 1(ven lgravt. IHugh then turned to his wine 2and1 be ganl soon to look moi'e Ilushedt aind ~sulky. Shortly after' the ladles left, 'Hugh followed them, and Harry and1( 'the Kentulckian miovedl toward the head of the table where the mien had( :gathered ariollmd Colonel Dale, "Yes," said General 'WIlloughby, "It looks as though it might come," "With due deference to Mr. Brock S ton," said Colonel Dale, "It looks as 'though his country would force us5 to sonme action," They were talking about Impending war. Far away as his wilds were, the boy had heard some talk of war In 'them, and lie listened greedily to the quick fir'e of question and argument dIirected to thle Eniglishman, who held his own wuith such sturdiness that y Colonel Dale, fearing the heat might become too great, Iaughed and skill fully shifted the theme.~ Through hall and doorways came no0w mierriy a * - f fidldledi(11 banijo. doorway between parlor and ,the fiddlers three. Gallant 'd dainty coiurtesyinigs and~ 'et w~ere tripping measures e Dale Leer Fox, Jr. R.H.Livingstone LES- SCRIBNERS SONS quite new to the backwoodsman. Barbara nodded, smiled and after the dance ran up to ask him to take part, but he shook his head. Hugh had looked at him as from a superior height, and the boy noticed him frown ing while Barbara was challenging him to dance. The next dance cleared his face and set his 'feet to keeping time, for the square dance had, of course, reached the wilds. "I know that," he said to Harry, who told Barbara, and the little girl went ip to him again, and this time, flushing, he took place with her on the floor. Hugh came up. "Cousin Barbara, this is our dance, I believe," he said a little thickly. The girl took him aside and Hugh went surlily away. Harry saw the incident and ho looked after Hugh, frowning. The backwoodsman con ducted himself very well. lie was lithe and graceful and at first very dignified, but as he grew in confidence lie began to execute steps that were new to that polite land and rather boisterous, but Barbara looked pleased and all onlookers seemed greatly amused--all except Hugh. And when the old fiddler sang out sonorously: "Geneiman to right - cheat an' swing !" the boy cheated outrageously, cheated all but his little partner, to whom each time he turned with open loyalty, and Hngh was openly sneer ing now and genuinely angry. "You shall have the last dance," whispered Barbara, "the Virginia reel." "I know that dance," said the bey. And when that dance cane and the dancers were drawn in two lines, the boy, who was third from the end, heard Harry's low voice behind hin: "He is my cousin and my guest, and you will answer to me." The lad wheeled, saw Harry with Hugh, left his place, and went to them. He spoke to Harry, but lie looked at Hugh with a sword-Ilash in each black eye: "I don't want nobody to take up for me." Again he wheeled and was in his pla(e, but Barbara saw and looked "Tt tut, m bo" hhe id with; plaatf 'mes an d ug aay and whenGeneral iugb would see Was mre toa Yona ighth gunst trlewithlgaye(y,(1mColonan lauger, I want every ton gve toheo strnge ai hith arm aron hu'sshrouladtea anpd whndGeera hecroedb swod backfg with 'miem? Inhg wat Harry nookd tat niht. Terhigey, leut th gboysmce gand hitern morevpurypoe thavwen tie fistnsked "Ani rght,"by gain Harry ien wThe lad tlo his cand le butah wte t i indteoisead sordhsb. Theu monight wh 'rnllIant amo lan theow ueo the" a ivr arry looks ery atim suterhinly butrth oy's face gad nofs no be uhrpoe. th wend and flstormke tnd samun, stoon.d'trh a ie Thce tod facew al his cnde, but the tweree n thn tame sleein flowers, andute slowl runad trearadrimerwa, bndetwn hi'r andlo the rean they verye low bt he very far way.t iverybody had been kind to hitn-all but Hugh. Veiled hostility he had never known before and he could not understand. Everybody had surely been kind, and yet-lie turned to his bed, and all night his brain was flash -ing to and fro between the reel of vivid pictures etched on it in a day and the grim background that had hitherto been his life beyond the hills. From pioneer habit he awoke before dawn, and for a moment the softness where he lay puzzled him, but he could smell the dawn and he started to spring up. le felt hot and stniffy, though Harry had put up his windows, and he could not lie there wide awake. He could not go out In the heavy dew in the gay clothes and fragile shoes he had taken off, so he slid into his own buckskin clothes and inoccaslns and out the still open front door and down the path toward the river. In stinctively he had picked up his rifle, bullet-pouch and powder-horn. An hour latter he loped back on his own tracks. At the front door Harry hailed him and Barbara came running out. "I forgot to get you another suit of clothes last night," he s,,aid, "and we wero scared this morning. We thought you had left us, and Barbara there nearly cried." Barbara blushed now and did not deny. "Come to breakfast !" she cried. "Did you find anything to shoot?" Harry askeCl. "Nothin' but some squirrels," said the laId. Then Hugh came in pale of face and looking rather ashamed. He went straight to the Kentucklan. "I was rude to you lust night and I owe you an apology." Ile thrust out his hand and awk. wardly the boy rose and took it. "And you'll forgive me, too, Bar. barn?"' "Of course I will," she said happily, but holding up one finger of warn Ing-should he ever do it again. The rest of the guests trooped In now, and some were going out on horse back, some for a sail, and some visit ing up the river in a barge, and all were paired off. "I'm going to drive Cousin Erskine over the place with my potlies," said arbara, "anl-" "I'mn going back to bed," interrupt ed Hugh, "or read i little Latin and Creek with Mr. Brockton." There wais inpudence as well as humor in this, for the tutor had given up Hugh In despair long ago. Barbara shook her head. "You are going with us," she said. "I want Hugh to ride with me," said Colonel Dale, "and give Firefly a little exercise. Nobod.y else can ride him." The Kentucky boy turned a chal lenging eye, as did every young man at the table, and Hugh felt very coi fortable. While every one was get ting ready, Harry brought out two foils and two masks on the porch a little later. "We fight with those," he said, pointing to the crossed rapiers on the wall, "but we practice with these. Hugh, there, Is the champion fencer," lie said, "aind he'll show you." Harry helped the Kentucky boy to mask and they crossed foils--1ugh giving instructions all the time and nodding approval. "'You'llI lea rni-youa'llI lean fast," het said. A au' over n Is shouulder to H1airry: "Why, his wrist is as strohg ats maine niow, anal lhe's got an eye like a weasel." With a twist he wrenched the foil from his antagonist's hianid and( clat tered it onl thle steps. Theai Ken tuck Inn was hoewldered and his face flushed, le ran foar tihe weapon. '"You can~h't d10 that aigain.'' "I dlon't bmelieve I canl," laughaed Hugh. "Will you learn 111 some1 maore? '" asked thle hloy eagerly. "I saurely wvill." A little later Barbara and her cousina were trotting smartly alonig a sand~y ronad thraoughi the tields wvith the (colonetl aind Hlugha loping in front of thenm. Firefly was a lalck, mettle sonie gelading. Hie had rear-ed anid phumnged whean Hugha mounuted, and evenl now lie wals chamnping his bit and11 leaping playfully at times, but tile ladl salt lhim withI aln unconcern of his caipers that held the Kenatuacky houy's eyes. "G osh," lie said, "'but Hugh can rlie! I wvonider if lie cou11 hsaky on him ba 111rebac(k." "I suippose so," Biarbara sauid ; "Hugh can1 (10 anuything." Many qulestionls the little girl asked1 --aud~ somei1 of the boy's answers mnad(e her- shuadder'. "P'apa said last night that several of our kinsfolk spoke of golig to your couantry in a pmarty, anmd Iliarry and Hugh are crazy to go wvith thent. Paplja saId people0 would lbe swvarmilng over the Cumtberlanad maounatauns he fore long." "I wish you'd come along." Barbara laughed. "I wouldin't like to lose my hair." "I'll watch out for thtat," said the boy with such coanfhdent gravity thtat Balrbara turned to look at lham. "I believe you would," she mur muaredh. And presently: "What (lid the Indianas call you ?" "WVhite Arrow," "Wite Arrow. That's lovely. Why?" "I couald ouatruan all the other boys." "Then you'll have to run tomorrow when we go to tile faair at Williams burg," "The fair?" Barbara explainedl. "Dave Yandell," added the stranger, smiling and taking off his cap, i (rO ham COk4mINU ' TUB FROCKS AN U SMART CRC U U mmm m mm...mm mm m mmm... TIiJ streets of the cities hear evi dence that women haive decided to wear clothes that look cornfortable and are comfortable. in the hottest days of summer. All those cool aril colorful fabric's that are a joy in the country, and at summer resorts, live come to town mnd are making thenselves very much at home on the streets and ev erywhere else. Crepe de chine, thab seems to catch and multiply every lit tle breeze, other crepes; printed silks 4'r r3 Utility Dresses and chiffons and the sheer cottons, make a kaleidoscope of color in the shopping districts and ten rooms, set off by transparent black, pale gray, belige and a generous proportion of whito touched with color. In dresses of silk, for all-day wear, crepes are by far the most popular of materials. These utility dresses are simply designed. White skirts with colored topcoats or tuxedo sweaters, op the rever'se ord'.ler, colored skirts withI wite coats or swenters, prove themsei5lves a boon for thle street, anmd the comnbinmntlIon of hlnck aind while is as well conid(er'ed as ev.er for warmil summier dalys. Th~le aft ernoon01 - inds p~rolmaders in miore( elabloraitely imade trocks whilh just now are gracefully Crocheted Hats irnlpedl affaIrs, unkle length and often >f printed materials in iovely colors. In cot ton maiteoriii, tubl frocks fo r the street lindicate that combiat ins of the stronger colora and white, mande up with white organdie, have comae to stay. Dotted 5wlss in the (larker luhes, brown, black or helge, with wilite (dots, hans few rivals In Its re freshing crispness and coolness, and two pretty i'rocks made of it are shown nhove. Next In popularity stand1 checked and crossbar ginghams, with a few rluliet iplaidsl In theIr coim pany, also hn morinig thle diantiiness of orgaid clein t heIr trimmngs and1( acces. sories. A new arrival among these cool cot ton frocks is marde of white batiste wIth trimming of gay cretonne and the combina ilon Is cheerful and prom ising. Usualily the iast of August finds these mild-sommeiir frocks making their D OTHERS; ICHETED HATS g m........4..........m...... exit, but it is only "good-by till we meet again." "'T'here 1s nothing new under the sun," but there are plenty of thinga that are relhtively new and among them are those sinart crocheted hats that are moaking their appearance in displays oft headwear for sports and outdooring. One wonders that t they were not thought out long ago, since capls for infants and children have been crocheted for years. But Si p it i s a e ta ow t i INI }I Jthas been neentupillishi, inii it is here. It isii )' a 1beautIu iad dist intly Arnier fean treato, and iristoerntie affal ir. ith realnted ednfor nalo iguy coun hind, theat bIn toshae n ntoernt.i 'i'ho'se hats ar Iinade11111 of severn'i ma.O terias ad suplrted bt vir net, ine visible sitlk wires. Vool yarns. ei('lleC, silk blher brid hs andi~ speela Ily veryl' oftn t'iIhilr hdecoraltion31 is croeted' and1( SRewId on. Ini thle simiiple m~odelsi hpictured'( of wool yarns, the~ biraidled (01. nlrately. (OnI two otf these bats Frenchi Now the Thing. knot', of havy yarn decorate the Very beaui~tifuil flowvers and fruits cr'ochletedi or miade in other ways of yarn, chenille, heavy silk floss, or habl(ind-mad anud hand-colored blossoms and1( frits of velvet or silk, appear' 0n tihe dbreiser crocheted hatts of (ebile andir silk. All colors aire uznusualiy rich in these miaterals. Th'ie croche'ted hat Is not aln ineQxpensive( i temi sinco It is made by hand and1( ents5 up tium 1and( Iine stuffs. Th'ese huats In wvhi t yar n, (eheilhe or Bilk fiber, and~ ini whliteu ith aI color31, as whit and 11( ('merald greena, whiiite and red(, mauke lovely additions00 to bite . C erYain I vamTW4 .... "I ((os09 . 5C()UTS [Conducted by National Counel of the Bo Scouta of America.) BUSINESS MEN IN SCOUTING Blurron Collier of New York City In ypileal of see of the biggest business non in the country who are devoting iuch tiine to boy scout Interests. Mr. :ollier is a nunn of very extensive na-t olunal businless Interests. ie Is vlee hilrinan of the Greater New York onulnittee of which Franklin D. toosevelt is (ilirina. Mr. Collier is ineself chairinan of the cansping omnittee for Greater New York, bitlh Is operating at this time the Lrgest boys' enanp In the world. kI 'i. Barron Collier. 'This (eninp is lonte1l at Kannhwanhlk 1k1lsz, t'14ar n tinalnin, Int erst ni e 'tll. sntil's pt rk, New Yik:;. h'lis b c 11tup ac enninodati's 2,700r boy"s per- week Anci coi41sts of 21 difierenI Iness unli, . Boys comne not onily" front (;rester New 'orkl but froni Wes te hesteor nut01t y , Nt*ev York l t1', und1 inany c'intinii. ties in New .lerseyV. It is through Ihe liltes'rest of me'n like ir. ('ollter, Mir. ii'i''sevelt, MortI. n1101" I,. S~ i.f), 13n( ot hers-. tIh t ne" cot~lplishintents (of this kindl are pos1. BoY SCOUTS NUMBER 432,013 It has just b1'ee1 o11i4ieIiy lo 110111e41 thiat Ilhe gitin in b oy scouts lurinlg the laist full year hias been 18I5.-I. ''his 3Iukll~esI the IpreseVAi total(01' litby 4ut1115 'It2,1o1, the high wUater 11na1rk in ithe hlistory~ of scontlling. Thle~ numbelnr of I27,5S11, iekinig a1 grnil tin1 431 551),. Thlese fliure's were't gi venl ont1 in ai report fl thie' chII ief Aou xecu llye0 ~iIi t hI( 1n1elin 141f1 the11oi (ILetilv1e1 boto If Atelni whlich wals hel a sh~ort tI ilt, a1go. T1hi as Wthte list lueet ing If 111m exetivel honrdt13P unt il fall. O the li gure's showin 1g ai greait con1 stut 31 increasin51g initrst. lii scoutin1 g, lh' ((ountry 23vert', aire? that tluing t he pa1st 111iv 4nonth 11olf tis year a total1 n if .57,0010 rlueril bad1(ges werle obta11ined'( 13y 501ou11 s1 asCorlnae~i wit hi -0u,7:1 for the' sa3114 11wrlod1 h31st yeari, r a1 gaI~n )f .11 peur li-nt. TPhel Ineit hnldgesar Lim a1wards4 elf mierit tha1t al seoull at taIn55s11(I a li e goe 1 on 4 up 11 til'e ladider from 1a 31irsi (13155 scou1. I.'v hund111 lered 'hlrig 1the s;u' llodiee ofl la1st yearl. 4tmla3rd1'i 34f4111 ntg thai3t aI boy ennf All 'if Ithe above IV' li 0res5 arte very larnge st moi~vlelwn fo boysIi333 in \thle 11,rld 11hat h1313 to doI with Iih(urne1ter )Ilillinig 3411 l'/.11enshlIp irainlng. GOOD TURN TO HOSPITAL Tie'rre 1111111 scots ha 11ve, b y thiir )wII ea3rniings, p)ro)v ied forn lhe fur nlshintg of ai roo~in at the1 Ne'w linioni projleett1Wht i et11s1worth nIlin ht the bioys ndhered 34trictly3 to scout prin celpes' aned as3k 1ed 1 1no uny fromn thle public. Th'le TVerre 11h1111 Staur iln comlinlenlinlg upon~l this5 goodl turn, snys: *F-brough 1 ihe yeari s t~ o~t om thatt he hiospitl 1 serves iil~fl huaIty the hoy scoult reornli will reiietin ns5 ai mlemorial to thle grenti mol~vt'erent to Iilike better boys3 andlh as al tribute to' thel bo0ys who were5 iInIPred to e helpifil I itna sub. stantiaul way for thje lasting beneflt of tile (cofhInuniy."' TAKE A BOOK TO CAMP The lbrary (omiss1i5.ionl of t he Roy scouits of A mlerleen Is delopinjlg It nn1 11onwiie enm )111imiin~g Inl the intecrest of Taeik 1 lMonk teo Ciamnp" Is thle slogian. 'di IlorijIl feattue aI~'4lre 1ppear31in in Ill i coult. ptil'ienin and11 e111 fort11 is beIng rgi zationis to1 leadI celoperatio 1 la)II nakin31g it peossible fo~r bloys to take vi'thi tho'ml to enmpitrs such boo~lks ont the mut-of-dooru ats will make14 naturet the nore meaninltJrful in thleml