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.r ~ EErsir i~ior John. Ilustrated by COPYRIcHT BY CHAr EARLY MORN SYNOPSIS.-To the Kentucky wilder2.ss outpost conmnaided by Jeromne F4inders, lin the time imrno diately lrecedling the Revolution, conies it white boy fleeing from a tribe of Shawnees by whom he had been captured and adopted as a son of the chief Kahtoo. lie IS givenl shelter and attracts the favorable attention of Dave Yandell, a leader antiong the settlers. The boy warns his new friends of the coming of at Shawneo 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 Icl Oaks, plantation on tile James river, Vir ginia. Colonel Dale's home, the boy appears with I- message for the colonel, who after rending It Intro duces the bearer to his daughter liarbara as her cousin, Erskine Dale. h'rskine meets two) other cousins, HIarry Dale and I1i gh Wil louighby. Diuellng rapiers on a wall at led Oaks attract Erskine's at telitlon. lie taikes his first feniing lesson from Ilugh. Yandell visits Retl Oaks. At the comnty fair at Williinsburg 'r'skin mets a youth. itne Grey, anl there at oive arises a bitter alitagonismn be tween thent. G1rey, in linuor, in suilts Erskine. and the fatter, for the tuoment il Indinn, traws his knlife. Yandiel I ii 1s41armls himii. Ashu id ot' his coniitii't ti the af fair witi G'rev, Erskine b-aves Rledl Oaks liit tilglit, to ret trn to the willieriess. Ymantl l, witi TiTrry :ti ol Iinugh, Vhlo hmve been perin'it te(I to viA.t the Snmidlers fort, over t'iiCe hi n. At the pla tialoni the hlv hild left a n4ote lin whivih he gite tle prop-rty. whie is his as 1 e son or 'olionel iale's oiler ioti-r, to lorlort. 'ITe prty is ti t by three Shiwnces, who bring V. wV top E-rsnlle (whos. Iniii:1n i one. is Wiilt e Arrow) iht his fos t r rather. lihtoo. is <iying 111 'Ares him to) cone to tlie tribe I nil ecoime its chtf. Afti a brier lisit to the fort Erskine goes to the .rilbe. CHAPTER VI--Continued. --8 On the seventh;i dauy It! vais na(ring 'thevilae where the sie.k (.h114- laIy, 4iindii' wh2t1 he I'ghti iii iht o'th iee 1)1- IS inl a1 li1ttl creek h t1 m,( ) vh I v fired Illhis r i, un putlting 'irely tinto ia gallq) d \-l l w 1i1trg t lug h14,111igh, swept ito thil village. Se-viit' i bi ks aid *eug'ht ltl hotwi or rilIe ait hel report 12f tilo gtun . nd lhe 1h11tor f hoo1114s)8, re::iion~ 224'ndtt 1reeting whn' heh 'ulled' 444 i thiri~ 1211tis t' The1212p of le tthe chief'si ii get'smteiNl ande isi ster Ad . ltrean yf t2 i ou lad tuirn quICk eyes' wertei tilltinl ior hers tnd the (lWh lite Arow It1 2'iuis we4l. sIt ill-n Atirs tn hadi4'1 4wung fromli'itt his hfrse he i frotn lndto footW-214 slowilyt' and is tet'an i15'1'lith 2gesu haei tan In-I horse'i ve t hr tut i eaut1if u ea -ovr hisme' shitoule and' Ilooked21II wavel1'd diin is stl lyiit lehg "ou~le must( rie noth Ioott'err Qthe white at wns peaceu' tlk. Andte n y u ate youtt-l mu s urryi bitk, fteory on th su (iys hi111ghs on14 t' And therep on the ptrne i (fnee41C~t .an wlehntn' bO, intok sloeep. o i ut befor ag unselt rimslfso. oud - ed i theOO~ d ie thetVl hunte tire. 'ColningIt ig - hIan 1W11d the 112(1anin Wootw tent trhat stccess. on ah itf thre bucs forarrlie nt der( tover hi's .thundwitlnd oeoto h he 1m hosId hatn he saw skin am tud i ne proed2 hIs e aut t'e feet hof bensqunws.Te boy'0 s heand Fox,#& ' R.H.Livins tone .LES SCR18N ER SONS 7 hits nuitich power Over our youiig mei An armful of pine fagots wis tossed on the aIiize, anld in I whiter leap of light he saw the face of a womniat m the other tent--saw her face and for it moment met her eyes before she shrank blick--and neither face nor eyes belonged to an ntiin. Startlied, he (aught his niotier by the wrist and all but erlel out : "And that?"J Tbe old woman hesi tated and seowled: "A paleface. Kiilitoo bought her and aIopted her but"--tihe old womtian gave a little guttural cluck of trl uIhii-"she dies tomnorrow. Kahtoo will burn hier." "Burn her?" burst out the boy. "'hlie pllefaices have killed many of Kahtoo's kin !" A little later when he was passing near the white woman's tent it girl sat in front of It pounding corn in a mor tar. She looked up at him and, star ing, silied. She had the skin of the half-breed, and lie ntoptped, startled by that fact and her beatuty-anad went quickly on. At old Kahitoo's lodge lie Could not help turning to look at her again, and this time sie rose qluickly and slipped within the tent. lie turned to find his foster-mothe. watching hin. "Who Is thit girl?" T'h'ei old wom1an looked displeased. "Daugit er of tile white woman." "Does she know?" "Neither knows." "What is her naie?" "EaIrly M1orn1." Early Morn and daughter of the while womni--he would like to know milore of those two. and he half turined, but the old Indiani woiai caught him by the aIrm: "Do not go there-you will only man k e iore trouble." lie followed t lie flash of her eyes to the edge of the firelight where a young Indian stond watching amid Scowling: "\\'ho is that?" "lihtck Wovlf, son of Crooked Light ing." "A h !" tihought Er'skine. Withinl the old chie calledl falintly and the Indian woman motioned. the .II The Squaws Gathered and There Were Grunts of Recognition and Greeting When the Boy Pulled Up in Their Midst. lad to go~ within. Trhe olhl tian's (limt eyes laid a new fire. 'Talk '' lie (commanndedl, and imo tionedl to thle ground, but thle lad dhid not squait Indin fatshiion, liut stood sitraighit with airms foled. and the chief knew thait a contillet was ('omin mg. Narroi'iwly lie watched White Arr~tow's face antd lhearing-uineaslily felt the strange new ptower of himt. "'I have been with miy ownt petople," soa1( thle lad simply, "I le pa lefnees who havi e comie over thle big moult tatins, on andl on almtost to the big wa ters. I found mty kin. Th'ley are many tand strung and riebi. 'They, too, were kinid to mae. I eaine hectause you had bteen kind tand heca use you were sick and hierause you haed sentt for' mei, andl to keep mty wor'd. "1 have s'eeni Vrooked ILighttning. Ilis heacirI is bad. I have seen the new prophelit. 1 do( not like him. And I have seent the white womtan that you are to burn t omorrow."' Thie lad sitoppledl. llis every word htad been of defe'nse or hitdictmtent anad mior'e tihnn ontce thle old chief's eyes sifled uin eauslly. Thle da'mitliess miien of thce bony, his stenda'y eyecs. anld Is hold(1 tthIifulness, pleased' the uld mart. 'PT' la' mitlst takhe his pl ace cas chief'. Now White Arrow(i*' ticrnred qu estliner: "'1ItlII yout I would (c(ite wvhen the leaves fell and I am here. Why is Crooked Lightning here? Why is the new prophet? Who Is the woman? What has she done that she nmust dlie? What Is the peace talk you wish me to carry north?" The old man heslitted long with closed eyes. When he openeti thei the fire was gone and they were diin again. "Tie story of the propliet and Crooked Lightning Is too long," he said wearily. "I will tell tomorrow. The wonian must die beituse her people lve shkiltin mibne. l"'shles, she Is growing blind and Is it trouble. You carry the white wnmpumi'to a colunell. Tie Shawnes iiy Join the Biritish against our enemiles--ie pailefnees." "I will wailt," stili the hl1. "I will carry the white wnmptiu. If you war against the pitlefilve on this side of Ie loultail-I 1111 your enemy. If you wiar, with the liritish against them all--I tni your enemiy. And the wom an must not di." "I hvie spoken." said the old man. "I have spoken," Xald the boy. le turned to lie down and went to sleep. The oll rnn sat on, staring out at tile st a rs. Just outside the tent a figure slipped iwy its noiselessly as it snake. When it rose and emerged from the shadows lie firelIght showed the tmalignant, tri unipalint fite of Crooked Lightning. CHAPTER VIII The Tndlan boys were plunging Into the river when Ershine appeared at the opening of the (old chief's tent next morning, and when they came out Ileles were clinging to their hair, lie had forgotten the customn and he shrugged his shoulders at his mother's inquirhiig look. But the next iorning wheni Crooked Lightling's son laek Wolf plassed hin Willi a taunting sinile he cl(hangedl ils min(d. "Walt !" lhe s)1(. lie turned, stripped qtickly to a breech-cloit , point(dti to a beech down 1n11)( across the r'iver, chal lenging 1icik Wolf to a rtee. To gethier they plunged in and lie boy's wilte hotly clove tlhrough the witter like the a ...... that he was. At tihe bletechi he w 1i ed tihout to II'eet I tle anngry face of Iis coimpetitor ten yairds behillnd. lIalf-wiy back he wits niore thiin twenty yards alend when he lea-rdi a sli*tingild cry. 'erhaps it was it ru1ocv to eover the hiumiiiliatfion of le feat. ilu wihent he saw hiucks rushilng for tle river hank Ie knew thlat the Ivy waler hold broualit a erainp to ihack Wolf, so he Ituretl, calight tile inl by his topknot. towed him shore. war, dopinut h111111puo sl 'Ind stalkoll iick In his tent. IlC lit 'ber lund built a lire for lin, and tle oild chilefr tlooked pleasted ani1d prouid "My spirit shall not piss." le sil( and str ightwilay he rose and dresse'd n11(d to the iist1iionihinetit (if the trilIb ('iiein rgel frtii ll.4; it-tt, and walket tiruily abilt the vilh~ige until le fount ('i-cked ighiii lng. "Ymu would have Macnk Wol()f chief,' Ie sai. "'Iy wel. We shall se who n shw the 4 bettIr ii ht--you son or Viit. Arr1w1- chalige tha sent I'rootked 1,l itiig to broom iwlile in his N111, nid thei secretly it conlsult (lte pr-ophet. Liater l iii' ld chlif fillkt-d long I( Wh ilArro The i-ophet, he sid hasd I ben f ilt thein but a lillife wtIr "Wh aiiid ht lie (Te t Spirt picl (litn ofi'i inan1 t a or?'' hieisnedh iiii gis l is salidtt tip fit'. "vlin owa~ s te'is sign iif hr i s n li tr rin ithifin hi.,fr ht A'o ''rWhii shiould thei' ient111 S ii't lek; 1113 isuch03 ye in o favotr?", hei tie liiThe chft shook h vis wosind.h fvwith hloiiit l a initus'rc ist h wi( rtttkt telli rokdghningda that hev' mlsd his niili. le boire utt t young mhren, sinnst~ ae yin aitiniste yu heylt wreiting frr me' St'di The1 argld. tt' lie had lit r(1(ea d ithe 3 iin' o hid spechandit hrt' was not neft the ib, it' lord, fit'orW'hit nrot lieI wiow them,"li h1 sarhl ciulwoly Whebgrn th two'.' appleart ey (otide, t man t rvoea atee, for nvrithhhsty(ll 'ithe rwhl vitihseksw.a asi h wh Wi.hbith a hr ontia bae ist rooke ~iitnng seak."ebo' horit''hbrid and hio k hnsii"is he. fIndin I lies kidoh ar etr io iout, AO loot-rn 'e Th~i~e ol chii smiled realit beni nobrae by the triven SPURNED BY MAN, GIRL KILLS SEL Flapper Love Sends Evelyn CoL ture to Death and Kenneth Gumm to Hospital. BREAKS UP WEDDINI Marriage Festivities Turned ini Tragedy by infatuated Girl-Bride Tells Story of Dead Girl's Persistence. Toledo, O)hlo.-Filpler love, violei Anl pa11ssonate, but 1111low and iI lIotelit, spint Evelyn Couture, nilnetet ye'rs old, of Sylvii, to her idet by her own han andl put Kenneth I 011in, twenty-one, of Toled o, iI hos)lt al with I a bullet in lhis lung. 5irs. Pearl Thomia (iuili, wife the wounflel nmn11, is a emnntdhlbate fc the stitte Senate InI the Iprihnary ele tionI. S.he hasi epsl4 the( enuse' c short sk irits, holhhed hall anl ot h featires of a liberal platform. Wedidling festivities of young (G1ur: andl his bride of a few hours wer halted by an insistent knock oil ti /' - Pulled the Gun and Fired. dnor oIf t le I 's aparnn1111114t oi I ('veiig of tlhe. wvhling W.lay. \\l''u wa is :n. er'(il Evelyni 4 ' lit'ure, I sinister simluow of thr ' Gtuis' emu Ship. stool il Ihe hall. She form*11e. Iuu ba eld n yhtee In (;uimn's favor. Asks Girl to Depart. Mriis. (Itani, reailizinl that tiii g fwais ag.Zitltel aver the n',ws th1 ylIii '11t1111ur <1 niii' gi o g iwy nul le thornnione 50)illt to t ~ bri lwhofonirlw ''uo I') 2 e 4Wl. Alrs. <; in 't ineteill Io p14 stuwle thfrir to o tnway Till ni "(h, lo walt' tho se,se repn'i,''I T1Whe,. neror.9ln1 to 'ar. h;m, We' Coture11)1(1 gir sl1tha)t :u rs. (atoumii Itep Vut int the 2g111 halafy. ll I211. was)1 afrnb('i 211d th shot. s1 laud Ih wisheW11 to ' 211 e Kenneth,"llu 11 i nIar('i'14'. Lt' 4us(l n line' ~~sI:iii~ tile tisiSte thnt she wanted hi.'s sen him fora Inet and 0:ule ii (1nth om e. Sr hen al flafb hlt Vin h)(e Ioul Ighl)t asWil wli shot 'I Wea hdu'lletf2i ")' Oe e tse hee dhan' think1 )1 404 wouhOlt shr, bufetse oiki.u ht a nl 1fired. I liinstarfei wewl alrs a ng turned'11at 11th h. 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