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ERSKINE OFF FOR VIRGINIA S'YNOPSIS.-To the Kentucky .wllerness oultpost comnanded by Jerome Sanders, In the time iinine diately preceding the Revolution, comes a white boy fleeing from a tribe of Shawnees by whom he had been captured and adopted as a son - of the chief Kahtoo. He is given shelter and attracts the favorable attention of Dave Yandell, a leader - * among the settlers. The boy warns of the coning of a Shawnee war party. The fort is attacked, and only saved by the timely appear ane of a party of Virginians. Tle leader of these is fatally wounded, but in his dying moments recog nizes the fugitive youth as his son. At Red Oaks, plantation on the James rler, Virginia, Colonel Dale's home, the boy appears with a message for tfte colonel, who after reading it introduces the bearer to his daughter Barbara as her cousin irakine Dale. Erskine meets two 'other cousins, Harry Dale and Hugh Willoughby. Van dell visits Red Oaks. At the oun ty fair at Williamsburg Erskine meets a youth. Dane Grey, and there at once arises a bitter antag onisn between them. Grey, in liquor. insults Erskine, and the lat ter, for the moment all Indian, draws his knife. Yandell disarms him. Ashamed, Erskine leaves Iled Oaks that night to return to the wilderness. Yandell, with Harry and Hugh, who have been permit ted to visit the Sanders fort, over take him. At the plantation the boy had left a note in which lie gave the property, which is his as the son of Colonel Dale's older brother, to Barbara. The party is met by three Shawnees, who bring news to Erskine (whose Indian name is White Arrow) that his fos ter father, Hahtoo. is (lying and desires him to come to the tribe and become its chief. After a brief visit to the fort Erskine goes to the tribe. He 1indi; there a white wom an and her halfhreed daughter, Early Morn, and saves the wonian from death. le tells Kalitoo lie is with the Americans against the British. An eneimy, Crooked Light ning, overhears him. Kahitoo sends Erskine to a council where British envoys meet Indian chiefs. Dane Grey is there, and the bitter feel Ing is intensified. Crooked Light ning denounces Erskine as a trait or and frienol of the Americans. The youth escapes death by flight. Reaching his tribe, Erskine finds his enemies have the upper hand. He is held as a prisoner, waiting only for the arrival of Crooked Lightning, to be burned at the stake. CHAPTER IX-Continued. -.10 "She will not )urn11. Some fur traders htive been here. rThe white chief Mc (ee sent Imie a wnmpii)tlIII belt n(l a talk. Ills messenger brought much fire-water and he gave me tihat"-he pointed to a silver-monnted r'ifle-"and I promised that she should live. But 1 ennot help y1.'' ErskIne thought lleklhy. ie haid his iile dlown, step~ped slowly ou tid, and1( si 'trtched his arms with a yawn. Th'len still leisurely he mnovedl toward his horse as though to take cnre of it. lBut the braves were too keeni and watchful and they were not fooledl by the fact that lie had left his r.ihle ehind. Before he was close enough to leaup for F'i'eily's back, three buceks darted from behind a lodge and 'threw themselves ulpon him11. In a mo1 ment lie was face down on the ground, .his hands were tied behind his back, uand when turned Over he looked up luito the grinning face of Tlack Wolf, who wIth the hellp of another branve dragged him to a lodge and r'oughly threw him within, and left him alone. On the way he saw his foster-mother's eyes ishing helplessly, saw the girl * Early Mlorni indignantly telling her mother what wais going on, anti tile wihite woman's face wa's wet with tear's, lie turned over so that he could lookthrogh he tent-flaps. Two hucks were diving a stake in the cen odeswer'erigd Tw moe ee biringing fngots of wood and it wasii plain what wa going to become of him. Ills foster-mother, who was fiercely haranguing one of the chiefs, -turinedl angrily into Kahitoo's lodlge andI he could see the' whlite woman i'ocking her' body and1( wringing her hands. Then the old1 chief app'learedC and lifted his hands. "Crooked Lightning .will he veryv angr'y. The pisone'r is hiis--i nit yours. It is for' him1 to say what the puish ment shall be-not for vyil. Walitt for himl H -old at council anid if youi dhecde against him i, though he Is my soni-he shall die." For a miomient thle priep arlations ceased andi all tuirnied to t he prophlet, wvho had apipear'ed bef'ore his blge. "Kahtoo is right," lie sai. "The Great Spir'it will not appro)ve if While Arrow die except by thie will of thei Councl--and Crooked Lightnting wuill be angry." Ther'e was ai choruts oif pro-" test ing grunts, bult the pr'eparaltionis ceas~ed. The boy could feel the mnalevo lence in the prophet's tone [and hei knew that the Impostor wanted to curr'ly further favor with Crooked Lightning and not r'ob himi of thle Joy -of watghing his victin's tor'tur'e. So the hraves went hack -to their fire. water, and soon1 the boy's foster miothi er' briought himi somlethilng to eat, but1 she could1( say nothing, for' Black Wolf hadl app~ointed himself sent inch andt saut. r'ifle in hand, at the door of the lodge. DALE-F By JOHN FOX, Jr. came more furious an() once Erskine saw a pale-brown arm thrust from h le hind the lodge anid place a jug at theI feet of Black Wolf, who grunted and drank deep. One by One the lbraves weit to drunkell Sleep abouit the fire. The fire died down and by the last flickering flume the lad saw Black Wolf's chiln sinking sleepily to his chest. There was the slightest rustle behind the tent. Ile felt sonetling groping for his hands and feet, felt the point of a knife grazeb the skin of his wrist an(] ankles-felt the thongs loosen ald drop aparlt. Noiselessly, inch by Inch, le crept to the wall of tihe tent, which was carefully lifted for him. Outside le rose and waited. Like a shadow the girl Early Morn stole before him and like a shadow he followed. In a few miniutes they were by the river-bank, away from the town. The moon rose, and from the shafdow of a beech the white woian stepped forth with his rifle aind pow. der-horn and )u1llet-pouich ind somei) food. She piilted to his horse a little farther dow'n. He looked long and silently Into the Indian girl's eyes and took the white womanl's shaking hand. Once lie looked back. The Indian girl was stole as stone. A bar of moon light showed the white woama's face wet with tears. * * * * * * * Again Dave Yandell from a watch tower saw a topknot rise allove 11 patch of cane, now leafless and winter-biten --Saw a hand lifted high Ibove it with a palm of peace 'toward him. And again tin Indian youth emerged, this tiie leading i black horse wit i a drooping head. Both Calie pallinfully on, staggering, it seerned, from wounds or weakness, and Dave sprang from "I Told Kahtoo I Would Fight with the Amerieans Against the British and Indians; and With You Against Him" the tower and1( rushed w~ih others to the gate. He knew thle hlorse aind thiere was dreadl 1n his hieart. Perhaps the approaching TIdian had slain the boy, 1h1ad stolen tihe hlorse, and was in nocently comning there for food. "Don't you know me, Dave ?" he asked, weakly. "My God ! It's White Arrow I" CHAPTER X Straighitway thle lnd sensed a curious change in thle attitude of thei garrison. Tile obl1 warmtlh was absent. The at miosphiere was1i chalrged1 with suspicion, hostIlity. Old1 Jerome was surly, his old playmates were dlistanlt. Only Dave, Mother Sandles and1( L~ydia were uncthantged. The predlominanllt tnote was curIosity, and they startied to ply himti with quest Ions, bult Dave took lim) to a cabint, and( Mother Sanlders biroughlt "Hatd a piurty hard time," staited Dave. Trhe hioy nlodded(. "I had1( only three bullets. F'irefly went h11m11 and1 I had to lendl him. I couldln't eat canie and)( Firefly couldnt't CEat pheasant. I got 0one from a hlawk," 11e exli ned1. "Whati 's thme "Nothiin'," saId Dave, gruffly, and hie 111d(e tl h by go to1 sleep. Is story Cameli wh'en aill were around the fire at sutpper, anid was listened to with enig (erneCss. AgnlIn the boy felt the hiostil ity and( it maltde him resentfiul and hatughtty and1( hIs story brief and1( terse. Most fluid and( sensitive natt'res have a chle~roni quality, no mattecr what ral tum of adamnant be b~eneaith. The hoy~ wa'ts dressed0( like an IndlIan, lie looked lIke one, and1( lie hiad brtoutght bac k, it seemued, the hearing of ati In diant--his wiInetss and( stolcim. lHe spoke like a chIef in a coutneil, and( even) in Eniglish his 'phtrausinig and' mtetaIphor'is blon Itged to the red man. No wontder' they believed the storIes they had hteartd of him-biut there wias shamiie 1in mtany faces and liittle dloubt in anty save'( (one before 110 finishled. Hie I- ' ~on~e to see is foster-moth er ani ils foster-father-old chief )IONEER Copyrighted by Charles Scribner's Sons Kahltoo, thle shawnew-hea list, hle had glveni his8 word. Iiht thought lie was dying iiil wanted hini ,1 be chIef Whet the (Great 81pirit enIb'Id. Kailitoo himd on(.(.c savel his 11fe, had been kind, InII(1 in1m211 him1 a sotI. TIat hie could Hot forget. Ali evil prophet ha1d come I1) lie tibe and through his enemies, Crooked Lightning und Black Wolf, hadl gained mucih Influence. They were to hurun it captive white Vomnani ais i 1iterilee. Ie had staye( to save her, to aigue vitl old Kahtoo, and carry tie wampumll ilnd a talk to i big coun cil with the British. le hiadii made his talk and--escael. ie had gone back to 11 tribe, hiati been tried, and wias to he burned tit the stake. Again he had escaped with the help of the white wolmal and hepr daughter. The tribes had joined the British, and even then were planning an early attack Oin this very fort and all others. The interest was tense and every face was startled at this calm state ment of their lijnediate' danger. Old Jerome burst out : "Why did you have to escape from the counell-and from the Shawnees?" "At the council I told the Indians that they should bp friends, not ene inies, of the Anerienns, and Crooked Lightning called id a traltor. He had overheard may talk with Ka l\too." "What was that?" asked Dave, quickly. "I toldi Kahtoo I would fight with the Amerieans against the British and Inian(1111s; and with you agaInst him11!" And he turned away and went back to tshe cabin. "What'd I tell ye !" cried Dave in dignantly, and he followed the boy, who had gone to his hunk, and put one bIg hand on his shoulder. "They thought you'tl turned Injun agini," lie said, "hut it's all right nlow." "I know," saI1(d the lad, iald wIth a iiffled sound that was half the grunt of an Indian and half the sob of a while manl turned his face away. Again Dave reached for the lad's shoulder. "Don't blame 'em too much. I'll tell you now. Some fur tra(lers camie by here, and one of 'em1 said1 you was goin' to marry anll Inijuni girl mned Early Morn ; that you was goin' to stay with 'em and light with 'em alongsIle the British. Of course I kniowed bet ter, but-" '"Why," E'iiterted IEskin1e, "they must have been the samnie Irad'ers who ca tie to the Shawnee towl and broutgh t whisky." "That's wvhat the feller said and Why folks here helleved him." "Who wias lie?" demantded Er'skine. "You know him-Dale Gry." All tried to make ndvi(1s strai ight waly for the iIustice they had (111 him, hut thle boy's heart- r'einaied sor'e that thoir trtust wais si litt1l(e. Thea, when they gathered a11 settleris wI thin the foirt a 1 n made all pr'epara tltin and1( to get (listrluistfitIuland thle 1lad wats not happyl)3. '.The witer wvas long andi~ hard(. A blIizard hald diven'C the game wvest and1( sou1th anid the garison801 w1as hard putt to It foir food. 10ver'y (lay thalt the hunter's went foirth the boy wa'ls among theni and lie d1id far mnor'e thani his sharel' in the killitig of gamne: Butt w'hen winlter' was brieaiking, mioreO news came iti of the wari. Thle flag that hlad been fashioned of a soldier'~s whIte shirit, an old blue armty coat, andl a red petticoat was1 11ow the Stiars tand Str'ipes of the Amneican cause. Burgoytie had not cut otf New~ England, that "head of the ire helloin," from the other colonies. 01n thle conitrary, the Amerleans hadl beat eni himi at Sarat11oga amid mlar'ched( hIs armiiy off under01 those samiie Stiars and1( Strlpes, and for the first timue Erskltne heard of gallant Lafayet te-how he had r'un to Waishington with the por tenitOuis niews firomi hIs Iking-that lciautIifuil, lpasiontlt Franitce would Strietch foirthI her' helping hiand(. And Er'sk Ii leanted \vhiat that news meant to WashIngton's "nakedl and stariivig" sold''lrs dyling 01n the frozen hillsIdes of V'alley Foi'ge. heni Geoirge Ro~ger1s C'lark hiad paissedl the fort on his way to Williamsburg to get money amid imen for his greit venltur'e ini the Northwest, and( Mr'sklne got a ready peisinton to aIcedmpanhiiy himi as so1 (1101 and~ guide. A fteir Clark wais gone lhe lad( got re(st less ; and one' miniig, wthen the first hr -at,hu of spt'rig camne, ;he miounted1 his horse, ini spie of argu mlenits anid pr'otestiatios and1 11 set foi'th for Vlrginia on the wilderness t-rail. lHe Was going to join Clarlk, lie saId, but mor'e t han Clark iand the war were drawinig hima to thle outer wvorld. Wh'lat it was lie hiardly kniew, for lie was not yet much giveti to yar'ching hIs hieart or mindl. lHe did4Pnow, hiowever, that some11 stratnge fotrce hiad long becen wvorkinig within htitm that was steadily growinag strt'onger', was su~rging niow lIke a flame and swingIng hha betw~'een strange moods1 (if deprtessonl andl exuii taition. I'er'hapsl it was buit the spirit of s'pritig Iin hIs heat't, but wIth his miind's eye he was ever seeinig at theo end of hIs journey103 th'e ftace of his lIttle coulsin Barbara'i Daile. "You took me by surprise and you have changed--but I don't know how much," (rO nm~ LOnwrmmh~m INCREASE NOTED IN EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS IS SOUND DESPITE THE RAILROAD AND FUEL SITUATION. DEMAND FOR FAiM LABORERS Department of Labor issues Industrial Analysis for the Month of August. Washington:.--mp~loymen t showed an increase during August as corn. pared with July deplcting the sound ness of business despite the rail and fuel situation. according to the de partment of labor's industrial analy. sis. Out of 65 leading cities 39 re ported Increased employment, 28 re corded decreases. Employment conditions in Virginia improved considerably during August, with heavy Increases evident In tex tiles, lumber and leather, while the demand for farm laborers was bol stered by harvesting. Food and kin dred products, iron and steel, chemni cals, metal and metal products, to bacco, vehicle and miscellaneous in dustries, also reported slight increas es in employment in the state. In North Carolina, lumber and tex tile mills recalled a number of work era and demand for farm laborers in creased, with industrial improvement generally shown. South Carolina textile plants and farms provided. employment for a number wro were idle the previous month. Fuel and transportation dif fleulties apparently were off set. Fair recovery was recorded in the textile and vehicle Industries of Geor gia, with slight increases in stone, clay and glass employwent . Florida reported plenty of work for all classes of labor, with the supply of workers sufficient for present needs. Construction of it number of citrus packing plants, office buildings, hotels and restaurants in the south ern part of the state was giving em ployment to skilled building trades men, while repairing and painting in anticipation of an early tourist sea sonl dule to the expected coal shortage, were using a considerable lot of labor in those fields. All available common labor was finding employment in the intensive roads building program in a number of counties. Seaman Bennett Taken to Baltimore. Washington. - According to a re quest from Goveri'nor Ritchie, of Mary land, Secretary Deby ordered Sea man George I eiiett. of the 11llampton lRoads navaI training station to be ta ken to laitimore under a marine guarId for examination inl connection with ile kidnalpping aId killing last Febuaiwiry of I'air Stone, an eight. yearv-old l t imore school girl. Several days ago Benniett is said to have told Capt. IL. Z. .Johnsonl, his commaniidinig officer, that he was pres ('nt wheni Claiire Stone was murdered1''( by a main known as "Ited."' Governoir lititchie, in his request to Secretariy D~enhy. said(' the pol1ice wore not ready to fully accept Bennett's story, but wanted hIm hi ought to Ba I timore umnder' guartid so that lie might be examined. The governor said two men were uinder arr-est in Baltimore for the crime and t hat Bennett might be able to identify one of them, At the navy. depar-tment, it was saidl that Bennett wvill not be turned ovei' to the jurisdIiction of the Maryland state authorities, but will remain in custody of the marine guiardIs. Cox Talks of European Affairs. Now York, -- Re-estalishment of prosp-er'ity In the Unied States mu lst be given fIrst place in the thoughts of Americans and must be the pre'fac(e to dIi scussioii in to thle entrancii e of this coun triy in to I'uio pn affa irIs andl inito the league of nat Iionis. d ciare'~d .Tnmes M. Cox, formier Go'ernor of Ohio, andl demnocratii' candidate for' lhe pr'esi dencty at the la st ele ct ion, on his r'etturni fr'on m imrope on the Pa;ris. Mr. (Cox went. abroad to sI tdy old world politi('s andi economic condli tions. Disenssing the issues in the eon gressional elect ions this fall, Mr. Cox 55a(d that the initerniationall IissuE' wvould 1h0 "the failure of the admini10straSt ion both in th e mnoral an~id unisei Ish view, on the one hand. andi the ipueit i and selfish view on the oilier, to par ticipate in thle a ffairis of thle wori.'" But, he a~dded, the matter of gover'n mental atssociation to prlomiote p Inen must yIeld to the mat ter' of eltabis h ing economli( ordler in t hiis ommunt ry. Mr. Cox said that , for the miiomient1 there wvas nothing pressintg in the (iuestion of thle lea g i. of n'utoni. WilMake Flight Across Contiront. Charleston - Ca pt. .Tohn 0. 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