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BED CLOUD. NEBRASKA. CHIEF m I i. iErskine Dale Pioneer By John Fox, Jr. Copyright by Chirlfi Serlbiut'i Bona "THAT'S MY SON!" BYNOPSIS.-To tho Kentucky wilderness on I post mnmti(ieil by Jeromo Enndorn, In tho tlmo limned! atoly preceding tho Revolution, comes a whlto hoy nclrif from n trlbo of Sli.awners by whom ho Imil boon captured nnd tuloiitnd ns a non of tho chlof, Knlitoo. Ho Is Klvcn shelter mid attracts tho favornblo nttontlon of Dnvc Yatidoll, n lender timonu tho nnttleri. Tho yount,'W In nuked a brooch-clouted savage. Ho Bpcnl only bastard French und Shawnee. Hut ho hIiowb u patch of whlto flliln ami proudly taps Ills breast. "I'nlofnco whlto ninnl" CHAPTER II 2 Old Jerome nml Dave nnd tlic older men pitliered In one corner of the stockade for n council of wur. The lioy liad made It iilafn that the attack ing party was at least two days bo hind the three Indians from whom he had escaped, so that there waB no danger that day, nml they could wait until night to .send messengers to warn tho settlers outside to seek safety within the fort. Meanwhile, Jeromo would dlspntch five men with Dave to scout for the three Indians who might be near by In the woods, und the boy, who saw them slip out the reur gate of tho fort, at onro knew their pur pose, shook his head, nnd wnved his hand to sny that his Into friends were gone back to hurry on the big war pnrty to the attack, now Unit the whites themselves knew their danger. Old Jerome nodded that he under stood, and nodded to others his appre ciation of the sense and keenness of the lad, hut he let Uic men go Just the same. Mother Snndcrs uppenred und cried to Hud to bring the "Injun" to her cabin. She had been unearthing clothes for the "little heathen," and Bud helped to put them on. In a few tnlnutcs the lad reappeared In fringed hunting shirt nnd trousers, wriggling In them most uncomfortably, for they made him Itch, but at the same time wearing them proudly. On tho mighty wilderness the sun sank slowly nnd old Jerome Bat In the western tower to watch alone. The silence out there wus oppressive and slgnlllcant, for It meant that the boy's theory was right; the three Indians had gone back to their fellows, and when darkness came the old man sent runners to the outlying cabins to warn tho Inmates to take refuge within the fort. And the gathering was none too soon. Tho hooting of owls started before dawn. A llamlng arrow hissed from tho woods, thudded Into the roof of one of the cabins, sputtered feebly on n dew-drenched ridge-pole, und went out. Savage war-whoops rent tho nlr, and the battle was on. All day tho light went on. There wore feints of attack In front and rushes from the rear, and there were rushes from nil sides. The women loaded rllles and cooked nnd cared for the wounded. Thrice an Indian reached the wall of tho stockade nnd set a cabin on lire, but no one of the three got back to the woods alive. The stranger boy sat stoically In the center of tle enclosure wutchlng overy thing, and malting no effort to take part. Late In the after noon the ammunition began to run low nnd the muddy discoloration of the river showed that the red men had begun to tunnel under tho walls of the fort. And yet a lust sally wns mndo Just before sunset. A body pushed ngnlnst Dave In the tower and Dave saw the stranger boy at his side with Ids bow and nrrow. A few minutes later he heard a yell from the lad which rang high over the din, and ho "snw the feathered tip of un nrrow shaking In tho breast of n big Indian who staggered nnd fell behind n bush. Just ut that moment there were yells from the woods behind the yells of white men that were answered by Joyful yells within the fort: "The Virginians I The Virginians!" And as the rescuers dashed Into sight on horse and afoot, Dave saw the lad leap the wall of the stoclcnde and dis appear behind the lleelng Indlnns. "Gone bade to 'em," ho grunted to himself. The gates were thrown open. Old Jerome and his men rushed out, nnd besieged anil rescuers poured nil their fire after the running Indians, some of whom turned bravely to emp ty their rllles once more. "Git In! Git In, quick!" yelled old Joel. He knew another volley would como ns soon as the Indians reached the cover of thick woods, and come the volley did. Three men fell one the lender of tho Virginians, whoso head flopped forward as he entered tho gate and was caught In old Joel's nnns. Not nnothei' sound came from the woods, but again Dave from the tower saw tho cane-brush rustle nt the edge of a thicket, saw a hand thrust upward with the palm of peace toward tho fort, nnd ngnln the stranger boy emerged this time with n bloody scalp dangling In his left Iinnd. Dnvc sprnng down nnd met him nt tho gate. The boy shook his how nnd nrrow proudly, pointed to n criss cross jjcnr on tho scalp, win" Dave inado put from his explanation that once before the lnd had tried to kill Ills tormentor nnd that tho scar was tho sign. In tho center of tho enclos ure tho wounded Vlrglnlnn lay, and when old Jerome stripped the shirt from his breast he shook his head gravely. Tho wounded man opened tils eyca Jjist In tlmo to see nnd he smiled. "I know It," he said faintly, nnd Uu!D Mi eyes caught the boy with the - scnlp, were fixed steadily nnd begun to widen. "Who Is that boy7" ho nsked Rhnrply. "Never mind now," snld old Joel soothingly, "you must keep still 1" Tho boy's eyes had begun to shift un der the scrutiny and he started away. "Come hack here I" commanded tho wounded man, and still searching the tail ho snld sharply again: "Who is that boy?" Nor would ho have his wound dressoU or even take the cup of water handed to him until old Joel briefly told tho story, when ho lay back on the ground und closed his eyes. Dnrkne fell. In each tower n watcher kept his eyes strained toward the black silent woods. The dying man was laid on u rude bed within one cabin, and old Joel lny on the lloor of It close to the door. The strnnger lnd refused tv sleep indoors ami huddled himself In n blanket on the ground In one corner of tho stock tide. Men, women nnd children fell to a deep nnd weary sleep. An hour later the boy In tho corner throw aside ids blanket, nnd when, n mo ment later, Lydla Noe, feverish and thirsty, rose from her bed to get it drink of water outside her door, she stopped short on tho threshold. The lnd, stnrk naked but for his breech clout and swinging his bloody scalp over his head, was stamping around the lire dancing tho scalp-dance of the savage to n low, fierce, gutturnl song. The hoy snw her, saw her face In the blaze, stricken white with fright und horror, snw her too para lyzed to move and lie stopped, staring nt her a moment with savage rage, and went on again. Old Joel's body filled the next doorway. He called out with a harsh oath, and ngnln the hoy stopped. With another oath nnd n threatening gesture Joel motioned to the corner of the stockade, und with n flare of defiance In his blnck eyes the lnd stalked slowly nnd proudly away. From behind him the voice of the wounded man called, and old Joel turned. There wns n ghastly smile on tho Vlrglnlnn's pallid face. "I saw It," he said painfully. "That's that's my son !" CHAPTER III From the sundial on the edge of the high bank, straight ubove the brim of the majestic yellow James, n noble pnth of thick grass as brond ns n modern Jilghwny rnn hundreds of yards between hedges of roses straight to the open door of tho great ninnor-houso with Its wide verandas "Who Is That Boy?" He Asked Sharply. and mighty pillars set deep back from the river In a grove of ancient oaks. Behind the house spread a little kingdom, divided Into fields of grass, wheat, tobucco. nnd com, nnd dotted with whlte-wnshed cabins filled with slaves. Alrendy the house had been built a hundred years . of brick brought from England In the builder's own ships, It wns said, and the second son of the reigning generation, ono Colonel Dale. .at In tho veranda alone. He was a roynllst ollicer, this second son, but his elder brother had the spirit of daring and adventure that should have been his, nnd he had been sitting there four years before when that elder brother came homo from his first pioneering trip Into the wilds, to tell that h!o wife was dead and their only son wns a captive among the Indians. Two years later still, word came that the father, too, had met death from the savages, und the little kingdom passed Into Colonel Dale's hands. Indentured servants, ns well as blacks from Africa, had labored on that pnth In front of him; and up It Jiad once stalked a deputation of the grent Powhatan's red tribes. Up that path had come members of the worshipful House of Burgesses; bluff planters In silk coats, the governor and members of the council; dis tinguished visitors from Kngland, colonial gentlemen and Indies. And all was Kngll.su still hooks, clothes, plates, knives, nnd forks; the church, tho Church of England; the Governor, the representative, of tho King; his Council, tho English Parliament so dally aristocratic, politically repuh llcnn. For undent usage held thut all fflh "freemen should nnrs rotc tn the elections, linve equal tight to sny who the lawmakers nnd whnt the law. Tho wny wns open as now. Any man could get two thousnnd acres by service to the colony, could build, plow, renp, save, buy servants, and roll In his own conch to sit ns burgess. There wns but one sent of learning at Williamsburg. What culture they had they brought from England or got from parcuis or minister. And nl ways they had seemed to prefer sword nnd stump to tho pen. They hated towns. At every wharf n long shaky trestle ran from n wnrehouso out Into tho river to loud ships with tobacco for England nml to get in return all conveniences nnd luxuries, nnd thnt wus enough. In towns men Jostled nnd Individual freedom wns lost, so, Hoi for the grent sweeps of lnnd nnd tho swny of n terrltorlnl lordl Eng lishmen they wero of Shnkespenre's time but living In Vlrglnln, and thnt Is all they wero snvc that the flower of liberty was growing fnster In tho new-world soil. Englishmen called It the "Good Lnnd," nnd found It "most plentiful, sweet, wholesome, und fruitful of all others." Down It now enmc n little girl tho flower of nil thoso dend nnd gone nnd her coming wns Just ns though one of the flowers nhout her had stepped from Its gay company on ono or the other sldo of the path to mnko through them n dainty, triumphal march as the fairest of them nil. At the dial she pnuscd nnd her Impn tlent blue eyes turned to a bend of the yellow river for the first glimpse of n gny bnrgo thnt soon must come. At tho wharf the song of negroes roso as they unloaded the boat Just from lllchmond. She would go nnd see If there wns not n package for her moth er nnd perhaps n present for herself, so with nnothcr look to the river bend she turned, but she moved no further. Instead, she gnve n little, gasp, In which there was no fonr, though what she snw wns surely stnrtllng enough to have made her wheel In flight. In stead, she gnzed steadily Into n pnlr of grave black eyes that were fixed on her from under n green branch thnt overhung the footputh, nnd stendlly she searched the figure stnndlng there, from tho coonskln enp down the fringed hunting-shirt nnd fringed breeches to the moccnslnod feet. And still the strange flguro stood arms folded, motionless nnd silent. Neither tho nttltude nor the silence wns quito plonslng, nnd the girl's supplo slender ness stiffened, her arms went rigidly to her sides, nnd a haughty little snap sent her undlmpled chin upward. "Who are you nnd whnt do you wnnt?" It wns n new wny for a woman to speak to a man; he In turn wns not pleased, nnd a gleam In his eyes showed It. "I nm the son of n king." She started to lnugh, but grew puz zled, for she hnd the blood of I'oca houtns herself. "You nre nn Indian?" He shook his head, scorning to ex plnln, dropped his rifle to the hollow of Ids arm, nnd, reaching for his belt where she snw the buckhorn handlo of a hunting-knife, came toward her, but she did not flinch. Drawing n let ter from the belt, he handed it to her. It wns so worn and soiled thnt sho took It daintily nnd snw on It her father's nnme. The hoy waved his hnnd toward the house far up tho path. "He Ilvo here?" "You wish to see him?" The boy grunted nssent, nnd with n shock of resentment the little lady stnrted up the path with her bend very high Indeed. Tho boy slipped noiselessly nfter Jier, his face un moved, but his eyes were darting right nnd left to the flowers, trees, und bushes, to every flitting, strange bird, tho gray strenk of a scnmpcrlng squir rel, nnd what he could not see, his enrs took In the clanking chains of work-horses, the whir of a qunll, tho screech of n peacock, tho songs of negroes from far-off fields. On the porch sat a gentleman In powdered wig nnd knee-breeches, who, lifting his eyes from a copy of Tho Spectator to give nn order to n negro servnnt, snw the two coming, and tho first look of bewilderment on his lino face gnvo wny to n tolerant smile. Ho asked no question, for n purposo very decided and dellnlto was plainly bringing the little lady on, and ho would not have to question. Swiftly she run up the steps, her mouth prim ly set, nnd handed him a letter. "Tho messenger Is the son of a king." "A what?" "The son of n king," she repeated. "Ah," said the gentleman, humoring her, "ask his highness to bo seated." Ills highness was looking from ono to the other gravely nnd keenly. Ho did not quite understand, but he knew gentle fun was being poked ut him, and ho dropped sullenly on,the edgo of the porch and stared In front of him. The little girl saw that his moc casins were ynuch worn and that In one was n hole with tho edge blood, stained. And then she began to watch her father's face, which showed Hint the contents of tho letter wero astounding him, He roso quickly when he hnd finished and put out his hand to tho stranger. "I am glad to see you, my boy," he said with groat kindness. "Barbara, this Is a little Kinsman of ours from Kentucky. Ho wns the adopted son of nn Indian chief, but by blood ho Is your cousin. Ills nnme Is Ersklno Dale." "Mr.. Willoughbv, may I present by coutia from Ken tucky?" lTOJ3E,CONTWUpj IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SundaySchool 1 Lesson T (Uy HEV. P. 13. FITZWATEIl, D. D., Tcnchor of English Dlblo In the Moody Illblo Institute of Chicago.) Copyright. 1822. Wtitern Newnpapor Union. LESSON FOR AUGUST 20. SECOND RETURN FROM EXILf LESSON TKXT-Ezra 7:1-8:30. GOLDEN TEXT-Tlio hand of our God Is upon nil thorn that ncok film, for good. -Ezra 8:22. ItKFEKENCB MATEIUAL-Ezra 9:1- 10:17. PKIMAItV TOl'IC-Ezra'B l'rnyer for lU'lp, JUNIOR TOPIC-Ezra's Prayer for Help on a Journey. INTERMEDIATE AND SKNIOK TOPIC Ezra: Teacher and Louder. YOUNO PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC -IlellKloUs TeaehetB: A Need and un Op portunity. I. The Leader Ezra (7:1-10). I. Who ho was (vv. 1-0. (1) A priest (vv. l-o). The leader of tho first company was Zerubbabel, a sort of military governor. Tho great need How was for a religious leader, for the people hud gone far from Ood, us we see from tho noble reforms which Ezra effected. ('-') A ready scribe (v. 0). He was u teacher of the law of (Jod. i!. Ills high ambition vv. 7-10). (1) "lie set his heart to seek the law of the Lord" (v. 10). He definitely set out with tho noble purpose to know Hod's Word! To be successful In any thing one must set out with u purpose. Daniel wns a success because he "pur posed in his heart." .Ministers' and Sunday-school teachers should have this set purpose. (1!) He set his Heart to obey the Lord (v. 10). lie was not only concerned with knowing God's Word, but to obey it. God's Word can not fully be known by the intellect; It must be experienced. Tho essential qualification for a teacher of tho Bible, a preacher or Sundny-school teacher, Is obedience to God's Word. (!J) He set his heart to tench Isruel God's statutes and Judgments (v. 10). He not only had u love for God's Word, but a desire to Implant It In the hearts of others. When ono has nn experiential knowledge of God's Word he longs to teadi it to others. .'I. Ills commission (7:11-20). The king Artaxerxes gnve him a copy ot the decree authorizing him to lead a company back to Jerusalem. Ho was empowered (1) to collect funds (vv. 15, 1(1); (2) to levy tribute (vv. 21, 22) ; (3) to appoint magistrates nnd Judges (v. 25) ; (4) to execute pen nltles (v. 20). So great was the king's confidence in Ezra that he gave nil these powers Into his hnnd. For this great honor Ezra lifted his henrt to God In thanksgiving. He was mainly concerned with the fact that he was to beautify tho Lord's house and acknowledge thut God had put tills purpose into the king's heart. II. The Company (8:1-20). The company was small only 1,75-1 males, but Including women, children and servants, there were perhaps 0,000 to 7,000 people In this caravan. III. Ezra's Prayer and Fasting (S:2l-2:). The first thing ho did was to seek God's guidance. Not only God's lead ers, but all Christians should seek divine guidance and help In every un dertakingevery new Journey, overy piece of new work, every business ud venture, every relationship. That which we cannot invoke God's bless ing upon should not be undertaken. Further, success can only be realized when God's blessing Is upon us. Ho did not minimize the dangers attend ing such n Journey, but he hnd told the king that' the hand of the Lord would be upon all for good who sought him, and now he wus ashamed to ask the king for n military escort to pro tect tlit'in from the muraudlng Arabs. IV. The Successful Journey (S:21 82). God heard their prayer. Tho trens tiro entrusted to thorn was great. Per haps the entire value of all the money, etc., was $5,000,000. For a weak cara van to go on n Journey requiring four months through a country Infested by these robber bands, carrying such an amount of money wns most perilous; but Ezrn knew that God was able and would protect them. Note: 1. The care and honesty (vv. 2I-II0). Tho money was weighed unto them at the start and was to be weighed when turned over to the authorities at Jerusalem. 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