VVTt ALOUD. NEBRASKA. CHIEF ERSKINE CHAPTER X Continued. 11 A Btrlklng figure tlic lnil mnde rid ing Into the old capital one afternoon Just before the sun snnk behind tlio western woods. Students no longer wnndercd through tlic campus of Wll llnni mid Mnry college. Only nn occn Rlonnl miild In silk and lace tripped along tlie street In hlgli-heeicd shoes nnd clocked stockings, mid no coach and four was In sight. The governor's palace, In Its great yard amid linden trees, was closed mid deserted. My Lord Dtinmoro was long In sad flight, an Ersklne later learned, hut not In Ills conch with Its six milk-white horses. Hut there was the bust of Sir Walter In front of Raleigh tavern, and there hu drew up, before the step1' where he was once nigh to taking Dane Grey's life. A negro servant came for ward to care for his horse, hut a coal blnck young giant leaped around the corner nnd seized the bridle with a welcoming cry: "Mnrso Hrsklnel Hut I knowed Klrelly fust." It wns Kphralm, the groom who had brought out Harhara's ponies, who had turned ttie horse over to him for the race at the fnlr. "I come frum de plantation fer ole marse," the boy explained. The host of the tavern heard and came down to give his welcome, for any Dale, no matter what his garb, could always hnve the best In that tavern. More than that, a bcwlgged solicitor, learn ing his name, presented himself with the cheerful news that he had quite a little sum of money thnt had been con fided to his keeping by Colonel Dale for his nephew, Krsklne. A strange deference seemed to be pnld him by everybody, which was n grntcful change from the suspicion he had left among his pioneer friends. The little tavern was thronged and the nlr charged with the spirit of war. Indeed, nothing else was talked. My Lord Dun more had come to a sad nnd unbe luonncd end. He had stnyed nfar from the battlefield of Point Pleasant nnd lind left stalwart General Lewis to fight Cornstalk nnd his braves alone. Later My Lndy Dunmoro and her tmrlghtly daughters took refuge on a man-of-war whither my lord soon fol lowed them. His fleet ravaged the bnnks of the rivers nnd committed every outrage. Ills mnrlnes set tire to Norfolk, which was In ashes when he weighed nnchor nnd sailed away to more depredations. When he In trenched himself on Gwynn's Island, that same stalwart Lewis opened a heavy cannonade on fleet nnd Islnnd, and sent a ball through the Indignant nobleman's flngshlp. Next dny he saw n force ranking for the Islnnd In bonts, nnd my lord sprend nil snil; nnd so bnck to merry England, nnd to Vlr glnin no more. Mennwlille, Mr. Wnsh Ington hnd reached Hoston nnd stnrted his duties under the Cnmbrldge elm. Several times during the talk Ersklne hnd heard mentioned the nnmc of Dane Grey. Young Grey had been with Dunmoro nnd not with Lewis at Point Pleasant, nnd had been conplcu ous nt the palace through much of the mieceedlng turmoil the hint being his devotion to one of the daughters, since he was now an unquestioned loyalist. Next morning Ersklne rode forth nlong a sandy road, amidst the sing ing of birds and through n forest of tiny upshootlng leaves, for Red Oaks on the .lames. lie had forsworn Colo nel Dale to secrecy ns to the note he hnd left behind giving ills birthright to his little cousin, Ilnrbnra, and he knew the confidence would be kept In violate. At the boat landing he hitched his horse to the low-swung branch of an oak nnd took the path through tangled rose bushes and un dergrowth nlong the bank of the river, halting where It would give him forth on the great, broad, grassy way that led to the house nmong the oaks. There was the sundial that hnd mnrked every bunny hour since he had been away. Tor n moment ho stood there, and when he stepped Into the open ho shrank bnck hastily a girl was com ing through the opening of boxwood from the house coming slowly, bare headed, her hnmls clasped behind her, her eyes downward. Ills heart throbbed ns lie waited, throbbed the more when his ears caught even the soft tread of her little feet, nnd seemed to stop when she paused nt the sundial, and ns before searched the river with tier eyes. And ns before the song of negro onrsmen enme over the yellow Hood, growing stronger ns they neared. Soon the girl fluttered a handkerchief nnd from the single passenger in tlic stern came nn answering flutter of white nnd n glad cry. At the bend of the river the boat disappeared from Erskine's sight under the bank, nnd he wntched the girl. How she hnd grown! Her slim figure had rounded and shot upwnrd, and her white gown had dropped to her dainty ankles. Now her fuce was flushed nnd her eye flnshed with excitement It was no mere kinsman In that boat, and the boy's heart began to throb again throb fiercely and with racking emo tions thnt he hnd never known before. A flerV looking youth sprang up the landing-steps, bowed gnllnntly over the girl's hand, nnd the two turned up the path, the girl rosy with smiles nnd the youth bending over her with a most protecting nnd tender nlr. It wus Dnne Grey, nnd the henrt of the watcher turned mortal sick. CHAPTER XI. A long time Ersklne sat motionless, wondering what nlled him. He hiui never liked nor trusted Grey; he be lieved he would hnve trouble with htm Borne day, but he hnd other enemies nd be did not feel toward them as he DALE-PIONEER By John Fox, Jr. Copyright Uj Charln 8rtbnr'i Bon'a ::- did toward this dandy mincing up that beautiful broad path. With n little grunt he turned bnck nlong the path. Firefly whinnied to him nnd nipped nt him with playful restlessness ns though enger to be on his wny to the barn, nnd ho stood awhile with one arm across his saddle. Once he reached upwnrd to untie the reins, and with another grunt strode back and went rapidly up the path. Grey nnd Ilurbnrti had disappeared, but n tnll youth who sat behind one of the big pillars saw him coining nnd rose, bewildered, but not for long. Each recognized the other swiftly, nnd Hugh came with stiff courtesy forward. Ersklne smiled: "Vou don't know me?" Hugh bowed: "Quite well." The woodsmnn drew himself up with quick breath paling without, tlnralng within but before he could speak there was a quick step and nn astonished cry within the hall and Harry sprang out. "Ersklne I Ersklne 1" he shouted, and he leaped down the steps with both hands outstretched. "You here I You you old Indlnn how did you got here?" Ho caught Ersklne by both hands nnd then fell to shaking him by the shoulders. "Where's your hoo?" And then ho noticed the boy's pale and embarrassed face and his eyes shifting to Hugh, who stood, still cold, still courteous, and he checked some hot outburst at his lips. "I'm glad you've come, nnd I'm glad you've come right now whore's your horse?" "I loft him hitched nt the landing," Ersklne had to answer, and Hurry looked puzzled : "The landing I Why, whnt " He wheeled nnd shouted to a darky: "Put Mnster Erskine's horse In the burn nnd feed him." And he led Ers klne within to the same room where he hnd slept before, nnd poured out some wnter in a bowl. "Take your time," he said, nnd he went back to the porch. Ersklne could hear and see him through the latticed blinds. "Hugh," said the lad In a low, cold voice, "I nm host here, nnd If you don't like this you enn tnke that path." "You tire right," wns the answer; "but you wait until Uncle Harry gets home." The mutter wns quite plnln to Ers klne within. The presence of Dane Grey mnde It plnln, and ns Ersklne dipped both hands into the cold wnter "Never to You, My Dear Cousin." ho made up his mind to nn under standing with thnt young gentleinun that would be complete nnd llual. And so he was ready when he nnd Harry were on the porch again and Ilnr bnra and Grey emerged from the rose bushes and came slowly up the path. Harry looked worried, but Ersklne sat still, with u faint smile nt his mouth and In his eyes, llarbara baw lilni first and she did not rush forward. Instead, she stopped, with wide eyes, a stilled cry, and lifting one hand to ward her heart. Grey saw too, Hushed rather painfully, and calmed himself. Ersklne had sprung down the steps. "Why, have I changed so much?" he cried. "Hugh didn't seem to know me, either." Ills voice was gay, friendly, oven affectionate, but his eyes danced with strange lights that puzzled the Kill. "Of course I knew you," she fal tered, paling a little, but gathering her self rather haughtily a fact that Ers klne seemed not to notice. "You took mo by surprise and you have changed but I don't know how much." The significance of this too seemed to pass KtrikIfe'fjy,oTiNJht over Uarbara's baud and kissed It. "Never to you, my dear cousin," he said gallantly, and then he bowed to Dane Grey, not offering to shake bauds. "Of course 1 know Mr. Grey." To say that the gentleman wus dumfound ed Is to put it mildly this wild Indian playing the courtier with exquisite Im pudence nnd doing It well I Harry seemed like to burst with restrained merriment, and llarbara was sorely put to It to keep her poise. The great dinner bell from behind the house boomed Its summons to the woods and fields. mi Bin k W i iff "Come on," culled Ilnrry. "I Imnglna you're hungry, cousin." "I am," sold Ersklne. "I've hnd nothing to cat since since enrly morn." Bnrbnrn's eye flushed upward nnd Grey was plainly startled. Was there a slight stress on those two words? Erskine's face was ns expres sionless ns bronze. Ilnrry ha1 bolted into the hall. Mrs. Dale wns visiting down the river, so llarbara snt In her mother's place, with Ersklne nt her right, Grey to her left, Hugh next to him, and Harry nt the head. Harry did not watt long. "Now, you White Arrow, you Wg Chief, tell us the story. Where havo you been, what have you been doing, and what do you mean to do? I'vo heard a good deal, but I want It nil." Grey began to look uncomfortable, nnd so. In truth, did Barbara. "What have you heard?" asked Ers klnc quietly. "Never mind," Interposed llarbara quickly; "you tell us." "Well," began Ersklne slowly, "you remember that dny we met some In dians who told me that old Knhtoo, my foster-father, was ill, nnd that ho wanted to see me before ho died? I went exactly as I would hnve gone hnd white men given the same message from Colonel Dnle, nnd even for bet ter reasons. A bad prophet was stir ring up trouble in the tribe against the old chief. An enemy of mine. Crooked Lightning, wns helping him. He wanted his son, Mack Wolf, us chief, nnd the old chief wanted me. I heard the Indians were going to Join the Ilrltlsh. I didn't want to be chief, but I did wnnt Influence In the tribe, so I stayed. There was n white wom an in the camp and nn Indlnn girl named Enrly Morn. I told the old chief that I would fight with the whites against the Indians and with the whites against them both. Crooked Lightning overheard me, ntid you enn Imagine whnt use lie mnde of whnt I snld. I took the wampum belt for the old chief to the powwow between the Indians and the Ilrltlsh, nnd I found I could do nothing. I met Mr. Grey there." He bowed slightly to Dnno und then looked nt him steadily. "I wns told that he was there In the Interest of an English fur company. When I found I could do nothing with the Indlnns, I told the council whnt I had told the old chief." He pnused. Bnrbnrn's face was pale nnd she wns breathing hard. She hnd not looked nt Grey, but Hurry hud been watching him covertly nnd he did not look com fortable. Ersklne paused. "What!" shouted Harry. "You told both thnt you would light with the whites against both I What'd they do to you?" Ersklne smiled. "Well, here I nm. I Jumped over the heads of the outer ring nnd ran. Klrelly heard me calling him. I had left his halter loose. He broke away. I jumped on him, and you know noth ing can catch Firefly." "Didn't they shoot nt you?" "Of course." Again he paused. "Well," said Harry impatiently, "that isn't the end." "I went bade to the camp. Crooked Lightning followed me and they tied me nnd were going to burn me at the stake." "Good heavens!" breathed Barbara "Ilow'd you get away?" "The Indian girl, Early Morn, slipped under the tent and cut me loose. The white womnn got my gun, nnd Firefly you know nothing enn catch Flrelly." The silence was Intense. Hugh looked dazed, Barbara wns on the point of tears, Harry was triumphant, nnd Grey was painfully Hushed. "And you wnnt to know whnt I nm going to do now?" Ersklne went on. "I'm going with Capt. George Itogcrs Clark with what command are you. Mr. Grey?" "That's n secret," he smiled coolly, "I'll let you know later," nnd Barbara, with nn Inward sigh of relief, rose quickly, but would not leave them be hind. "But the white woman?" questioned Harry. "Why doesn't she leave the Indlnns?" "Enrly Morn q half-breed Is daughter," said Ersklne simply. "Oh I" and Harry questioned her no further. "Early Morn wns the best-looking Indlnn girl I ever saw," snld Ersklne, "nnd the brnvest." For tlte first time Grey glanced at Barbara. "She saved my life," Ersklne went on gravely, "and mine Is hers whenever she needs It." Harry reached over nnd gripped his hnnd. As jet not one word hnd been said of Grey's misdoing, but Barbara's cool disdain made him shamed and hot, nnd In her eyes wns the sorrow of her In justice to Ersklne. In the hallway she excused herself with n courtesy, Hugh went to tlio stables, Harry disappeared for a moment, nnd the two were left alone. With smoldering tiro Ersklne turned to Grey. "It seems you hnve been amusing yourself with my klnspeoplo nt my ex pense." Grey drew himself up In hnughty silence. Ersklne went on: "I hnve known somo liars who wero not cowards." "You forget yourself." "No nor you." "You remember n promise I made you once?" "Twice," corrected Ersklne. Grey'B eyes Unshed upward to the crossed rapiers on tlio wall. (TO 1313 CONTINUED.) Getting it Straight. ,"Does Fertile live on the nvpnue?' "No, Fcrdle lives en his fnther. who lives on the avenue." X3fie AMERICAN LEGION Copjr for Thl Ofpnrttnnnt Supplied by the Ami-Henri I. felon Npwb Sprvlr ) LAWYER FOR LEGION BUDDIES Morton M. Davrd, Adjutant of Colo rado Department, Gives Up Prac tice to Aid Unfortunates. Bnck there enrly In 1010 when tlio boys were straggling buck ns Individ uals, or coming in groups or ns outfits, home from wnr, a "buddy" In Colorado stnrted In lining them up as mem bers of the American Le gion. He was one of five others who saw the need of n great organiza tion of former service men to solve the prob lems of reconstruction for the future, nod to guard the interests of tlic men who served and In serving gave up health and the nblllty to compete suc cessfully with normal men. And the "buddy" Morton M. David, adjutant of the Colorado department of the American Legion has been on the Job since. He gave up ills law practice to devote all his time to legion affairs. And since lie dnl so he hits handled hundreds of legal uses for former sol dierswithout pay. He handles only those of men w ho have not the money to employ a lawyer, and the character of the cases has ranged from suits to recover property lost by too much faith In some who remained at home, by boys who went, to divorce cases where the separation seemed Justified. "The wnr is not over," Mr. David hns told his buddies, when urged to give more time to his own work, "there Is yet the big light to win the light for the hospitalization and rehabilita tion of our disabled, and for justice for those who served nnd escaped physical disabilities. I can afford to give a few years of my life to the American Legion I'm young yet." The Colorado department has hnd a remarkable growth since the little group of five Initiated its organization. And it boasts every department enn bonst of one or n score of like spirits of the efforts of Its adjutant, who works from ten to sixteen hours n day for the American Legion. Legionnaires cite that kind of effort In answer to questions ns to the future of the Amer ican Legion Will It endure? What keeps It alive, and growing? MME. FOCH THANKS LEGION Wife of Famous Marshal Tells of Appreciation of Gift to French War Orphans Fund. A gracious and appreciative letter from Mine. Ferdinand Koch has been received by subsetibeis to the Amer ican Legion Mission French Wnr Or phans' Fund, expressing her and Mar shal Foeh's thanks for a gift of $o,000, which Is to lie ued for the rearing and educating of Ave little French war orphans. A Paris draft for ni,10n..r2 francs was presented to Marshal Foch by Legionnaires on the eve of his de parture, for Franco last December, after a tour of tlio United Stales as the guest of the American Legion. This money wns to be used to ndnpt five war orphans. The marshal and Madame Foch selected five poor daughters of officers killed in the serv ice. They have taken for each of the children bonds worth 12,000 francs ench. The children cannot touch the bonds until they are of age, but the Income from these will be paid tlio children each year. "The mothers of the children adopt ed," said Madame Foch, In her letter of thanks to the Legion, "have noth ing but what their own badly paid work brings them and they, have no hope of any other pecuniary aid. "I tell you the Joy of these fam ilies would be dlfllcult to describe. I wns very moved by It. The AmtTlcnn Legion ban done n beautiful and a good work." Economyl Ho Buy a cow? Why, how would we feed It? She It could live on my last year's straw hats. American Legion Weekly. Memorial Tablets for Vessels. The United States Navy department Is contemplating the preparation of comtnemorntlvo tablets for vessels of the navy which served during tlio World wur. Tlio tablets will bo about 15 by 20 inches and mado of metal taken from Gerniun vessels received by tlic United Stutes according to the terms of the armistice. S&p ' t , $ w .1iinD'SUi I ..,. IVV-.. Jrt wyV -rtLSjWLJ WARNS HIS LEGION COMRADES Atvln M. Owsley, Director of Amerl canlsm, Urges Co-operation With U. S. Against Radicalism. Alvln M. Owsley, director of Ameri canism for the American Legion, fol lowing a recent speaking tour of Alabama, Louisi ana nnd New Hnmpshlrc, nnd conferences In New York nnd Washington, gives out a messnge of warning to his American Legion i" sn coinrniics a- A, v Hi than a million JmKKtK strong to themselves to the peril of rndicnllsm, and to awaken to tlio need of Intelligent co-operation In the government's efforts to combat the mennce. "In the past the American Legion hns stood foursquare In Its opposition to radicalism, to everything thnt might tend to undermine our government nnd Its Institutions," Colonel Owsley snld. "And always In the future can our organization be depended on to fight any force that does not represent 100 per cent loyalty. "At the present time the disloyal elements in our society are more ac tlve than ever before. Lnng-lmlrcd dronmers prate of the new order of things, nnd nt the same time bolder spirits lay dark plans for acts of vio lence that they hope will serve In un dermining the public's faith and trust in the government, or by force of ter rorism win support. The recent nr rests of communist lenders In Illinois; the necessity of state government no tion against the I. W. W.'s In Kansas; the stirring of radical movements In many parts of the country concomitant with the unrest nnd troubles of labor disputes show the necessity of con stant watchfulness and readiness for action on the part of the American Legion." Mr. Owsley declnred thnt wherever he had been be bad found the progrnm of Americanism prepared by the Amer ican Legion close to the hearts of Le glonnnlres, and of tho public ns a whole. "There are three big important things thnt stand first with American Legion members everywhere," he de clared. "They tire hospitalization, re bnbllltntlon and Americanization. All uro embraced In the term 'American ization. "Education of foreign-born elements of our population In patriotism and duty to government, nnd restriction of Immigration In order that we mny not be surfeited with aliens unnblo to as similate America's Ideals and purposes, but more likely to ntllllntc themselves In their Ignorance with the evil forces that seek to tear down these nnd other essentials of the American Le gion's program of Americanism have a strong appeal with Legionnaires everywhere. "Care of the disabled veterans trans cend every other thing, as I find It, In the hearts and minds of American Le gion members. Wherever I go, I hear this subject discussed Legionnaires want Justice done for their huddles who have paid a price of suffering, and illness, in Inability to properly sup port themselves and dependents. "No other question, be It adjusted compensation or what not, looms so large In American Legion gatherings as does this one. The last year bus been one of achievement of tlio Le glon In this vital matter. There still ' Is much to be done. And I find that 1 not only every Legionnaire I have talked to Is determined not to rest j until his disabled buddies are cared I for, and restored to gainful employ ment, but that the public stand 1 squarely and deliberately back of j them. I "Recent figures quoted are thnt less i than 1,000 veterans out of 11,000 ap proximately, trained by the govern ment, have been restored to gainful oc- cupatlons where they can compete suc cessfully with unhandlcapped men. . This Is a condition that appeals to the American Legion. It Is a condl- , Hon that calls for reorganization of i our soldier bureaus. ' WANTS HOMES FOR VETERANS Mrs, Carrol Marks, Vice President of Auxiliary, Is Seeking Action by California. California on whether will vote In November It shall make available a fund of $10,- 000,000 to buy Its war veterans homes nnd farms within Its stato limits. A wom an Is at the head of the movement, as campaign sec retary. Sho Is Mrs. Carrol Murks fflmm&P'' i o( Los Angeles, J!W$'fs-'' si v,c0 President of 'Wwvi o American Lo glon Auxiliary. Mrs. Marks has been one of the out Btnndlng personalities In tho Auxlllnry, which Is composed of 200,000 war moth ers, wives and sisters. Sho hns been devoting ten hours a day, six days a week, to veteran organization work since tho dny America entered the wnr In 1017, and her latest duty is to help tho soldiers obtain a homo and farm aid through their native state. Buron R. Fltts, national executlvo committee member of tho American Legion for California, Is tho director of tho campaign. is&r LLL Says Indigestion Is Entirely Ended Victims of stomach trouble, Indiges tion, dyspepsia, and their allied com plaints find Tnnlnc nn ever-ready source of relief nnd comfort. Thou sands of people have rcfound tho Joys of health by Its use after every thing else they tried had failed. 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