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CHAPTER XV Continued.
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The lioy hatl been two years In tlio
wilds. When he left tlio tihtiwnee
cani) winter wiih setting In, thnt ter
rible winter of '70 of deep snow and
hunger and cold. When he reached
Kasluisltln, Captain Clark hnd gono to
Kentucky, and Krsklnu found bud
news. Ilauillton and Hay had taken
Vlncenncs. There Captain Helm's Cre
oles, as hood as they saw tlio red
coats, slipped away from him to sur
render their arms to the llrltlsh, and
thus deserted by all, he and tlio two
or three Americans vith him had to
give up the fort. The French reswore
allegiance to ISrlttiln. Hamilton con
fiscated their Honor and broke up their
billiard tables. He let his Indians
scatter to their villages, nud with his
regulars, volunteers, white Indian
leaders and red auxiliaries went Into
winter quarters. One band of Shnw
nccfl he sent to Ohio to scout and
take scalps In the settlements. In the
spring ho would sweep Kentucky and
destroy all tlio settlements west of
the Alleghnnles. .So lCrsklno and Dave
went for Clark; and that trip neither
ever forgot. .Storms had followed onch
other since late November and the
snow lay deep. Cattle and horses
perished, deer and elk were found deud
in the woods, and buffalo came nt
nightfall to old Jerome Sanders' fort
tor food and companionship with bis
starving herd. There was no salt or
vegetable fond; nothlnjr but tho flesh
of. lean wild game. Yet, while the
frontiersmen remained crowded In
the stockades and the men hunted and
the women made clothes of tanned
deer bides, buffalo-wool cloth, and nettle-bark
linen, and both hollowed "nog
gins" out of the knot of u tree, Clark
made bis amazing march to Vln
cenncs, recaptured It by the end of
February, and sent Hamilton to Wil
liamsburg a prisoner. Erskine pleaded
to be allowed to take him there,' but
Clark would not let him go. Perma
nent garrisons were placed at Vln
cenncs nnd Cahokla, and at Kaskaskla.
Erskine stayed to help mako peace
with tho Indians, punish marauders
and bunting bands, so that by the
end of the year Clark might Bit at
the falls of the Ohio as a shield for
the West and a suro guarantee that
the whites would never be forced to
abandon wild Kentucky.
The two years In the wilderness
had left their mark on Erskine. He
was tall, lean, swarthy, gaunt, and
yet ho was not all woodsman, for
his bom Inheritance as gentleman bad
been more than emphasized by his as
sociation with Clark and certain Cre
ole officers In the Northwest, who had
Improved his French and gratliled one
pet wish of his life since his last visit
to the James they had taught him to
fence. His mother he hnd not seen
again, but he had learned that she
was alive and not yet blind. Of Early
Morn he had heard nothing at all.
Once a traveler had brought word of
Dane Grey. (Irey was In Philadelphia
and prominent In the gay doings of
that city. He had taken part In a
brilliant pageant called the "Mlschl
nnza," which was staged by Andre,
and was reported a close friend of
that Ill-fated young gentleman.
I After the light al I'lqua, with Clark
Erskine put forth for old Jerome San
ders' fort, lie found the hard days
of want over. There was not only
com In plenty but wheat, potatoes,
pumpkins, turnips, melons. Game was
plentiful, and cattle, horses, nnd hogs
had multiplied on cane and buffalo
clover. Indeed, It was a comparative
ly ivncoful fall, and though Clnrk
pleaded with him, Erskine stubbornly
set his face for Virginia.
At WUUnmshiirg Erskine learned
many things. Colonel Dale, now a
general, was still with Washington and
Harry was with him. Hugh was with
the Virginia militia and Dave with
Lafayette.
Tarjetou's legion of rangers In their
white uniforms were scourging Vlr
glniu us they had scourged the Car
ollmiH. Through tho James ltlver
country they had gone with fire and
sword, burning houses, carrying off
horses, destroying crops, burning grain
In the mills, laying plantations to
waste. llurbarn's mother was dead.
Her neighbors bad moved to safety,
but Uarlmrn, be heard, still lived with
old Mammy and Ephralm at Itcd Oaks,
unless that, too, had been recently
put to the torch. Where, then, would
ho find her?
Down the river Erskine rodo with a
tad heart. At tho place where he
bad fought with Grey ho pulled Fire
fly to u sudden halt. There was the
boundary of Itcd Oaks and there
started a desolation that ran us far
as his eye could reach. Itcd Oaks
had not been spared, and he put Fire
fly to a fast gallop, with eyes strained
tar ahead and his heart beating with
agonized foreboding and savage rage.
Boon over a distant clump of trees
ha could see the chimneys of Bar
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helplessly and perhaps those chim
neys were all that was left. And
then he saw the roof and tho upper
windows and the cap of the big col
umns unharmed, untouched, and he
pulled Firefly In again, with over
whelming relief, nnd wondered at tho
miracle. .Again he started nud again
pulled In when be caught sight of
three horses hitched near the stiles.
Turning quickly from the road, he
hid Firefly In tho underbrush. Very
quietly ho slipped along tho path by
the river, and, pushing aside through
the rose bushes, lay down where un
seen ho could peer through the closely
matted hedge. He had not long to
wait. A white uniform issued from
the great hall dour and another And
another nnd after them Ilurhiirn
smiling. Tho boy's blood ran hot
smiling nt her enemies. Two officers
bowed, Uarbara courtesled, and they
wheeled on their heels and descended
tho steps. Tho tldrd stayed behind a
moment, bowed over her hand and
kissed It. The watcher's blood turned
then to liquid lire. Great God, at
what price was thnt noble old house
left standing? Grimly, swiftly Er
skine.' turned, sliding through the
bushes like a snake to the edge of
tho road along width they must pass.
He would fight tho three, for his life
was worth nothing now. He heard
them laughing, talking at the stiles.
He heard them speak Barbara's
name, nnd two seemed to be banter
ing the third, whose nnswerlng laugh
seemed ncqulescent and triumphant.
They were coming now. The boy had
his pistols out, primed and cocked.
He wus rising on his knees, Just ubout
to leap to bis feet and out Into the
road, when he fell back Into a
startled, paralyzed, Inactive henp.
Glimpsed through an opening in the
"He Fought Onse Under Benedict Ar
nold Perhaps He lo Fighting With
Him Now."
bushes, the leading trooper In the uni
form of Tarleton's legion was none
other than Dane Grey, and Ersklne's
brain had worked quicker than his
angry heart. This wns n mystery
thnt must be solved before his pistols
spoke. Ho rose crouching as the
troopers rode away. If Tarleton's
men were around he would better
leave Firefly where he was In the
woods for a while. A startle.l gasp
behind him made him wheel, pistol
once more in hand, to find a negro,
mouth wide open and staring nt him
from tho road.
"Mur.so Erskine I" ho gasped. It
was Ephralm, the boy who had led
Barbara's white ponies out long, long
ago, now a tall, muscular lad with
an ebony face and dazzling teeth.
"What you doln' hyeh, suh? Whar'
yo' boss? Gawd, l'se sutniy glad to
see yuh." Erskine pointed to an oak.
"Ulght by that tree. Put him In
the stable and feed him."
Tho negro shook his head.
"No, suh. I'll tnke do feed down
to him. Too many redcoats messln'
.round heah. You bettoh go In do buck
day dey might see yuh."
"Wasn't one of those soldiers who
Just rodo away Mr. Dane Grey?"
The negro hesitated.
"Yassuh."
"What's he doing In a British uni
form?" Tho boy shifted his great shoulders
uneasily and looked aside.
"I don't know, suh I don't know
nuttln'."
Ersklno know ho was lying, but re
spected his loyalty,
"Go tell Miss Barbara I'm here and
then feed my horse."
ST"
Tassuh."
Ephralm went swiftly ond Eraklno
followed along the hedge nnd through
tho rose bushes to the kitchen door.
Uarlmrn, standing In the ball door
way, heard his stop.
"Ersklno 1" sho cried softly, and she
enmo to meet him, with both hands
outstretched, nnd raised her lovely
fnce to be kissed. "What are you do
ing here?"
"I am on my way to Join General
Lafayette."
"But you will bo captured. It Is dan
gerous. Tho country Is full of British
soldiers."
"So I know," Ersklno sold dryly.
"When did you get here?"
"Twenty minutes ago, I would not
have been welcome Just then. I wait
ed In the hedge. I saw you hnd com.
pany."
"Did you see them?" sho faltered.
"I even recognized one of them.'
Barbara sank Into a chair, her elbow
on one arm, her chin In her hand, her
face turned, her eyes looking outdoors.
She said nothing, but the toe of her
slipper begun to tap the floor gently.
There was no further use for Indirec
tion or concealment.
"Barbara," Ersklno said with Bomo
sternness, nnd bis tone quickened tho
tapping of the slipper and mude her
little mouth tighten, "what docs all
this mean?"
"Did you see," sho answered, with
out looking nt him, "thnt tlio crops
were nil destroyed and the cattle and
horses wore all gone?"
"Why did they spare tho house?"
The girl's bosom rose with one quick,
defiant Intake of breath, and for a
moment she held It.
"Dnne Grey saved our homo."
"How?"
"He had known Colonel Tarleton In
London nud bad done something for
him over there."
"How did he get In communication
with Colonel Tarleton when ho was
an officer in tho American army?"
The girl would not answer.
"Wns ho taken prisoner?" Still sho
wns silent, for tho snrcnsm In Ers
klne's voice wns angering her.
"He fought once under Benedict
Arnold perhnps he is lighting with
him now."
"No!" she cried hotly.
"Then be must be n "
She did not allow him to utter tho
word.
"Why Mr. Grey is In British uni
form Is his secret not mine."
"And why he Is here Is yours."
"Exactly 1" sho flamed. "You tire a
soldier. Learn what you wnnt to
know from him. You are my cousin,
but you are going beyond tho rights
of blood. I won't stand it I won't
stand it from anybody."
"I don't understand you, Barbara
I don't know you. That last time It
was Grey, you nnd now " He
paused 'and, In spite of herself, her
eyes flashed townrd the door. Era.
kino saw It, drew himself erect,
bowed nnd strode straight out. Norjj
did the irony of tho situation so much
as cross his mind thnt he should be
turned from his own homo by the
woman he loved and to whom he hnd
given that home. Nor did he look
back else be might hnve seen her
sink, sobbing, to the floor.
When he turned the corner of tho
house Barbara's old mnmmy nnd
Ephralm were waiting for him nt the
kitchen door.
"Ephralm," ho said as he swung
upon Firefly, "you and mnmmy keep
n close wntch, nnd if I'm needed here,
come for me yourself and come fast."
"Yassuh. Mursc Grey Is sutniy up
to some devllmlnt no which side he
flghtln for. I got a gal oveh on the
algo o' do Grey plnntntlon an she tel'
me dut Murse Dane Grey don't wenr
dat white uniform nil do time."
"What's that what's that?" nsked
Erskine.
"No, sub. She say he got nn udder
uniform, same ns yose, an' he keeps
it at her uncle Sam's cabin an' she's
seed him go dur in white an' come out
In our uniform, an' nl'ays at night,
Marco Ersklno al'ays nt night."
The negro cocked his ear suddenly:
"Take to de woods quick, Marse
Erskine. Jlorses cumin' down the
road."
But the sound of coming hoofbeats
had reached the woodsman's ears
some seconds before the black man
heard them, and already Ersklno had
wheeled away. And Ephralm saw
Firefly skim along the ctlge of a
blackened meadow behind Its hedge
of low trees.
"Gawd!" said tho black boy, nnd
he stood watching tlio road. A band
of white-coated troopers was coming
in a cloud of dust, and at the head
of them rodo Dane Grey.
"Has (.'apt. Ersklno Dale been
here?" ho demanded.
Ephralm hnd his own reason for
being on the good side of tho ques
tioner, and did not even hesitate.
"Yassuh he Jes' lef! Dur he goes
now!" With a curse Grey wheeled
his troopers. At that moment Firefly,
with something like the waving flight
of a bluebird, was leaping the meadow
fence Into the woods. The black boy
looked after tho troopers' dust.
"Gawd !" ho suld again, with a grin
thnt showed every magnificent tooth
In his head. "Jest us well try to
ketch a streak o' lightning." And
quite undisturbed ho turned to tell tho
news to old mammy.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
A Tip to the Wise.
It was the beginning of the second
semester, nnd we were to huve n newi
Instructor in the English department,
I rushed Into the classroom nnd, seeing
a supposed fellow student In one of
the seats, said: "Well, I guess we'll
have to give tho old girl a good wel
come this morning, but be rather dumb
so' she won't expect too much," In a
moment the young womun began call
ing the roll, proving to be tho Instruc
tor herself. Chicago Tribune.
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(Copy for Thin Dopartmont Supplied bf
iho Amorlcdn I.pglon New Hnrvlco.)
THE LEGION OATMEAL COOKIE
Recipe Submitted by Mrs. Frederick
Gehlman, Springfield, III., Wins
International Contest.
Mrs. Frederick Gehlmnn of Spring
Held, III., presents the national conklo
to the country.
Of the 400 recipes
which have been
pouring Into na
tional headquar
ters of tho Amer
ican Legion Aux
iliary during the
past two months,
the Gehlmnn "Oat
meal Cookie" has
been selected to
fill the Jars In
military hospltnls
throughout the
United Stntes.
Although no
prize whatever
wns offered In
this unique con
test, recipes enmo
In from every
stnte In the Union
Mra. Mcrlert
nn!l.
Pin-
nnd from Hawaii,
Alaska, Canada
nnd Paris besides. So it was really an
International contest, but the winner
hnlls from our own Middle West. The
Judges selected Mrs. Goldman's cookie
recipe for us in the hospitals, be
cause It best combines food value with
little fat content. It makes a mighty
good tasting cookie, too. Here It Is:
2 cupfnts augar 1 cupful raisins
3 cupfuls (Jour (cut with acts-
1 tcnspoonful noila sore)
2 tcaspoonfuls bait- 1 cupfut lard or
Ins powtler butter
3 cupfulB rolled 1 cupful sour milk
oata (ground) 1 egg (well beaten)
Process: Flour the raisins. Crenm
the fat In n mixing bowl, nddlng the
sugar gradually. Add the egg, then
tho milk, then the dry Ingredients
cftcr sifting them together, then the
onts, und lastly the floured raisins.
Using a teuspoon, put onto a greased
nnd floured baking sheet. Put Into a
fairly hot oven (350 degrees) and
leave 10 to 15 minutes.
Mrs. W. J. Murks of Indianapolis,
widely recognized domestic science ex
pert, nnd the members of her "flour"
class acted as Judges for the contest.
They selected ns an nlternate to tho
Gehlman hospltnl cookie, another
"ontmeul cookie" which they would
recommend for generul use. It con
tains a lorger percentage of fat and
no milk. Mrs. A. O. Wlggin, Lima,
Ohio, sent it in.
The vote gave Mrs. Mary B. Snod
crass of Highland Park, Mich., second
ranking without a rival. Sho sent
In nn "orange cooklo" recipe.
The Judges selected as the third
ranking recipe a "cream cooklo" with
small fnt content, sent In by Miss
Mary E. Itoblnson, Wnllo Wulla, Wash
ington. Mrs. Herbert Iinnell of Indianapo
lis Is shown mixing the dougli for the
National Cookie. She was one of the
class of Judges and secret she hasn't
been mixing dougli for Husband Iin
nell so very long.
OHIO LEGION MAN MISSING
Clair A. Anthony Is Being Sought by
Toledo Post, No. 319 His
Family Needs Him.
Joseph Baker Post, No. 310, "Toledo,
O., Is seeking tho wherenbouts of Clulr
A. Anthony, who
has disappeared
from his home In
that city, and
whoso wlfo ond
children are In
destitute circum
stances, Anthony
Is described ns
t w en t y n I n e
years old, Ave
feet six Inches In
height, weight 180
pounds, r u d d y
complexion, dark
hair, bluo eyes.
Clair A. Anthony,
Ho walks with u slight limp In the
left leg.
Anyone having Information concern
ing Anthony Is asked to communicate
with Leland M. Beatley, commander
of tho post, 4112 North Haven street,
Toledo, O.
Circumstantial Only.
On the complaint of n farmer, old
Ephralm had been haled Into court
charged with chicken shooting. Ills
lawyer had made a fairly good caso
for him and for a clincher hud tho
plaintiff recalled, hoping to make him
contradict his own testimony.
"See here," ho said, scowling sav
agely, "will you swear that It was
Ephralm who shot your chicken?"
"Wal," said tho 'furmer mildly, "I
won't swear to It, but I suspect him."
"That's not enough to convict a
mnn. Whut makes you suspect him?"
"Wal, I saw him In tho chicken
yard with a gun, then I heard the gun
go off, and then I saw him putting the
chicken into n bog and it didn't
somehow seem sensible to flgger tho
bird committed suicide." American
Legion Weekly.
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SQUARE DEAL, THEIR SLOGAN
Commander and Buddies of Portland,
Oregon, Post No. 1, Insist on Fair
Treatment of Men.
MWo ask no favors, only tho squnro
deal." James J. Crossley, former ma
jor In the World
war, nnd c o in
mundcr of Port
land Post No. 1,
Portland, O r e.,
declnres the fore
going Is tho only
platform on
which he nnd his
buddies have
based their but
tles und they've
not been few In
behalf of former
James J. Crossley servicemen. Since
the boys came back
to Bet their feet once more In tho
paths of peace, some of them bewilder
ed by the changing conditions, nil hav
ing lost several precious years from
their lives In the mutter of compet
ing successfully In their work or pro
fessions, Mr. Crossley hns spent much
time and energy seeing to It that his
comrades did receive a square deal,
did have an opportunity to earn a
livelihood unhampered.
Recently Commander Crossley took
Up the CUdgelS for two fnr-tnur unrvlon
men who hud passed tne civil servlco
examinations for n municipal poJtlon
with grndes higher than the man
whom the mayor and city commission
ers had decided to name. Tho suc
cessful candidate was undertaking, It
wns charged, to persuade the two
former service men to withdraw, and
seeking to use politicnl Influence
gained through u considerable city serv
ice to aid him. Crossley immediately
took the matter up for his post. Ho
carried the light straight to tlio mayor
ond commissioners. And the appoint
ment went to tho highest competitor
the former service man.
"We have been unusually fortunate
In Portland," the commander Is quoted
as saying, "In placing our buddies in
positions of trust they nre capable of
filling. Our municipal Judge, the super
intendent of the womens' bureau of the
police department nnd the chief clerk
of the park bureau, saw service In the
World's wur. I believe one of tho
greatest duties of the American Le
gion Is to light for Its members us
against politicnl Influence which seeks
to deprive them of positions nnd give
them ns plums of politics. Legion offi
cers should be ever on tho nlert. Often
those with authority to mnke appoint
ments are glad to choose Legion men,
If only the Legion shows nn Interest
nnd asks that It be done. We must
always be ready to present our case
whenever It Is necessary. The Ameri
can public wants to see Its former
soldiers receive justice. The Legion
Is the public's representative as well
as' the veterans'."
PRAYS FOR BOY'S RETURN
Gray-Haired Mother of Leo Crete,
Flshervllle, Mass., Seeks Help
of American Legion.
There's n mother In Flshervllle,
Mnss., who snys she hns only one hope,
one Joy in life left
to live for nnd
that's to see her
son again. He
hns not written to
her, nor hns she
heard from him
for more than two
years. And dally
ho prays, sho
writes tho Ameri
can Legion nation
al headquarters,
thnt Leo Crete,
the son, be re
turned to her.
Leo Crete.
"Now I am writing you, with n
mother's prayer, to try nnd locate my
son," the mother, Mrs. Wilfred Crete,
Providence .Bond, Flshervllle, says, In
her letter. "I have prayed and prayed
for tho lost two years with no reward.
I keep worrylug and worrying over,
him, and now I nm n gray-haired moth
er, longing for my boy. My heart Is
filled with anguish. I want hlui so;
want him to come home to me."
Tho accompanying picture of Leo
was taken when lie was overseas, with
tho Army of Occupation In Germany.
Ills mother describes him ns being five
feet live und one-half Inches tall;
weight MO pounds. Ho Is dark-complexioned
und has dnrk brown eyes.
Tho mother heard from him last at
Conneuut, O., where, after ho had
started homo from Salt Luko City,
Utuh, he wrote ho was going to work
on the Great Lakes boats. Leo enlist
ed In tho regular army when fifteen
years old and, after serving In France,
returned to the United States und re
enlisted, serving one year.
War Scholarships to 2,798,
War scholarships amounting to
frJUO.OOO have been given 2,708 young
Methodist former servlco men through
tho board of home missions nnd
church extension of tho Methodist
Episcopal church. These men are In
209 schools, colleges and theological
seminaries and have been receiving
from $!t0 to $250 a year ns n gift from
the centenary fund to ennblo them
to finish their studies Interrupted by
the war.
Legion Men Everywhere.
The world seems very small or the
American Legion mighty large when
ono rends In the Pnnnmnl Cannl Le
gion Post publication that "cards have
been received from Mrs. Grace .Town
send of American Legion Auxiliary,
who Is representing tho department of
Panama, American Legion, nt the
memorial services at Mammoth Cave."
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