Erskine Dale, pioneer . ut Barbaralooked pleased and all onlookers seemed S6 , ERSKINE DALE—PIONEER greatly amused—all except Hugh, And whenthe pld fiddler sang out sonorously: Genelmen to right—cheat an* swing!the boy cheated outrageously, cheated all buthis little partner, to whom each time he turnedwith open loyalty, and Hugh was openlysneering now and genuinely angry. You shall have the last dance, whisperedBarbara, the Virginia reel. / I know that dance, said the boy. And when that dance came and the dancerswere drawn in two lines, the boy who wasthird from the end heard Harrys low voiceb
Erskine Dale, pioneer . ut Barbaralooked pleased and all onlookers seemed S6 , ERSKINE DALE—PIONEER greatly amused—all except Hugh, And whenthe pld fiddler sang out sonorously: Genelmen to right—cheat an* swing!the boy cheated outrageously, cheated all buthis little partner, to whom each time he turnedwith open loyalty, and Hugh was openlysneering now and genuinely angry. You shall have the last dance, whisperedBarbara, the Virginia reel. / I know that dance, said the boy. And when that dance came and the dancerswere drawn in two lines, the boy who wasthird from the end heard Harrys low voicebehind him: He is my cousin and my guest and youwill answer to me. The lad wheeled, saw Harry with ^ Hugh,left his place, and went to them. He spoketo Harry, but he looked at Hugh with asword-flash in^ach black eye: I dont want nobody to take up for me. Again he wheeled and was in his place,but Barbara saw and looked troubled, andso did Colonel Dale. He went over to thetwo boys and put his arm around I dont want nobody to take up for me ERSKINE DALE—PIONEER 57 Tut, tut, my boys, he said, with pleasantfirmness, and led Hugh away, and whenGeneral Willoughby would have followed,the colonel nodded him back with a smile,and Hugh was seen no more that Theguests left with gayety, smiles, and laughter,and every one gave the stranger a kindlygood-by. Again Harry went with him to hisroom and the lad stopped again under thecrossed swords. You fight with em ? Yes, and with pistols. Ive never had a pistol. I want to learnhow to use them. Harry looked at him searchingly, but theboys face gave hint of no more purpose thanwhen he first asked the same question. All right, said Harry. The lad blew out his candle, but he wentto his window instead of his bed. The moon-light was brilliant among the trees and on thesleeping flowers and the slow run of the broadriver, and it was very still out there and verylovely, but he had no wish to be out wind and ^ stor
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