West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-05-04
Written Specially fof The Argus.
CHAPTER IL
by 4 pnrsrox COUNTY Arqnos.


"Aw Bill, honey, Z nos' 'orsot TO
ten ye," aud in qoick. hurried sem
teneeS she told hiaa II her hayang
watched the ''oIe man on the nag" ON
she top OF Bald Knob" lie listened
intently and without comment, bat
W hen the girl mentioned having seen
she man take paper from his pocket
and read from il, his large blue eyes
CLEANED dangerously and his hand
crept toward his hip pocket
The girl caught the melton and
darted toward him, grasping his hand
Doan' ys go for to shoot any man. "
And then, stepping baclS pace, she
looked him straight in She eyes and
continued ''Bilh honey, I'm goin' to
AK ye a question. 1t hev been on my
min fur er long time. an | kin keep 1t
ter myself no longer. Bill, honey, tell
me ye dIdn' hevno ham i'm the KILN
of thet Dep'ty down ter tn still house
Wait, Bill" as the man was in the act
OF interruptiug her, ''let me hev my
suY an' then ye kim talk. Bnl honey,
hey heerd pap and mann talk er bout
ct wen they believed ! were SCUM cr-
sleep, en- bev haerd 'en say yer name
sof' bike, es tho' they feared mought
hear 'em. En Bill hev laid erwake
long through ther night an watched
the stars shine an shine. an I hev
tried ter b'leev thet We had no han IN
thet KILN but Bill" and her voice
broke and she seemed as il about 30
break down completely, but by "a great
effort she gathered her strength and
went on in pathetic voice "Bin I
want We ter tell NE, homes Ingin' IL ".
dill it or ped tor do i'll Cause il We
did-wy, wy-well. Bill--if We did IL
would kill yer Liz, an If 1t didn't kill
her she won't let We love her no more. Z"
The effect ON the man was great.
During her first sentences on this sub.
Ject there had passed oyer his epes a
look of fear and his glance shifted un
easily from I,iz's face TO the trees and
rocks close by. But as she closed her
remarks IN Il doggesllg determfn fned voice
the man drew himself TO the full OF Ir!s
enormous heioat and stepped fmpati-
entity toward her, his arms outstretched
aud htsface coUvplsed with raVe and
passion. But an instant IA Ter hu step
pet close beside her, and in his FEW
tures could be read nothing bnt love:
in the blue eyes that looked into the
black ones was nothing but unutter-
ole tenderness.
Liz, honey" he began slowly. "yo
air." stop thet, Bin" the woman
cut in ahgrify, II axed ye simple
question, an / wan answer yes err
nor
"WeIl, then, Liz No! Mol / swar
to yo' had no hand in ther killin' of
thet man, but, biz, / knows him thet
did do ct. an ef yo' viii lissen ter me
a little III tell yo' all erbout it,
Liz crept into the strong arms Of her
loyer, joyous loye Of belief and con.
tentment rendering her dou bly, beauti-
ful in the mans eyes, and he clasped
her TO his breast hungerily. After "A
little she raised her eyes to his and
said simply:
bill, heRey, ye has made me glad !
Now tell me all erbout it,"
Seated on the rocks a few moments
later the man told his story. How a
month previous white working in
the mountain still. making moooshine
whiskey, not far from the Frieze
cabin, he and two companions were
& ~ r.fsfg gesff he
marshal, who dropped into their midst
as though suddenly brought down by
a breeze from the hill, so quiet was his
coming. Even before the men were
aware OF his presence he was standing
behind two cooked pevolvers demand.
ing their immediate surrender. The
evidence Of their guilt was plain to the
deputy and each Of the mountaipeers
lsHcw Instantly that 20 move or TO dis.
obey the order given was TO inyitc i'm.
I mediate death from the revolyers in
the detectives bands. II flashed
through their mine, too, that 90 sur.
render meant Tor each long term in
the state prison. ignorant as they
were, and knowing little about the
laws OF the state, they were we'll
aware of the offpnse they were com.
uniting in llieitiy disuU,ng whiskcy.
but nevertheless. when Tho Deputy
etern command rang ont the hupds Of
each OF the thvsc men went into the
air. and these fearless, strong noun
tnineers were prisoners. held by "a
slight though determined young man.
hardly out of his teens. Just how fhc
affair terminated we viii give the
reader in Bil's own rough, peculiar
language:
An then. Liz honey ther dep tv
laid one o. his guns on er rock and
talCin' pair o. han'cuns out er bis
pocket he throwed 'em ter Tom
Nichols an tole him ter put 'om on
thcr man who were mex ter him.
Tom picked ther things up from ther
groun'. an jcs wat foilered can't rec.
olleet PLAIN. Anyhow, thcr iron things
Gcw through ther air an hit thcr
dep ty in ther head, and ther mex thing