West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-05-04


eo,us back, but they dids't hear me.
noilo'w. And then yoNr pap come NJ
ther psth an. said l he'd Killed ther
man as lay ON ther groun'. Their
dep'tv were gone dead shc' enough
I'm ,het right We dug er hole in ther
ho'ter an put him in. Tom an Jim
are cow-ards, lev they ne'er come back
So y"' s,e how it be. Liz honey; an
this air the homes wuth-so 'elp me
Cord
The cIrlrensa:ned quiet. She guessed
az once who had threw the hanicrff
the blow from which killed the ,Nputy.
and she grss brd the truth aiSo>-in
relation TO her beloved Biil shU saw
that the evidence was against him, and
knowing as she did, THAT her father
hac never lfked big Bill Peters and
that he would not hesitate to give her
lover over TO the authorities of thc
law, and be thus well rid of him. the
world looked dark indeed to this pas
sionate mountain girl. The tra6ls was
and the girl we'll knew told man
Frieze was great rascal, and his dis
like tn Bill originated from an instance
that had occurred several years pre-
vious, down in the valley, when Bin
had stoutly aud determinedly refused
10 assist the old gentleman in releasing
moonshine prisoner from the room
ota country tavern, where the officers
had taken him and where they were Co
spend the night. Bill Peters, Tom
Nichols and Jim Sands, under the
generalship OF the old man had rode
silently into tho town. Nichols had
scaled the veran3u OF the inrr and
found the prisoner guarded by one of
the officers. lie reported to the Others
the situation, aud, without cousulting
Bills wishes IN the matter, Erie 70 had
| ordered his men TO enter by the wir =
! dow which opened on she roof of the
veranda, overpower the deputy and
release the prisoner. Bill, although
long engaged in the manufacture Of
Illicit whislsey was opposed strenuooy q.
ly TO crime OF any other kind. and as
he perceived possible chance OF
| bIoodshed nd feared for the life of the
! deputy, he firmly refused TO go further
in the enterprise, and without word
OF farewell, turned his horses head
and galloped back to his cabin i'm the
mounta ius, The bra very Of the others
deserted them, and they too, returned
but minus their comrade whom they
had gone to rescue from the clutches
of the law. Since then old Frieze had
vowed vengeance against Bill, and had
lost no opportunity to- defame him in
the ears Of his daughter, whom he
well kpew 'lilsed' the big man in no
nIsisbakable Fash ION. lie called Bill
coward" chtsiS sn>beart ad y doze n
other names, 90 all os which Lz turned
n deaf ear,
Going over all this in her m1rd.
slowly aud carefully and adding to the
list a stranger i'm the neigh beThopd ,
Liz we'll knew that Bill was in great
danger. During the time thut III
was lost in meditttion, Bib STOOD look
ing down at her, the light of love
glowing on his countenance and his
bands toying with the branches OF n
sturdy OAK, whose limbs dropped low
TO the ground,
I Presently the girl looked up at him,
measuring his whole length, from the
heavy cow-hfde boots on his feet 90 tho
slouch hat that rested on his yellow
hair. lie interpreted her glance, and
striding over TO her, knelt before her.
grasping both her hands in his.
~ htslf q
Liz, 70 won go back on 70 Bill, will.
Yo'?"
mo. nah honeY-never Bit, I
loves re too much, too much Aw,
honey wen think Of Ye and wish fer
Ye. sonepin hurts me in here laying
her hand over her ReBrt. IAN now II
pears as II tn hurtin' re'er will STOP.
Awy Bdll, we uns' 20 way, an soon,
honey: ye said ye'd TEX me, Bill. Can't
we go tonight, honey, fore trouble
comes? Say yes, Bill, say yes Wen
be so glad wen we go'lT
Poor, ignorant girl OF the mountains.
nurtured by the breezes of gentle
spring, hardened by the wailing winds
Of winter; 20 you the forest has been a
home, the giant trees stern ccnpanions,
the bees and birds apd Butterflies the
barking squirrels, the drumming
/ phcasants, the mountain broUks, .ni
have beon Playmates that you would
know no more ia the home you would
choose. They have been your teachers.
/ have spoken % rotr in lan1uaae all
their own. Ibcy have tauQht you 10
| distinguish right between wrong. they
have urged you 90 a hgher. pobIer.
/ happier manner OF life, yet they have
failed to give you The knowledge what
/ tothe educated would suQpest the word
"prcsentmout' in reference 10 the feel
ing you hold in your breast as regards
/ Your chosen on, >afstvs they have all
failed iu teaching sou TO dlsunqu sh
the feelings that ran rife in The heart Of
( the average woman.
/ Bill. however explained that he
could not possb bly, go away that night.
I "To-morror, liz. or The day arter, an
/ then Tll tax yo'. Thes I'll hey more
{ moneys we uns kin spec"