The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-01
By AHefa Carr


was a part of patriotism.
In week the schoolmlstress had
heard the story of the teud. but she
had refused TO become a partisan.
When month had gone past and she
was INDUCING In the hope that she
might be the humble instrument OF
making the truce a permanent peace
she precIpitated the very calamity she
was praying might be avoided. The
children Of the Doanes and the Hack
etts were In the same classes, but they
mingled no more than oil and water.
Down to the five-year-old child they
had heard the story of the feud. and
each was a self constituted champion.
One of the Hackett boys finally re-
scented n word from one Of the Doanes.
drew a pocGetknife and made au at
tack The teachers screams called In
James Doaae, who Unopened 10 be
passing. and he disarmed the Earkett
10y poane lad been away IN North
Carolina, and This was his lrst meet
M With the schoolmistress He was
ths Kentucky mounaineof in size ana
strength aus iitIesomencss apd fears
iessuess. but he bad face ID whies
there were good nature ana ceatleaess.
lie Ind grown from yOu,h to manhood
lUrIng thr tinte. lie bad neither
sought 10 make reace nor proroke
! hosulites }!3ne disarIned the 10Y,
be stood n Al tle erl basblne
aud unable * az 4 word
Next DIS ger. wara airf lp-l,,gs f,em
tho Hackers ana crucFlas yr,yo tse
poapes Jbere wara ;bas. ,ri,a Sop..i,t
n cnl,rga paon nj. mcf9cnt trt,rao
davs lat.r "a yonng no,rs y,.-s II
town lie nBssad two 81 tbs tIacEa,ts
mn. fbay pF,N6nd I'm I'M ~ ns,..',,r
bisb,rnv rsars ,ynpId L,r, l..., III
a,,ti,taaiy i,,,. n, ia -o,,,i,,.,ass il No
teacbar t.r n,ir,rlal to,,.e ana snilas
turped tba l,nl,.es and l,ullats osi3n yar
the time rl,an !, foe cTent n agoinst
which sbe c5,,ta not rnarJ
James Dna1e MAS insf mast nc
twenty. firsf I,irtlfdav r. was tie same
with David TIacketi Bnth ynnnr men
came TO call upon her with that free.
dom from restraint found, among the
primitive Each fell In love with her
ere she was aware Of having created
any feeling at all When she found
that the demon OF jealousy had been
aroused in young Hackett's breast she
wanted TO return 10 her home and let
the feeling die out, hut the people
would not hear of it. They were tax
ing sides again to renew the feud. yet
they insisted on regarding her as
neutral figure and also on her remain
ing.
Down in her heart TIlda was Just a
bit glad of this. While she would not
admit It to herself, she was learning
TO love the young man with the mild
blue eyes and gentle face.
The dozen families at Chestnut Cove
had already taken sides. The partisan.
ship soon extended to others miles
away. In a family feud you are for
or against. For u man there can be
no neutrality. Next came arming aud
mutterlngs and threats. All knew that
these We're the preface to deeds of
violence. 1t needed an overt act and
the killings would begin.
AS the excitement intensified young
Doane ceased his visits to the school.
mistress She had not seen him for a
week when one gray afternoon as she
walked alone up the mountain side to
gather the rlpening chestuuts she saw
him hiding behind bowlder. Even as
she stood there looking and wondering
he aimed, fired his rifle and quickly