Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-19
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CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XIV.
IT'S only lonesome people," Anse
Havey went on, that knows how to
love an dream. I've stood up there on
the ridge with julius Caesar and Al
exander the Great, an, 1t seemed to
me that I aeuld see 'em 40 plain - I
see you nov. I could see tho sun
shinin' on the eagles Of the legion an
the shields Of the phalanx. I'm rich
enough. reckon. to live amongst other
men that read books, but . DEAN
keeps mo here. The dream IL that
some day these here mountains shall
como into their own. These people
have got It in 'em ter be . great
people. an I've stayed here because
aimed to try an help EN-
But" she family expostulated. you
seem to stand for the very things that
hold them back. You speak almost
reverently Of their killing instinct and
you oppose schools"
The man shook his head gravely and
continued:
Tn . feudist because my people are
feudists an because I can lead 'em
only 80 long ~ I'm . fightin' Havey.
God knows, II could wipe out this
blood-spillin' I'd gladly 60 out an offer
myself - . sacrifice to bring 1t about.
You call me an outlaw-well. I've done
made laws an I've done broke them.
an I've seen Just about as much
crookedness an lawlessness at one
end Of the game % at the other"
.'But schools?" demanded Juanita.
why wouldn't they help your dream
toward fulhllment?"
II amt against no school that can
begin ct the right end. I'm against
every school that can only onsettle
an teach dissatisfaction with humble
livin' where folks has got to Live
humble"
He paused and paced the room. He
was no longer the man who had
seemed tho immovable stole. His eyes
were far away, looking beyond the
horizon into the future.
Its took your people two centuries
to get where they're standin' today,
he broke out abruptly. "an' fer them
two hundred years we've been stand
in still or goin' back. Now ye come
down here an socks to jerk my people
up to where 70 stands in, the blinklr
of IN eye. Ye comes leokin' down on
'em an pityin' EN- because they won't
eat outen your hand. They'd rather be
eagles than song-birds in cage. even
II eagles are Wild an lawless. Ye
comes here an straightway tells 'em
that their leaders are Infamous. Do
70 offer 'em better leaders? Ye
refuses the aid Of men that know en-
men Of their blood-an' 20 your own
ignorant way. Do 70 sec any reason
why I should countenance ye? Don't
We SEQ ye're just arscatterin' my sheep
before they knows how to herd them
selves?"
I'm afraid" said the girl very slow.
~ and humbly, that I've been fool"
eye says the boy Jeb wears my
trademark In the hate that's on his
face" continued Anse Havey passion
ately. Hes been here with me con.
sortin' with them fellers In Plutarch
and Shakespeare. II I can curb him
an keep him out Of mischief he's goin'
down to Frankfort some day an learn
his lessons in the legislature. He amt
.soin' to no college. because aims to
At him for his work right here. !
seek to have fellers like him guide
these folks forward. don't aim to
have them civilized By bein' wiped out
an trod to DEATH"
He paused, and Juanita Holland re.
peated helplessly. I've been fool!"
Z recxon 50 53c:'. know that young
,Jeb McNash thinks little Milt kilt
Fetch, an that one day he laid out in
the la'rel to kill little Milt," Bad Anse
pursued. "Ye don't know that the only
reason he stayed his hand was that
I'd rot his promise ter bide his time.
But reckon 70 do know that II Milt
was killed by . Havey al that's tran.
spired in ten years wouldn't mako .
patch on the hell.raisin' that'd 60 on
hereabouts in week. Do 70 think it's
strange thet Jeb don't want his sister
consortin' with the boy that no thinks
murdered his father?"
Juanita rose from her chair. feeling
like . pert and cocksure interloper
who had been disdainfully looking
down on ono with vision immeasur-l
ably wider and surer than her own.
At last she found herself asking: But
surely Young Milt didn't kill Fetch.
Surely you don't believe that?"
mo, I know he didn't: but there's
Just ono way can persuade young
Jeb. 70 believe tan that's to tell
him who did"
3 His eyes met hers and for moment
lighted with irony. IL did that, ]
reckon Jeb would be willin' to let 70
keep Dawn an Jesse-an, Of course,
he'd kill the other man. Do ye want
lme to do 1T"
I He moved to the closed door and
paused with his hand on the knob.
mo, stop!" she almost screamed.
tTt would mean murder. Merciful
GOD, RS 90 hard to decide some
ithings!"
Anss Havey turned back to the