Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-15
- CHAPTER X.

* sS CHAPTER II.
That summer Juanita's cabin rose
on the small patch Of ground bought
from the Widow Everson. for in these
hills the raising Of house 10 simple
thing which goes forward subject to
no delays of striking workmen OF
baking contractors. The usual type
with Its single room, may be reared
in few days BY volunteers who turn
their labor into . frolic. She had owed
much to Jerry Everson and to Good
Anse Talbot, for had her building
force been solidly Of Havey or Nc
Briar complexion the school wculd
henceforth have stood branded. IN M.
tive eyes, feud institution.
But Good Anse ana Jerry, who were
tolerated BY both factions. and were
gifted with q rough.hewn diplomacy.
had known upon whom to call. even
while they had seemed to select at
random.
The cabin had been finished Just be.
fore the news came Of tho death OF
fetch McNash. and Jerry Evsrson
had gone over with her to survey and
admire It.
As he stood under the newly laid
roof. smiling the fresh. woody fra
GRANGE Of the green timbers. he pro
duced from under his coat what looked
like . giant powder.horn. He had
scraped and polished it until 1t shone
like varnish, and he hung 1t by its
leather thong above the hearth.
What 10 it foT. Jerry:" demanded
the girl. and with that he took it down
again and set it to his lips and blew.
A mellow sound. not loud, but far
carrying. like the fox-nunter's taiiy.no,
noated over the valley.
Our house hain't moro than q
swhoop an q holler away" he said
"but when ye're Twin over
hyar BY yoreself, eff ye ever wants any.
'thing in ther nighttime, Jest blow thet
horn"
After she had almost burst her
cheeks with effort, he added: Don't
never blow this signal onless ye wants
ter raise merry hell"
Then he initiated very low. through
pufsed lips. three long blasts and
three short ones.
What's that signal?" she demand
ed.
"Yeve heersd the McBriar yell" he
told her. tibet horn calls Their Havey
rallyin' signal. When thet goes out
every Havey tibet kin tote guns got
ter git up an come. Hit means war"
Thank you. Jerry. won't call the
Haveys to battle"
The night after she had lung her
chaIlenGo dovn u Bad znse Havey
Juanita stayed Ct the NcNash cabin
to be with Dawn and the widow. Tho
next day she wont with them to the
mountainside "buryin' ground. where
Good Anse performed the last rites for
the dead.
After It was all over. and it had been
decided that the widow was to take
the younger children up Meeting
house fork to live with q, brother, the.
missionary and the teacher started
back. Jeb was to stay here alone to
tO0 xAIU4S oA1O WuOn Ju0u1IO
turned to the ridge Dawn went with
her.
They were passing . tumbling VA
terfall. shrunken now to trucking
rill. when Dawn broke the long silence.
"Wunst, when war q leetle gal"
she said. "Unc, Perry war abiding out
up thet branch from Their revenuers. I
used ter fotch his victuals up thar ter
him. MIN.
Juanita turned suddenly with
shocked expression. It was as II her
little songbird friend had suddenly and
violently reverted; as II the flower had
turned to poison weed. And as Jua-
nita looked Dawn's eyes were blazing
and Dawn's face was as dark az her
black hair-dark with the same ex-.
preston which brooded on her broth:
er's brow.
What is 1t, dear?" Juanita asked,
and in tense and fiery voice the
younger girl exclaimed:
Il wishes war q man. wouldn't