Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-20
SYNOPSIS,


Nashs cabin. . lille resting there she
overhears a talk between Bad Anse
Havey. chief of his clan, and one Of his
henchmen that acquaints her with the
HRvey-McBriar feud.
CHAPTER II-Juanita has an unproft-
able talk with Bad Anse and they be-
come antagonists.
CHAPTER III-Cal Douglas of the
Hayey clan is on trial IN Peril. for the
murder Of Noah Wyatt. a McBriar.
CHAPTER IV-In the night Juanita
hears feudists ride past the McNash
cabin.
CHAPTER v-Juanita and Dawn Nc
Nash become friends.
CHAPTER VI-CaI Douglas Is ac-
quilted. Nash Wyatt attempts to kill
him but Ia himself killed by the Hayeys.
CHAPTER VII-Juanita goes to live
with the Widow Everson, whose boys
are outside the feud. Milt McBriar. head
OF his clan, meets Bad Anse there and
disclaims responsibility for Wyatt's at
tempt to kill Douglas. They declare a
truce. under pressure from Good Anse
Talbot
CHAPTER VITI-Jtanita thinks she
finds that Bad AnSe is opposing her eff
forts to buy land and build school
CHAPTER KNIT McBriar breaks
the truce by having Fetch McNash muir
dered. Jeb McNash begs Bad Anse -
tell him who killed his father but is not
told Juanta and Bad Anse further
misunderstood each other.
CHAPTER X-Bad Anse is bitter but
tells Juanita he does not fight women
and will give her land If necessary.
CHAPTER xI-Juanita gets her land
"a iDpitpS
Jeb McNash to murder Young Milt Nc
Briar, but Jeb refrains as he Is not sure
Young Milt is the murderer.
CHAPTER XII-Young MiIt and Dawn
meet several times resulting in a de-
mand from Bed Agse that Dawn leave
JuaEtta's caoll.
CHAPTER xIII-Juanita and Good
Anse go to see Bad Anse, who again
says that the school will fail because
1t has been started by Juanita in the
wrong way.
CHAPTER XIv-Juanita begins to I'M
Gerstand Bad Anse's dream of regenera-
ton for his people but cannot compre-
bend it. Young Nfilt and Bad Anse lay
aside the feud for the time to prevent
the burning of the new schoolhouse
Dawn remains with Juanta.
CHAPTER Xv-Bad Anse and Juanita
meet occasionally and keep up the sem
biance of a duel but Bad Anse finds
himself drifting dangerously near to her
CHAPTER XVI-Roger Malcolm OF
Philadelphia comes to WOO Juanita AND
to investigate the mineral possibilities
of the district. Bad Anse gives him
yelled warning.
CHAPTER XvII-Young Milt comes
openly to see Dawn while she is at jobs
cabin. The two men set new precedent
by fighting with fists and then shaking
hands on personal truce.
CHAPTER xVIII-Milt McBriar plots
20 have Bad Anse killed. Juanita's school
prospers. Bad Anse agrees to friendship
with her though he knows that on his
part 1t is hopeless love.
CHAPTER XIX-Bad Anse finds that
Juanita can shoot. Luke ThiXton, Nc
Nashs murderer is brought back from
the West. Bad Anse arranges to have
him tried for the crime.
Loyal in their stubborn adherence 10
feud obedience, the judge and grand
jury secretly returned two indictments
bearing the names of Luke Thixton as
principal and Milton McBriar, Sr., as
accessory to the crime Of murder
against the peace and dignity Of the
commonwealth of Kentucky, and con-
trary to the statute in such case made
and provided" Also, they withheld
their action from public announce
ment.
Surreptitiously and guardedly
message travelled up the watercourses
10 the remotest HRvey cabin. Bad
Anse babe his men be ready to rise
In instant response to his call, and
they made ready to obey.
One day Juanita Holland and Dawn
set out for Lexington to do their
Christmas shopping.
Anse Havey rode with them across
90 Peril and waved his hat in farewell
as they stood in the vestibuie OF the
ricRety passenger coach. It was a very
shabby car of worn and faded plush,
but TO Dawn 1t seemed fairy chariot.
AS they entered the lobby Of the
Phoenix hotel, in Lexington, tall
youth rose from chair and came for
ward. II the boy was cruder and dark
or and less trim in appearance than
his Blue-Grass brethren, he carried his
head as high and walked as independ-
emily. He came forward with his hat
in his hand and said: I'm mighty glad
ter see We, Dawn"
The girl looked about the place, and
breathed rather than asked: Isn't the
world wonderful, Milt?"
Two days followed through which
Dawn passed III transports of delight
There were the undreamed sights OF
shop-windows decked for the holiday
season and the crowds on the streets
and the gayety and merriment Of
Christmas everywhere. She had never
heard so much laughter before, and
sue found it infectious, and laughed,
too.
AT last she found herself again in
faded plush car beside Juanita, with
Young Milt sitting opposite. Old Milt
was on that train, too, but he paused
only to nod before disappearing into
the shabbier smoking compartment,
where he had business to discuss. A
man was waiting for him in there
whom old acquaintance might have
passed by without recognition. 1t was
the hope of Milt McBriar that when
they left the train at Peril, any &C.
quaintances who might be about would
do just this.
While the Christmas shoppers
laughed in the day coach, Luke Thix-
ton received final instructions in the
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