The Southern herald., 1916-02-25
CHAPTER x-contInued.

: I'm grateful for this teachers
course" said Juanita hotly, "and I'm
/. pot going home."
I Anse Hayey went on:
4 But / know that boy. know that
h I I'd talked thataway he'd Just about
4 have gone out in the la'rel an got
is eomebody. Hit might not a. been the
q ight feller, and he might have found
q nat out later. l reckon ye never had
b father murdered, did ye?"
h Hardly" answered the girl with a
cornful toss Of her head. "You see, !
Fasn't reared among gun.hghters"
We'll, / have" responded the man.
4 was in the legislature down at
4 frankfort when 1t happened, a-helpln'
Y make the laws that govern this
4 late. was fer them laws in theory
g ut when that word came paired off
Y ith Republican. SOS not to lose my
ote on the floor, an come back here
these hills an got that feller. /
sckon / ought to be ashamed to tell
Y that, but I'm so plumb ign'rant that
can't feel 1t. knew how Jeb felt
\ so held him off with promise to
4 ait OF course ye couldn't accept the
Zip Of man like that"
He turned and withdrew his hands
q ON his pockets.
I'm through" he added, IAN I'm
Y pleeged to ye fer harkenin' to me-"
q 'There is something In your point
Y view, Mr.. Havey," she acknowl.
4 ged. "But it is all based on twisted
hd distorted principle.
Il don't think myself a saint.
Z less I'm pretty weak, My first ap.
y pal to you was pure weakness. But
g stand for ideas that the world has
? knowledged to be right, and for that
ason | am going to win. That is
J by although I'm girl, with none oI
pur physical power and no gun
ghters at my back, you are secretly
a raid Of me. That is why you are
d aking unfair war on me. l stand for
. implacable force of civilization
at must sooner or later sweep you
Fay and utterly destroy your domi
ance."
For the first time Bad Anse Havey's
ce lost its impassiveness. His eyes
ouded and became puzzled surprised
I reckon l don't hardly follow We,
said. IF ye wants 1t to be enemies
right, but amt never made nc
pr on ye. don't make war on WON,
folks, an besides l wouldn't make
needless war nohow. All I've got to
Is to give ye enough rope an watch
hang yourself"
II you think that" she demanded
tn quick upleaping Of anger in her
pills, why did you feel it necessary
prevent my buying land? Why do
Y coerce your vassals, under fear OF
ath' to decline my offers? Why,
my school means no menace, do you
use 1t standing room to start its
btu" -
Ehe mans pose stiffened
VINO told ye I'd hindered anybody
m sellin' ye land?"
8 wherever inquire 1t is the same
ng They must ask permission of
Anse Havey before they can do
they wish with their own"
by heaven, that's another lie" he
shortly. But reckon We believe
I, too. did advise folks hereabouts
inst sellin' to strangers but that
s afore ye come"
z paced the length of the room a
ie, then halted before her.
= Some Of that property" he went
and this time his voice was mas
nate IN its earnestness, has enough
an timber on it to make its own.
rich some day. Have ye seen anv
q the coalminin' sections of these
Z q Well, 90 an have a look ye
y find any mountaineer richer fer
development. Yen find 'em plun.
ed an cheated an robbed of their
les by your civilized furriner Tve
aimed ter perfect my folks
INST bein' looted, / aims to 70 on
ectin' 'em."
sted. quo
told ye we was distrustful Of fur.
g went on Havey. Some dav
eii be bigger war here than the
ey.meBriar war. Ye've seen some.
q that That other war Win 81
your people, an when It comes