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CHAPTER XIII.

In other years Bad Anse Havey re-
membered the days in that house when
the voices of women and children had
been raised In song and laughter. Then
the family had gathered in the long
winter evenings before the roaring
backlogs, and spinning wheel and quilt
ing frame had not yet gone to the cob
webs of the cockloft. But that was
long ago.
The Quarter-century over which his
memory Travelled had brought changes
even to the hills. The impalpable
ghost of decay moves slowly. with nc
sound save the occasional click of q
sagging door here and the snap of q
cord there. but In twenty-five years II
moves-and an inbred generation
comes to impaired manhood. Since
Bad Anse himself had returned from
Frankfort his house had been tenanted
only by men, and an atmosphere OF
grimness hung in its shadows. A half
dozen unkempt and loutish kinsmer
dwelt there with him. filling the ground
and ready to bear arms. More than
once they had beeE needed.
1t was to this place that Juanita Hol
land and the preacher were making
their way on that October afternoon.
At the gate they encountered a soil
tary figure gazing stolidly out to the
front, and when their coming reused
1t out Of its gloomy reverie it turned
and presented the scowling face oil
Jeb McNash.
Where air they7" he demanded
wrathfully. wheeling upon the two ar
rivals, and then he repeated violently:
by heaven. where air they? Why
hain't ye done fetched Dawn Rnd
Jesse?"
"Jeb." said the missionary quietly
I'VE done come over hyar fust ter he1
speech with Anse Havey. Whar's he
at?"
Il reckon he's in his house, but ~
hain't answered my question. I'm thel
ono for ye ter talk ter fust. Hits my
sister we've done been sufferin' to,
consort with murderers. an hits MI
we've got ter reckon, with" r.
Brother Talbot only nodded. Son.
he gently Assured him. I'VE aims to,
talk with you. too. but I reckon n
hatnt got no call ter hinder M from
havin' speech with Anss first"
For . moment Jsb stood dubious
then he jerked his head toward tn
house.
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svNoPsIs.

ysaasAa Holland, PhiladeIphia yooag
woman ee wealth. On her Journey with
pr guido, Good Anse Talbot. Into the
heart q the Cumberlands 70 bsooDs .
teacher 81 the mountain childfsn. faints
e the door 81 fetch NcNash's eahin.
Shils resting thsss shs oxsrhssIs . TAX
En-. and one Of his henchmen that ac-
yuanita has an improbable talk with Bad
Anss and they become antagonists Cal
Douglas Of the Hsyey clan 10 on trial In
Peril. for the murder Of Noah Wyatt. .
4cBriar. In the night Juanita hears
feedistg Sf0e past the McNash cabin
Juanita and Dawn McNash become
fisndA Cal Douglas Is acquitted. Nash
Wyatt attempts to kill him but 70 him
eoIf killed by the Haveya. Juanits goes
to live with the Widow Evereon. whose
boys are outside the feud. Milf McBrfar.
head 81 his clan. meets Bad Anee thers
and disclaims responsibility for Wyatt's
attempt TO kill Douglas. They declare q
truce. under pressure from Good Anse
Talbot Juanita thinks she finds that
40 Anss T. opposing hsr efforts 70 buy
H sssIss the tsSc' hy hsSIns fetch Nc
Anse. 10 tell him who killed his father.
but ID not told. Juanita and Bad Anse
further Disunderstand each other. Bad
Anse 70 bitter, but tells Juanita he does
not night women and will give her land II
cabin. Old Bob Mcdreegor incites Jeb
McNaeh to murder Young Milt McBrfar,
but Jeb fefrains ~ he 10 not sure Young
MIG b the murderer. a-"ha a. E
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I -Me Gall OF cINB[RLA NDS"

and stalked sway, even before the com
ing Of the note she knew what would
happen. and what would happen not
only In this instance. but In othera
like H. This would not be just losins
Dawn. bad - that was. It would be
paralysis and death to the school; II
would mean the leaving Of every Ha'
vey boy and girl.
30 she stood there. and afterward
said quietly: "Milt, guess you'd bet
ter Co." and Mint had gone gravely and
unQuostiontngly, but with that In his
eye which did mot argue brightly for
restoration Of peace between his house
and that OF his enemy.
When the two girls had gone to
gether into the cabin Dawn stood with
q face that blanched 10 she began to
realize what 1t all meant. then slowly
she stiRened and her hands. too
clenched and her eyes kindled.
She came across to the chair into
which the older girl had dropped list
lessly and, falling to her knees, seized
both Juanita's hands. She seized them
tightly and fiercely. and her eyes were
blazing and her voice broke from her
lips in turgid vehemence.
Il hain't a-goin' ter leave ye!" cried
Dawn. II hain't a-goin' ter do it."
No word had been spoken Of her
leaving. but in this life they both knew
that certain things bring certain re-
suits, and they were expecting Q note
from Bad Anse.
II hope not, dear" said Juanita, but
without conviction.
Then the mountain girl sprang up
and became transformed. With her
rigid figure and blazing eyes she
seemed . torch burning with all the
pent-up heritage Of her past.
II tells ye amt a-goin' ter leave
vel" she protested. and her utteranee
swelled to nery determination. "Ea
fer Milt McBriar, I wouldn't spit on
him. I hates him. I hates his muir.
derin' breed. I hates EN- like" she
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~
afore." N'ss 1ttF'-t 81
No. she cried bitterly. he WIN vel.
come the chance TO humiliate and to
refuse my plea He has been waiting
for this: to see me come 70 him q sup
plant on Bonded knee. and then to
laugh q me and turn me away" She
paused and added brokenly: And yet
i've got to 90 to him In surrender-to
b refused-but I'll CO."
Listen" said the preacher, and his
words carried that soft quality of paci-
ncation which she had once or twice
heard before. 'Thar's Q heap worse
fellers than Bad Anse Havey. Ell ye
could Jest hev seed yore way ter treat
him q leetle dih'rent-"
How could II" demanded Juanits
holly. "How could I be friends with .
murderer and keep my self-respect! ?"
The brown.faced man looked up at
her and spoke simply. a
I've done kept mine" he said.
The girl rose.
"Will you so with met" she asked .
little weakly. Il don't feel quite
strong enough to go over there alone.
While they are humbling me I would
like to have a friend at hand. think
It would help little"
I'm ready now" and SO, with the
man who had guided her on other mis-
sions, she set out to make what terms
she could with the enemy she had so
stubbornly defied.
It seemed an interminable Journey
though they took the short cut Of the
foot-trail over the hills.
The house that had come down TO
Anse Havey had been built almost a
century before. II was originally
placed in a section 80 large that else
where 1t would have been q domain
tract held under the original Virginia
grant. Since those days much OF II
had been parceled out as marriage por.
lions to younger generations.
Cabins that had once housed slaves,
barns, a smoke-house, an icehouse. and
. small hamlet of dependent shacks
clustered about Q clearing which had
been put there rather to avoid surprise
than to give space for gardening. The
Havey of two generations ago had
been something Of . hermit scholar.
and in his son had lurked q diminish.
ing craze for books and an increasing
passion for leadership.
The feud had blazed to its fiercest
heat in his day. and the father Of Bad
Anse Havey had been the first Bad
Anse. His son had succeeded to the
title a. . right Of heritage. and had
been trained to wear II like . fighting
man. Though no might be q whelp Of
the wolf breed. the boy was . strong
whelp and one In whom slept latent
possibilities and anomalous qualities,
for in him broke out afresh the love of
books.
1t might have surprised his newspa-
per biographers to know how deeply
he had conned the few volumes on the
rotting shelves Of the brick house. or
how deeply he had thought along some
lines. 1t might have amazed them had
they heard the fire and romance with
which he quoted the wise counsel of
the foolish Polonius. Beware of en-.
tering a quarrel, but being in. SO bear
thee that the opposer may beware
of thee"
As to entering a quarrel. 1t sufficed
his logic that he had been born into It;
that he had "heired" his hatreds
And because in these parts his "a
Their had held almost dictatorial pow
'ers, 1t had pleased him to send his son.
Just come to his majority. down to the
state capital as a member of the legis-
lature. and the son had gone to sit for
q while among lawmakers.
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a.
Dawn turned away and went staIk.
,nr along the woodland nath without .
hackvard Glance. and Mir followed At
her heals. with Juanita. much amused.
bringing m thu rear. The saa,arner
thought that these two younr folks
made a splendid pair. specimens Of the
hess OF the mountains. A vet unbroken
By heavy harness. Then. al the
younger giri passed under n svinetns
rone AZ y,IA ~,.nav,n. .toorin. i'm
n tendril eausht IN nor hair.
without n word Younr Nit hent for.
ward and wa freeing n. tinslinR
through his pulssa A hia nnsera
touched the heavy black mass. hut a.
sooa a. she was loose the sirl sprans
away and wheeled. her eyes BLAZING.
.Hov dast' " tech mef" she de.
handed. painting with wrath. "Hov
dast YET"
The boy laughed easily. 81 daat do
ANYTHING I wants" he told her.
For n moment they stood looking at
each other. then the siri dropped mar
eyes. hut the anger had died ont Of
them. ana Juanits saw that. despite
her condescending air. she was not
displeased.
Juanita. os courae knav nothing of
Jeb's susoicions that had led him into
the laurel. but even without that in.
formation. when Young Mill met them
more often than could be attributed
to chance on their walks and fell into
the habit of ntrollinx hack with them.
strong forebodinRs began to trouble
her
And one morning these forebodinxs
we're verified IN crisis for. while the
youthful McBriar lounRed near the
porch OF Juanita's cabin talking with
Dawn. another shadow fall across the
sunlight: the shadow Of Jeb McNash.
He had come silently. and II was only
a Younr Nit whose hack had been
tarned, shifted hia position. that the
two bows recognized each other. l.
Juanita sav the start With which
.Jeb's fleure st,fYened and crew taut
ono saw nis nanos ciencn themselves
and his face turn white a. chalk; saw
hio chest rise and fall under heavy
hrosths,,., th.x h,..od thro,.h o,ar.had
800 ..'oN -,.S
e0otn' Sno ner own heart pouhueo win
wild anxiety. ''s
...s.. IA. $500. aSsr,s 80,
-. - $780,. 80 as,,,a 49,, =, III,
"a 10 800 49, ..ssn,n. =, ~.
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Avn. vsr. crnmhl,n1-that the soul
- sa.r v.. nsr.lvzeS
=. = hrtef note written in q
.env6oot hand. and Il ran. ~.
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of illiteracy"
She waited for the man to reply. but
he neither spoke nor changed express
sion, so with an effort she went on.
unconsciously bending a little forward
in her eagerness:
III you could see the way Dawn has
unfolded like a flower, the thirsty in.
telligence with which she has drunk
up what l have taught her; the way
1t has opened new worlds to her:
don't think you could be willing to
norance. She is a woman, or soon
will be. Mr.. Havey. You don't need
women In your feuds."
Again came the cautioning voice of
the preacher in his effort to keep her
away from antagonizing lines.
They hain't been called away fer no
reason like tibet, ma'am." But Juanita
continued. ignoring the warning:
THE other boy is too young for you
to use yet. Let him at least choose
for himself. Let him reach the age
when he shall have enough knowledge
Of both sides to make his own choice
fairly. I'm not asking odds You
have Jeb. and he wears your trade
| mark in his face. The bitterness that
turks there shows that he is wholly
your vassal; yours and the feud's.
Doesn't that satisfy you? Won't you
let the others stay with met"
She broke of with q gasp. Anse
Havey's face stiffened.
Even now he did not speak to her,
but turned toward the missionary.
Brother Talbot" he said slowly,
would 70 mind ~aittn' out there ON
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
FRENCH ART MUSEUM
OPENED BY GERMANS
Rare Treasures on View in Mau-
beuge Department Store.

BERLIN, June (via London) The
German military administrations will
open next week a museum at Maubeuge,
where all endangered monuments OF art
within the evacuated district are now in
safe keeping and on exhibition.
The idea was born when the first
shells fell into St Quentin and threat
ened and irreparable loss to civilization
Of the beautiful art treasures accumu-
lated in that old French city. It was
then that a lieutenant of reserves.
Architect Wilhelm Keller, Of Berlin. was
commissioned to look for a suitable
building, which he found In a depart
ment store NAMED "Au Pauvre Diable'
at Maubeuge. This dreary iron struc-
ture was given an exterior worthy Of
its highly treasured contents. The in
terror. too. was suitably altered to re-
ceive what could be saved from the
English and French bombardments OF
St Quentin. Peronne. and various cas-
ties in Picardy.
For reasons not quite apparent the
museum will continue to be known as
"Au Pauvre Diable."
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PRESIDENT PURCHASES
$4,000 LIBERTY BOND
Sends Subscription to McAdOO.
Montreal Bank Subscriber.

President Wilson is a subscriber to
the Liberty loan.
The President sent his subscription
to Secretary OF the Treasury MeAdoo.
He Is to receive one bond OF the S10,-
900 denomination.
The Bank OF Montreal also Is q sub
scriber. A subscription from this
Canadian Institution for HOO, 900
worth OF bonds Is the first received
from any foreign country. A number
OF other subscriptions are being re-
ceived from leading Canadian bank
ers and railroad men
Believing IL to be the patriotic duty
Of every citizen to aid the Govern
ment by making the Liberty loan .
success. George w. Stevens. president
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
and the Hooking Valley railway. has
made arrangements with the banks In
the cities and towns along the lines
of those companies to enable en-
ployes to subscribe for the bonds on
an installment basis.
On account OF the fact that the
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4OOROOKIES SETTLE
INTO CAMP ROUTINE
Score Of National Guard Stu
dents Come From DC.
MEN PUT THROUGH STIFF Hike
Reserve Candidates Eager for
Parade With Gray Veterans.

The Officers Reserve Corps train
ing camp at Fort Myer returned near
ly to normal today, with the 400 rook-
les, detailed from National Guard
units, assigned to their companies and
on the field for drill.
The adjutant's office was still busy
with details incident to the Access
sions to the camp, but the instructors
branch has completed all the work
made necessary by the change.
More than a score of student off,
GERS from the National Guard are
from the District. The rest came
from New Jersey, Maryland, Della
ware, and Virginia
Another contingent, from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. Virginia Mill
tary Institute. Princeton, Johns Hop
kins, and Rutgers Is due June II.
Camp Notes.
The students took their first long
hike in heavy marching order this
morning. Carrying thirty-pound
packs, just as soldiers would on active
service, they came through the test
well. and after two hours returned
to camp, with practically every man
Mt.
Heretofore, the rockies have taken
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The student officers will invade
Washington again tomorrow after
noon, when, following the established
practice. practically everyone who
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-01
PETER MAHER IN JAIL
ON 3O-DAY SENTENCE
E1-G Champion, DOwned by Drink,
Sent to WOrkhOuse.

NEW YORK, June Peter Maher.
the famous old Irish heavyweight
boxer OF years gone by, was yester-
day sentenced to serve one month in
the workhouse for intoxication- The
old fighter, who made a reputation
that still Is fresh in the memories OF
those who attend present-day boxing
exhibitions. has been unfortunate in
his latter years, and now, at the age
of forty-seven. 10 but a shell OF the
former physical giant, whose heavy
hitting ability made him feared
among the heavyweights OF his time.
He came up before Magistrate
in the Harlem court yes
terday morning and pleaded guilty
to the charge Of intoxication.
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Hutchinson, Simon Kann, Charles ].
Langmead, Louis Levy, w. S. Minnix'
R. Harrison johnson, Fred Mckee,
Henry B. F. mcfarland. Duncan c.
Phillips, jr., w. NJ. Ritter, Edward S.
Schmid. Joseph Strasburger, DIR. John
Crayke Simpson, Misc Emma c. Tyler
and J. A. Whitfield.
The reception committee and ush-
ers, Of which Frederick d. Owen Is
chairman, and John c. Dalphin sec
rotary, is as follows: c. Lee Cooke,
DR.. William W. Ayres, John d. Car
mody, F. W. Graham, Samuel Her
rick, John G. Johnson, c. c. Ma
gruder, jr., Philip Walker, William
L. Browning, Francis B. Wheaton, S.
NJ. Ely. Asa E. Phillips, Alfred B.
Dent, John B. Torbert. William K.
Cooper. Ben G. Davis; Paul Brockett,
F. F. GilIen, Clarence G. Allen, DR.. Ed
win A. Hill. J. Jerome Lightfoot, Henry
w. Samson, DR.. William d. Writ,
Harry o. Hall, Frank B. Martin, j.
Mcdonald Stewart, Albert D. Spang-
Ter. Henry c. Morris, E. H. Droop,
and George Havener.
Milton Bryan, well known in Wash
ington as a dancer, will have The
part OF Pygmalion in the Dispute
of the Muses." and also will play The
Fanatic" in the Degradation of the
Drama" Mr.. Bryan has appeared
in many OF the pageants and plays
staged by Mrs. Hemmick. and has
won laurels as Puck in "A Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" and Romeo in
Romeo and Juliet"
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REsDY FOR PREMIER
lOFALVAN THEATER
President and Wife to See
/ Pageant Tonight.
BRILLIANT AUDIENCE EXPECTED
Noted Artists to Take Part in The
Drama Triumphant"

Before an audience including the
President and Mrs. Wilson, as well as
the most prominent members of Wash
ington's diplomatic, official. and po-
litical life, the first aforementioned
theater in America is to be formally
opened tonight with the presentation
of the pageant, The Drama Trium-
phant," written especially for the &C.
casion by Mrs. Christian Hemmick.
The curtain will rise at s:15 o'clock.
The National Sylvan Theater. as
the big amphitheater on the Monu-
ment Grounds is called, received the
nnal touches today, and rain alone can
interfere with the program. In case
the weather is not propitious the per
Torrance will be postponed until to-
morrow night.
A few seats near the stage will be
reserved for specially invited guests,
several of whom are here from out
OF town, but all the rest OF the seats
will be open to the public without
favor, as its democracy is to be one
of the features Of the management of
the theater.
Artists Arrive In Capital
Every person on the long list of
prominent artists who will assist in
the inaugural program tonight has
arrived in Washington. Nine. Sophie
Breslau and Anna Case, OF the Me-
tropolitan Opera Company of New
York, arrived last night, and are at
the New willard. Nine. Yorska and
James X. Hackett arrived Wednesday.
Mrs. Langtry LADY DeBathel, Rob
ert Mantell, Henry E. Dixey, and
Mile. Tamaki Miura, of the Boston
Grand Opera Company, arrived this
morning. Mile. Miura will be the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William c.
Ritter, while Mrs. Mcdonald will
entertain Lady DeBathe during her
stay in Washington. Others who ar
rived last night were Katherine Lee,
of the Boston Grand Opera Company;
Andreas Pavley and Serge Oukrain-
sky, celebrated Russian dancers;
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Keep Business Booming!

BUY NOW-Dont wait for the other
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BUY NOW-the things you know you
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George lie Guere and George Bar,
rere, the latter one Of the most cele-
brated conductors in America
Thousands Of chairs were put in
place on the sloping grounds leading
from the Washington Monument to
the Sylvan Theater stage this morn
ing, under the personal supervision Of
Col. W. W. Harris, superintendent of
public buildings and grounds. Be
tween 5000 and 1000 people can be
seated comfortably, and at least
10000 more standing near will be
able to see and hear all that Is 60
ing on.
Final rehearsaIs of THE Drama
Triumphant" were held last night on
the stage of the National Sylvan
Theater under Mrs. Hemmick's per-
sonal direction. The great arc lamps
installed by Colonel Harris were test
ed, and found to be in perfect work.
ing order. These lamps will be
screened from view by trees and
vines The United States Marine
Band will furnish the music.
Desires SoIdIers' Presence.
Mrs. Hemmick has announced that
she is especially DESTROYS OF having
all the soldiers and other men now
undergoing training at Fort Myer at
the opening tonight. The attend
ance Of men who are doing their bit
for the country Is something which
which we will be very proud" said
Mrs. Hemmick. The honor is ours
in having them with u.s."
In addition to well-known profess
sional artists, between nifty and 100
prominent Washingtonians will par
ticipate in the performance. OF as
pecial interest to local theatergoers
Will be the appearance OF Izetts
Jewel and A. H. Van Buren,, formerly
leading woman and leading man at
Polls Theater. and OF R D. Mclean
and odette Tyler, who are equally
well known. Mr.. Mclean and Miss
Tyler will give a tabloid version of
The Tanning Of the Shrew," and will
be assisted in the playlet by Arthur
B. White and Elizabeth Kidwell.
Following is q list Of those whose
generosity and hard work have made
the National Sylvan Theater possible.
The various committees in charge of
the opening are:
Executive committee-CoL W. w.
Harris. Mrs. Christian Hemmick. A
Robert Elmore, Christian Hemmick,
Miss Lena Hitchcock. Bertram Bloch,
Mortimer Clark, John S. Nelly. Heber
and Morven Thompson.
Contributing directors-James d.
Phelan, Paul Warburg, George T.
Mayre. Nathan Scott, Cuno Rudolph.
Mrs. Larz Anderson, Mrs. Ellen NJ.
Bayne, c. J. Bell. Emile Berliner. NJ
Christian 'Heurich, Hen
men Jennings. Joseph Letter. A. Lis
ner, A. c. Moses, James Parmelee.
George F. schutt, R. D. Shepherd, and
William p. Emo.
Annual Subscriber.
Annual subsr-ibers - Alexander
C. c. calnoun, c. Phillips
Hill, William A. Hill, Thomas B.
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bonds aROrd an unusual opportunity
to be Of substantial assistance to the
country, as well as providing an alb
solutely safe Investment for savings
bearing q high rate OF interest when
the tax exemption feature IL eonsid-
cred. Mr.. Stevens mas urged every EN-
ploye to subscribe for them to the ex-
tent OF his ability.
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OPENS NEW CLAIM OFFICES
Southern Railway Aims to Help
Shippers In South.

Establishment Of central freight
claim office at chattanooga. Tenn,
and branches at Charlotte, N. c.: At
lanta. Ga; New Orleans, La. and
Louisville, KY. IL announced today
by the Southern railway. The new Of
noes are established to bring the
freight claim department OF the
Southern more closely IN touch with
the shipping public. Freight claim
Offices here and in Cincinnati will be
continued
Another important change. effect
i've today, IL the transfer OF the cause
and preventing department, under the
supervision OF Assistant TO the Vice
President, w. H. Gatchell, from
to Chattanooga This de-
partment has in charge the discovery
and prevention OF causes which lead
to loss and damage to freight.
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their hikes in light order-that Is.
carrying all the usual equipment, but
empty.