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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08
(Copyright By chari.. Nev1n. Buck9

, they ever got back, a narrative OF
frustrated effort. They were bitterly
angry and proportionately desperate
So, as they clattered along the empty
road, meeting no enemy whom they
could shoot down in appeasement OF
their wrath, they satisfied themselves
with raising their war cry for the ben.
eft of the sleeping cabins.
A little distance beyond F1etch Nc
Nash's place lay cross-trail by which
they might find circuitous way back
over the ridge, but it was too steep
and broken to ride. They could make
better time on foot over the "roughs, -
SO there they abandoned their mounts
and plunged into the timber. When
the pursuers came up with the dis
ther effort in the nighttime would be
bootless. Yet. since the heaving
fianks and painting nostrils of the
horses testified that they had. been
only few minutes late, they took a
last chance and plunged into the
thicket.
There single defiant shot, sent
from long way up the hillside, was
their only challenge, and their volley
of reply. fired at the flash, was merely
a retort Of hatred. But even in the iso-
lation Of the hills certain news travels
on wings, and the morning would find
every cabin dweller wearing a face
of grim and sullen realization. The
phrase which Fletch McNash had whis.
pered to his boy would travel to the
headwaters Of every fork. and the
faces Of the women would once more
wear the drawn misery of anxiety for
their men.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08

hears thet ther Haveys are a-chargin'
hit up ergin me. Thet's nat'ral enough.
l reckon. They lows thet I'd walk
plumb acrost hell on a rotten plank
ter do 'em injury. Ell they stopped ter
reason hit out spell they'd recollect
thet l went over thar ter Peril an let
a jedge thet didn't own his own soul
an a jury they he'd done packed, clar
one of their kinfolks fer KILN a
cousin O. mine-an' thet l never raised
a hand. I reckon they didn't hardly
hev no call ter figger thet l was
skeered of them. l done what l done
because l wanted peace. l was fer
lettin' ther law take hits co'se, even
when I knowed the cote war crooked
es a drunkard's elbow"
He paused, and no one spoke, SO at
last he went on again.
But little Nash Watt war young an
hot-hearted. He could hardly see hit
in ther light of wisdom. and he didn't
come ter me fer counsel. So he jest
went hell-splittin' over thar with some
other boys that he overpersuaded-an
he didn't come back. I'm sorry. l was
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08
CHAPTER vi.

When. Just before sunset yesterday
afternoon, a verdict of acquittal for
Cal Douglas had come from the jury
room the town of Peril had once more
held its breath and doors had closed
and the streets had cleared Of such as
wished to remain noncombatants. But
with no comment or criticism Milt
MoBriar mounted his horse and rode
out OF town, shaping his course over
the hills toward his own house. Fol-
lowing his example with equal quiet
his kinsmen mounted, too, and disap-
peared.
As for Cal Douglas, he reserved any
enthusiasm his vindicetion may havo
brought to his heart until he was back
again in the depths of the hills. He
and his kinsmen turned their horses
by a shorter and sleeper trail to the
house where the dance was going for
ward with shufling and fiddling and
passing Of the jug.
When Milt McBriar and his fellows
started home an informer or two from
the Havey ranks kept them In view.
themselves unseen, until they passed
through the gap and started down the
other side of the ridge into their own
domain.
That they were being 30 watched
was either known to the McBriars or
assumed by them. But picked squad
on fresh mounts was waiting over
there in place where the road ran
deep through the forest and laurel.
and this squad was equipped with re-
peating rifles. Milt McBriar himself
did not 60 with them. He had made
all his arrangements in advance. and
It was not seemly that the chief
should take a personal part in an exc
cution which he had decreed.
Let me hear the news, boys" Old
Milt had said with a wave OF his
hand. and then he had ridden on stol-
idly toward his own domain.
The house where the dance was be-
ing held stood between the knees of
two hills.
Near midnight half-dozen men
who had not been invited rode care
fully over an almost obliterated trail
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08

right fond of Little Nash. but hain't
complainin' none. He started trouble
an he got hit"
Again the dark giant paused; then
he came to his point. His voice was
regretful. almost sad, but tinged with
rssdgaation.
$50 Little Nash is a.layin' dead down
thar. an no McBriar durstn't venture
down ter fotch his body home"
He waved hand toward the west,
and the faces of his escort lowered.
They seemed the faces of men who
'durst" go anywhere. but their chief
went on.
Il knowed, Brother Talbot, thet ye
sarves Almighty God, an thet thar
haint no word ye carries but what all
men will listen ter ye, so I've done
come ter ye In behalf of Little Nash's
nav, an his wimmenfolks. l lowed
I'd ask ye eff ye'd ride down thar and
fotch home ther body?"
The missionary nodded, and though
he was travel-stained and very tired,
ne said: I'll start right now"
Then Milt McBriar continued: An
eff ye sees fit, ye kin tell Anse Havey
thet l hain't a sum fer peace, but thet
l hain't a-blamin' him nuther. an thet
ef he wants ther truse ter go on I'm
a-willin' ter hev hit thetaway. l hain't
holdin' no grudge on account of last
night"
Juanita's eyes grew little misty as
she thought of that desolated cabin
n oil
ing for the boy who had been hot
hearted" Even the sight of his older
kinsmap, who sat his horse with such
composure while his eyes wandered off
to the purple haze of the far noun.
tains, stirred in her an emotion of
sympathy.
OF course she knew nothing of the
ten acres of bottom land" which were
to be Little Nash's when Cal Douglas
should have ceased to breathe, nor
| how 1t was covetousness and cold
thrift that sent him out with his rifle
In the night. She only heard the Nc.
Briar say, I'm much obleeged;" and
saw him turn his cavalcade east.
The tired missionary started his
mule west again, and she herself fol.
/
lowed the Widow Everson into the
cabin which was for the time to be her
home. When the widow left her she
rummaged in her saddlebags and drew
out small leather case. She sat for
long while silent in her shuck-bot
toned rocking chair, gazing wearily
out at the west, where sunset fires
were beginning to kindle. and where
an old-rose haze was browsing over
the valley and glowing more brightly
in the twisting ribbon OF a far-away
stream. But her eyes came often back
from the panorama out there to dwell
a little wistfully on a photograph in
the leather frame.
1t was the picture of the man she
had sent away. Had he himself been
theve just than, with her courage nj
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08
SYNOPSIS.

Juanita Holland. a Philadelphia young
woman of wealth. on her journey with
her guide, Good Anse Talbot, Into the
heart of the Cumberlands to become a
at the door of F1etch McNash's cabin.
While resting there she overhears a talk
between Bad Anse Havey chief of his
clan, and one OF his henchmen that ac-
QuaInts her with the Havey McBriar feud.
Juanita has an improbable talk with Bad
Anse and they become antagonists. Cal
Peril for the murder OF Noah Wyatt.
McBriar. In the night Juanita hears
feudists ride past the McNash cabin.
Juanlta and Dawn McNash become
friends. Cal Douglas is acquitted. Nash
Wyatt attempts to kill him but II him
self killed by the Haveys.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08
CTo BE CONTINUED.)
Aavlno for Deer,

Winters when the snow is deep for
long stretches of time deer congregate
in yards In the Adirondacks and many
of the weaker ones die of starvation.
Their skeletons may be found in vari-
GUS parts OF the great wilderness
when the SHOWS are gone. This year
game protectors have been cutting tons
of marsh hay on the beaver meadows
in the remote sections of the Adiron-
dacks and stacking it in sheltered
places to be fed to the deer next win
ter when the snow is so deep that
other food is not obtainable. The con-
servation commission believes that it
will save the lives of hundreds of
deer that otherwise would perish. The
stacks have been encased in pole
frames and literally salted. Deer will
not eat marsh hay unless V Il 70
treated
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08
CHAPTER VII.

It was into this newly charged at
mosphere that Juanita Holland and
her missionary guide rode n tho morn
ing mists.
Good Anse Talbot was in many
ways an inadequate ally. He was both
narrow and illiterate. but he was ear
nest.
At last the girl rode resolutely up to
her escorts saddle-skirts and asked
Brother Talbot, hadn't you better tell
me what 1t all meansf"
The missionary lifted face that
was almost haggard.
Hit means" he said. with no idea
of irreverence, tibet Satan's got both
underholts-an' God help this coun-
try"
Then he sketched for her the his
tory of the feud and deduced conclu-
sions from what they had both seen
and heard.
She listened with sickening heart
until he changed the subject and told
her that the Widow Everson, with
whom she was to stop. had sizable
house where she would be comfortable.
At last the girl saw, still long way
off, a fertile little valley. where the
corn seemed taller and richer than on
the scattered coves. There like tiny
matchbox, on a high level near which
the wall of mountain broke into a
broad gateway, she could make out a
house. 1t was not of logs, but of brick,
and stood in an inclosure that looked
more like the Blue Grass than the
mountains
Does ye see yon brick house nigh
ther gap? Thets Bad Anse's place, an
over thar acrost thG ridge, three
mile away by crow-fight an a half.
days ride by ther roads. is whar Milt
McBriar dwells. Ye KANT see hit
from hyar."
1t was almost sundown when they
reached the house of the Widow Ever
son, and at sight OF the woman stand.
ing at the fence to meet them Juani-
tas heart took strength. This house
was not of logs, but of undressed
boards, with gayly painted window and
door frames of red, and although two
days ago she would have called II
mean, she had revised her views
enough to regard it now as almost
magnificent
The widow dwelt here with her two
sons, and the trio by virtue Of great
diplomacy. had succeeded in maintain.
ing neutrality throughout the strife
The comforts Of the place were such
as must serve to give contentment
where teaming is arduous and the
| mail carrier comes twice a week, but
| cleanliness dwelt there and homely
cheer of sort.
Before they had yet entered the
house the girl saw a horseman ap
preaching with an escort of several
men who carried rifles balanced across
their pommels. They came from the
east, and though Juanita did not know
who they were. she recognized the cen
! trail rider, himself unarmed, to be a
person of consequence.
He was tall, and under his faded
coat his rather lean figure fell into ar
attitude of well-muscled strength de
spite his fullness of years.
""Evenin'. ma'am," said the new
conner No, l hain't a-goin' ter light
l Jest heered thet Brother Talbot was
a-comin' over hyar, an wanted speech
with him"
The missionary nodded.
AN right, Milt," he said, and the
girl knew, as she had already suspect
ed, that here WAS a second of her chic
| enemies.
81 reckon ye all knows what hap
pened last night" she heard him say
| ing slowly. "Hit war pity. an
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08

hltched Their Way Forward.
which wound blindly through the
hills at the back of the place and
hitched their horses in rock-sur-
rounded hollow half-mile from the
house. other horses and mules were
hitched all along the country road. but
these belonged to the legitimate
guests.
AS the half-dozen men, whose arri-
val had been so cautiously accom-
plished. began slipping down, each
holding his own course In the cover Of
he laurel. there was nothing to indi-
cate that any warning had gone ahead
Of them.
From the houses with their yellow
windows and their open doors came
no note of apprehension-no intima-
ton OF suspicion. A medley of voices.
now and then a laugh, din OF scrap
ing feet, and the whine and boom OF
fddles gave out careless chorus to
the night.
Slowly, with an adept craft that
hardly broke a twig underfoot three
of the new arrivals hitched their way
forward to a point of vantage down
near the road.
They went crouched low. holding 10
tie shadows Will rifles thrust out
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08

On either side OF tho little porch
stood a group of solemn men. mostly
bearded, mostly coatless. and all un.
armed. In front of those, at the righ&
stood Anse Havey, his eyes still the
dominant feature of the picture.
Over across from him was the taller
and older chieftain OF the other clan.
They stood there gravely. with q
courtesy that cloaked their hatred.
Out in the road was the "jolt-wagon."
and IN Its deep bed the girl could see
the canvas that covered its burden.
AS Bad Anse took his place at the
of Juanita. He did not speak, but for
an instant she saw his face harden,
his eyes narrow, and his lips set
themselves. 1t was the glance OF one
who has been lashed across the face
and who cannot strike back, but who
will not soon forget.
This time the girls eyes did not
drop, and certainly they held no hint
of relenting or plea for forgiveness.
But at that moment the head OF the
Haveys turned from her and began
speaking.
i got your message, Milt,' he SAID
casually. "an' I reckon you got my
answer. I've brought back Little
Nash"
I'm obleeged ter ye." The McBriar
paused, then volunteered: EFF ther
boy had took counsel of me, this thing
wouldn't never hev happened"
Bad Anse Havey stood looking at
the other, then he nodded.
"Milt," he carelessly announced at
the end of his scrutiny, while the
ghost of an ironical smile glinted in
his eyes, though it left his lips grave,
I've got several hosses an mules
down thar in my barn that we found
hitched out in ther timber when Nash
an his friends took to the la'rel."
Again he paused and studied the
faces of the McBriar men before he
went on. "One of 'em Is your own
roam mare, Milt. One OF 'em b'longs
ter Sam thar. and one is Bob's thar"
He pointed out each man as he spoke.
''Ye can get 'em any time ye send
down for EN-"
The girl caught her breath and, de-
spite her dislike, acknowledged the
cool insolence with which Anse had
answered Milt's plea of innocence.
Milt replied only with a scowl, SO Anse
contemplatively continued. as though
to himself:
Hits right smart pity for felleI
to go out shootin' in the nighttime
an to take a kinsman's horse-with.
out takin' his counsel. 1t might lead
to some misunderstanding"
A baleful glare flashed deep in the
eyes of the taller man, and from the
henchmen at his back came an uneasy
Shuttle of brogans.
But the voice of Good Anse Talbot
relieved the tension.
"Stiddy. thar. men," he quietly eau
toned. "Ye didn't hardly meet ter
talk bout hosses. I'll lead them nags
back myself. Milt."
Then Anse Havey stepped forward
and held out his hand.
81 gives ye my hand, Milt McBriar."
he said, that ther truce goes on"
AN gives ye mine." rejoined the
other.
After a perfunctory shake the two
turned together and went down the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-08
a Gives Ye My Hand. Milt Mceriar."

steps. The girl saw both squads lift
ing the covered burden from the wag-
on and carrying it around the road.
where the other wagon waited. She
believed that the feud was ended, but
1t is doubtful If either Of the princi-
pals whose hands had Joined parted
with great trust in the integrity Of
the others intentions. 1t is certain
that one of them at least was already
making plans for the future, not at all
in accordance with that compact OF
peace.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-09
l. w. w. Agitator Hanged by Mob.

Butte, Mont, Aug Frank Little,
I. w. w. agitator, who was recently
deported from Arizona and who has
been agitating among the strikers
here, urging defiance to the Govern
ment, was found hanging by the neck
from trestle early today with the
old vigilante warning sign, "3-7-77,
pinned to his night clothes. He had
been taken out of bed and lynched at
4 a. m. by unknown men.
Little was an Executive Board
member of the l. w. w. and the
right hand man OF w. D. Haywood,
head of the l. w. w.
The warning pinned to his cloth
ing means, "More to come if you do
no.~get out
Leaders of the l. w. w. at once
began sending kilograms to all /. W.
w. locals in the West urging them to
send men at once to Butte to avenge
the death of Little. kilograms OF
protest also were sent to members OF
Congress. A mass meeting of /. W.
w. is scheduled for late today, and
trouble is feared.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-09
BUTTE MINERS FIGHT DRAFT
ITO He'll With the Law" Answer OF
Men Who Resist.

Butte, Mont, Aug. 6.-Open op-
position to the selective draft today
added complication to Butte's labor
troubles. 81. -.
Examination of men drafted in Sill
yer Bow County, outside the city linn
it's, began today. Twenty per cent
of the men summoned failed to ap-
pear. Practically all claimed exemp-
ton.
ITO hell with the draft" was an
expression frequently heard, even IN
the corridors of the court house to-
day.
The examination of men drawn in
the city of Butte will begin Thursday
Authorities here fear the strong anti
draft sentiment may come to the sur
face then. Most of the men who
marched in Sundays parade at the
funeral of Frank Little were OF draft
age.
"The federal government is pre-
pared to meet any situation that may
arise, E. w. Byrn, special agent OF
the Department of Justice, told the
United Press today. Three hundred
troops are here now ready for any
disturbances. These troops will re-
main until all troubles are settled"
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-09
SWISS TO DEFY GERMANY?
Break May be Near Over Berhns
Demand for Gold Loan"

Washington, Aug. 7.-Confirmation
has reached the State Department OF
the report that Germany has demand
ed a loan in gold from Switzerland
in return for coal. In official circles
here this is taken as emphasis to the
stories of financial difficulties in
which Germany finds herself at pres
ent.
Germany is in need of gold to meet
the obligations which she has in
Cured with these neutrals with whom
she can trade, for German paper
money is no longer in favor and the
avlue of the German mark is depre-
ciating almost to the vanishing point.
Switzerland is resisting the demand,
and if it is pressed she is in far bet
ter shape than Holland or the Scan
dinavian countries to meet either mil
itary or economic aggression from
Germany.
Under present conditions, Switzer-
land is dependent upon Germany for
her coal, but it is believed that the
Allies. may be able to meet her
needs. With the restoration to
France of the mining region 90 long
in German hands. the supplies of the
Allies may be increased to such an
extent that Switzerland can be sup
piled in spite of the drain caused by
urgent appeals from Italy for fuel.