The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1919-05-22
o$-6pTER xV-Continued.
Copyright by Irving Bachellerl

VI no INC van HeGSen place.
where do ye hail from?"
"CsSesliu"
"On s,ssly,esss for Judge Westbrook?'
Yes"
"wrt<i 10 eerve?"
Yes, I answered with no thought
Of my iraprtrdcncc
Say. young man, by hockey nettie,
I advSsc yes to turn right around aud
go hsSss
"Why?-
'Caw,e II yc try to serve any writs
yen cit INTO trouble"
That's Interesting" | answered. Il
am not seeking n quarrel. but | do
want 10 sess how the people feel about
the Tslgrnent OF their rents"
Sag e1i;rer look down into that val
ley th,rc.- the stranger began. See
all thtsH lo,uscS-thev.r the little
houses o the poor. See how smooth
the lassa ist Who built them houses?
Who cdu.taed that land7 Was it Mr..
I'iyinsSteus III hockey nettie | guess
not 1nc rson who live there built the
houses asI' cleaned the land We amt
got uotl-a' ase-not dollari It's all
gone - tho landlord. | am for the
meu vhe wnde every rod q that land
an who sSn not single rod Of 1t.
Years aa ysers ago king gave II to
mas ssAc never cut one tree or laid
one STOVE Oh smother. The deeds say
that we iaust pay rent q SO many
bushels o wheat II year but the land Is
nc goes for wheat. an amt been for
hundred years. Why. We see. mis-
ter. good many things have happened
I'm three hundred years. The land was
sillln 10 give wheat then an good
many fotSs was wilin To be slaves BY
hokey Retue' they had got used To ii.
Kings an magistrates an slavery
didn't sosS ~ bad To EN- as they do
nov. o,fr brains have changed-that's
what's cse mattcr~-sane rs the soil
has changed We want 10 he free like
other folks IN this country. America
has Erosed up around us hut here w.
are h~r haC* In old Holland three
hundTva yeasrs ago. Ii don't set good.
We see tots O people that don't have
TO b. saves They own their land an
have OF tsean any more sayin'. That's
Why I wy we can't pay the rents no
more su' ye mustn't try 10 make us.
by hockey nettie You'll have trouble
II ye 10.
The trsth had flashed upon me out
Of the words OF this simple man. Tn.
Oil thcn | had heard only one side OF
he -assn u.ar, -, a., .,..,....,.,.
Of tustfce. as Mr., Wright had advised. |
what WIS to do? These tenants had
been Grimsilnwed and were being
GrinS'ewcd out OF the just fruits of |
their toll by the fcudal chief whose
remote ancestor had been kings IN /
vorite. Tor half moment | watched
the wnvering needle OF my compass t
and then:
III what yon say is true | think you
arc right" said.
Il don't agree with you." said young I
Latour- ''fhe patroons have clear
title to this land. If the tenants don't |
want to pay the rents they ought To |
get out aud make way fer others"
-Loefs here. young man. my mime Is
Josiah Curtis said the stranger. ~
live in the first house on the right.
hand side q the road. You may tell I
the tGdge rhat l won't pay rent no I
more-uOt as long as | ave-aud | |
won't git ont. either"
Mr. tatour, YOU and Purvls may 90
on sic~Iy-lil oyertake you soon" |
said.
They vcat on and left me alone with
Curtis, lie was getting excited and |
wished tn al'ay his fears.
Don't let him try to serve no writs
or therein be hell to pay In this val
ley" said Curtis.
I'm that case | shall not try to serve
the writa l don't want TO stir up the
neighboshood. but l want to know the
facts 1 shall try to see other tenants
and report what they say. 1t may lead
10 a settlement"
We went on together to the top OF
the hin near which we had been stand.
Ing. Var ahead | saw cloud of dust
but no signs of Latour and Purvls
They nrrst have spurred their horses
into run. The fear came To me that
Iatour would try TO serve the writs In
spite OF me. They were I'm his pocket.
What fool | had been not 10 call for
them My companion saw the look OF
roncern in my face.
Il don't like that young feller," said
Curtis Ties in fer trouble"
He ran toward his house. which was
rniy a few rods beyond us. while I
started on In pursuit of the two men
AZ top speed. Before my horse had
taken dozen jumps | heard horn
behind me and its echo in the
hills Within half moment a dozen
horns were sounding In the valleys
around me. What contrast to the I
ruiet In which we had been riding was
This yspdemonium which had broken
loose In the countryside. A little ahead l
could see men running out Of the
hs'ds, Ny horse had begun to lather,