The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-08-25


the other a very long time, and had
no word to say. Evidently the feud
had all his mind now.
When he did speak, he said simply:
"AIl right, Bill"
After half an hour of fighting their
way through thickets of blooming lau-
rel and ivy, they drew up before an
old and widowed cabin at the north
end of David Morelands mountain
Moreland led the way in and pointed
to a spot under small, paneless WIN
dow.
"Thar," said he, us whar we found
my brother David"
The two men turned for the point
at which the coal vein ran out to tie
light Of day.
Dale picked up a piece of the shin
ing black stuff. Judging by the little
he knew and the great amount OF de-
scription he had heard, the vein. was
very large and the coal itself OF the
finest grade.
1T was a big tind," he told his com
panion, "a big find. 1t was pity TO
LET II lie here untouched for SO long
and vet it's worth more today than II
was ever worth before
His enthusiasm ran warm, and More
land caught it quickly. Together they
hastily planned out the little railroad
that was to wind its way through the
wilds and connect with the big rail-
road at the Halfway switch.
ii know I'm a.doin' right about It,
the mountaineep said twice for the
benefit of his conscience. u kno"
pore David he would want me to &c
this eff he could know"
I'm sure of it," agreed Dale. III
start for Cincinnati tomorrow. i've
got enough money to take me there
and back. | have very wealth..
friend there-his name is Harris;
think / can borrow enough from hin
TO finance the beginning OF this thing
And I'll buy a locomotive and cars
and all the other necessary machinery
while I'm in Cincinnati-unless 1a'
to get the money from Harris. Whe1
ret back which should be within
eight days, we'll start the work. a
a guess, I'd say We'll need twent
men. Can we get them?"
"Shore," nodded the mountainee'
"And all Morelands at that"
They turned homeward. At las
Bill Dale was happy. He. had SOM
: thing to do now-an aim In life. d
had difficulties to overcome, obstacle
to remove, barriers to surmount-
was his big chance!
>
: II, was almost shutdown when Da
returned from his visit to the col
4 vein-Big Pine mountain hid the 81
9 ot q little after three in the afternoo
no borrowed a fishing rod and a mi
now pail, which made his going to Il
: river seem proper enough to Jol
q Moreland, and set out to meet Bal
Littleford. He was glad that noooe
l. expressed a desire to accompany MI
) no found Ben L'ttleford's daught
where he had found her twice before
3 sitting on a stone the size OF a sm'
) barrel. She was fishing with an U
e halted hook, which was equal to rs
7 ing not at all, and she seemed pleas
:. when she saw him coming. de $
down on the stone at her side. )
d moved over little shyly, and tried
u cover her feet with her calico Skin
.Neednt bother to hide then
:. laughed Bill Dale. They're pref
enough. Most feet, y'know' are nee
d sary evils, like chlmneys anu ia
le spouts" =,
:, - Bobe Littleford blushed. He W.
V - h,ke her confusion, "Tell
III about the rifles
Of "You must shore keep 1t q seere
We she told him.
II promise"
~Better put yore hook in, SOS Ell al
body comes along
Dale threw out an empty hook.
:, want to tell ye some other thi1
fust, SOS yell understand better WI
10 , come to the part about the riflt
Rabe began, looking thoughtf'
at across the water to where khgtis
,st cot in watchful waiting. She con
nod slowly. choosing her words CO
/. fnlIv. ~ was brought up to hate tn
ri More,ands, butt don't think | 40.
neonle is Jest like the Morelands.
do biggest difference ye can ind is
ono side mostly has grey eyes
nd you and t'other side mostly has brt
eres IKE me. All but their everlas
ant tghtin'. they're good people, Bill y
,rd1 .Each side, We see, Is brought u
vn hota t'other side. I'm ashamed to
h,,4l understand the fuSt. %