The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-08-18
By Hapsburg Liebe

you when you're happy; and when you
/ fight, I'll fight with you"
The MOreland chief arose, and Bill
Dale arose. The hilman put out MS
hand, and Dale gripped it.
Il believe in We, Bill" said John
Moreland, go another thing, I've
seed ye fight. You can work the coal.
He looked toward the closed inner
door and called, "Oh, Addie; you anu
the boys can come back now
Out of the night a face appeared at
one of the small windows. 1t was
feminine face and handsome rather
than pretty. Two slender, sunburned
hands gripped the window-ledse ner''
ously. The face pressed closer to the
glass, then disappeared. Soon after
, ward the outer door of the guests
room opened, and Ben Litt'efords
. daughter entered. Her skirts were
O ulipplHS NCL'
G Mrs. MOreland arose and went to-
r ward the young woman. she Kle"
:, that only something Of great lmpor-
! lance could bring LittIeford into her
q home in this fashion.
whats the matter, Babe?
Babe Iittleford gave no attention
o. to Mrs. Moreland. She went on TO
o Bill Dale, walking softly on bare feet
,r BLACK Adam is a-goin' to Kill you
" tonight, Bill Dale"
10 "That sol" Dale's smile was rathel
~ grim. "How did you find that out
=. Miss LittlefOrd?
~ 81 found it out, all right. AS M
90 went off from the river this morhlh
| made fun of him; and he patted tn
stock of his rifle and said he'd git yo'
through a window! He was at gu
house this evenin' to help tx pap
gun, and when he left he started tn
way, a.goin' by the blowed-down syc'
more, | waded the river at Blue Ca
shoals to beat him here. | thought 70
might want to know about 1t, sos !
could mebbe save other folks the tro'
!, BILE O. maxim a funeral f"' ye."
* She backed toward tie door, M
n eyes never leaving DaIe's face. Anoth'
N second, and she was gone.
They wore all on their feet no.
II John Moreland gripped Dale's arm.
u "Over thar aside o the chimble
IN Bill" he ordered, his native draw
M the moment absent. "Out, ADD
. honey Luke, bring my rifle ana nat
M iump keen! Gale, bring water a
. drownd this here fire."
. It was done. Moreland took MS
. and the repeater and went alone II
IN the night.
IN When some fifteen minutes h
aN nassed, there came to Dale's ears
81 sound of shooting. There were
n shots in such rapid succession that II
IM made almost a continuous roar. III
lIM cane echoes and reverberations, {
IN then silence. Soon John Moreland
M himself into the dark room.
y uis wifes voice was low and III
I with anxiety:
"vhat happened, John"
A dull thud came through the az
:. -. moss rs her husbands riae-butt str
.ino's the floor.
"This IS what happened, Addle:
T nassed the cawner O the house, |
pped down that thar old oxwhip to
chose along, went acrost the road and
/, and tho meadow, and thar ! seen A
Rail a.comin'. l hid, and when A
'efore was about to pass me, jumped
hurch and jerked his rifle from MN
of it hi,sted It ag'in a rock. Then ! Il
vas a in and thrashes him with the OK
held ontel he broke and run. And en-
was here happened, Addie:
and 81 was a-watchin' to see Ell A
yes Of had RELY went Of, when seed
aurin. acomin' toward me fast. l tho
loved Il was Ball, o course. So up
Bobby tells him to show me how fast NJ
ak of, RIM and commences a.shootin'
b,s head to skeer him. But 1t {
in the happen to be Adam Ball-it was
It man Ijttleford He was a.follerin'
r you! to see what she was up to- O COZ
ir one "How do ye know 1t was ben'
Caleb asked.
to do, GLOW do I known growled
off my uorpland. "When I got throu
clothes sbootin',' he hollers at me and
things tomorrow, John Moreland,' he
to the we'll have a little Gettysburg
could ownp And might mind We. Ca
Ter for he keeps his word the same as
! that "And Littleford meant "a
sage to Dale,
use It; mrhat thell be q big fight
lin and ro,y" said Moreland. "Bill d.
that, l a.makin' this land yore land and
hem. l neople yore people, I'm a-feard
, some a.o,n, to cit more'n We expected
consid. he moron We can handle. Do "
to back out Of it and let the G.
ed, and or are ye one o these Teller
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