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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
SAUNDERS RESIGNS
As l.. s. MARSHAL
OF EASTERN VIRGINIA

Washington. April 29.-John c..
Saunders, Of Richmond, United Stat:
narshal for the Eastern Distric. Of
Virginia. has forwarded his reSi@na
ton to Attorney General panCh
crty. il was learned to-day. and i
viii be accepted as Of June 30.
The Republican leaders of Virginia
have selected Clarence G.. Smithers,
% Cape Charles. aS their choice for
In. Saunders successor, and the
p:csumpi:o7 - tna; alr. Smithe.s
VIII be named The name is now
pending before the Attorney Gerera!
bu. it may not be sent in for several
weeks, as there is no hurry about the
domination or the confirmation.
Mr.. Saunders, it is learned, wishes
:, retire some months ahead Of the
c,Diration Of his term on account Il
personal reasons. Th!s has beaH
;a.iicatcd in his letter to the Att1-
ncy General, il IS said.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
WESTERN MARYLAND
To CONE HERE
VIII Connect With Wash
ington and Old Dorlin-
ion f. r.
FIRST STEP TAKEN
Representative Moore Gets Favorable
Report en- Bill For Bridge II Con
nection With Proposition.

The House committee on Interstate
nd Foreign Commerce has m@de d
favorable report on the bill introduced
hv Representative Moore at the re-
quest cf the Washington and Old Do
irinon Railroad Company authorizing
the construction of bridge a: or near
Point of Rock, Frederick Co.. Mary
l2nd.
1t is understood that this measure
.s in addition to the proposed connec-
ton Of ;he Oh Dominion Railroad
with the Western Maryland Railroad
Company which latter Is one Of the
important coal carrying railroads.
For some time past reports have
been in circulation to the effscr that
the Wes;era Maryland RaillcaG prob
ably wou.o come into Alexandria con
rccting up with the Washington and
Old Dominion lire. The coming of this
road would he big boon to Alex
antlr:a and revive business. II would
mean the opening up OF the West Viz
glnia coal field to this city and this
would mean that many manutactur-
ing plants would locate here as il
wouli result in cheap coal here for
manufacturing purposes.
Business interests Of Alexandria
generally will be gratifiei T. learn
that the FIRST step had been taken
along that line. A representative of
The Gazette was informed n Wash
ington this afternoon that the West
=rn Maryland undoubtedly VIII come
into Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
Pay Your License
After Tomorrow Persons VINO Have
Not Paid Subject to Arrest

After tomorrow business and profe>
s.onal men who have not paiO their Ii
ccnse tax to Commissioner Of Reve-
!.Ee Charles H. Callahan, commission
er Of revenue. will De subject to ar
rest and the imposition of c::.e. For
the benef;. cf those wno have thus
far been unable to come forward Con
missioner Callahan announces that
H. will be at his office all da, tomor-
row and also at night.
For individual income taxes the
time limit expires tenorrow although
Mr Callahan expects to receive then;
Cor few days longer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
70 oha ndon the 1916 naval

9. To abandon the 1916 naval
nros.am for increasing the navy OF
the United States by 156 ships in.
asmu,h as the World War which was
then pending was the occasion of
that program.
In addition is the following:
"Whereas, an armament commits
son has been created by the council
of tho League of Nations and has in
yited the cooperation of the United
States in it's work.
"Resolved, That the Foreign Pol
icy Association, of Massachusetts,
call on the President and Congress
to cooperate with this commission
ir its efforts to effect general lin
;tation of armaments and to take
oart in any general i.ternationa!
conference which may b, summoned
eor the purpose of reducing or lin.
ling ornaments throughout tn"
world"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
STEAMSHIP OWNERS
ADOPT BENSON PLAN

New York. April 29.-The Amer
iran Steamship Owners Assocla"or
announced today it was ready to com
piy with the wishes of Rear AdmiraI
Penson, fthe Shipping Moard, AID
mt wages Is per cen. May l inst~ad
or approximately 25 per cent as first
proposed.
While asserting that this cut wonId
rot be sufficient in view of the pres
ent cost Of crcration, the steamship
owners said that. nevertheless. they
wished to follow the suggestion ol
Admiral Benson made at the Join,
conference of owners and workers lr
Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Mrs. Margaret A. Kidwell, widow
Of Charles H. Kidwell, died yester
lay aft.rn.on at 2:30 o'clock at the
tome cf her rcphew. Thomas Vic
let.e, Bradaock. Her funeral vi !
take pllce st 4 CLOCK Saturday al
ternoo,. I'm ~ lats residence.
Services will be conducted by Rev.
DR.. f. V. REGISTER, pastor of tn :
NJ. E. Church South. and burial will
be in Bethel cemetery.
The funeral cf Bartholomew {
White. who died Tuesday in Rich
mond, took place this morning froE'
St. lMary's Catholic Church. Servi-
,es were CONDUCTED BY Rev. william
Winston ard burial was in st
Mary's cemetery. A delegation Of
members of R. E. Lee Camp, Con
federate Veterans. and the Woman
..uxiliary, Confederate Veterans, NJ
tended the obseluies.
Mr.. White is survived by sister
Mrs. Ella Grills. Of Washington.
The funeral of Miss Helen Som
erville Packard, who died Wednesday
u Saranac Lake, \. Y, took place
his morning at 1850 o'clock fror
the chapel Of the Episconal Theo.
:-eical Seminary of Virginia. Serv
,es were conducted by Rev, w. Gosh,
Bell. of the Seminary, and buria
vas in wv Hill cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
RELIEF FIRE Co. WILL
.RE0RGAN|zE TONIGHT
Meeting to be Held at s
O'clock of Former Mem
bers of That Co.
CHIEF OGDEN QUITS
Ready For New Volunteers to Take
Place of Firemen Who Quit-Club
tc be Organized by Ex-fircmen

Many former members of the Re
lief Truck Company No. |, ard :.
number Of former members of the
Reliance Engine Company No. ),
will shortly organize and take th2
places Of the volunteers of these tw.
companies who will quit at midnight
tomorrow night it was stated today
Those who will become volunteers OF
these two companies will be pre-
nared for active service al midnight
tomorrow. Temporarily il is statet.
they will be assisted by members Of
he Columbia Company No. 4.
This in brief is the only new devel.
opment in the fire situation today.
Fire Chief X. " OGGen's resig
nation will ..ecomc effective at mid
night tomorrow night according t.
his written resignation submitted {"
tie city council last Tuesday night
The city council on May 10 vii
elect a successo-. to Chief Ogden.
Candidates alreadE are grooming TO:
the position. The name Of Edward
S. Leadbcetcr, .r"Isurrr Of the Co
Ium5ia Fire Company, has been m1G
toned as a recel tive candidate Tor
the position.
It is understood that the member,
Of the two companies who quit are
arranging for the removal of their
personal property from the com
nany's houses tomorrow = moon.
According to reports the member;
Of the two companies that will dis
band TOMORROW night will hold II
meeting for the purpose Of organiz-
ing social ana athlete club. Bnt.l
comDaries have sufficient funds in
hand to warrant starting such club
Quarters for the club will be OBTAIN
ed, officers chosen and other ar
rar.ements made for effecting
permanent organization.
Since the above was written Fire
&: ;ef Kenneth W. Ogden announced
that he resigned effective al :. o'clock
IS; nigh. the resignation being sub
ri,ted 10 Mayor j. NJ. nuncan. The
chef stated his reason for rcSlgning
rreyious 10 the time set BY I'm was
that the mayor had appointed 4 sue
tessor to Inn twelve hours previous TO
'hc time set for his resignation Pend
ing the election of a successor to Chief
Ogden. Mayor Duncan yesterday an
nounced the appointment of William
Desmond, chairman of the lire ccm-
m;ttee of city council as chief and
Norman RSoerts, president of the Co.
!umbia Fire Company. as act;ne chief.
1t was :.a:ed this afternoon that a
da.egat;Cl. of former members Of Re-
.icf Truck Company No. /. will holl
j meeting tonight for the purpose or
organizing to take the place Of MEM
bers of that company who resigned.
II is expected that they will elect Of
f;cers and have everything II readi-
ness for beginning active service Al
midnight Saturday night. A member
of one of the companies tia; quit
stated today th&t inasmuch as the
rhief is now out tehy may also quit
before midnign: tomorrow night.
However. they have comparatively
:hort time in which toreac.i de-
c;sion in this matter. if anything
along this line is done it vii. rave to
be done quickly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
Special Grand Jury
Fifteen Cases Will be Presented
Tuesday

A special grand jury today was
snmmored to NEE: at 10 o'clock next
Tuesday morning il the corporation
court when fifteen cases will be
presented for is consideration
Twelve of the casts are for alleged
violations of the state prohibition
law. Three are against young white
zen charged with breaking and on
t,,ing the store o. Julius Wolf l25
Hing street. which occurred ;:!!!e night
nf March IS.
The jury is composed of the fo!-
lowing: f. German Ridgely, c..
Page Waller. Jr.. P. 0. Coci;ey, l..
Lcvinson,J. Reccc Cation. c. S. Tay
lor Burke and arthur N. King.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
HOTEL RAMMEL
Special Sunday Dinner
IL to 8 z. NJ.

81 .UD
Soups
Cream of New Asparagus, O'd Nlr,
ginia Clam Chowder
Sliced Tomatoes, Lettuce with Rcque-
fort Dressing
Radishes and Spring Onions
Baked Spring Chicken with Dressing
Fr:cassee Of Chicken with Pota.1
Dumping
Brciled Shad Roe with But;ered
Potatoes
Home Grown Asparagus
Spring Spinacf
New Peas
Home Made Strawberry Ice Cream
With Cake
New Strawberries with Cream
Milk, Tea or Coffee (Hct or lced)
1920.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
.NOTiC f

Tony and Joe Company.
105 North Roya! Street.
Have opened a first c'ass shoe
repairing shop. and vii! sell mems
ladies', and children's second hahc
shoes al low prices. Repairing. -
Mems half>so,e and heel, 81 go IT..
Ladies half sole and heel, 81. 25>
All kinds ruober heel",.S45 cents
a9-l2tp. -.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
Play Tonight
Silver Star Club to Give Minstrel Yer
formance at Parish Hal of
Christ Church

Tonight the Silver tSar Club will
give their entertainment combined
with the minstrel show, The platform
has been enlarged and extends across
The ertie width Of tho hrild!ns 50
that entrance oniy to the peri :"ncrs
can be made on Columbus street.
nd the public Is again ,aanndeI
tc use the Washington St'tet en-
france as this is quite a fn program
The opcning tableau will % ':owE
~cmptly 1t 8 o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
JAP NAVY GIVEN
CONTROL Al YAP

Yokohama. April 29.-The cabinet,
.cdav decided to give the navy de-.
nartmcnt control of the island Of
zap. according to the newspaper:
Asahi. Full details Of the plan;
were published.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29

experienced stenogra
pher and b; clerk No others need
apply. State experience and sal
ary expected. Address Wholesale,
Gazette Oa,,e. 99-6c
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
FORD OWNERS

Have you seen Mr.. Palmer about
cur reduced prices on repair work
Remschel Auto Sales Co.
i00-2c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
BASEBALL
t1Irdav Anril % Il2

Saturday. April %, 1921,
Dreadn2ughts vs. L. s. Nava! Hos
r.tal
$50 .. NJ, Baggett Field, $3.50 p. NJ.
ALL WELCOME
i02-ic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
ANNOUNCEMENT

Great reduction il all spring, mil
linery.
MRS. J. HAYES, :,
lo1-2p. 906 king Street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
WEATHER REPORT

For this section-Partly cloudy|
today and tomorrow; not mach;
change in temperature
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-08-05
LADYSMITH NF,ws-Bu

shoals to beat him here. I thought you
might want to know about it, SOS We
could mebbe save other folks the trou-
Bile O. maxim a funeral fo.- ye."
She backed toward the door, her
eyes never leaving Dale's face. Another
second, and she was gone.
They were all on their feet now.
John Moreland gripped Dale's arm.
"Over thar aside O the chimbley,
Bill !" he ordered, his native drawl for
the moment absent "Out, Addie,
honey! Luke, bring my rifle and hat
jump keen! Gale, bring water and
drownd this here f1re!'
1t was done. Moreland took his hat
and the repeater and went alone into
the night.
When some fifteen minutes had
passed, there came to Dale's ears the
sound of shooting. There were ten
shots in such rapid succession that they
made almost a continuous roar Then
came echoes and reverberations, and
then silence. Soon John Moreland let
himself into the dark room.
His wife's voice was low and filled
with anxiety:
"What happened, John?"
A dull thud came through the dark
ness as her husbands rifle-butt struck
the floor.
"This Is what happened, Addie: AS
| passed the cawner o. the house, got
down that thar old oxwhip to take
along. l went acrost the road and into
the meadow, and thar I seen Adam
Ball a-comin'. l hid, and when Adam
was about to pass me, / jumped up
and jerked his rifle from him and
busted it ag'in a rock Then i lights
in and thrashes him with the oxwhip
ontel he broke and run. And ZEN this
here happened, Addie:
II was a-watchin' to see eff Adam
had RELY went off, when seed man
a-comin' toward me fast. l thought
it was Ball, O. course. So I up and
tells him to show me how fast he can
run and commences aShootin' over
his head to skeer him. But 1t didn't
happen to be Adam Ball-it was Ben
Littleford! He was a-follerin' Babe
to see what she was up to, O. course"
How do We know it was Ben, pap?
Caleb asked
How do I know" growled John
Moreland. "When | got through a.
shootin', he hollers at me and says !:
Tomorrow, John Moreland,' he says,
well have a little Gettysburg O our
own!' And / might mind We, Gale, at
he keeps his word the same as do"
land Littleford meant "a" began
Dale.
THAT the'll be a big fight tomor-
row." said Moreland. "Bill Dale, In
a-makin' this land yore land and these
people yore people, I'm a-feard ye're
a-goin' to git more'n We expected, meb-
be more'n We can handle. Do We want
to back out Of 1t and let the coal 60,
or are We one o. these fellers who
chaWs what they bites off eff It's a
hOss's headY
"Tll stick" Dale's voice came firm
~ in the darkness. 'Tll stick"
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CHAPTER w
The Mystery of the Rifles.


An hour after John Moreland had
sent his ten rifle bullets whining over
the head Of Ben Littleford, every
Moreland and every Littleford in the
valley knew of the declaration Of war.
And each man of them oiled his weap-
ons and put them in better working
order.
When Dale went to bed, there was
too much ON his mind to- render Sleep
ing easy for him. Tomorrow he would
have to help in the fight against the Lit
tlefords, kinsmen of the young woman
who had saved him, without doubt,
from death by the murderous rifle Of
the mountaineer Godfather break his
word fatty 1t was poor return for
such a favor The longer he thought
over the dilemma, the more perplexed
he became.
He thought, too, Of the everlasting
wonder, the tail of John Moreland's
bedtime prayer. How a man could go
down on his knees and ask the bless
ings Of the Almighty upon men whom
he meant to fight the next day was
a thing that Bill Dale could not under
stand.
1t was after midnight before he
slept. He woke at the break Of day,
arose and dressed himself, and went
out. Going toward the flower-filled
front yard he found himself facing a
very angry John MOreland.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-08-05
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WIS
CONSIN, WITHIN AND FOR RUSK
COUNTY
James A. Floyd and Esther Gillet,
Plaintiffs.
John H. Floyd, Alice Floyd and Alfred
Floyd. minor heirs of Henry Richard
Floyd, deceased, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given =
That by virtue of and in pursuance of
an order declaring right OF the parties
and ordering sale of the premises made
in the above entitled action on the Goth
day of May, 1921, the undersigned sher-
iff of Rusk County, State of Wisconsin,
will, on the 10Th day of August, 1921,
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, sell the fol
lowing described real estate towit:
Lot No. s and Block No. 16 of Men
asha Wooden Ware Companys addition
to the City of Ladysmith. Said sale to
take place on said premises.
Terms of sale cash.
GERALD G. MALONEY.
Sheriff of Rusk County, wisconsin.
Thomas & Fisher, Plaintiffs Attys.,
Ladysmith, Wisconsin.
(First publication July s, 1921-13-1S)
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cold. He thrust his hands into the
pockets Of his corduroy trousers. Then
his face softened trifle.
II reckon l ought to AK yOre par
don," he said in low voice. 'Ye see,
my guns plumb gomez
"You had it only last night" Dale
said. did it disappear"
whilst / slept" cut in the hillman.
Both O. my guns.is gone. And Lukes
repeater is gone, and so is Gales, and
we hain't got nothin' at all to fight
them id Littlefords with -
"Gone !' Dale exclaimed wondering
ly and-it seemed to INTERESTINGLY.
at must ha' been the Littlefords,
guess" frowned Moreland. "Fo' be-
cause who else would ha' done it? But
to save the life O. me l CANT see how
they got in and took my rifle without
wakin' me up, Bill Dale. slept twicet
as light as a sick mouse"
Within ten more minutes, every man
of the Morelands was gathered there
at the house of their chief-and every
man of them had lost their weapons
during the night!
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-08-05
Continued next week.
500 Reward. 500

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Hall
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of the System thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, giving the
patient. strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in the curative power Of Halls
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails
to cure. Send for list Of testimonials
Address r. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
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whats the naIlel." he asked.
Matter enough" clipped the noun
taineer... "BiH Dale, I'm a-goin' to ak
you a question, and want the truth.
VIII git it2'
you'll get the truth If you get any
thing. Shoot the question"
.All right. What do you know about
my gum"
"Abeut as much as you know of the
left hind wheel of Ben Hur's chariot.
What's wrong with it?"
Nforeland's eyes were steady and
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STATE OF WISCONSIN, RUSK

STATE OF WISCONSIN, RUSK
COUNTY, IN CIRCUIT COURT S
L. w. Cox, Plaintiff, VS.. Thomas Des-
chaine, Mary Deschaine, Onezime
Leduc, Adolph Larangee, Chippewa
River Improvement COmpan
Charles Cicardit CARTEL, Flavian
LeBoef, Flavian LeBoeff, Oliver
Etier, Thomas Deschaine, and the
wife of each of said parties. if such
wife be living, and all unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees. and person
al representatives of such OF the
above named defendants as may be
deceased, and all unknown owners
and unknown persons claiming any
right, title or interest in the real es-
tate described in this action adverse
to the title of the plaintiff, Defend
ants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN-To
the Said Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after service OF
this summons, exclusive of the day of
service, and defend the above entitled
action in the court aforesaid; and in
case of your failure so to do Judgment
will be rendered against you according
to the demand of the complaint; OF
which a copy is herewith served upon
you.
McGILL & WILLIAMS,
Plaintiffs Attorneys
p. O. Address Ladysmith, Rusk
County, Wisconsin.
NOTE: This action is brought to
quiet the title Of the plaintiff to the
following described real estate:
The East Half (E12) of the South
west Quarter (SWA), Section Twen-
ty-five (25), Lots Seven CD and
Eight (S), Section Thirty-siX 800,
Township Thirty-three (33) North, OF
Range Seven (7) West, in Rusk Coun-
ty. Wisconsin.
McGILL & WILLIAMS,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
(First publication July %, 1921. 15-2O)
STATE OF WISCONSIN, IN CIR
CUT COURT FOR RUSK COUNTY
State Bank of Ladysmith, a Banking
Corporation, Plaintiff, VS.. Mrs. IL.
E. Hoffman, Defendant
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN,, TO
THE SAID DEFENDANT:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty COO days after the
service of this summons exclusive OF
the day of the service of this summons,
and defend the above entitled action
in the court aforesaid and in case OF
your failure so to do, Judgment VIII
be rendered against you, according TO
the demand of the complaint.
J. w. CAROW,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Postoffice Address: Ladysmith, RusK
County, Wisconsin.
(First publication July 10, 1921 l4-lo)
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Continued from last week
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.-Young Carlyle Wilburtos
Dale, or "Bill Dale as he elects to be
known, son Of a wealthy coal operator.
John K. Dale, arrives at the Halfway
ing a life of idle ease-and incidentally
bride. Patricia Clavering. at the altar
determined to make his own way In HE,
m ms mSss Ra0 HsdS cs typss
ter of the hills. takes him to John More
lands home. Moreland is chief OF his
"clan," which has an old feud with the
Of his brother, David Moreland, years
ago, owner of rich coal deposits, by "a
nan named Carlyle. Moreland's descrip-
ton OF Carlyle" causes Dale to believe
the man was his father.
CHAPTER I.-Dale arranges to make
his home with the Moreland family, for
whom he entertains deep respect.
CHAPTER II1.-Taiking with Babe"
nttleford next day, Dale is ordered by
Black Adam" Ball bully of the district
spiritedly. and they fight; bale whips
the bully, though badly ssed sp. Hs ar
ranges with John MoraAnd to develop
Dayid's coal deposits. Ben noL Littlefof I'd
meet him with his followers next day, In
battle. Moreland agrees
MOreland was speaking again, anu
his eyes were brighter now.
II agree at David would want us
to develop the coal, eff he could know.
It's like q light a-breakin' to me. But
that coal is sacred to us, Bill Dale,
and afOre We go any further I'll hat
to ak We to tell me all about yeself.
A city man up here in the Wilderness
- CIV OF
but-well, l hopes We can pardon me
fo' AKIN 1t. / shore got to be keer-
full about Brother David's coal. Addie
and the bOys'll go out and leave jest
us two in here; and when ye're a-talk-
in to me it's the same as talkin' to
tombstone so fer as tellin' is con-
sarned. Addie, honey; Luke, you and
Gale"
Mrs. Moreland and her sons arose
and left the room, closing the door be-
hind them. Bill Dale paced the floor,
arms folded, brOws drawn. Finally he
falted before the Moreland chief.
There's nothing Pm ashamed of, l
guess" he said. II don't like to tell it
simply because / don't like to tell it.
But-rll do it."
He sat down in his sheepskin-lined
rocker, lay back and closed his eyes
as though to visualize the story, to
live it over.
Maybe it's not very much in my
favor, John Moreland," he began. II
never could get along with my parents,
or with the set was born into. Some
how, / was different. Father and
mother wanted me to be a dandy; they
even wanted me to let a servant dress
me. The climax came when they tried
to marry me to young woman who
didn't want me any more than I want
ed her."
He opened his eyes, looked straight
at M0reland, and went on:
You see, they wanted to marry us
in order to unite old Clavering's for