The Pulaskian., 1921-09-22

trial" growled old Ball Then to his kinsmen.
 We'll hold Dale right here, boys, ontel the shuriff he's sent alter comes. And we'll not move Adam, which same Is accordin' to law I reckon Shuriff Tom Flowers1l find a different job rom what he expected to find won't he, boys7 Say, I wisht one O you felfers'd gi me good, big chaw O tobacker. Be dufned eff don't Adan's death, it has made me feel sort O bad, by gonnies, and tobacker's allus a consolation
 Bill Dale, you hain't got chaw O tobacker on ye, have ye-bought to- packer, store tobacker? It's a durned sight better'n, homemade, I says. Ye say ye don't chewl Chew-h-li Whyn't ye say 'chaw,' like a man! I allus knowed ye wasn't no count, no- how. Nobody at don't chaw tobacker ain't no count. -. All right, Jim Ike" to his nephew, "I'll take chaw O yores, then. And I'll take a tol'ably big chaw, Jim Ike, cause Adams death has made me feel sort O bad, and tobacker's allus a consolation"
 The sounds of the shooting had car ried far, and it wasn't long until the scene of the tragedy was crowded with Balls and Torreys, Littlefords and Morelands. Major Bradley and Hayes, too, were there. Every man of them was armed; very little thing might easily turn the place into shambles. The major saw this, and he was afraid. He drew the leaders of the and finally prevailed upon them to do their utmost toward keeping peace un- til the coming of the sheriff.
 At first John Moreland and Ben Lit tleford were for taking Bill Dale from the Balls and Torreys who guarded him, if they had to depopulate the whole Ball settlement, Jerusalem Cove and Hatton's Hell to accomplish it | Happily, the majors counsel prevailed
 Sheriff Tom Flowers was tall and 1.-the, smooth-faeed man. He arrived with Luke Moreland at noon, after hours of hard riding. He saw the high tension, and immediately steeled him. self to handle the situation. After riding straight to the center of the gathering and there halting his horse, he said evenly:
 "In order that 1 may know who to arrest, I must know something of the circumstances. Only one man must speak at time. No playing bad with me; and remember that, gentlemen. I'll certainly drop the fellow who starts playing hoss with me, if it's the last move I make on earth. Now some body gently use his powers of speech"
 Major Bradley, more soldierlike than ever, went forward. "As the attorney of Mir. Dale, who stands accused of killing Adam Ball." he said to the of ficer, "I beg leave to state that my client will do no talking at present"
 Dale understood, and he did not open his mouth.
 But old Ball had something to say, and he proceeded to say it:
 "He killed my son, Adam" pointing to Dale, lin cold blood. Me and about a dozen O my kin was on our way over Long ridge to look at a bee tree, when we heered three pistol shots. We was right up thar" pointing to the northward, land we come a-runnin' over here to see, by gonnies, what was the matter. Well, by gonnies, we found Bill Dale thar down on his knees aside O my son, Adam, who was as dead as h-l or deader; and Bill Dale was a-sobbin' and a-sobbin' about it. And ef he never killed my son Adam, what was he a-sobbin' and asobbn' about, 1 ax you that? And my son Adam, he had a rifle, by gonnies, but he never shot none at all. He was with us up to few minutes before, and he hadn't shot none all mornin'. Shuriff Flowers, I wisht ye'd gi' me good, big chaw O tobacker, by gon- nies, cause my son Adam his death it has made me feel bad."
 Major Bradley stopped caressing his well-kept gray imperial, walked over to the dead mans rifle, picked it up and nut it's muzZle to his nose He scented fresh poWder-Smoke. Then ne Iaceu old Ball with q strange, hard glitter in his blue eyes.
 You are liar, sir" he said with peculiar politeness
 A stir ran quickly over the Balls and Torreys. Sheriff Flowers called out:
 "Ouiet, there!" and there was quiet. He continued: ''Where is Mir. Dale's reyolver?"
 The Balls had it. They prodsced it. It had three empty chambers when if should have had but one!
 Pass it to me butt first" ordered the laws representative. He knew that many man had been shot while taking q revolver barrel first, and he was taking no chances.
 Old Ball obedently turned the weap- on around.
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