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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-08-25
CHAPTER XVI
Confession.

Confession.
n the impdIsive. lighting BIN Dale
could have heard across the interven-
ing miles the conversation that took
place m his old home the next evening.
he would probably have followed Ben
Ldttle5ordS daughter by the next train
II he had had to hold It up at the point
Of an honest 6fue gun In erdes to get
aboard It
John K. Dale ste tns vr1s hissssne
into. the library t1thdl = g &Ser
request The thAee si& &VS aRd.6s
each other. The younger woman was
III, at ease; she was .lai that the lights
were subdued and soft. When the
silence had become heavy, she straight.
ened In her chair and biurted out fal.
teringly:
"Bili asked me to m-marry him. and
wouldnT do II. IL thought maybe
IL ought to tell you"
The Dales exchanged siances; then
they looked back at Elizabeth Little
ford. Dale smiled fatherly smile.
Mrs. Dale's eyes narrowed. The old
stiffness rose within her and began to
make stubborn war against her more
recently acquired common sense.
Have you Quarreled7" she asked.
"No."
WELL" old Dale said bluntly. whats
twrongf"
s ut isn't his fault" Elizabeth told
them. I'm q savage" she went on
desperately-"andh he isn't my kind"
JohD.k. Dale retired very, early that
night. When the sound Of his foot
steps had died away. his wife bent to-
ward Elizabeth and said curiovsly:
"Why did you call yourself q saw.
age7"
Elizabeth told of her early life in
the hills. Of the feud between her peo-
pie and the Morelands and Of now she
had hated the bloodshed. She told Of
the coming or Major Bradley. Of her
burning thirst for education, of the old
trainman who had thrown her q news
paper each day. and Of the coming Of
Bill Dale.
II was lonesome" she continued,
~snd nobody ever seemed 70 under
stand how ! felt. That is, until Bill
Dale came. After met him, I couldn't
- anything but him be seemed to me
like somethin' I'd had and lost :"
Then" said Mrs. Dale. "why did
y0l refuse 80 ::as..y-"
"Wait--you don't know It ALL" Ellie
sbeth interrupted heEa"There was the
ktalin' o. that heatheD, Adam Ball.
went to tend the trial because I knew
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cartridges around their waists and
with repeating rifles across the POM
mels Of their saddles, and joined
Dale. The four fastened to the homes
OF the other Morelands; and not long
afterward the old clr \, in full
strength, rode toward the big, dim
blue hills with Bill Dale acting as its
leader. 1t was to be the clans last
fight. and a fight for a good cause,
and every man Of 1t was eager for
the fray.
Bill Dale bore himself proudly, and
he rode like a man born to the sad.
die. He found queer joy-a Joy
that frightened his steel-grey eyes
and flushed his sunburned cheeks, q
Joy that he didn't even attempt to
understand-in the thought:
"For this one day am a clan chief +;
1 am leading my own people against
foe, in my cwn country"
And SO overwhelmingly did the idea
take hold Of him that he wished, even
then, for the repeater that awaited
him at his office back in the heart of
the mountains. Once his conscience
asked MIN q Question-and he an
swered 1t with another question. Was
he doing that which was right? Might
not the Littlefords all be killed by
those drunken cutthroats while he
was waiting for the arrival of q COM
pany Of militia from a city miles dis
tant?
Anyway. the militia would fight His
clan would do no more than that. He
satisfied hs conscience quickly.
When they had reached the lower
end Of the cleared valley, there came
to them the sounds Of slow firing, the
firing Of snipers. Each man kicked
his horses flanks and rode faster.
When they came in sight of the be.
sieged building, they saw puffs of pow
der-smoke rising lazily from the upper
windows and from the mountain side
above and to the right. Again they
kicked the flanks Of their horses and
rode faster.
At John Moreland's old cabin they
dismounted hastily and turned their
horses into the drab meadow. With
Dale still leading, they hurried on foot
to the rivers nearest bank and went
rapidly, under cover of the thickly-
standing sycamores, to a point within
seventy yards Of the Office and sup
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hit. He put his. gun out by the tree to
kill Bill as soon a. he showed himself.
1t was one O. his old tricks"
Elizabeth Littisf0rd pafssd her head
slowly and went ON In q voice that was
much shaken:
4 had always talked against KILN.
and yet l stood there and begged 'aan
Heck to finish him. The rest Epp46Sd
In no time. Ball was already a.iobkln'
along his sights. Bill Dale was nearly
out In the open! =" she faltered. and
then came rush. Of words: 81 wouldn't
marry him without tellin' him. because
1t wouldn't be fair to him; and II I
told him. he-he wouldn't have me.
The woman he mafries mustn't be a.
a s-savage."
She stopped and stared at Mrs. Dale
almost defiantly. Her head was high,
and her hands were clasped In her lap
so hard that they trembIed.
Il think you have made a. mountain
out Of molehill, my DEAR" the Older
woman said gently. What you did
was right, not wrong; any good woman
would have done Just what you did,
Elizabeth. l am sure"
Elizabeth Littleford faced Mrs. John
K. Dalo cQuarely. There was strange
glow IN her eyes.
"But I haven't told you everything"
she murmured-"1 took Sam Heck's
rifle from him, and killed Adam Ball
myself"
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! could clear your son If Major Brad
ley couldn't. You see, Mrs. Dale, I
happened to know who did kill Adam
Ball. and 7 meant to tell IL 1t was nee
essary.
ION the mornin' of the KILN Bill
had started up the river by himself. II
was dangerous for him to go of like
that, on account O. them Balls and Tor
reys. Back In the Big Pine country
there is tall thin rsan named Sam
Heck. He's big eater. an awful liar,
snd worshiper OF Bill Dale. Sam
heard my father say II was dangerous,
and he whispered: I'll Jest sneak
through the laurels and gyard Bill
from ahind him. I heard him say it,
Mrs. Dale.
$50 he went sneakin' along the foot
o. the north end O. David Moreland's
mountain. with his rife In his hand, to
guard your son. Bill didn't know he
was bein' followed, because Heck is an
crafty as a cat. ! got nervous about
Bill. so went into the iaufeIs and fol-
lowed Sam Heck. When I overlook
him. he was standin' behind clump
o sheep laurel and iookin' toward the
river.
IL whispered, where's Bmr
He said, BE stiil, Baber And then
he thumbed his rifles hammer back
without sound. :.
II looked toward the river and saw
Bill Dale a-wnikin's up the nearest
bank. and I saw Black Adam slip be-
hind dee not ssr 9&&ky. Bali saw
Adam. and ffs snttDDn nSsinf~a tree,
too. Adam ysbse q !Bilfs shak eand
: teased BiiIA BIZ sh6t az Adams hat,
and then Adam Hail Jumped up srodn'
n Ike he wa s6oae Cor, and fell &Il =
<ie'in e g ~ 1zll g q ny. a Aaln'!
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her ssyes--"won't you marry me and
make me happy forever afterwardr.
She turned the letter over in her Lap
In order that Fayne might not see. ac.
cidentally or otherwise. the address.
Jimmy" she finally said, "Td like
to have little more time to think
about It. Things like this oughtnt TO
be decided In a hurry"
"You've already had months Or
were they years-or ages7 Why 10
you keep putting me OF IKE this. f. 30
abethf' -:
"As told you. Jimmy, / / DON'T
he interrupted almost sharply: II
know you don't love me. But you'll
learn to-after you've seen how much
l shall adore you"
He made q move as though to take
her into his arms, and abe shrank
from him; he had done that same
thing, and she had done that same
thing. dozens Of times before. :. &.
With unseeing eyes Elizabeth watched
Mrs. Dale step from her motor at the
porte-cochere and 60 ipto the house.
Jimmy Fayne. too. saw Mrs. Dale.
but he was wholly unaffected By the
sight Of her; Mrs. Dale, somehow, did
not object to his seeing the girl quite
as much as she had once; objected.
"JinamH" aftaI Q kReE silence had
passed hekweaa teSaa %.&m afraid l
amt the right wsxrRn fw you. -, .
II you knew, for sHuA hat j once took
a rife Gsn and HasA 3 man with 1t,
would yVa-woula you stili want me?'
payne laughed as though alta good
joke.
You, kill man? Why. I couIdn't
believe 1t. But II you had killed a man,
or q dozen men, tit could hardly
make any difference to me.SeH you did
do 1t, you did it because there was
nothing else to do; I'm sure of that.
We won't mention it again., II you're
willing. neither criticize nor attempt
to understand your hill codes. Marry
me, won't you. Elizabeth ~
IF I did," asked Ben L!ttleford's
daughter, would you help my people
back In the hills?''
Educate emf YesI Every blessed
one Of EN-"
"Freelyr
"Yesl"
Once more Elizabeth LittIeford tried
to decide. Fayne's eyes grew more and
more hopeful as he watched her lips.
He became impatient
'Tell me-" he begged.
The girl took up the letter she had
just received from Bill Dale,
AS soon as read this" she mur.
INJURED, III tell you, Jimmy. II you
don't mind, please look the other way
for q minute"
She tore Off one end Of the envelope
drew out the single sheet and unfolded
1t. Her eyes narrowed; her face
flushed, and then became just little
pale. Her underlip quivered as she
FOLDED the sheet and put 1t back into
the envelope.
Il can't marry you, Jimmy" she told
him.
Without another word she arose and
left him. She FASTENED to the house
fastened upstairs, and went to her
room.
Half an hour later Mrs. Dale found
her lying face downward on her bed
and beside her lay q crumpled shee,
OF paper. Mrs. Dale picked up the
sheet, Strengthened it out, and read
this. In the bold handwriting OF her
son:
Believe me. am very appreciative
OF your invitation. But I am having
Christmas with your mother, here In
my own country"
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middle Of the day. and halioed Justify
at the gate. John Moreland and his
two sons hurried out In response to
the call Dale waved aside all greet.
ings and inquiries after his health,
and told that which he had come to
tell. The elder Moreland turned quick
ly 10 his two stalwart sons
"Guns and hosses, boysi It'll be
our last fight, and les be at 1t and
make It a good fight"
b Less than Ave minutes later the
three erstwhile mountaineers rode out
at the barnyard gate with full belts of
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Last FIaht.

The Last Fight.
It was early n the mornIas, and
Bill Dale had just sent for Ben Little
ford. The hillman hurried to the Of
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2. !. McMANUS
Dentist
Cheraw. - e..

Beginning June 1st, 1921, I will
practice at Chesterfield Mondays ard
on Wednesday evenings; at Pageland
Tuesday, at Mt. Croghan, Wednes-
day morning of each week. At Che
raw Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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There Is moro Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and for years 1t was sup
posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed
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ward 10 enered Sor any case that Halls
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circulars and testimonials.
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Sold by Druggists 75c.
Hsipp Family pills for constipation.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-16
Irish Question Still Open.

Seemingly the Irish question has gone around
the circle, and now stands just about where it
did when the conferences commenced. This
difference may be noted, however: Demands
have been clarly formulated, and the process Of
bargaining has made some headway. Rejection
by Sim Fein of the proposals made by Lloyd
George, and declinaton by Ulster of any in
vitation to enter into an independent political
existence, not an altogether unlocked for out
come of the negotiations, do not necessarily
mean that hope for settlement has entirely dis
appeared
1t would be idle to speculate on what may
or may not be done. All that may happen one
way or the other will depend on the attitude
of the parties concerned. DeValera and his
associates have shown themselves daring and
resourceful manipulators, and may be regarded
as astute ones also. Equally this may be said
of the British cabinet and Of Sir James Craig
and those who with him represent Ulster. Some
way of approach for further bargaining may
readily be found by men as skilled as these in
political fnesse, and eventually. it is reasonable
to expect, the solution will appear.
Continuation of the truce is most important
just now. If Sim Fein and the crown can be
content with the status established a month
ago, and which, has brought cessation of vio-
lence in the island, further consideration of the
fundamental differences will not be difficult
The people of ireland and England are weary
of the sort of warfare that had distressed them
for so long. Its renewal will be the most un-
fortunate thing that could happen. However,
nothing on the surface points to such a recur-
renee.
Assurances of both sides that peace is earn
estly desired may be accepted as put out in all
sincerity. If this be true, and sanity prevails,
it is not too much to look ahead for an adjust
ment in Ireland that means peace for its in
habitants
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-16
Real Air Race for Omaha.

Second only to the James Gordon Bennett
cup race for air men is the Pulitzer trophy
race which is just announced as having been
secured for Omaha. 1t adds importance as well
as interest to the coming show OF the Aero club,
which will be the greatest gathering OF air men
and fying machines ever assembled in the west.
Aerial navigation has made SO great strides
since the war that only those VINO are closely
associated with the industry arc aware OF its
progress.
Locally we are familiar with the air mail,
and the commercial use of the airplane to some
degree, but do not grasp the possibilities OF the
future with regard to travel by air. quarter
of century ago only 800 automobiles were in
use in the United States; last year 2,282,O0u
were made, and it is expected that as many
will be put on the market this season. Over
100000 were in use in the United States al
the end of 1920 The air plane and dirigibie
balloon may not be comparable to the autoIno-
tive industry, yet it will be a daring prophet
who will undertake to set limit to what may
come to pass with reference to travel by air
] Europe has far outstripped US in the appli'
! cation of useful knowledge gained during the
! war to the uses of commerce and is making
rapid headway with air travel We may IN
time catch up; it is not to our credit as nation
that the secret of heavier than air flight was
discovered and the method developed in this
country, only to be neglected while Europe
saw its possibilities and we have since learned
from foreigners.
!. The Omaha Aero club is on the right track
and its success with its show will mean nucf
. to Omaha's industrial and commercial pros
poets.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-16

of the assault was permitted to proceed to his
home,
Psychologists stand baffied by the mob I'm
pulse, which is too often bent on destruction,
and which cxpends itself by doing damage to
helpless victims or wrecking property. Occa-
sionally, however, as this instance testifes, the
sympathies of individuals may be suddenly
wakened and the so-caled "mob-impulse" finds
expression in just the opposite way to that
usually aseribed to it. The women and men
who protected the negro on Saturday night
acted from common desire to save fellow
creature from cruel treatment. They did not
take time to go into all the issues involved, but
acted promptly and with good effect.
Mobs are not desirable under any conditions,
but If we are to have them, we hope they will
all be like the one that did its work so we'll on
North Twenty-fourth street. Also, we are
pleased to note that Omaha folks are inherently
devoted to the square deal, even for negro.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-16
"Mobs" Sometimes Do Good

An episode of Saturday night in Omaha calls
for some comment 1t is noteworthy because
it shows that a negro is not always an object
of the wrath OF "mob," but that sometimes
he may be protected by spontaneous gather
ing of indignant citizens. In this instance the
crew of trolly car were savagely beating a
negro We know nothing of the merits OF the
case, what provocation the white men had, and
do not assume to pass judgment on that aspect
of the case. What we do want to point out is
that other white men interfered, and insisted on
the arrest Of the two who had assaulted the
negro; that white woman dressed his wounds,
giving him first aid, and protested against his
being taken to the police station, in which pro-
test others joined, to the end that the victim
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-16
Transportation Tares.

One of the earliest facts grasped by those
who wished to unite lands was that the roads
must be made free. AS long as people had to
stop, from stage to stage along the highways,
and pay toll the grossest provincialisn1 pre-
vailed The early and rapid development of
our great Middle West, and then of our Far
West, came because transportation over our
railways was remarkably cheap. By that
means there was quickly established "one-
ness" in America that built up a national spirit.
Had the freight and passenger rates, during
that formative state of our land, been such as
they are at present and super -burdened by the
8 per cent Federal tax, we fear there would have
been very great difference in the distribution
of our population and industries from that now
existing. In those times the cost of transpor-
tation was the least of ones worries, whereas
now before any communication is undertaken
the first essential is to commune deeply with the
costs of that service and determine whether it
will not be more advantageous to forget remote
markets and to some extent establish lines OF
cleavage in the nation.
Such actions may be expedient for immediate
ly selfish reasons but in the long run they may
weaken the bonds of union and render them
liable to snap when some future strain is put
upon them-New Orleans Tines-Picayune.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-16
In the Interest of Economy.

Three-cent postage, it is predicted by one of
the business writers, will force many a concern
to revise its mailing list, ard this will be in the
interest of national economy. The government
is not alone, of course, in wasting the resources
of the spruce forest; it is rare individual who
does not daily get advertising matter that OBJ.
viously represents somebody's throwing good
money away on an impossible prospect. Some
circularizing, of course, is justified by the re-
suits Much of it is conducted in haphazard
fashion and fails to pay for itself. When Scent
postage was supposed to be only temporary
war measure it seemed hardly to check the out
put of Commercial literature" 1t was then still
a frequent occurrence that at the home address
one received the same circular that had already
been delivered at the office. If the higher rate
looks likely to be continued for long time, re-
vision of mailing lists will become one OF the
economies preached by every efficiency expert in
the land-Lowell Courier Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-16
Nebraska and the Seaboard.

One of the peculiarities of Nebraska's geo.
graphical situation is that it is as far away from
tidewater as it is possible to get on this CONT
nent. The outstanding fact connected with the
states economical and industrial situation is that
its prosperity is decided by the cost of reach
ing seaports with its produce. No problem
could be simpler in its statement Anything
that will help Nebraska farmers to get their
grain and live stock down to seaboard at
lower figure than now prevails is certain to in
crease the net income from their farms. This
is true for the reason that normally i ne
prices of farm products are controlled by the
world markets, and the farmers share OF the
transaction is the price paid in the world mar
ket less the cost of getting there.
That reasons down to the proposition that
the lake-to-ocean canal project is a good thing
for Nebraska. 1t will eliminate rail haul OF
1000 miles between the threshing machine and
the ocean liner that is to carry the grain abroad
AT present tariffs that is an item that is not to
be overlooked, when applied to the more than
50000,000 bushels of wheat sent to market each
year by Nebraska Apply to other items in
which the state is interested, and it becomes
even more eloquent and impressive. The inter-
est of our people in the great project is direct.
The only danger that really threatens the
project is delay. Faith is strong. Careful ex-
aminations have shown the physical difficulties
to be easily surmounted. Intensive surveys have
proved the necessity for the project Congress
sional action is the next thing needed. Ne
braskans should remind their congressman and
/ senator's that the state is vitality concerned in
the waterway to the ocean by way of the St.
Lawrence. Now is the time to get action on
this vital undertaking.