Licking Valley courier., 1921-10-20
SYNOPSIS.

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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.-Yopng Carlyle wiiburton
Dale. ar 'Bill DalA" as he elects to be
KNOWN son Of q Wealthy coal operator,
John X. Dale, arrives At the Halfway
switch, An eastern Tennessee, abandon.
nf 6fas iRs tsic,s q idle ,sSsssnd incidentaly
dstermlned to make his own way in iifo,
mountaineer girl. BY" Heck, a charac-
ter of the hills. takes him to John More
!aIds 'N1on home; s!s,ss Moreland 70 chief Of his
uttlefores. He tells Dale OF the killing
OF his brother, David Morelahd, years
ago, owner OF rich coal deposits, by q
man named Carlyle, Moreland's descrip-
ton OF Carlyle" causes Dale to believe
the man was his father.
CHAPTER II.-Dale arranges to make
hiB home with the Moreland family, for
whom hs entertaihs q deep respect.
CHAPTER In.-Tallsing with Babe
mttletord next day. Dale 10 ordered by
Black Adam" Ball, bully Of the district,
to Leave his Girl alone: Dale replies
ssSIsa the bully yS though ss badly y S:sd up He sS
David's coal deposits. Ben Httleford
sends Q challenge to John Moreland TO
meet him with his followers next day, In
battle. Aoreland agrees
CHAPTER Iv.-DurinE the night all
the guns belonging to tho Littleforda and
the MqFslands mysteriously disappear.
CHAPTER v,-Dals arranEes to 90 to
Cincinnati to secure money for the min
weapons, which the women had hidden,
and line UP for battle. Babe" In an
effort 70 step the fighting, CROSSES to the
MorelAnd side Of the river, and IL acci-
dentally shot by her father and seriously
wounded.
CHAPTER VITO get proper surgical
aid, John Merelshd, Ben .Iittleford and
Dale convey "Bahe,' unconscious, to the
city. Doctors assure them she 10 not
seriously hurt. Dale meets an old friend,
SS PStris. cia1erins Telling nH na his tatssr %
David Moreland'6 coal, the old eentle-
mans actions convince his son Of his
fathers guilt In the killing Of Morsland.
Sabs eSaFfss so v stay With aTs iTsanssd ssl.Sra s
to be educated. Dale, refuhing his faith
ers prpffered financial aid to develop the
mine, Interests Newton Wheatley. capi-
talist. who agrees 10 furnish the money.
Dale realizes he loves Babe"
CHAPTER VIII = Returning to til.
Halfway Switch. Dale meets Major
Bradley. lawyer. and real friend OF the
mountsineers whom he engages ss
to betrly The Iorsiands by selling him
the coal deposits, and telling them they
| are of little value. Dale attempts TO
thrash him, but Gen draws q revolver.
Dale 10 nnarmed.
CHAPTER Ix.-Geff enlists the aid Of .
turbulent crowd, the Balls and Torreys.
to mako trouble Cor Dale's company. The
Littlefofds and Morelands agree TO forget
the old fsud ands dWell In harmony.
CHAPTER x.-"Habs" returns 70 her
I Laurins. paie ~ ssscnstrstes, y ana sh.
educauSp. wayiaia by "Biaok Adam"
desperate. and Ball ls Killed. Dale Il. ar
He doesn't see how his shot could have
CHAPTER XI.-There 10 much specula-
ton az to who really killed Ball the
general opinion bAing It was BY Heck.
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guardian.
CHAPTER XII. - Caleb Moreland, sou
OF John Moreland. admits firing the shot
which killed Ball, and takes Dale's place
In jail. He Is Innocent, but takes th'
can continue the development Of the
mine.
CHAPTER XIII.-On the pretext Of In
vestigating another coal deposit, Dale IL
decoyed to gathering OF the Balls anc
Of Adam Ball, find him guilty, and sen
tence hun TO be hanged next day. He Il
rescued by BY Heck. Con II forced u
leave the neiShborhood. 20
There was a mumbls OF approva
from the others. Doubtless they, too
remembered that the young man whom
they held a captive had once whipped
Black Adam Ball, the mountainee,
Goliath, with his bare hands. T6el
did nok have the one good trait tina
Dale had hoped they possessed; whil'
they must have admired him for hl
courage, they were afraid to tight hin
without weapons. Dale recalled tn,
fact that the Balls were not original!
hillfolk, but lowlanders who had takei
to the, mountains In order to avoi,
being forced to fight during the Civil
war, q. people without principle
The Cherokee Torreys, Of course, wer
even worse.
Kitty, kitty, kittyw Walt Turne
called tauntingly again. "He wake,
into the trap like pore little kitty
A plewllne Of half-lnch cotton rop
was produced, and the copdemne
man vas securely bound, standing o.
his feet and facing outward, to tn
big walnut Desperate as was hi
: case, Dale couldn't help being q trii
J amused at that part Of It. II we
80 very melodFsmatlc. And yet
was 20 grimly real, and his hops
, seemed 20 thin. -.
The Morelands and the Littleford
) would eventually learn the truth an
c make the Balls and Torreys pay
dear price, no doubt. but that-thi
wouldn't give hlp back his llfel
The men were divided into tw
: watches, The hrst was to RENAL
Z awake and on ahard until midnlgh
y and the other was to go on duty fro
: midnight until dawn. The secou
watch, with which was the faction
- lendeL had n nightcap Of the vltriOl
whisky, flung itself sprawllng on Il
D ground and straightway went to slice
The first watch sat around Il
cracking brushwood fire and playC
cards for chews Of tobacco, cartridg,
7 aud nQcket knives, sang strange ai
| outlnndish songs and drank mo-
| whisky. One very drunk Torrey gar
| bled away oil his tobacco, all his cnr
ridges, his knife, his rifle and his be
/ his coat and his hut, his boots und b
shlrt--Nnd offered to bet his trouse
and his eurs Oh the turn OF n sing
| card II was funny, and Il was dI
gustng, too. II wns all the work
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