Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-23
Continued from last week.
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I--Young Carlyle Wilburton
Dale, or bill Dale" as he elects to be
known, son of a wealthy coal operator,
John K Dale, arrives at the Hallway
Switch, in eastern Tennessee, abandon-
ing a life of idle ease-and incidentally
bride, Patricia Clavering, al the altar
determined to make his own way in life;
mountaineer girl BY Heck, q charac-
ter Of the hills. takes him to John More
lands home. Moreland is chief OF his
''clan," which has an old feud with the
Littlefords. He tells Dale OF the killing
of his brother, David Moreland, years
ago, owner Of rich coal deposits, by
ton OF Carlyle causes Dale to believe
the man was his father.
CHAPTER II.-Dale arranges to make
his home with the Moreland family, for
whom he entertains deep respect
CHAPTER III-Talking with Babe
Lttleford next day. Dale Is ordered by
Black Adam Ball. bully of the district,
to leave his girl" alone. Dale replies
spiritedly. and they fight. Dale WHIPS
the bully, though badly used up. he ar
ranges with John Moreland to develop
Dayids coal deposits. Ben Littleford
sends 8 challenge to John Moreland to
meet him with his followers next day, IN
battle. Moreland agrees
CHAPTER IV.-During the night al
TIA pms belonging to the Littlefords and
the Morelands mysteriously disappear
80 :=1~1K V.-Dale arranges to go to
Cincinnati to secure money for the min
ing Of the coal. The two clans find their
weapons, which the women had hidden,
and line up for battle. Babe" in an
effort to stop the fighting, crosses to the
Moreland side of the river, and is acct
dentally shot by her father and seriously
wounded.
CHAPTER VITO get proper surgical
aid, John Moreland, Ben Littleford and
Dale convey Babe" unconscious, to the
city. Doctors assure them she is not
Bobby McIaUrin, who had married
Patricia Clayering. Telling his father of
David Moreland's coal, the old gentle
mans actions convince his son of his
fathers guilt IN the killing Of Moreland.
CHAPTER Wilt is arranged that
Babe" is to stay with Mrs. McLaurin
to be educated: Dale, refusing his faith
mine, interests Newton Wheatley, CAPT
talist, who agrees to furnish the money.
Dale realizes he loves Babe"
Hallway Switch, Dale meets Major
Bradley, lawyer, and real friend of the
mountaineers, whom he engages as
counsel for the company. man named
Golf, Of evil repute, tries to bride Dale
to betray the Morelands by selling him
the coal deposits, and telling them they
are Of little value Dale attempts TO
thrash him. but Golf draws a revolver.
Dale is unarmed.
CHAPTER IX.-Goff enlists the aid of a
turbulent crowd the Balls and Torreys,
to make trouble for Dale's company. The
Littlefords and Morelands agree to forget
the old feud and dwell in harmony.
He arose, took up the lamp, walked
to the front door and opened it, and
called into the night:
Wont We come in, John"
Il reckon / will, Ben" was the lazy
answer. "Fo' a minute, anyhow. But
I reckon I CANT stay long"
Moreland followed Littleford into
the best room. Littleford put the lamp
beside the worn leather-bound Bible
on the table, and they sat down. They
looked steadily at each other, and
Dale saw plainly that both were i'll
at ease. Surely, thought Moreland, he
had done a great deal when he had
come into his old enemy's house.
Surely, thought Littleford, he had
done great deal when he had asked
John MOreland into his home.
Came a silence that was heavy.
Each was depending upon the other to
make the advance. The two clansmen
stared at each other more and more