Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-02
Continued from last week J
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.-Young Carlyle Wilburton
Dale, or "Bill Dale" as he elects to be
John K Dale, arrives at the Hallway
Switch, in eastern Tennessee, abandon
ing life of idle ease--and incidentally
bride, Patricia Clavering, at the altar
determined to make his own way in life.
mountaineer girl ''By" Heck. 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
nan named Carlyle. Moreland's descrip-
the man was his father.
CHAPTER I-Dale arranges to make
his home with the Moreland family, for
whom he entertains a deep respect.
CHAPTER III.-Tai1ing with Babe
Lttleford next day, Dale is ordered by
to leave his girl alone. Dale replies
spirltedly, and they fight. Dale whips
the bully, though badly used up. He ar
ranges with John Moreland to develop
Davids coal deposits. Ben Littleford
sends challenge to John Moreland to
meet him with his followers next day, in
battle Moreland agrees.
CHAPTER Iv.-During the. night all
the guns belonging to the Littlefords and
the Morelands mysteriously disappear.
a;4+=. =3-EK V.-DaIe 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.
aid, John Moreland, Ben Lttleford and
Dale convey Babe" unconscious, to the
city. Doctors assure them she is not
seriously hurt. Dale meets an old friend.
Patricia Clavering. Telling his father of
David Morelands coal, the old gentle
mans actions convince his son Of his
fathers guilt IN the killing Of Moreland.
NO." answered the son, a tritle cold
ly in spite of himself. 1--WE spent all
the idle, useless years I'll ever spend.
I'm getting ready to develop the coal
in David Moreland's mountain"
"David-Moreland's -mountain !"
The retired coal magnate breathed
the three words in q husky tone. He
put forth a hand and rested it against
one of the huge stone gateposts, as
though to steady himself, and some Of
the color went from his face.
You say David MoreIand's noun
tain, CarIyle?" jerkily.
Yes"
And you-you learned about David
MOreland?"
Yes" Bill Dale folded his arms
and stood there looking at his father
with eyes that accused.
You know who killed him?" old
Dale muttered
Il do, and it was a shame-a black
shame"
Yes, it was a shame. Nobody knows
that half so well as | know it, said
John X. Dale. His mouth guivered.
He looked downward, looked up again.
'Son, you can never say or think worse
things about me than l have said and
thought about myself-because OF
that"
Dale the younger glanced toward
the house. Robert McLaurin was COM
ing slowly down the veranda steps.
Mrs. Dale was nowhere in sight. She
didn't want to see her son. she didn't
even want him in the house. Bill Dale
read it all in his friends dOwncast
cOuntenance, and 1t was somehow a
great disappointment.
You'll need money if you're going
TO develop that coal property" Dale
the elder was saying. You haven't
any money, and those mountain folk
haven't any. I'll give you all that's
needed. I'll send you mining machin-
cry, and expert mining men; III"
You needn't" broke in the embit-
tered Bill Dale. II can get the neces-
the debt myself. You've had a great
many years in which to try to make
amends, and you haven't done any
thing. You might have helped the
MOreIandS without their even knowing
that it was you-especially as they
seem to have known you by another
name-and that's the only way you
could have helped them. Here you
have one reason why cannot accept
assistance from you; don't you see, ia
Their? The Morelands wouldn't have
1t, and | couldn't lie to them"
He motioned to McLaurin, who had
halted on the lower veranda step in
order that he might not overhear, and
turned and walked away. McLaurtD
followed, and soon overlook him.
Bill Dale stopped suddenly and
faced back to his father.
*Remember that Bobby gets his
house and loti"
Yes" replied John K. Dale, Bobby
gets his house and lot"
He went sadly toward the mansion
that seemed to him now a good deal
like a tomb. Young Dale touched his
friend on the arm.
Tell me, what did mother say?
know it's going to hurt, but-tell it."
she was sitting beside an open win
dow in the library" said McLaurin.
II told her that you were at the gate,