New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-02

drawled on, "and them's moonshine
stills, bad health. and coal. You shore
ai'nt got bad health. and you amt got
the cut of II %revenuer, though Il Few
minutes ago | thought mebbe ye a
And you shot at me-" said Dalc'
NO" objected Heck. Il shot at yore
hat. | allus hits at what l shoots at
mister. 1 wanted We to turn yore face'
SOS | could see il, and ye did. AS 10
that coal
The Morciands. they OWNS the coal
in David Moreland's mountain, ana
they won't sell it TO nj mount o
money. They lives over in the settle
ment, them and the littieiords'
They're every DANCED one fine folks.
I'm a-goin' over THAI now. Want 20
80 long? Say-danS my picture et
didn't fo'git 10 aN what might be yofe
name, mister
bill Dale" came quickly-"Blli
Dale. Settlement: Sure, Lead the
way, by Heck. Who's the young woln-
an | was talking with when you came
up?"
"Who? Her? That's old Zen Little
ford's gyurl. Her names Babe. IhatS
what they call her. She's got another
name; but ii amt been used 10 50
long IS been fo'gOt, | reckon. she
the youngest one q old Bcn's
She hain't like none o the rest o the
Littlefords. by gosh, she's awful hlSii-
headed. She can read good, labe can
Old Major Bradley, from down AT Gar
tersville in the lowland. lac spends ms
summers up here TO his health, ana he
teached Babe how To read. FINE iei-
Ter, Major Bradley. Lawyer. Babe
she has done read everything in the
whole DANCED country. The's seVrai
Bibles, and Il book about Il Pilgrims
Progress, and IL Bakers hoss II
Cattle Almaneck, and n dic-dictionary'
But we'd better light out TO the
settlement, Mr.. Bill, or Wen miss dln
ner, mebbe. I'm II plumb DANCED TOOL
about eatin'. ! ct twenty-five biscuits
o iiour-bread this mornin TO break
fus'. asides a whole billed hamShank,
and other things accordin'. It's me
dyin' truth! Comc on, Mr.. BILL
They went down TO the creek,
crossed ii on stones, and began to
climb the low cliff.
After an hours travelling Heck
stopped in the trail and put the butt
of his rifle Ia the ground.
From right here, BILL" he said, I'VE
can see every house in the whole
DANCED ~spttlpmcut.'
They were standing on the crest oil
David Moreland's mountain. Below
them lay II broad valley chcckered
with small farms; and each farm had
its log cabin, its log barn and It's apple
orchard. Beyond it all rose the great
and majestic Big Pine, which was
higher and nor rugged with ellis
than David Moreland's mountain.
THE Morelands lives OF this side o
the river, and the Littlefords lives on
van side" drawled Heck. "They dom
never have nothing to do with each
other, but they don't hardly ever light
they're all strappin' big men. and they
fights so DANCED hard it don't pay. My
gosh, Bill, every nan of 'em can SHOOT
n gnat's eyelash Off ut four hundred
yards-I wisht | may drap dead el
they CANT. Do We see that big cabin
right plumb in the middle o the nigl
half o. the settlement, Bill? Well, thu
boss o. the Morelands he lives thar
John Moreland. That's whar you wan
to go, Bill, sence we've got a oncyor
able ease o the disease knowed a'
coai-on-the-brain. But ! can tell "
"aforehand. you amt got enough none,
to buy that coal, don't matter how
much money we've got"
Dale was not looking toward JONI
Moreland's home now. His gaze ha'
wandered To the other side OF III