The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-08-06
SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER I.-Young Carlyle wilburton
known: son OF wealthy coal operator,
John X. Dale. arrives at the Hallway
switch; In eastern Tennessee. abandon
bride, Patricia Clavering. at the altar
determined s mined to make hi, own way in life,
Ter q the h,lfs. takes him t to John eI Mors
lands home. Aoreland is chief Of his
elan" which has an old feud with the
Of his brother. David Moreland. years
ago, owner Of rich coal deposits, by q
man named Carlyle. Moreand's descrip-
ton OF Carlyle" causes Dale to believe
the man was his father.
CHAPTER H.-Dale arranges to make
bis home with the Moreland family, for
whom he entertaius a deep respect
CHAPTER III:-Talking with Babe"
BLACK Hdam ssii buils Of # t 3s'e district
to leave his girl alone Dale replies
spirtedly. and they fight. Dale whips
ranges with John Moreland 10 develop
DAvid's coal deposits. Ben Littleford
ssndS q challenge to John Moreland to
meet him with his followers next day. in
battle Aoreisnd agrees.
\ minute Of silence; then: ls
I'll hurry along with II, John More
land. had one fine friend back there.
1t was Robert NcLaurin, reporter
"a the city's leading newspaper. Ny
parents didn't take to him because ha
was worker. and not fop. Mother
wanted Pats cousin. poor dear Har-
~ Cavering. for my best man. Poor
dear Harry and had a fight, once
upon 4 time, and IL had whipped
Bobby NcLaurin for my best man. and
wouldn't give him up.
sit was only when we met before
the chancel in a big crowded church
that fully realized the tragedy Of 1t
for Pat saw that her face was a
clean white. and that her eyes held
the. shadow Of something that was
very terrible l turned my head and
saw the same shadow in the eyes of
my greatest friend, Bobby McLaur1n.
knew then. Bobby and Patricia loved
each other. John Moreland Bobby
didn't have any money to speak Of.
and that had held them apart.
1T had been the finest thing in the
world. McLaurin's acting as best man
for me. There was friendship for you
couldn't take from them their one
chance of happiness. :.
II couldn't see anything else to do,
so ran. went home. pulled off my
wedding rig and put on the clothes
I'm wearing now, threw some things
into bag and hurried down to the
union station. found that | could
have my choice between fier for
Atlanta and the = the train that
brought me here. bought passage to
Atlanta, but l never meant to use 1t ;
l meant to take the other train and
pay cash fare. In doing that. I
hoped to lose myself from them. I
wanted to go unhindered to some
country where wouldn't be consid.
cred "a savage, y'knOw.
IL went out to the train-shed, and
hadn't been there a minute when
Bobby McLaurn came. asked him
how he knew where to find me. He
said:
81 thought you wouldn't care to
stay here after doing what you did,
and l wanted to say goOd-by. Bill He
always called me that. and It made
me feel like q man. Then I put my
bag down and took him by both shout
ders and told him this:
Look here. Bobby, I'm going to
give you some advice. and you take
1t. You steal Pat and marry her Steal
Pat and marry her If you have to live
In hole in hillside. You're as good
rs any Of them, and lots better than
most Of them. You can work your way
% better salary. You see l told
an, we get about what we deserve
in this world. Most of us don't deserve
much
II asked him II mother was badly
cut up. He said she was; that she had
tainted Dad swore aloud. he said,
there In church. I told Bobby good-by
and got aboard the train without say
Ing anything about where l was go
Ing-but l didn't know myself where
I was going. at the time.
Now you've heard il. Every word
was truth. IF you'll trust me with the
coal, III make this land my land, your
people my people. I'll suffer with you
when you suffer, and be happy with
you when you're happy: and when you
fight, ri fght with you"
The Moreland chief arose, and Bill
Dale arose. The hillmnn put out his
hand. and Dale gripped it.
II believe In ye. BILL" said John
MoreIand. 40 another thing, I've
seed ye fight. You can work the coal"
He looked toward the closed Inner
door and called. "Oh, Addie; you and
the boys can come back now"
Out Of the night II face appeared at
one Of the small windows 1t was n
feminine face and handsome rather
than pretty. Two slender, sunburned
hands gripped the windOw-ledge nerv'