The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-08-11

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Sill Dale Had Walked, a. Gently ~
. Kitten, Straight Into aTrap.
Torreys with rifles In their handsI
Bill Dale had walked, as gently Al q
kitten, straight into 4 trap.
His right hand moved toward ths
butt Of his revolver. then dropped
at his side. 1t was foolish. worse
than useless, to show fight; dozens
Of rifles were staring at him with their
frownihg. murderous eyes, and their
bullets would riddle him II he showed
fight He glanced toward Walt Tur-
ner, kinsman Of the Balls.
Turner was laughing openly. .Pors
little k,ttyi"
III ever I have the chance" NUT
tered Bill Dale. "Tn thrash you for
this cute little joke Of yours"
"You won't never have the chanst,"
laughed Walt Turner.
The Balls and tho Torreys began
to close In on all sides, and solid
ring Of dark and for the most part
bearded. wickedly triumphant faces
formed itself around Dale Adam
Of that band Of cutthroats that was
now the Ball-Torrey faction, glared at
Dale with black eyes that were flled
with the fire Of intense hatred; then
! he seized Dale's revolver and thrust
1t inside the waist-band Of his worn
Jeans trousers. Dale felt the grip
Of rough hands on his shoulders and
arms. He fully realized his great
danger; but he strove to keep all signs
Of fear out Of his countenance. and
he was moi unsuccessful.
II presume this is what you call
taking the law into your own hands.
isn't it7" he said with q smile that
was forced.
"Edzactlyi" snapped old Ball. we
ketched ye To- the law. and We helf
70 70 the law. and we turned ye over
to the law; and EN-, by gonnies. ths
law turned ye loose the very next
dayl And EN- the shurif he comes
ont here and arrests four O. usi Ef
the law won't try ye and punish 70
TO a-shootin' my son Adam In cold
blood, by comics. well try " and
punish ys 70 a-doin' It. But 70
needn't be skeered none at all Ye'rs
plumb shore to git jestce. I'll prom
ise ye jestice."
| "You've evidently overlooked the
fact IL: another man confessed 70
the killing, and that that was why
they liberated me-" said Dale.
ITS some cussed frame-up." snaried
the leader Of the gang. me man on
earth don't like NO other man we'll
enough TO that. Asides. you're the
one at killed my son Adam, by gon.
nies, and you're the one at must suf.
fer TO 1t. Right here onder this here
warnut tree we're a-goin' to hold cote
and have yore trial, by jedgs and jury,
and ysu'n shore git what's a.comin'
| ~
Bill Dale cut In with some bitter
ness; "And you'n be the judge, and
Jour plans have already been laid, and
I'm to be hanged by the neck until
dead; eh7 Well. you'll pay dearly for
II, ! promise you. We always have
to pay for what we get, you know.
The Morelands and the Littlefords will
be quick to settle the sccount You
know that"
NO" old Bail disagreed hotIy, II
don't know that"
He turned to the others.
Set down, boys. It's the same price
as standin'. The jury will please set
over thar" pointing to his right. "The
prisner and his guards Will please set
right over thar" pointing to his left.
! The hon'rable jedge, which same 10
me, Will please set right thar" indi-
eating Q spot at the base Of the gnarled
walnut. "The rest" he finished, will
set anywhar they d-D pleases. Set
down, men,"
Ills orders were obeyed. Dale found
himself sitting on the ground between
two pairs Of mOuntaineers and facing
line OF twelve mOuntaineers-the 60
called jury. To his left was, the self.
appointed Judge. and to his right
iounged score or more of men whose
attention was then being turned to-
ward jug Of fiery new whisky that
had never been near to revenue
stamp or anything else that was hon
est. The jug Travelled rapidly from
one hairy mouth to another.
Old Ball passed the Jug to a mem.
Der Of the Jury" and announced:
Weil, dammit, co'te's open now"
Kitty. kitty, kittyf" tainted Walt
Turner. "POre little kittyr
The mockery began. II was ridicu.
ious. AMI yet II was grim. = Adam
Balls father himself furnished most
or the evidence; also he acted as
prosecuting attorney. OF course there
was no counsel for the defense, and
II wouldn't have helped II Dale had
had proverbial Philadelphia lawyer
On the grounds; all the proof and eio
quence and pleading In the world never
would have changed In the slightest de-
gree, the sentence that had been cut and
dried for Bill Dale The mock trial
was being held solely because the
Balls and Torreys felt that By hold.
Ing II they were insulting the majesty
OF the law and making their ven.
Gonnc0 nyo0fnr A h6cnree. -urc1uus - :.