The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-11-10
A Great Gladness Filled E'lzaoeths
Heart.

give thought much over it, and just
now I've decided. When I decide, It's
for all time! you know that, doh'
you?"
A great gladness filled Elizabeth's
heart. 1t did not occur to her to ask
how, in what manner, he was going TO
take care of her people; it was enough
to know that he was going to take care
Of them. He put fathers arm lighuy
around her shoulders. She tried 10
speak, choked, and couldn't utter a
word, But it didn't matter. John H.
Dale understood perfectly.
Then he took his arm away, faced to
the right, and drew his hat rim 10"
over his eyes. For two minutes ne
stood there and looked for the little ola
cabin down near the foot Of the north
end Of the mountain, and he failed to
find il. His mind had gone back once
more to that woeful night that had cut
| his life in twain. He remembered
plainly waking in the early morning
with an aching head and with the
ranking taste Of much dead whisky
in his mouth. Remembered seeing "a
,,;d Moreland. with bullet hole
through and through him, lying on the
floor beside him. Remembered MS
horror, his smothered cries Of anguish
and his hurried flight. -.
! He had wondered, he remembered
why the law made no attempt to traci
him down. He had not known that TN
mountaineer's code Of honor demand
> that the mountaineer himself colIee
that which is due him.
y 'DTell me-" he said in tones 50 10Y
that Elizabeth barely heard, where
), ), David Moreland buried"
He had turned, and stood facing he
), She pointed to the southwark.
u "They buried him out the crest
y. the mountain a little ways, on tn
re highest place, by the side Of n
IT, wife. That was always a touchl
thing to me, that he buried his wife
u the very highest point OF MS 0"
!. mountain. You know why, don't yol
o. David Moreland believed in God and
! hereafter, and he believed that heav'
ng was up. He wanted to get even
IT, wife's ashes as close to heaven as
could"
SD like to go out there 20
a, 40 Dale said, his voice almost a whlsp
&c I'D like to see the place"
", w Il wouldn't" replied Ben Lift
a.. ford's daughter. For she knew
tho she knew.
.Yes, yes, my dear-1 must see
-, Mace" declared John X. Dale, boar
, ,aa " whispering-%et's 60 out there"
No. There was never any disooeying
when he was determined, and ne y
M determined now. It is strange, t
, dread human thing that drew HIM
tho Elizabeth turned and started
,ere the snowy crest Of the mountain we
and ing her way here and there betw
,ur. clnmps Of snow.heavy laurel and
but and under snow.heavy pines. ATT
,ery quarter Of an hour Of this someN
difficult travelling, the two drew up
lack fore a small inclosure made Of 70
his oaken posts and round open rail-
vel, and hand-spllt and pointed oaken
isn't ,nps as high as a mans shoulders
nk." ~ which were gray and weather.
,ri's On, Elizabeth knew the spot well.
,u're swung the gate stifly open on Its "
much en- hinges and stepped inside. old
trembling in every fiber. followed
!, the His face was very very pa'e.
fore BEFORE them were two snow'co'
owed mounds bordered WIN 'ue ueau =
a; It Of flowers OF ano'ne1 yea NJ
said pretty.by'nignts' 1luuloS. s.a,
shts, two graves there grew D .ashna
n to wild honeysucAle aIu .,, ~ w.
noun. mer time were covered with bea
Up Of and fragrant Dlosso..s :. so. ~,
a bic, low, royal PURPLE anu "aes go. ; ,
beenl the head q one mounu : $50
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