The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-08-25

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feminine fare snd handsome rather
Than pretty. Two slender. sunb1,ued
hands gripped The window ledge Bers-
Ousiy. The face pressed closer 70 tie
glass then disappeared SsOn after
ward the outer door q the guests
room opened. and Ben Liitief0rd's
daughter entered. Her skirts were
dripping wet
Mrs MOreiand arose and went to
ward the yOUDz woman. She knew
that only something Of great imp0r-
tanoe could bring 8 Littlsford into Der
home IN this fashion.
Whats the msiier BaoeT'
Bsbe IIiiIef0rd gave 10 attention
70 Mrs Norelsnd. She weht % 70
Bill bale. walking softly On bare feet.
Black Adam is a-gOiu 70 XIII you
tonight. Biu Dale"
That s0T- Dsle's smile was rather
grim. How did you find that out.
Miss LiIefOrdT"
4 found Il OUT. all right A. be
went on from the river this mOrniu'.
! made fun ~ him ard be- patted ths
stock - bis rife and said he'd git you
Z through . window He was ~ our
7 house this eyenln' 20 help fl pap's
/ gun. and When be- left he started this
way. H-goin' by the blOwed down syca-
more ! waded the river al Blue Cat
[ shoals 10 beat him here. thought you
might want To- know about n. SOS ye
I could mel,be save other folks the trou-
I bic u maxim funeral 10 ye"
/ She backed toward the dOor. her
eyes never leaving Dates face. Another
serond. and she was gone.
They were aIl on their feet now.
John Moreland gripped Dale's arm.
"Oyer thar aside o the chimbley.
/ Bllll" he ordered his native drawl for
] the moment absent. ''Oui. Addie
| honey Luke. bring my rifle and hat
| jump keen Gale bring water and
drownd this here fire.
/ n VAS done MOreland took his hat
| md the repeater and went alone into
| the night.
when some nnecn minutes had
I passed there came to Dale's ears the
/ shots In such rapid succession that they
| made almost continuous roar. Then
/ came echoes ana reFcrberaiIons. aud
/ then silence. Soon John Morelp let
himself into the dark room.
ilg wife's voice was low and filed
with anxiety:
"What happened. Johnf"
4 dun thud came through the dark
ness as her husbands ri1e-butt struck
/ the floor
This II what happened. Addle: As
/ pass.d the cHwner % the house, got
| down that thar old Oxwhlp 10 take
along. | went acroyt the road and into
/ the meadow. and thar ! seen Adam
/ Ball a-cOmln | hid. and when Adam
was shout To pass me. jumped up
and jerked his rifle from him and
busted II ag'in rock Then / lights
IN and thrnshes him with the OXwhip
ontel be broke and run. And 'en this
/ here happened Addle:
Il was a.watchln' 10 see 81 Adam
/ had Seely went on. when ! seed man
a-comin toward me fast. thought
| II was Bail. o. course. So ] up and
tells him 10 show me how fast be can
/ run ana commences a-shOOtln' over
/ his head 20 skeer him. But II didn't
/ happen 20 be- Adam Ball-lt was Ben
/ Littiefordl lie was a-folleriD' Babe
10 see what she was up 10. y course"
I How do ye know Il was Ben. papT
| Caleb asked.
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