The Crittenden press., 1921-12-23

ring of DARK and for the most part
bearded. wlckedly triumphant faces
formed Itself around Dale Adam
Balls father the acknowledged leader
Of that bnnd Of cutthroais that was
now the BalljTorrey faction, rlared a.
Dale with black eyes that we're hlled
with the hre OF intense hatred then
he seized Dates revolver and thrust
II inside the walstband Of bis worn
Jeans trousers Dale felt the grip
of rough hands Oh bis shoulders and
arms. lle fully realized biz great
danger bat be- stroye 10 keer oil signs
Of fear uui OF bis counienance. and
he was not unsuccessful
u presume this 10 what you call
taking the law into your own hands.
isn't az be- said with a smile that
was forced.
"Elmcily' snapped old Ball we
keiched - 10 the Law. and We held
% a. he law. aud Ne turned - over
a. ne Law and en. BY g0nniss. the
law turned ~ loose the very neIt
day And On the shurif be comes
0ui here and arrests four o. ua ~
the laW sont Try ~ and punish 30
10 shooiln' my son Adam in cold
blood. BY gonnlss. we'll ~ 80 aud
punish 81 fo' a.doin a. But ye
needn't be- skeersd none ~ all Yers
plumb shore 10 80 iestice rll prom
ise 50 ieaiics
"You,e evidently overlooked me
mci ihaf another man confessed 20
the tIilur nud thHi ihni uas ahy
fhel liberated me .aid Dale
-Its some cusssd frams-up- snarled
The leader of the gang. Ne man on
earth don't Ike ~ other man well
enough 90 that Asidss you're the
one si killed ny s0u Adam. by 500.
nles. and you'p the one az must suf.
fer 10 q. Right here onder this here
uanui tree we're agoin' 10 hold cute
sud have y0fe trial b isdgs and iurJ.
and ysull shore 80 what's a-comin'
-"
Bil Dale cut 10 with some bitter
nesz "And y0ull hs the judge aud
Jour plans have already been laid and
im 10 b. hanged hy the neck until
dead ehi Wei. youn tag dearly Zoe
o.. ] promiss you. We aluays have
10 pay for what ~ AZ. you kn0s.
The Mofslauds and the nttlsfords viii
BE- quict % settle the accounL iOu
knoW that"
40. Old han disagreed hotly. 4
don't knov that-
ne turned 10 the oihsfa
-ssi down. b0ys its no same prios
~ uaudin, The iury will please 81
over thar. pointing 10 biz right The
pris nsr aud his gyards will please sst
rishi over thar pointing 90 his lefi.
The hou'mhls ledge. which same 10
me. viii please 80 righi thar lndl.
outiug q spoi 81 ne base of the gnafied
walnut The rcst.- be flashed. -will
~ anywhaf theJ ID pleasss sst
down men"
llls orders vefs obsyed Dale found
himself sitting on The ground between
two pairs % mouniaineers and facing
line Of twelve mouniaineers- -
called iufy. 10 bic lsfl vas the elf.
appointed iudgs. and to be right
louuEed = score 90 more Of men whose
atisniion was then being turned To-
ward q iug Of hsry new whisky that
had never been near 70 a revenue
stamp or anything else that vas bon.
sst The iug Travelled upidly IRON
one hairy mouth 20 smother
Old Hall passed ihs jos ts . mem.
hsr of the Jury aud announcsdi
swell. dammit. co'tes open now
kitty. titiy. kiiiyr iaunied Walt
Turner "Pore little KITTY r.
The mockery hernn n vas udicu.
lous. sni jet q vas Eiim Adam
Halls father himself furnished most
u ne evidence also b. acied as
prosecuting attorney. % course there
vas no counsel fof ths defense. and
u wouldn't have helned N Dale bad
had q proyeIhlal rhlladsiphia lawyer
ou The grounds Ell the pruof and elo
Qucncc and pleadinr la me World never
would have changed. lu The slightest Dc
gfse. the SENTENCE that had BEEN cut and
dried Cor nln Dale Tho moCt trial
was heinf held saloiy hrcause the
Rails and rurrvys fsli that BY bold
iug q they wefc insulting the majesty
u the law and making their ven
reancc sWeolcr u betams verse than
q traVesiy,
Nlsht fen during ne Wuriy and
prufnne hamnrus ~ ihr nall leader
and u was ordered That q Orr b. built
n oucc. Al ouc, q hrs wus built. dry
brushwood being used and m iis nd
and nlcterlng CLAN ihe faces of ihs
hillmeu iootei doutl, dark and douhly
wicked Then che iudre begrcd
chew Of tobacco and deliberately kept
the whole twist. and told the iury 10
- OF and bring hsct q verdict wilh.
out losing time
The twelve mouniaineers rcsa un.
steadily and sent TO the creet. sni
iheu one of them uncovered smother
iuE of ncfy ueu whisky ihat uus allen
10 rvcnur stamp They dunt
heavily and returned a. the walnut
tree court without meuiioniur TIE
trial
Thc fOremsn Was roucy, and Z
particularly bad one llls suarthy