The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-15
CHAPTER II
in the Cup.

Dale found the humble home of his host home In the fullest sense of the word.
 At the monday meal, he met Mrs Moreland and the sons of the house hold, and they were exactly as he had pictured them. Mrs. Moreland was quiet, motherly, always smiling, as straight and real as her husband. The sons. Caleb and Luke, were as much alike as the fingers on your hands; they were tall and broad-shouldered, grey-eyed and brown-haired.
 Before sundown Dale had become acquainted with the rest of the More lands. and he liked them, every one. He was at the cabin of his hosts gray old father and mother for long time
 When supper was over John More land lighted the big glass lamp in the best room. and the family and their guest gathered there to spend the eve hing. Then the lanky moonshiner and his mother came in.
 Granny Heck had the sharp features and the stopped, thin figure of witch She wore a faded blue bandana about her white head, and she carried a long hickory staff; there was a reed stemmed clay pipe in her mouth, ant
 her dark calico skirt had a tobacco
 pocket in 1t.
 Her son preceded her into the room He walked to the center table, sacel about, and said with low aad az
 sweep of hls right hand: Ut
 "Bnl, old boy. this herss maw' M'
 she tells forchunes." bv "so this here" creaked GFy
 Heck, looking o..Sl me brass T jon
 her spectaelffbb elfbouqbt S mr' .o r,Dnn,,l n.n 4 I'd
 ",a wea, ahd see ye. MT. Brn, a tell
 come Tchune."
 y9..A dropped into the rocr that lcaleb had placed for her.
 "Addie," she said to the sring Mrs. Moreland. twill ye bring mefcup half full O coffee grounds?"
 When the cup came, fortune teller took 1t and shook and patted 1t, all the while muttorif mysterious words that she had leaed from the old Indian. Cherokad Joe = which served her purpose ve well
 T sec" she mumbt more or less sepulchrally, "a poyul good-lookin' gyurl in caliker dts, with her hair a-hangin' away dowlher back. A bare footed gyurl, witbbig, purty eyes. She's a-standln' onl low clift, a-peep- In at you throug the laurels, Mir. Blll. This is in F past.
 Tn the future, she went on slowly, T see this hereAs plain as daylight through knotbe; awful big man. with curly biac hair and curly black beard, and wh eyes like a clift- hawks; and Isee you, too, Mir. Bill; and see q fiat, Q master fight-Lord ha' mussy, wat a fight But you'll marry the gyrl liter all. Mir. Bill"
 Dale laugpd. The old woman had described Blbel Littleford. But who was the "bg, ark man"7 Some fel- low who had lost his heart to the mountain grllperhaps.
 When the Hecks had gone, John Moreand leSed forward and touched his guest oy the knee.
 ''That thr big man mentioned in tellln' yorfforchune," he said. might ha' been pack Adam Ball. Black Adam, he lives with his pap and mother few mic up the river. As big as a skinned hoss, he is. and plumb on- godly frong He's been a-beggin' Babe Littleprd to marry him fo a year or two, ind she won't listen to h.m.
 "E ever ye do haf to fight Black Adah' John Moreiand went on, ''ye wat to fight him with two-eyed shfgun and buckshot. He's the mean es man on earth; snake-broth and pken vine is religious aside O him. gut ontel ye begin a-makin' love to Babe Littleford. reckon the ain't no anger O you a-havin' trouble with Black Adam; and you ain't likely, I ake it, to make love to Babe."
 But Babes the best one O the Lit lefords." declared Luke.
 John Moreland reached for the old family Bible. ne pened the Book at random.
 Its about time we was a-goin' to IF rest, and we'll go jest as soon as we've had prayers, Mir. Dale"
 When half chapter from St. Mat new had been laboriously but rever- 1 ntly read. the Morelands knelt at I heir. chairs. and so did Bill Dale. John doreland's bedtime prayer was very | impie. and very earnest, and it had | n II more of thanksgiving than of | And part of it certain was uncommon
 Bless the stranger with us here to- light. and all O our kinfolks, and all | our friends. and our inimies. the | Attlefords--'specially the Littlefords Aymen," Dale was deeply impressed He eard Mrs. Moreland dimly when she old him to let her know-she would ear him If he caIled-if there wasn't nough cover for his bed. Then he ound himself alone with the staiwars hief of the MorelandA