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Evening star., 1921-08-20
VETERAN QUICKLY PAID.

compensation claim has been estab-
lished by the newly organized Vet
erans' Bureau. 1t was announced.
George W. Best, disabled veteran of
Perryville, Nd, applied for aid. and
a check was mailed him within twen-
ty-four hours.
Evening star., 1921-08-20
HONOR DANTE'S MEMORY.
Services September ID on Sixth
Centenary Anniversary.

The sixth centenary of Dante will
be commemorated at a meeting in the
auditorium of Central High School on
the evening of September IA. which
is being arranged by the Italian So
cieties and lodges of Washington.
The program will include an address
by Thomas Nelson Page. former am
bassador to Italy, and an illustrated
lecture on the life and work of the
poet by Prof. Ettore of New York
City College.
Evening star., 1921-08-20
START SCHOOL DRIVE.
$1,000 Needed for Industria
School at Buena Vista, Md.

A drive for $1,000 to purchase equip
nent and supplies for the new industrial
school at Buena Vista. Nd, was started
today by officials of the institution.
Headquarters of the institution are To-
Gated at I'LL l street northwest. Miss
Rachel E. Bell is president Of the school.
The school. which has been recently
purchased, is known as the Bellada In
dustrial Academy. Wayward youths
and homeless children will be taken care
Of particularly.
Evening star., 1921-08-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Rev. John Paul Tyler, pastor of. Ep-
worth NJ. E. Church South, was among
the party of clergymen sailing from
New York today on the steamer AL
bania for England to attend the
Methodist ecumenical conference.
Evening star., 1921-08-20
For That Tired Feeling

Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
Excellent for the relief Of exhaustion due to
summer heat. overwork or insomnia. Try it.
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1921-08-20

George Washington Chapter, Kappa
Alpha Fraternity, will give a smoker
in honor of it's chief officer. Henry
G. Chiles of Lexington, KY. ~
Evening star., 1921-08-20

Floral Emblema of Artistic Merit
and moderate price. Shaffer, 900 14tf
advertisement.
Evening star., 1921-08-20
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TODAY.

Annual outing of Law Reporter
Printing Company to its employees and
their friends. at Chesapeake Beach.
Banquet at o'clock.
Evening star., 1921-08-20

The Helping Hand Circle will hold
its first formal meeting at 4:3O
O'Clock. near Miller cabin, Rock Creek.
object: Christmas work for poor
children.
Evening star., 1921-08-20

Ionic Club of Master Masons In
the Treasury Department will meet
at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1921-08-20

Meeting of the five councils OF the
American Association for the Recog-
milton of the Irish Republic at Con
zaga Hall tomrrow night at 8 o'clock.
Edward Ryan, fOrty-nve years old.
serving a ten-day sentence in the Dis
trict Jail for intoxication. was put at
work in the hospital grounds yester-
day. He failed to answer roll call
last night and the police were asked
to find him. Ryan's home. according
to police. is at 2013 Gales street
northeast.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-23

tain portions of the story In order
that he might be doubly sure Of a
point
AS Major Bradley rose to ask the
Jailer to come and let him out, Dale
muttered downheartedly:
"Tell me, major: what do you think
of my case? 1t looks rather bad,
doesn't it?"
mot bad enough to warrant your
feeling blue over it, my boy" said
Bradley, showing his polished white
teeth In smile that was meant to be
reassuring. II think we'll get you out
Of 1t. Anyway, don't worry about it
Worry will kill cat, they say! You
didn't kill Adam Ball. John Moreland
had taught you how to shoot pretty
well; and If you took even half as
careful an aim as you think you did,
you couldn't have missed Balls hat by
SO much
II have an idea, Dale" he resumed,
"that if we knew who fired that third
shot we'd know who did for Ball. It
might have been done In order to save
you. Ball was noted, l understand, as
an unfair and tricky fighter. He might
have been trying to trick you when
he rose and fell groaning. Perhaps he
meant to draw you into the open, that
he might have a clean shot at you.
Eh?"
Dale shook his head goomily.
Hardly plausible, major. In that
event there was nothing against the
man whose bullet finished Ball, be-
cause he did it to save me; and he
would have owned to it and prevented
my arrest A man who liked me we'll
enough to kill Ball to save my life
would like me well enough to confess
and save me from suffering for it.
am sure Of that, major"
"Ah, my boy" smiled the older of
the two, ''you don't yet know the noun
tain heart. Jail is a terrible thing to
the liberty-loving mountaineer. But
love of you, and love Of fair-dealing,
will soon overcome the fear of Jail,
and you will be freed-if what l
strongly suspect proves to be well
founded. I'll leave you now, Dale. I'll
see you in the morning, sir. Good
night !"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-23
CHAPTER XII.
Jailed.

Jailed.
Cartersville nestles close between
the points Of two outlying foothills,
and II is delightfully."- lazy and old
fashioned town. For the most part 1t
is made up of gabled old brick houses,
which have pretty settings Of green
lawn, roses, honeysuckles and trees.
Even In the small business district,
the streets are lined with trees. They
have electric lights there, and water
mains, q common school and a high
school, a courthouse, Jail and a
theater.
1t was little after nightfan when
Dale and the other two men rode
through the shaded streets. Dale noted
that the people they met under the
swinging lights spoke cordially and
with marked courtesy to his compan-
ions. 1t was very evident that the Of
ficer and Major Bradley were In high
standing in their home town.
Sheriff Tom Flowers drew In before
a hitching-rack that stood in front Of
the courthouse, great old wooden
building with clock in its tower.
"Well dismount here" said he.
They did. The major took the rein
Of Dale's horse.
"rn see that the animal is well
cared for. sir" he said to Dale. "And
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-23

go off toward the trustle by hisself
and alone, / knowed right then he was
in danger o. bein laywayed by some
O. them thar lowdown Balls and
Cherokee TOrreys. So / decides to
foller after him and gyard him, with
out him a-knowin' anything about II,
which same / done. When he met
Adam Ball"
He broke off abruptly.
"Go on" urged Flowers.
T reckon / won't" smiled Caleb,
and his eyes were still twinkling. II
reckon / won't do no more talkin' Jest
now. Yes, / reckon the proper place
TO- me to do my big talkin' is In the
co'tehouse at my trial. Lock me up
will ye Toni"
"We'n see," said Flowers.
Forthwith he dispatched a deputy
for Judge Carter and Major Bradley,
who hastened to the jail
An hour later Caleb Moreland was
the occupant Of the cell at the end of
the whitewashed corridor, and Dale
was mounting his bay horse Fox to
ride back into the heart Of the ever
lasting hills. He arrived two hours
after nightfall. The Morelands were
glad to see him, and the Littlefords
were glad to see him. There was re-
joicing there In the broad valley that
lies between David Moreland's noun
tain and the Big Pine. Everybody had
been expecting him, and many were
the pairs of eyes that had been watch
ing for him. He found himself sud-
denly wishing, with tightening at his
throat, that his father could know
how much bigger and how much bet
ter 1t was to be thus esteemed than
to be wealthy.
Luke took charge Of his tired horse
and led it away to the old log barn
and to some fifteen ears Of yellow
corn. Luke's father escorted him
proudly, the guest of honor, In to one
Of Addie Moreland's Incompatible old
fashioned suppers, which was none
the worse for being late. Several
Littlefords sat at the long, home
made table.
John Moreland turned up the light
a little, and cracked a worn but time
ly joke; then he looked toward one
Of the men whom he had fought
throughout many years, and muttsrsd
into his thick brown beard:
saul, friend, will ye do US the ia
vor O. AKIN the blessin', eff ye pleaseT
"Shore, John, O. course"
Saul Littleford, the very illiterate,
laced his big fingers together across
his plate, bent his head, and told the
good Almighty that they were all
very much obliged to Him for the fine
supper they had before them, for Ad-
die Moreland who had cooked 1t, for
peace, and for Bill Dale.
It was almost midnight when the
visitors left. They had been sitting
outside, on the honeysuckle-scented
front porch and In the cabin yard. At
last Bill Dale and John Moreland
were left together On the porch.
There's a thing that has puzzled
me since the moment got here this
evening"" said Dale. "Why is 1t that
nobody seems to be grieying over
Caleb's being in jailT'
Continued Next Week
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-23

"It was you, By!" she accused. ut
was you killed Black Adam Ball ! Now
own up to me, son, and I'll bake ye
some cawnbread with aigs and hawg-
renderin's in it. Wasn't it you that
done it?'
By Heck looked toward some fieecy
white clouds that were sailing slowly,
like ships of silver and pearl in a
sunny cerulean sea, over the rugged
crest of the majestic Big pine.
"The's rain in the air." he drawled.
EFF it don't rain today, it'll rain to-
night; and ef it don't rain tonight,
It'll rain tomorrer. Yeuh; the's rain
in the air, mother, as shore as dam
NIT"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-23

Ds s Dsis :: ess,,ls {. s,.s,. y
John K. Dale, arrives 1t the Halfway
Switch In eastern Tennessee, abandon
bride, Patricia Clavsriag, at the altar
i: m:ss. . BaSs; BABE; 9seto%rds.' ray 19 t9piesi assi
mountaineer girl; by" Heck, charac-
lands home. Moreiand 10 chief Of his
''ciap," which has an old feud with the
Nttlefords. He tells Dale Of the killing
Of his brother. David Moreland, years
man man Ssmsd Sns earlys s e ar.IsRRGs SIsRG;a a..Ss.p q
tion Of Carlyle" CAUSES DALE 70 believe
the man was his fA&hAA.
CHAPTER II-Dale arranges to make
bis homo with the Moreland family. for
whom he entsrtains deep respect
Mttleford next day. Dale is ordered by
Black Adam" Bali. bully Of the district,
to leave his girr' alone Dale replies
ranges with John M6rsiand to develop
Dayid's coal deposits. Ben nttleford
sssss est him ws sI. 70 Ssa nsss aS
battle. Moreland AGreAA
CHAPTER Iv.-Durtng the night all
Tue kUnb D61OuBlnB 70 Lu0 AlIIl0IOTQ6 a0Q
the Morelands mysteriously disappear.
CHAPTER v.-Dale arranges to 20 to
Cincinnati to secure nensy for the min
weapons, which the women had hidden
and line up for battle. "Babe," in an
effort to stop the lighting, crosses to the
Moreland side Of the T4ysr, and Is acci-
%oas1.zA ssassllz shot by her father and seriously
aid, John Moreland, Ban Ettieford and
seriously hurt. Dale meets an old friend,
Patricia ciayerins. Telling his father Of
Rys as5slans sSa s e. s9S s;nqi t.
fathers guilt In the killing of Morsland.
..t., SHAPTER Wilt Z ,srrangsd that
ers proffsred financial aid to develop the
mine, interests Newton Wheatley, CAPT.
talist. who agrees to furnish the money
Halfway switch, Dals meets Major
Bradley, lawyer and real friend Of the
counsel Tor the company. A man nams2
Goff, of evil repute, tries to bribe Dale
to betray the Morelands by selling him
the coal deposits, and telling them they
are Of little value Dale attempts to
thrash him. but Gon draws q revolver.
DAlA 10 unArmed.
CHAPTER IX.-Goff enlists the aid of a
turbulent crowd, the Balls and Torreys
to make trouble for Dale's company. The
Littlefofds and Morelands agree to forget
the old feud and dwell In harmony.
CHAPTER X.-"Babe' returns to her
home, fearing she is burden to the Nc
Laurins. Dale demonstrates, and she
agrees to go back, for the sake of an
education. Waylafd by BLACK Adam"
Ball. Dale fights a pistol duel with the
desperate, and Ball Is killed Dale is ar
rested ana taken to Jail at Cartersville.
He DOESN'T see how his shot could have
CHAPTER XI.-There Is much specula-
ton as to who really killed Ball, the
general opinion being it was By Heck,
who had constituted himself Dale's
guardian.
CHAPTER XII. - Caleb Moreland, son
of John Moreland, admits firing the shot
which killed Ball. and takes Dale's place
In jail. He is innocent, but takes the
blame for the killing In order that Dale
can continue the development of the
mine.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-23

come from little distance-but he
could not reasonably expect deliver
ance from that source If only he had
held down his abominable, savage tenn
per; If only he had
Major Bradley interrupted his un-
pleasant train of thought
mo brooding there, my boyl"
Dale looked up. The old attorney,
as neat In appearance as though he
had not even seen a saddle that day,
was standing just outside the hate
full door Of bars. Beside him stood
whiteclad negro boy with big tray
OF steaming food on one hand and a
pot Of steaming coffee in the other.
The jailer came and unlocked the
door; also he very considerably
brought another stool and fresh water.
The major entered the cell, and the
negro followed
An amused twinkle appeared in
Dale's eyes as Bradley put the tray
down on the soapDoX. There was
enough for five threshng-machine
hands The black boy was sent to the
front door to wait.
Il thought you'd be as hungry as
/ am, and I'm as hungry as poor old
BY Heck ever was!" laughed the
major, as he sat down and began to
pour the coffee "Riding always made
me as hungry as bear in April. Light
right into it, Dale. There's nothing
like a good steak, for any meal, when
fellow is half starved; eh, Dale?
Try that one, won't you? told Massen-
gale I'd cause his beheadment if these
steaks weren't perfect. Massengale," he
added, runs the hotel here, the Eu-
reka Funeral Parlors, and the One
Price Clothing Emporium"
Il wonder" smiled Bill Dale, what
ne does with his spare timer"
Bradley laughed, his eyes twinkling
merrily. Dale found that he too was
hungry, now that savory odors had
invaded his noStrils. A minute later,
and he had pronounced his steak deli
cious.
"Massengale shall not suffer be-
headment," said the major; and he
began to carve his own steak
1t was an excellent meal, the grim
surroundings Notwithstanding. When
1t was over, the negro boy came and
took away the dishes, and received
with a gladstone grin the two silver
coins that were given him. Then Brad
ley produced a handful of cigars, and
two of them were promptly lighted.
Nov, SIR" said the old lawyer, II
feel like talking. Let's see, you gave
your man Hayes orders to carry the
work right along as though nothing
had happened, didn't you? And the
sheriff is to go back the day after to-
morrow to arrest two or three Balls
and two or three Torreys, to see what
he .can find out concerning the dyna-
miting Of the two buildings and the
trestle-today was not a good time to
make the arrests. Am / correct"
Correct" nodded Dale.
Bradley regarded his cigar thought
fully.
"Now," he said in a low tone, sud
denly lifting his gaze to the others
face, tell me about the thing that
brought you here. Don't omit even the
slightest detail. Nobody can overhear
you If you will hold your voice down.
These walls are very thick, you see.
Well, you may begin"
In carefully guarded tones, Bill
Dale gave a straightforward account
of the whole unfortunate occurrence.
The major listened intently to every
word of it, so intently that he allowed
his cigar to go out. Often he stopped
his client and asked him to repeat cer-
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When his optimistic attorney had
gone, Dale glanced once more at the
to him miserable line from Dante's
Inferno" and began to remove his
outer clothing preparatory to going to
bed. He did not feel anything like so
confident concerning the outcome Of
his trial as Major Bradley evidently
felt. Then he became even more
detected, and he told himself that the
major had spoken so reassuringly
merely to help him keep up heart.
The night passed, and another bright
summer day dawned, and In the Car
tersville Jail there was one prisoner
who had not slept at all. Each Of
those long and heavy black hours had
been an age to this prisoner to whom
, Jail was so new.
At noon furious windstorm, ac-
companied by much vivid lightning
and binding rain, sprang out Of the
west and began to sweep the country
side and out Of the lowering wet gloom
there came one to deliver Bill Dale.
He was a mountaineer, young and stall
wart and strong, and about him there
was much Of that certain English fine
ness that was so striking In his father.
He entered the low, square building
of brick and stone and stopped In the
center Of the corridor, where he stood,
while water ran from his wet clothing
and gathered In little pools at his feet,
and looked to his right and to his left.
Dale saw him, and cried out In sur
prise:
"Caleb"
Caleb Moreland walked straight, his
head up and his shoulders back, a
splendid picture Of virile young man.
hood, to the end Of the corridor. He
gripped two of the doors hated bars,
bars that had long been worn smooth
by other human hands; he pressed his
smoothly shaven, sunburned face
against the iron, and smiled.
How are ye a-feelin' by this time,
Bill? It's some HI Of a place, amt
itY
Dale took a step toward him. well,
queens boudoir is nicer. What are
you doing here, CaleT"
"Pve come to set you Free" said
Caleb Moreland.
Dale stared unbelievingly. "But
that is impossible, Gale. How could
you set me freeY'
Call Tom Flowers, and I'll sight
ye."
Dale called, and the officer came i'm
mediately. Caleb Moreland turned
from the cell door and faced him.
"I've come here to own up to the
KILN O. Black Adam Ball." began the
young hillman.
He swallowed, went a tr1fle pale un-
der his tan, and continued bravely:
"Bill Dale thar, he never done 1t. I
am the one at done it. Bill he shot at
Adam, but he missed-Adam had done
shot at Bill fust, y'onderstand, Tom.
But l didn't miss. don't never miss.
I'm a plumb tombstone shot. They
allus rules me out at any shootin'
match. I'd ha' owned up to It yeste'
day, but the thought o. Jail had me
skeered bad. l jest CANT let as good
a man as Bill Dale thar suffer TO-
thing l done myself. So you let him
out, Tom, and put the right man in
thar"
Flowers had good heart, and this
touched it. But he was not very much
surprised.
'Tell US about 1t, Caleb" he re-
quested.
Caleb looked toward Dale, then he
faced the lord Of Cartersville's little
prison again.
swell. shuriff. when l seed Bill Dale
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-09-23

as soon as l have seen to oul horses,
I'll be with you. / wish to talk mat
ters over with you. Suppose l bring
supper for us both, eh?"
Dale thanked Bradley, and turned
away with the officer. They walked a
short block and entered low, square
building Of brick and stone Of which
the windows were small and high and
barred with iron. Dale knew that it
was the Gainesville Jail, and his heart
sank in spite of him. Just as death
by violence had been entirely new to
him, so also was this entirely new to
him.
Flowers took a ring Of heavy keys
from the hand Of the jailer, and led
the way down whitewashed corridor.
1t was not yet bedtime, and the other
prisoners were still up; some Of them
were reading newspapers, others were
trying to mend their clothing, still
others were doing nothing. A few Of
them called out boldly and bade the
new prisoner welcome-and each Of
these received a gruff order from the
sheriff to keep quiet. Dale paid no at
tention whatever to his would-be
tormentors.
At an iron door at the end Of the
corridor, the officer halted and faced
about.
"If there could be such thing as
a comfortable cell here" he said In
low and kindly tones, "it's this one."
He went on earnestly: "Now want
you to believe me when I tell you that
it is with real regret that l put you
behind a door Of iron. But II didn't
do it, somebody else would do it; and
it's possible that can be little more
decent about it than another officer
would be-"
II realize all that, y'know," replied
Dale, "and I'm very much obliged to
you, sheriff."
Flowers unlocked the door, and Bill
Dale walked In. Flowers locked the
door and went away.
Dale began to inspect his quarters
To all appearances, they were at least
clean. There was a narrow bed COW
cred with pair of gray blankets, a
stool and a soapbOx, and nothing more.
The light in the corridor behind him
made snaky black lines of bar-shadows
on the brick partition walls and the
outer wall Of stone. Dale shuddered
in spite of himself. He put up one
hand and turned on a small light,
inb n fcyofn tod hn " 4
ows-and showed him a line from
Dante's Inferno" that to HIM seemed
very miserable; some former occupant
of that cell had written it with char
coal on the whitewashed outer wall.
Then Dale sat wearily down on the
narrow bed, leaned his head upon his
hands, and began to think.
He had always wanted difficulties
to overcome, barriers to surmount,
work to do a fight to fight for HIM
self. In full measure he had found
them every one. He did not doubt his
ability to overcome the difficulties, sur
mount the barriers, do his work well
and fight his fight as a good man
fights, and win-if it were not for the
charge Of having shot and killed Black
Adam Ball 1t seemed to him now
that that must end all that was worth
while for him. For that was more
than a difficulty, more than barrier.
He firmly believed that it had been
his bullet that had finished the earthly
existence of the giant hillman. True,
it had been an accident. But how was
he to convince jury that it had been
an accident? Would the jury take his
word for it? The jury would not, of
course.
The mysterious third shot. that had
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There is q Reason.

At the present day sanitation and
preventive measures are taking a large
share Of the work and responsibility
formerly borne by the physician.
There are many people who, by their
words and actions, appear to doubt
the efficiency OF vaccination against
smallpox, and the serum prevention
Of typhoid. They are overlooking the
fact that our soldiers who were COM
PEELED to submit TO this kind OF pre-
cautionary measure while in training
camp have been almost absolutely free
from typhoid and smallpox since re-
turning from the army While thou
sands Of cases Of typhoid are being
reported TO health departments, there
is practically none among our return
ed soldiers. There is reason.
The writer has before him let.
ter from a prominent citizen who has
in the past patronized spinal adius-
tors and other fake drugless healers
He has refused TO lend his aid to Tho
Health Department In promoting IRE
ventive means. Now he is in III,
meshes Of typhoid epidemic, and hi
ehildren's lives are in danger. He i,
singing a different song. There is
reason.
We are now In the very middl,
OF the hot season when intestinal an;
digestive, and often water borne dis
eases are prevalent. Arc we watching
our water supply? This should b.
our daily care, for there is reason.
Public Health Service.