The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-15

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RAJ. Tag and Bob-Talls, once upon
time, notwithstanding the COM
bination had merely a woman be-
hind IT
The time was 10 o'clock of
October night, Just cool
senoug Oh TO set horses and dogs on
edge, Just mild enough 10 make
the huntsmen rejoice az the wind
al their progress sang past their
ears. First time out after fox,
the leader, Red Biggins. felt ready
for something out OF the common.
There were seven OF the Bob
STails-two BigSins two Suffers. a
lonely Lane and two Flllnots. Hill
folk all, therefore holding con-
genital grudge against them 'rist-
ycrats up yam side the big road. :
whose breadths o! open land cut
into bigger fields gave better room
FOR chasing than the flats or Gull
lied hillsides round about their
own rooftrees.
They were reasonably we'll
mounted hut their dogs outclassed
thAir horses. Big bIuc-mottled fol-
lows, with ears to sweep away
tie morning dew" or lusty, lathy
black.and-tan OF the famous -four
leyed" strain. Thrifty they we're
bred, fed and hardened for sale
TO better sportsmen, This night
was to be a baptism OF tongue and
heels to several promising pups. II
they kept even within boiler" OF
Blue Jupiter the leader. come
Christmas they might fetch as
much as ten dollars apiece.
Partly because OF this the rid
ers swung northerly> crossed the
big road and struck straight for
the old Ashby place. They never
demean themselves by calling 1t
5Ashwood, II that stuckup gal
farmin' 1t. now the old colonel
could hardly so high-low, did have
the word printed outside Of her
letters and on the No Trespass
boards she had took n stuck, round
about every cornder o the lines,
and all along the fenccrow rum
min to the big gate"
They had lively grudge
against her. Hadn't they rode free
and shot as they pleased all over
the place till she took hold last
Christmas? Time to show hcT
Just where she got off, and no
time like the right-now present
Thus Red BiSgins TO Babe Sutei
as they rode in front. Bobe al
lowed that was plumb so, adding
that the Ashby gal had put Il pow
or Of sheep in them creek woods
parsters and billy goats till We
couldn't rest out in the old fields.
But she hadn't got up no barb
wire yet; and who'd let post and
rail stop him with the dogs in cry?
Nobody a-tall. Red in turn allow
ed. And thar was regular fox
5nath right sprans through the mid
IDLE of the old field; mother one
.erlong the bluff aidge till il drap-
ned down to the creek. First red
}tifi jumped would shore take one
path or tother. And then Miss
iTlghty-Tighty's sheep and goats
would git skeer but no hurt;
no onless they hadn't sense enough
ter keep from under horses and
away from dawss. Right spang
through the bog gate, on a-past
the house. That was the ticket,
and who's 'fraid! Rear ranks
whooped; Nobody" Then. horns
bounding, whooping all together
they sen horses Cantering, never
checking till the big gate was five
yards ahead. Lime up!" ordered
Red. AS he was clumsily obeyed
he urged his forse forward and
bent to unIatch the gate, but in
stautly recoiled upright. staring
hard at something that had step
ped from behind a big gatepost and
was saying In a flute voice: Gen
tlemen, it's shame. | hate to he
q spoil-sport. especially a night
like this but had 10 come and
ask you to call off and 80 some
where else
surly. suter, edging to Reds Ell,
"oh! Because ask it-aud be.
cause you know YOU should. Go
ing through the place might cost
me a heap more money than can
spare"
''And ithen ye'd have more'n
ever we got ter .spare." the tallest
Tillpott broke in. Wish I could
believe So" countered the appart.
ton. which. was slim and liths
bareheaded, without even shawl:
"But, OF course. you're Joking
please turn back though, before
I catch my death"
1--WE won't" said Red.
"But you must" returned Phil
llppa AsAby.
Nobody says must ter us Bob
tails" Lone Lane raped out.
mistaken! say IT." from Phil.
lippa without a termor. The law"
pointing to the no trespass sign
Says you must not. I'm here to
see that you don't"
"Whats ter hinder us?" from
Toad higgins.
"ThiR!" said Phill!ppa. low and
gteely flashing q six-slaooter in tho
brilliant moonBhine. Look, I've q
snare bullet-and cartridges be.
SIDES" AS he spoke she sent a
bullet neatly through the rim OF
Little Fillpotts hat. II want to
live in peace and good neighbor-
hood with all people" she went
on: "But depend on this--the frat
man to ride through that gate will
never ride through another. Like
wise the second, the third-all OF
you to the end Of the chapter. I'm
hREe one girl against seven men,
jaNI I'm fighting to save q home