The Crittenden press., 1921-11-25
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CHAPTER NilL
major oradlsy and tisndsson oea.
when 1911 Dale. the e1psu miains
lasu Hayes aud The two m0untaineers
ssppsd fr0m , short passeugsf train
Il ne llalfuay switch. thsy ~efe AZ
pfo.ched b. the m0onahiuer. Iisck.
snd . msn ~hou pHis had never sesn
before ils was tall and his bearing
49, erect and soldisriiks. though hs
sas essp day of sitty yeurs old
His eyss vsrs blue snd twintiiuE with
everlasting good hulnor. he Erpy
muaaens- and imI~fiai Nrfe etsre'i
inriy asu rafrd for. be teeth sen
tis asu and o. shiis as o. slh.-i
gns unu thsi i-,fs sui his ssssfa
ar ~ usainesa Ne was piainiy q
Soufh~rusf u The old 1pe
-Nhes thatf vhisIsfsd Dale 70
iohn nUfsiaad
nui Morslaud didnt hear Ne ran
foraard wilh biz righi hand cut.
stretched. snd - did hsn uilleford
Msu eould bot hass Ereeted . brother
uith mofs gladlsss. Dals thought
-hi. thar. Major bradley the biii.
man cried -And ho~ dJs cosss %
lodayf
q am ssry sell gsuilsmsu. thank
iou ssid the laslof. slalliug
lir shook their handa heartily. The
usinmeu sass We youf msssags yssier'
day b. seat "a. stlll smlling and
- wsfs delighted 10 lssrn that the
yvung woman as cut of daugsf.
trust you arr ell 10 good hsslih. SEQ
tiemeu"
They assured him that thsy vers
norslaud turned 10 lnifoducs hill Dale
and ths miuihg maa from the NO
msut that Major BfadlsJ grippsd
Dais's hand thsy wers frisnds
Aighty giad ~ kn0~ you. sir 2
stcialnisd The Old Asyef I've teea
bearing . great Deal shout you. a.
ever Ia ths VALLEY u NJ lloe Thsy
sssm " ihiak thsrss aoboiy lusi uks
niu Dalsi Il sas hln Dale this
and bui pais that. u vas Here,
uhsrs bln Dale whipped nlaet Adala.
or. ilens ~hers hlu nais sas stand
lng vhsn and.sagh hsppsasd. 90
Here's ~hss Bln Dale cfusssd M
fsncpf~
"llah.hah hair siugrshlJ lsughe,
hy ilegt. Who stuei leadiug o. M
muIrls VI biz uls. -blli pals s al
risht. major Jsss shore ~, my wuf'
~ thst"
Tho oihsrs laughed 1Neu iuhl
Morelaud sald they'd better be- mos
lng. o. ihrj d b. late fof dinner
When ,hsy had pat a hundre'i iard
of David Movland's mounlaln bshlu'
thsIa. the oid Southsrusr tuEgvd siyl
sl paiss sleeve sad whispered
-Lsi us fall behind . little. u ~
plsass ! want ~ sgsak ~ilh yul
privately
rhsy bsEaa 10 las aud SOU il.sr
uss q distance OF several ruis u
tsccn them aud thv oihsIs
n hssrd through Addis Nareiaui.
tsgaa hradisl. biz tfisudii haud y
tns Yuuugsr mana arm 'atuui yu
snd Nhai yuu.fs piauuiug 10 du o.
Iie Malslauds tsii yuu. af.
Thanked heaven for yauf cumius au
you may Couai on ~ 10 hcip n au
vuy I can rhs Mervlauds arr quil
} frisndly 90 me- no~. though ~ 10 u
middle Of last summer they didn't ll
nae any too we'll bccauss ! made ~
ilttisforis cabin my home Whcu o.
here.
IL was a simple thing that brousl
us together John Morslands utu
nephew was los, la the woods and h
mother was frantic There are pa
thsrs. you know. aud wlldcata ntlleg
aud copperheads vas fortuna
J enough TO nnd the boy. and carri'
him home That vas ah Thsyre
! nns people, my boy. aud 80 arc q
. I.ittlsforis Coed Old Engiish blc'
, that somehow wandered %. Thers
4 no purer. cleaner blood IN Amefls
I sir.
"And now-hew aU you Ciiil
. along with your plans Tor the opef
tion og the coal minef
} -Excellsu,ly,- answered Dale "
/" hsvs ths necessaTl nnsnce, . gssn