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CHAPTER X


I ~ NA~~H fNtNEA = R@~t+N
When Sheriff Tom Flowers and the
others had been gone for hair M hour,
Elizabeth Littleford sat Up 10 the 81.
ience II was great and heavy silence
that lowered there over the north end
Of David Moreland's mountain. There
was not even the drumming Of vel
l0whnmmer, not cyeil the saucF chat.
| terlng Of a boomer squirrel, not even
the swittering cf bird Not a leaf
stirred anywhere. Everything seemed
| iifeIess. II WAS almost az though she
were the sole inhabltant Of the world
Then she thought II was noontiInc.
and the officer and his prisoner would
doubtless halt at John Morelands
cabin for the MONDAY meal; and II
she fastened she would get 10 see Bit
Dale again.
so she ran like doe through The
green woodland, through the tangIe Of
laurel and ivy and over the moss
covered stones, across a shoulder Of
David Moreland's mountain. She was
barefooted and her dress was a sim
pie garment Of white-dotted blue
calico, and her long brown hair flowed
behind her like the hair Of young
witch--because Of the excitement Of
the morning. she had forgotten to give
It It's usual daily plating.
AS she drew near to the Morelnnd
lenders home. she saw Blu Dale and
the sheriff walk ont at the gateway
and mount their horses. Major Brad
ley cume out, and he. 100, mounted his
horse; and she was glad that he was
going along, There was a great crowd !;
al the Littiefords were there, and All
the Morelands and old Granny Eeck,
theS f1rtune-teIle on every face Babe
saw signs OF sympathy and SORROW.
Her eyes filled She was 50 glad that
they. too. loved him. II was worth go
ing TO Jail to know that one was loved
like that Not that II didn't hurf to
see him going TO jail, Of course. Jan
and horror are words that mean the
same to the mountain dweIler
She went on to tell him good-by.
She knew It would be hard, bur she
steeled herself she would be Little
ford, and strong. ne saw her coming.
and he turned his buy horse and rode
90 meet her. She stopped and eIasped
her hands. with her arms down full
length. and tried to smile at him.
YOU promised me- he said gently
s5khnt you'd 90 back to Patricia and
N,ifah wnne ndt4cnftrn -
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1} Bz Re dAHn'aina6 id;itf
protested lin Ola N3Hian Febs,nesfiy.
NoW SOW answer NE what Il maa 1
axed ~ y
Said Samuel Heck. nnparfurbod.
6andnap Nofeland siiI, hss e.
take hls old gray faf down o1 II me
front n0'ch root atcrx motnIn' 81 hIs
Ire. 1Im EllfItford's wifa'a aof,'k
efanapa'n eol.indnw "a named sit
Liffiefprd. Abnef Nor6iand'e III I
aid spncIslsa oxnn III ANA net mi nne
nebd rra. issar faifieford tsiks
lhqbnah Ils ha4e, l.ss.In 4om Ntnees
land's psue sid it6en lIaT5 krtehsd I.
bie. pore b5ssliln Ibtt tlaist Uifh ona
fo1t RoEa Whnf Il haa been ruawed
in ii 1 tran. Babe Littiefurdss rot 70
be the haIl.roarIf'est. purtlest ayurl Il,
the world. SIN Dale he saId mari
who'd say 'eythers ana .paytber III
place O. 'eether and neither would
part his hair In the middle and wear
bow on the back O. his hat and RIB
bon In hts ondercio'es MawY'
"Whutly
"Le' me Ak ye q question:" with Z
mock aOlemnlty that was ultra-ridicu-
lous. ePiease don't Try to joke WI
me, gore pore hongry che-ild. Nav.
hawnest 70 goodness. VIM ye tell me
she truthT
hopeiui sne bent toward MIN. ~
course Money boy. L'u ten ye the truth.
Nnhe L =. uarlln
ne WnlspeEeu ~ NAV, aont ue-
$3.50 ~e. WHAT was my maiden
''s,,'o
"tanns nsen Dseh'ne 70 ankfy tnak
sne a 80. .s... ~ ner' palneu curiosity
""s wv A.''s De'seF a'AN sossu'e'
4 Mish may crap DEAD rlgnt here
Y ny 1fnckA' sne ueclaTea snFniys
"a kR son aansaa'sen p'te % eax
pnsei sou e me sensible answer !
WHO, ! saau' onnS y ai.' gao you tnlnk
= Wy hi''tu p'aca Auhm, tne nonno
oamg pnksatoFyH
.rs and ~ usch sassIsa ! nsss s 'asga
4 don't mink who killed Black Adam !:
know who Killed BIack Adam Put
aonel git thIs here. mother dear
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yere knittln'. ana spend de day w
me. Good luck TO -. Babe. when ~
80 back TO the city r
when they were within q hundred
yards Of their cabin home beside the
river Granny Heck said 10 her sou,
whose mind seemed lnordlnaseiy busy !
"who dys reckon Killed Black
Adam. tho hound dawg d Torment,
BY, dhriin'Tv
I'm n-loOkiR fo' rain today very
quietly said ~ Heck.
II exed yuus sonny boy the witch.
Hike old woman went on, '.wlso aid you
reckon killed Black Adamfe
'yfhe's rain Ia the ar a. though 10
had not heard. rIsf 1t don't rain u.
day. it'1l shore rain tonight
'Now iooky here r snapped Granny
Hec&. II aaid who dld you shink
killed Adam Hallf~
BY Heck did not smile. nor dld he
fr0wn. sEf II don't rain today nor To-
night he drawied. eth shore rain
tasnaxer. ten ~. mother. she's rain
n tho airs
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ss11iIaf poIItt1ss
Al atIf h,n quickly VHsl thy B4IIs
and 1osrkJs. Sheriff laaEers called
out
aoulet thslsl T. ana thars WA quiet.
AZ continued 'Wh6fs il NJ pale'k
raV0lyer1'
The Balls had Il. Their produced e.
II had fhrea empty chambers when
Il should hars had hut one
srarn II % ne hnlt nrnt,H efdare6
tho law'h representative. ia hnaw
that lnnhf 4 llnn baa besn zhpi while
taklhb 1 rHvplysr batrsl ksss, hhd ne
VIA lHhlhk 10 uhahcsr,
Bid Ran 0bediehtlb ttfhed TIE Beap.
oh hfouiid
''say, sheriif,r he chlttered. ahave
Vi tiukiB fb'gof about HE akin ye 10
4 chaM d stbre-bbnghtf IS eohhies1
Adam's death
Fidwefs Turned ID Daia.
Il have heard through Luke More.
land. he said with tiore Or iUss 81
feeling 10 his voice. a good many
things ID your favor. want y0u 10
know that I'M sorry to have TO take
yDu and place you IN the Cartersyille
jail. To show you that mean II, ri
spare you the irons and ALLOW you to
ride your own horse along beside me,
as though you were not Gnder arrest
ct ALL"
Dale had by ibis time worn the keen
edge from bis GRIEF by means or hts
great VIII power. ne bowed slightly
10 the officer and replied with grave
courtesy:
believe me, sir with the very
faintest trace OF smile. n am very
much obliged to you"
Luke Moreland led IN the sleek
young bay that Bin Dale had named
Fox. and Dale swung himself easily
into the saddle. He faced the sheriff,
II you're ready TO 60. SIR he said.
Il ann
Together they rode through the
woodland toward the broad, green val
ley, with tie LittIefords. the More
lands. Major Bradley and Hayes fol-
lowing closely behind them.
Up on the side o. David Aioralnnd's
mountain there had been a silent and
unseen witness TO the arrest Of Bill
Dale. She was hidden behind q
gnarled and twisted eIump of sheep
laurel. sitting on patch Of tIny,
dainty. pure blue dayiIowers-c rushing
In her hands the tiny purple blossoms
that are known 90 Jobs tears
Lord, whnt'il DO nowT' she muir.
INJURED.
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7np'y n"'' tF' = ''''
zH'' ''2 ~
Hzo'e gss e .,,.., .
WV ''af AnS ''..''''s n'' s''f
was gag g Np's mag ns 0'A nst nps
$1,000.
hes y A'l>t'''e efPt H'e 'n's'N'
ssns
...,R $3.50 w n'n SIMPLY
10y kpeH w w.
eA 10y FA'p' "tN tHe lpaFnin' ~
W
re uRns sp"nf0 hsF gnu nslu uoHA
hla hafd "4ppu'ps. little girl J hvpe
4 WIN come out Az right. dad o.
ilste 4 Rill.%
Babe SLOWLY llffeil hef hand 70 Ills.
Het eyts were dp~ncass.
"Good-by,H ale told aim brokenly.
"And hope Il viii come out Al right.
too--God knows 40. Bill Dale"
Thus they parted. Dale rode back
to the sheriff and Major Bradley, and
minute later the three or them start
Cd for the lowland and Gainesville
JAN.
When bend intthe dusty ox-wagou
road had hidden them from view.
Elizabeth Littleford turned honeward-
Her mother followed her.
The younger woman dropped 70 the
stone step at the Tine-hung front
porch with the cir Of or who y very
tired pIucked 2 full-blown mnrlgoid
and began absently to tear its petals
slowly apart Mrs. LIttleford looked
out across the meadows. sighed.
sinooshed back her gray hair with
both hands, and sat down beside her
daughter.
Il wouIdn't worry about Il. Babe,
honey, she finally saId. Then she
too pIucked marlgo|d and began 70
tear It's petals slowly apart. "Ef be
killed Adam Ball, Il was 70 save him
self. He's good man, honey. ! think
he's about the best man ever seed.
Babe"
''No. he never killed Adam Ball to
save hIsseIf even" Babe replied
Hes fighter. but be aln't no killer
Listen. fnother. Il might ha' bSen this
away:
"He ia ahlnd Of tree. and Adam 4
ahind Of another tree. Adam shoots
at hls hat, and he shoots At Adams
hat-wbIch Is the reg'lar way OF
tw0man fight, AZ you know. Well,
suddenly Adam be jumps up like he's
BEEN shot. and fails n.groanlu' and
a-twlstln, BIi Dale. a-lhinkin' he's
killed Adam. comes out from ahInd Of
bis tree Hayln' drawed Bill Dale out
into The open by his trick. Adam Cite
rendS 20 shoot and kilI bin. Jest 40
Adam Is about 20 Shoot somebody else
shoots md kills Adam and savns BIll
Dale mebbe the aln't time TO- any
ming else. Now don't ~ seef And
don't Il 40 SCUM uaichel. mpther1r
u reckon II does granted ne ola
woman. eTsut who WIS Il shot Black
Adami"
Somebody VIM ~ friend o. biIl
pale's" said babe. Somebody whp
WIS nfoilerln' Hlii with the ldee o.
per'eciin him e he needed y. some
body who knowcd = was dangerous
ri him 70 70 o. by hlsaelf q She
woods that away. I'VE rot y reasoned
on lest IKE this And Who
ever I wax az VAS friend enoign 70
iiil Dnle q XVI . nian = sage MN
VII he trief'd eaoligh 20 own ~ Wien
ne proper t'ins comics ana Aerp wv
pa'e fr"'a a.hein ming WhaefeF y
vas ~ done y y skeerea pna now,
pul lalrf ~ l,eh SHORE iell y q wv
save i1iii ron Jest Nait ana ses'
inolher'
= hainf never fofot bane went
on, siter 2 moment npout hlAck
Apa'n bail h-ssl.'n me ei,ons a-NoFkin
,s'sa ~" $3.50, 49, ~ '"H .,,,, 80
Nawsn ~. M 49, " As'sV ~
"a"'s INV INV "ftF. te"atu - "us-
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II was a great and unanswerable
question. and Il was a prayer. too
Lord. what'B do nowT she re-
peated.
When Bin Dale bad ridden out Of
her sight. she threw down the crushed
bowers and flung herself PROSTATE,
with her face close 10 the hemiock
needles and the earth, and wept low
and bitterly. and wept and wept--
Lord. what'Il do pow77
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aBm Dale. You AaIn,. .. ehaw .,

tQkacker on ye. have ye--boueht to-
= fore tobackerf ITS burned
IL -~.leE'n homemade, says. Ye
say We dsQ't chewi Chew--h--ii
Whyn't ye say tchaw,s like a mani ]
allus knowed ye wasn't no count, no
how. Nobody at don't chaw tobacker
ain't no count. -. All right. Jim
Ike" TO his nephew, "Tll take a chaw
q yores, then. And I'll take a tol'ably
big chaw, Jim Ike. cause Adams
death has made me feel sort o. bad.
and tobacker's alIus consolation"
The sounds OF the shooting had chr
ried far. and It wasn't long until the
scene OF the tragedy was crowded with
Ba:ls and Torreys, Littlefords and
Morelands. Major Bradley and Hayes.
too. were there. Every man OF them
was armed; q very little thing might
easily turn the place into a shambIes
The major saw this. and he was
afraid. He drew the leaders OF the
Morelands and the Llttlefords aside
and finally prevailed upon them to DO
their utmost toward keeping peace un.
III the coming OF the sheriff.
At flrst John Moreland and Ben Lit
tief0rd were for taking Bin Dale from
the Balls and Torreys who guarded
him, II they Ind TO depopuIate the
whole Bali settlement, Jerusalem Cove
and Hatton's Hell to accomplish I'll
Happily, the majors counsel prevailed
Sheriff Tom Flowers was a tall and
1.-THE, smooth-faced man. He arrived
with Luke MoreIand at noon, after
hours OF hard riding. He saw The high
tension. and Immediately steeled him
self TO handle the situation. After
riding straight 70 the center OF the
gathering and there halting bis horse,
he said evenly:
TN order that may know who to
arrest, must know something OF the
circumstances. Only one man must
speak at q time. No playing bad with
me; and remember that, gentlemen.
I'll certainly drop the fellow who
starts playing hoss with me. II it's the
last move make on earth. Now some
body gently use his powers Of speech"
Major Bradley, more soldlerlIke than
ever. went forward. "As the attorney
Of Mr.. Dale, who stands accused Of
killing Adam Ball. he said to the Of
ficer, Il beg leave TO state that my
client VIII do no talking at present"
Dale understood. and he did not
open his mouth.
But old Ball had something TO say,
ard he proceeded to say It:
ssHe killed my son, ADAM pointing
~ Dale. "in cold blood. Me and about
q dozen q my Kin was on our way
over LOAg Ridge TO look at bee tree,
when we heered three pistol shots. We
was right up thar. pointing to the
northward, sand we come a-runnin'
over herr II see, by gonnses, what was
the MATES. Well. By comics, we found
Bin Dale thar down on his knees
aside o my SON. Adam. who was as
dead as h--l or deadef: and Bill Dale
was a-s0bbin' ana a'Hobbin' about II.
And Of he never killed my son Adam.
what was he a.dobbln' and A-sObbin'
about. ak you fiatf And my son
Adam, he Ind rifle, By comics. but
lie never shot none at OIL He was
with us up to . few minutes before, and
NE hadn't shot none MI Inornln
Shufilf Flowers. wislt ee'd III me q
Ns9d, big chas~ D. tobaclfer, BY gou-
NieA cause mn son Adam bis death
Il ilhs made ne feel bad
sIalot bradley stopped cazesslng bis
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syAspsis

syfl0psis.
.EilAPTiER t.-rxonhs cafiyie Wiibuftoh
paie. of ''Biii Dale, - he tleets to be
SS a0 pai q ss,1ny s sSs 9HR slfMsy
ihB iifs u ille AAhe-and incidentally q
bride, Patricia Ciayerlng At the altar
0eteflnihed % make bic own way in life:
lnonntains s iii. ssByH Hsck' 4 chars rae.
pr Of the hills. takes him to John More
lands home. Moreland is chief OF his
.elea.." which han an old fsud with the
Of his brother. David Moreland. years
Iaal ssl,sa csrlyls. aorsIspds dsssgrip,
the man was hia father.
CHAPTER Il.--Daie arrnnRes 10 make
his home with the Moreland family. for
whom ~ entertAfns deep respect
CHAPTER Irr.-rhiling with sBabs"
!!1snesord NEXT Day. Dale Z ordered ny
q b ias. AeS Ss a Ra s sSx q b aS d lspss
Eplrltsdiy. ana they light Dale whipe
the bully. though badly used up. He ar.
range. with John Morsland to develop
sends chnllsngs % John MoreIand to
mo4t him with hia followers next day, In
battle. Morsland hereeA
CHAPTER Iy.-During the night all
the guns belonging to tho Littlesordg and
The hcreiands mysteriouzly disappen&
CHATTER v.-Dais arranges 10 60 to
oincinnasi to secure money FOR the min
Ing Of the coal The two clans md their
wsepons, which the women had hidden.
s sao q a W tSs Sshas e1oss:s u ss
Moreland side Of the river. and Is acct
dentaiiy shot by her father and seriously
wounded
cHAPwER VITO get proper snrEical
AID, John Moreland, Ben LAtsleford and
Dale convoy "Babe," unconscious, 70 the
seriously hurt. Dale mssts an Old friend
Particle ciayerIns. Telling his father. Of
Dssc ssn. esny 10a KS soa of "a
fathers guilt 10 the killing Of Moreland-
CHAPTER vn.-rt Il arranged that
3 y sdncst x Dais. rsfuai n his fath.
sIss profrsred financial aid 70 develop the
mins, interests Newton Wheatley. capi-
teiisk. who agrees 10 furnish the money.
DAis realizes be i0vsa Babe"
CHAPTER VII : Returning to the
Railway Switch, Dale meets Major
Bradley, lawyer, and real frisnd OF the
cgunssi Tor Tie company comps A man named
1ons Of evil repute, tries 70 bribs Dale
70 betrny the Morelands by selling him
the coal deposits, and telling them they
are Of little value, Dale attempts 10
thrash him. but Coz draws revolver.
DAle IL unarnhed.
CHAPTER TX Cor eniints the AID OF
turbulent crowd. the Balls and Torreys.
10 make trouble for Daica company, Tho
fitfiofokds and MoreiandB agree to forget
the old feud and dwell n harmony.
CHAPTER x,-ssBabe'' returns TO her
home, fearing she IL q burden 70 the Nc
LAurfnn. pnie demonstrates. and she
agrees to go back, for tho sake OF an
education. Waylnid BY Black Adam"
Ball. Dale aghtc q pistol duel with tho
Desperate, and Ball Il killed. Dale ID arr
He Decent zee how his shot could have
killed Bali
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CHAPTER VILE d arranged that
Babe Il to stay with Mrs. McLaurin
70 be educated. Dale, refusing his faith
mins, interests Newton Wheatley. capi-
tAiist, who agrees 10 furnish the money.
Dnio realizes he lovsa Babe"
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CHAPTER v.--Dais arrangcs 10 20 to
Oincinnan TO secure money for the min
Ing Of tho coal. The two clans md their
weapons, which the women had hidden.
and line up for battle. "Babe,v In an
EFFORT 70 atop the hghting, crosses TO the
Woreland side Of the river. and IL acct
dentaiiy shot BY her father and seriously
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lcsntinned Nert Week..
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CHAPTER VITO get proper surgical
"a John MeTslsnds Ben Litslefora and n 4
city Doctors assure them she u not
seriously hurt. Dale meete an old friend
Bobby Mcxaurfn, who had married
Patricia Ciaverlna Telling his father OF
David Moroiandse coal, the old gentle
mass actions convince his son or hie
father'a ANIlt 10 the killing Of MoreIand.
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with a total membership of 919. The
membership of Abbeville church
was 80 one Of whom was a non-resi-
dent. We have large, number of his
spiritual progeny now on our roll
T. NJ .Galphin was church clerk and
superintendent Of the Sunday school,
which by the way, was organized the
year the church was. Brother Gal
phin has for some forty years been
an honored and successful pastor
and is now located at ST. Matthews
South Carolina. The church's dele
gates to the association were R. n.
Pratt, j. H. Barksdale, Jacob Miller
and j. S. Graves. The custom of
enrolling women had not at that
time come into vogue. The financial
table is interesting: Church expen-
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ses, including pastors salary were
$178.27; total to missions, $1.3o.
The church reported four baptisms
and three received by letter during
the year.
Six years later, when the associa-
ton met at Sloan, October 18th Id
18th, the pastors salary had been IN
creased to 5000 per year. and the
church gave $3.50 to each Foreign,
Home and State Missions The men,
bership consisted Of eight males and
29 females. total of 81, or net
gain of five in six years.
Close of a Great Pastorate.
On July 26, 1884, the church suffer
ed a great loss through the resigna-
ton of it's pastor, who accepted
call to Bennettsville. His had been
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However, uncompleted, without L
steeple, and with no regular pews or
furniture, on February 13, 1876, the
house was dedicated. The churc's
minute book contains the simple re-
cord that the church worshipped in
the building and dedicated it 70 the
service Of God. However, the local
papers gave a long story frotl which
the following Is taken:
"The weather was warm and spring
Ike The house was tillel to over
flowing long, before +he hour ior the
service to begin. On the pulpit were
the Revs. J. L. Martin, w. w. Wight
man, B. F. Miller, R N Pratt and C.
H. Toy. Two deacons were to ne
ordained, J. H. Barksdale and ]. R.
F. Wilson. The deacons-elect came
forward and Doctor Toy read Timo.
thy 1878, after which he made a
charge to the deacons." (There is the
Bible from which Doctor Toy read. 1t
was used on the pulpit of that church
continuously until the building was
abandoned, during the building OF
this house in which we are today.
7 hat is the first pulpit EIible of Alb.
beville Baptist church. Let it be pre-
! served along with the corner stone.
To resume: "Mr Pratt announced
that in the absence Of any special
form in the Baptist church, our dedi-
cation is therefore simply an anuonce-
1nent of the fact that the building is
set apart for divine service, and that
II associations and services in this
house henceforth are to strengthen
our love and worship of God who is a
spirit, and to elevate our thoughts in
the contemplation and alteration Of
Him who made US.
"Dr ]. L. Martin, pastor Of thH
Presbyterian church who was present
with his congregation, made the dedi-
catory prayer. DR. Toy preached the
sermon, his subject being True Wor-
ship" (The sermon is printed in fuiD
The closing prayer was made by the
Rev. B F. Miller" A minute descrip-
ton of the building is given, and the
story adds: "The audience was as bril-
liant congregation as Abbeville
could afford. and every available seat
was occupied, while many parties
stood at the door and in the vestibule
and gallery. The Presbyterian and
Methodist ministers were present
with their flocks, while many of the
Episcopal congregation were partici-
pants in the exercises"
The Association Meets.
Sc ptember 22nd aid G3rd, the Alb
beville association met here in its
seventh annual session. The associa-
~, wcs composed OF II churches