The Belding banner-news., 1921-10-19

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say We don't chew! Chew-h-l.
Whynt We say 'chaw.' like manl
alluS knowed We wasn't no count, no.
how. Nobody at don't chaw tobacker
amt no count, All right, Jim
Ike" TO his nephew, I'll take chaw
o yores. then. And I'll take loi'ably
big chaw. Jim Ike. cause Adams
death has made me feel sort - bad.
and tobacker'S allIs Il consolation"
The sounds of the shooting had ear
ried far, and IL wasn't long until the
scene of the tragedy was crowded with
Balls and Torreys, LittIefor,lS and
Morelands. Major Bradley and Hayes.
too, were there Every man OF them
was armed very little thing might
easily turn the place into IA ShambleS.
The ma j0r saw this. and he was
afraid He drew the leaders of the
MorelandS and the Littlefords aside.
and finally prevailed upon them to do
their utmost toward keeping peace un-
til the coming Of the sheriff
At first John Moreland and Ben Lit
tleford were for taking Bill Dale from
the Balls and Torreys who guarded
him. If riley had 10 depopulate the
whole Ball settlement, Jerusalem Cove
and Hatton'S He'll to accomplish IL!
Happily. the ma ajor's counsel prevailed.
Sheriff Tom Flowers was "a tall and
1.-THE. smooth-faced man. He arrived
with Luke Moreland at noon. after
hours OF hard riding. He saw the high
tension. and Immediately steeled him
self 10 handle the situation. After
riding straight 10 the center Of the
gathering and There halting his horse.
he said evenly:
In order that ! may know who
arrest. ! must know something of I'll
circumstances. only one man mus
speak AT time. No playing bad with
pIe aud remember that. gentlemen.
I'll certainly drop the fellow who
starts playing hoSS with me. IL it's the
last move ! make on earth. Now some
body gently tise his powers of speech.
Ma ior Bradley more soldierlike than
ever. Went forward. As the attorney
OF Mr. pale. who stands accused Of
Killing Adam Ball" he said to the Of
ficer. Il beg leave to state that my
client will DO ne talking al present"
Dale understood. and he did not
ppsn his month.
But old Ball had something TO say,
aud he proceeded To say il:
He killed my son. Adam" pointing
10 Dale. in cold blood. Me and about
dozen q nay kin was ON our way
over Lpng ridge "a look ~ a bee tree.
when We heered three pistol shots. We
was right pup thar pointing TO the
northward. ,"and We come a-runnin'
over here 10 see, by gonnies. what was
the matter Well. by gonnies. we found
Bill Dale thar down on his knees
aside O my sou. Adam. who was as
dead as HI or deader; and Bill Dale
was a-sohhin' and a-sobbin about n.
And ef he never killed my son Adam.
what was he a-sobhin' and a-sobbin'
about. ! AK you that? And my son
Adam. he had rife. by comics. but
lie never shot none at ALL He was
with us lp Ia n few minutes before. and
he hadn't shot none all mornin'.
Shurin Flowers. | wisht ye'd gi' me a
good. biz chaw o. tobacker, by gon-
nies. cause my son Adam his death
il has made me feel bad"
Major Bradley stopped caressing his
well-kept gray imperial. walked over to
the dead mans rife. picked IL up and
put its muzzle Ia his nose. He scented
Il. In ha fa
old Ball with strange. hard glitter
n his blue eyes
You are liar. sir" he said with a
peculiar politeness.
A stir ran quickly over the Balls
and Torreys sheriff Flowers called
out:
Quiet. there and there was quiet.
He continued: where Is Mr.. Dale's
revolver?'
The Balls had IL. They produced IL.
IL had three empty chambers when
II should have had but one!
PASS IL 10 me butt first" ordered
the laws representative. He knew
that many a man had been shot while
taking n revolver barrel first, and he
was taking no chances.
Old Ball ohediently turned the weap-
on around
"Say. sheriff" ne chlttered. have
We plumb fo'got about me akin ye 70
chaw d" Store. bought? BY comics,
ADAMS death"
Flowers turned TO Dale.
II have heard through Luke More
land" he said with more or less OF
feeling In his voice. "a good many
things in your favor. want you TO
know that I'm sorry to have TO take
you and place you in the Cartersville
jail. To show You that mean II, I'll
spare you the irons and allow you 10
ride your own horse along beside me.
as though You were not under arrest
Mt ALL" -
Dale had by this time worn the keen
edge from his grief by means OF his
great wIll. power. He bowed slightly