The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-19

beth f.ittIefOrd a>>Ed from aa after
noon train al the Midway switch. She
was dressed in c1smari and neatly
fitting suit Of dSfk blue. with lacey
white at her throat and AT her wrists
she wore hat OF dark blue relieved
by touch OF white. In one OF her
strong aud weli-shaped, gloved hands
she carried a travelling bag Of LACK
leather.
A big and sunburned young man In
boots aud eorduroys fastened 10 her,
He raised bis broadrimmed hat,
smiled, ;JoR the bag. and pressed her
hand as though he was very glad 10
see her.
"Bill Dale !" she cried joyously above
the roar OF the passing train. "Blll
Dale, It's you"
sure. It's me :" laughed Dale. "HoN
good you look ! can hardly believe
li's YOU"
cru IL U.s." she smiled. Tell me:
~hat do you think the outcome o. your
trial Is going 10 bef"
Dale noted that her English had i'm
proved. and 1t was gratifying to him
As for the trial
IL don't know" he said. But Ma
jor Bradley thinks ri come clear. He
believes that somebody that was hid
den OIL the moutainside above us shot
Ball to save me. BY Heck limited thai
he knew that this was the case; and
he intimated that would stand a bel
ter chance Of acquttal than anybod,
| else would stand, and that III ] re-
ceiyed sentence the right man
would come forward with a confes
sion. | have an idea that BY Heci
himself killed Adam Ball--that Is, II
didn't do H."
And Gale Moreand-wasn't Il tDt
FOR him 10 do what he done for you
Bill Dale? How are you gettiI' slons
with the miner"
First rate" Dale answered, bright
enlng at once. Were shipping now
And we're getting smashing price
for every ounce OF IT,"
II see" said the young woman. H.
went on:
IAN OF the boys and girls OF tie
Morelands. except the very little one
are In school at Gainesville, All
they're learning fast. When our boz
rowed capital is paid back, the More
land families are going TO buy farms
wing near Cartersville and go to them
A big l0wland farm close 10 good
schools and good little town-well
there are worse places on earth. Pity
poor David Moreland can't know about
H."
I'D say"
She hung her head She was think
ing, a. she had 50 often thought be
fore. Of her own benighted people.
! And the Littlefords?' she muir
INJURED. II had slipped past her lips
Dale and the Morelands owed the Lit
tlefords nothing
Dale understood. and he gave her
II sympathetic glance.
a few Of The boys aud girls OF the
'Littlefords are going To school In Car
,ers, lie, perhaps one from each fam
ily," he told her. IT is rather ex
peuslve. YOU know. on account Of the
boarding. and they can't AFFORD t.
send an their children. However,
Observation-Disclosures people viii
have their chance FOR education. too.
"But il won't do much good to edu.
cate one out o each family said Ellz
abeih. They'd come straight bach
here when they got through with thelt
Schooin'. and soon fogit--l mean for.
get lit all II they make their learn
In pay EN- anything, they'll have t.
stay where they can use it,
She began Ia stare absently towaro
her well-shod feet.
Are you ready to sot" Dale asked
Elizabeth Littleford raised her head
with a Sigh, Jerk and said rather awk.
Wnrdly:
Has the valley changed muchT'
"Not very much" answered Dale
There's new log church, where an
/ old minister named Ashby Gross
! breaches tie Guspcl ol StfhlEhl WIKI
ing and human kindliness every sun.
| day. Henderson COZ isn't here any
more, hui ne sent me his address IN
! case we wanted Ia sell the mine! The
/ Ioucts nave gone back to Jerusalem
, cove and Haiton's he'll, and the Ball,
are as quiet as mice. These, believe,
are an the changes worth mentioning.
Together they set out and walked
/ without saying much. 10 the crest OF
David Morcland's mountain, and there
ihry halted. The autumn sun, great
red ball of fire, was JUST setting beyond
the majestic Big Pine.
Dale pointed to u long, moss-co, cred
slab uf brown sandstone.
"Lei'e iii down there and rest he
suggested You're tired. Babe,
know. Dout mimi my calling you
Babe, do youf'
| She footed az him A. though sht
were surprised AZ Lis asking that They
: Il.