The Crittenden press., 1921-12-09

Date turned aud went on. Tie was
sorr, that be- had stopped 10 talk with
| the fellow
That Afternoon he again met Con
ln the Trail The bare sight " the
shysier made him very angry nov. and
hls righi hand fell upou the butt ~
the blk revolver on his hip COT was
ahout 90 sldesiep ~ the laurels. when
Dale caught him roughly BY the arm.
"Se- her" be- said sharply you've
about cui your little swsth We've
bad rnough of you. You cant set this
coal NJ any price and the soouef you
81 yourself out of this cuunirs me
lriief and suffer DO uiil BE- for Hu
ro b.. nalu. rm nrrit api fu ihre-
ysu the ysrr nsKt time sss you Nov
move ou~
0on went % laughlng viekedly.
oh. all right Dale; 80 ahead and
build the little road for me !" b. said
late that night every sleeper Ia The
valley VI the Doe vas awakened bJ q
freat. rumbllng explosion. which vas
followed almost immediately BY an
sther great. rumblIng explosion. Be
i0rs the reysrbentions had died
away. 1901 Dale had dressed himself
aud was standing on the wins hung
front porch. and he was only . few
ssconds ahead of John Moreland.
Then there came the tearing sound
u heayy explosion miles 10 the east
sard
DO - know shat it isf inquired
The mountalneer
-Ihsyye stolen our dynamite from
The tobaccobau and blown up tho Of.
ace aud supplies bulldlng and the con
missay bullding; also they've bloSu
" the BIZ trsstls near the sldlag
Dale answered.
Eats my guess toe said Mors-
and.
within the nsIt half hour Dale and
Hayes Major Bradley. and the men
folk 0f the M0rvlands aud the Little
f0rds had gathered around The wreck
u the tso blg. unfinished frame build.
.ngs. Dale blamed himself much fer
having left dynamlis uuEuardsd In Tie
tobacco barn-bui nobody else blamed
aim Zoe H.
"it's time ~ lei the Law in.- be- said
when be- had ,iswsd The iumblsd mass
of broksn planks and timbers by the
llghi of lanterns Ne turned 20 stai.
sart Luke M0rslsud
you Eei 90 my horse and ride 70
Causrsyllls foi he sheriff Tell him
be- can set the bssi posse 10 TIE Sofid
right herr. n b. needs oue. It, the
proper Thing. isut li. mai0rf
Yes" said Major Bradley, -its ths
proper thing iou'ys goi q real gfiey'
ancs nov hut fancy Coz had moth
tag 20 90 with this. be- Il shfs~d
enough 20 know that . thing llke this
sould cook BE goose Coz has been
playing . bun gams sll Ioas. yo1
know. some Balls o. some rorrsys
p~rhags = miIturs of both. have done
this without Gons knoNing anything
about a. "a have sheriff Flowers ar
rat several of ne Halls and several
u the rorrsys. and Try 10 scare them
into turning states svideues ~ save
themselves"
The major hnishsd in loN tone.
bscsuss of ths probability Tor sases
droppsrs and 10 thls b. vas wise
well DO that. Dale decided
ns faced Hayes. bis riEhthaud nan,
aud began 70 give orders Ike q vet
efan general mauager Ths msu Sers
20 take their rifles with them ~ Sofk
10 the morning hut they were ~ nrs
no shot unless u was m dsfense o'
ne or property 10 the morning even
sysllsbls wagon In he sailsy vas q
b. sent 20 the little sawmill that "a,
10 operation ten miles toward ne los
land Tor more building material
~ Hsck nined them then ~
guessed just shat had happsned
plucksd at palss slssvs and Shis
psred;
-spo.en I takes = .neak y Two TO
ward them lowdown. walnut eyed
knock knerd. dadblamed Balls ans
Toueys aud nnds oat what ! can nns
cut: hsy. Bilif
The ansNef came readily; "surr
you b. detective. hut b. careful thu
you don't lose anything for us, ,
know. n you don't Ealn anythins"
uy Heck and bis riae disappearr'
10 me- darkness u the mountain night
A little afief vork time that tss
Hm Dale siarted alons on tho way o
the narrow gauge railroad for the I'D
lns Hs wished 10 see fof himself jus
what the damage had been 10 N
iresile and he hoI-d 10 meet 0or, o
Hall. or Tofrey. aud learn some
thing that would b. 10 bis sdyantaE'
Heforc hs had covered tso miles. b
had seeu tso of the enemy skulkin
through che woods and hs recogulfsN
thrm for TurwYs frum ierusalsi
cove and nattons Hell; be- tnsw
by their ysry swarihy skin iheir hid
chrskhouss aud thglf cuarse blae
hair. the outcfupplnrs of he Cheros 81
Indian blood ln them They loike
cunning aud wicked Dale lousene
In tts holster he hls revolver tha
Major bradley had persuaded him Q
carry for his own protection. job
Moreland had taught bin how 70 us
fireauns
A. - uafuf mar Whefs the it'll