The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-07-28


slender and white, leaned against the
porch; 1t made Dale think Of
Babe.
"You wait out here" whispered
Dale, with hand on his companions
arm. 'Tll 60 In and see Il / can per
suade Littleford to mako the advance.
I'm pretty sure can"
He started forward when a hound
rose from the stone step and grcwled
warningly. At that Dale halted and
sang out:
Hello, Benz"
The front door swung open, creak-
Ing on wooden hinges. and Babe's ia
ther. bareheaded and with lamp In
his hand, appeared In tie doorway.
He knew the voice that had summoned
him.
Come right in. Mr.. Dule." he in
vited with the utmost cordiulity.
"Come right In"
lie scolded the dog away. and Dale
entered the primitive home. He was
shown into the best room, where he
dropped easily into a roomy old rock.
er that was lined with an untannpd
lamp on crude table. drew up an
other chair, and sat down facing his
visitor.
II hope ye amt Jest happened over
10 a minute or two on business" he
drawled; IL hope ye've come to spend
the night WI me, anyway"
I'm here In the interests of peace.~
Dale began, looking at the hillman
sQuarely. II want you Littlefords to
De on good terms with your neigh
bors, the Morelands. John is out
there at your gate now; he Is waiting
Tor you to ask him In and say to him:
Let's begin anew; let's be friends,
your people and my people, you and
me- You want that, don't you, Benz
Babe did, I'm sure"
Littleford frowned, laced his big I'm.
gers together and twirled his big
thumbs. Now that he was once more
at home, with assurance that his
daughter would entirely recover, he
was no longer weak; he had all his
old courage and all his old, stubborn
hill pride back.
I'll az John in," he finally de-
cided. but he'll haf to make the fust
break at a-bein' friends. Me AKIN
him into my house Is q purity burned
good start toward friendship, amt
Itr
He arose, took up the lamp, walked
to the front door and opened II. and
called into the night:
Wont ye come in, Johnf'
u reckon l will. Ben." was the lazy
answer. "Fo' a minute, anyhow. But
reckon / cain't stay long,"
hiors!nnd followed Littleford into
the best room. Littleford put the lamp
beside the worn leather-bound Bible
on the table, and they sat down. They
looked steadily at each other and
Dale saw plainly that both were III
at ease. Surely, thought Moreiend, he
had done great deal when he had
come into bis old enemy's house.
Surely, thought Littleford, he had
done great deal when he had asked
John Moreland into his home.
Came silence that was heavy.
Each was depending upon the other to
make the advance. The two clansmen
stared at each other more and more
sharply, and soon shadows of bitter
ness began to creep into their eyes.
Then Major Bradley, guest Of Ben
Littleford, strobe into the room with
patrician and soldierly air, and he
understood the situation perfectly.
Gentlemen" he urged, shake
hands. BE friends"
They didn't. Neither seemed to
have heard the major. 1t angered BID
Dale. His knowledge OF these feud-
ists these grown-up children, was not
yet very thorough. He went to his
feet. John Moreland, too, arose.
WED as well 60, hadn't wer Dale
clipped. and there was disgust In his
voice.
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