Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-09

ne SuOUk tu0lT 1iduUS HEARTILY. LIE
trainmen gave US your message yester-
day." he went on, still smiling, land
we were delighted to learn that the
young woman was out Of danger.
trust you are all in good health, gen.
tlemen."
They assured him that they were.
MOreland turned to introduce Bill Dale
and the mining man. From the mo-
ment that Major Bradley gripped
Dale's hand they were friends.
Mighty glad to know you, sir! Z"
exclaimed the old lawyer. 1--WE been
hearing great deal about you, sir,
over in the valley Of the Doe. They
seem to think there's nobody just like
Bill Dale! 1t was Bill Dale this
and Bill Dale that; it was Here's
where Bill Dale whipped Black ADAM
or, Here's where Bill Dale was stand
ing when such-and-such happened or,
Here's where Bill Dale crossed the
fencep"
''Hah-hah-hahl sluggishly laughed
BY Heck, who stood leaning on the
muzzle Of his rifle. Bill Dale is all
right, major; we've shore got my word
TO- that"
The others laughed. Then John
Moreland said they'd better be NOV
ing, or they'd be late for dinner.
When they had put hundred yards
of David Moreland's mountain behind
thoOo tho old No11tborpor fu~roH cIvty
at Dale's sleeve and whispered:
"Let us fall behind a little, If you
! please. / want to speak with you
privately"
They began to lag, and soon there
was distance Of several rods be-
tween them and the others.
II heard through Addie Moreland,"
began Bradley, his friendly hand on
the younger mans arm, 'about you
and what you're planning to do for
the Morelands. tell you, sir.
thanked heaven for your coming, and
you may count on me to help in any
way I can. The Morelands are quite
friendly to me now, though up to the
middle Of last summer they didn't like
me any too well because I made Ben
Littleford's cabin my home when out
here.
sit was simple thing that brought
US together. John Moreland's little
nephew was lost in the woods and his
mother was frantic. There are pam
theirs, you know, and wildcats, rattlers,
and cOpperheads. / was fortunate
enough to find the boy, and carried
him home. That was all. They're a
fine people, my boy, and so are the
LittlefOrds. Good old English blood
that somehow wandered off. There's
no purer, cleaner blood In America
sir.
"And now-how are you getting
along with your plans for the opera
ton of the coal miner"
'Excellently," answered Dale. I'VE
have the necessary finance; geared
locomotive and cars and light steel
rails have been bargained for"
"Good!" Bradley gave Dale hearty
slap on the shoulder.
There's something else wanted to
say, Mr.. Dale" he continued, his
voice grave. You're nearly certain
to have a barrel of trouble with a
shyster coal man named Henderson
Golf. He's villain, sir, If ever there
was one! And he's quite the smooth
est article I've ever seen. He can
make you believe black is white, If
only you'll listen to him long enough"
us he-has he been here recentlyYs
Dale wanted to know.
"He's here now" answered the ma
jor. Hes been here for three days,
and he's been working devilment fast.
He was up here last summer, trying
to buy the Moreland coal for song;
he knows all the people, you see. AS
soon as he landed here On this pres
ent trip, he found out about your in
tentions. Then, at night, he freed
Adam Ball from his tobacco barn pris-
on, and went home with him.
"Well, By Heck followed them and
did some eavesdropping-poor By has
his strong points!" the major went
on. "Goff learned that Adam Balls
father knew about the coal vein long
before David Moreland discovered it
and got lawful possession of the noun
tain. Then Golf made the Balls be-
lieve that they were due big share
of the proceeds Of the Moreland coal
It wasn't very hard to do, guess. The
Balls, this set, at least, were originally
lowlanders; they took to the noun
tains, / understand, to keep from be-
ing forced to fight during the Civil
war"
'Goff's idea," muttered Dale. sis to
get the Balls to scare me into selling
instead Of developing, eh?'
Exactly" nodded old Bradley.
''Then he would settle with the Balls
by giving them a dollar or two a day
for digging coal; perhaps he would
put them off until the mine was
worked out for half Of that, and then
skip. Anyway, Golf would come out
at the big end"
coo said Ilaln