The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-07-15

when he got home last nigbt fron
a-follerin' me-"
mad at your" asked Dale.
-No; hut he would Ia been ef he
hadn't ha' had all his madness turned
ag'in them Morelands. You knowed
about pap's trouble on yan side O the
river last nightf"
ayes, / knew about that" Dale an
swered slowly. But John Morelnnd
thought your father was my antago-
mist OF yesteray."
"An-antagonlstT Babe muttereo
inqulringiy. whats thatY"
Il mean Adam Ball y'Rnow."
"Oh. That's what | told pap. But
nap he wouldn't believe It, and he
won't never believe it-'cause he don't
want 10 believe IL. told him mt John
Moreland wasn't a-shoOtin' to hit, and
ne wouldn't believe that, neither. Pap's
M hard-headed as n brindie COW, when
he gifts a fool notion on him. What
what did them Morelands say about
their guns a-bein goneT
Dale Strengthened.
How did you IND that out7"
"Dont matter how" She smiled
almost saucily. 81 knowed about II
afore you did. MIR. Bill Dale. Don't
you think whoever done II done kind
thingT
'sTo disarm the Morelands 10 that
when the enemy comes they Will have
nothing with which 10 defend them
selyesT Dale didn't know much
about these hill feuds. mo. Miss Lit
tleford can't say that think II was
n kind thing TO do"
Miss Lttleford arose and faced
Dale. Her cheeks were flushed.
HAS the inemy Gomez" she de-
manded Jelly.
mo. but"
IAN right" the young woman broke
I'm sharply. IF the inemy hain't come,
whnt're you a-kickin' about?"
tier brown eyes were full Of tire.
They dened, and they witherec, anc
Bill Dale suddenly felt that ne wa'
smaller and Of less account IN the
scheme of things than that uneducht
ed, wildly superb creature that STOOD
before him.
81 beg pardon" Dale said evenly. u
didn't mean to offend, y'know.'
His quick contrition struck The girl
Her mouth Guivered. She dropped
her tshlng-rod, and began 10 toy ao'
sentlr with the end Of her long, thich
plat OF brown hair
ave seed SO much a this tghun,'
she murmured TREMENDOUSLY "thnt II
makes me go 10 pieces. l ought to beg
yore pardon, mebbe, and duo.
Eve seed n good many hne, strong
Raen brought home dead or h-dyin
from the Moreland bullets. And th.
Litflefords has killed More'ands. i""
One side about as many us totncr
reckon. Id be glad 70 give 10y We
10 stop tw
"lll help you, II | can Dale t0ld
her Perhaps we can make friends
OF the Morelands and your people
"Nou don't know what nHrd thing
I'D he" she replied toarfaliy. "fne
two sets has hated oaca other ever
= d
De here very long, | reckon.
81 may be here for The rest Of my
life, said Dale.
els IL the coalY" inquired Babe.
"PartIy-yes, it's tAo coal lu 20
ing 70 develop it for The Mnrelauds.
Babe looked NJ him with my her.
aid OF hope in her eyes. before size
could speak again there came FROM
somewhere back IN the meadow ,ne
sound Of her fathers voice
Babel Don, Babe %
COMM" cried the girl hai TURN
ing. wen try to make en- friends
wen try. Old Major Bradley he'll be
up here afore long 10 spend he suu-
mer. and he'll help Us. Hes q mighty
good man; you're shore e Ike him.
lie gen'ally stays with Us when he's
here. You go easy with John More
land But when ye gt h.m yen have
'em an. III work on pap. The amt
no danger o. trouble wight now. any.
ways Goodby, Bill Dale p
zone moment Miss Llttietofo.' ana
he took step after her "Are sou
sure there's 40 danger rigsl now
Babe halted faced sbvut u"rvousiy
md smiled little.
Don't call me Miss 10 more sa!o
she. 1T makes me FEE OLE. Cat. ne
what everybody else calls me, 81 ye
don't mind. Why, every one a. the
LittlefOrds lost their rifles hsi nighi
the same as the Moreiauds dif h!eel
me here at shutdown, ana I'll tel ge
about II. Cioodby, Bill DaIeV
',i0Odby, Babe" he smiles.
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