American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-12-30

II promise"
Better put yore hook In, SOS eff any.
body comes along"


Dale threw out an empty hook.
81 want TO tell We some other things
rust, SOS ven understand better when
| come to the part about the rifles"
Babe began, looking thoughtfully
across the water "a where a kingtisher
, sat In watchful waiting. She contin-
ued slowly, choosing her words care
fully, II was brought up 10 hate them
Morelands, butt don't think | do. My
people is jest like the Morelands. The
biggest difference We can find is that
one side mostly has grey eyes like
you and t'other side mostly has brown
eyes like me. All but their everlastin'
rghtin'. they're good people, Bin Dale.
Each side, We see, is brought up to
hate t'other side. I'm ashamed to tell
1t, butt understand the rust plain
words my Uncle Saul Littleford's last
baby said was these here; D-n John
Morelandr IL started a long time ago,
and IL started over nothin'. Grandpap
Littleford and John Moreland's pap
got In n dispute over whether Kahn
lucky was in Virginny or Nawth Ca
liner, and went to ightin' about IL.
Purity soon my Uncle Saul and Abner
Moreland happened along, and they
went to ightin', too. Thank goodness,
1t was on Sunday, and none of 'em
didn't have their rifles with EN-. What
ever else we are or amt up here, Bill
Dale, we gen'ally respects the Sabbath
day TO keep 1t holy. :"
~ see," Dale muttered s~ympathet-
ically.
ave seer my own mother set down
In the tioor and take her boys head
In her lap-oh, such a big, fine boy he
Nashville the blood run through her
dress from a Moreland's bullet. He
died with mothers arms and mine
around him. Ii was all we could do
TO him, was to love him I've seen sis
tiers watch their brothers die from
Moreland bullets, and young WINNER
watch their sweethearts die, and wives
watch their husbands die.
II tell you, BIZ Dale, them More
, lands never misses when they have
Z even half a fair shot. You'd be puf
, fectly safe In a.lettin' any of EN- shooi
dimes from atween yore finger ant
thumb ali day. And it's the same wa,
with the Littlefords. They're fighters
\ too, every one, and they don't give II
n any more than the Morelands does.
"Addie Moreland knows what 1t 4
1 to take her dyln' boys head in her lap
whilst blood run through her dress &
: her knees. His name was Charley
and he was had he'd drink, and once
= he shot up Gainesville. But Addit
she allus loved him better'n Gale o
n Luke. Wimmen like her nllus love
IA the worst boys the best cause the
, need Ii the most. the worst boys does
d ITS the wimmen that pays, BiI
Dale, when the's tightin'. The win
men o. this valley Is right now o
a needles; they're afcard the men'll fin
their rifles. You can guess whnr tn
guns went to now. CANT ye7 The win
men hid EN- last night after the me
had gone 10 sleep! by good luck, the
had almost II whole night 70 II. IO
10 must be shore TO keep II to yourself
= hut | know ye witt. Addie Morelan,
she started the Idee, She got Cram
=, Moreland to spread the word umong'
the wimmen q my people. When II
hghtln' fever sort o. dies down II
10 guns'll all be brought back and pr
:. whar they belong"
~ She arose and stood there smiilu
down upon him. lie was staring
the swirling water without seeing
at all.
~ Her voice brought him 10 himself.
- atAYAutt.." "a. a-thfnEInt aLAtNf III
n Dale?"
Dale went 20 his feet. lie saw thu
she was smiling, and he smiled, too.
= II was thinking" ne said, "of IN
ne direreAce between you and some othe
wv women I know"
do Her clear brown eyes widene'
And | reckon seem purity no 'coun
don't IT.
We mo. not al all. II is--er. quite III
re opposite. Babe. You make them al
by pear unreal. artificial"
Babe Littleford's c~Ountenance Drigh
i'm ened. She did not doubt that he meal
". IL. He was not OF the sort that TIA
RI, tered. She begun 10 like Bill Dale
ry' that same moment.
" anu DIN lhlF lbib NV -
en- went homewnrd hat he was beginniT
III 20 like Babe LittiefOrd. lie did ~
Al light the feeling. because II someho
ny made the world seem u better plne
Early the following morning la
err made rendy for his journey TO ClDcl
natl. Having learned the evening b
ist fore that he was going. by Heck III
ne come 10 accompany him TO he HaI
ne way switch.
les The two set out They had thr
III hours In which to cross David MOI
lands mountain before the arrival
Dale's train, and they walked
ae surely.
'aI They had not gone a dozen 70
when there came from somewhe
on. down near the river the sound Of
IN rife shot. Both stopped and fac
me about quickly.
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