The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-07-22
by Dc Vblsdoy Pc &c L C

MIR. Dale" she pleaded, II want YOU
10 20 down thar To the river and see
ef the's anything We can do Ia stop
II afore Il begins. You Jest walk out
bold In the open and We won't he shot
at. and III he obleeged 10 We. oh, |
know the Amt but one chanst In ten
thousand, but In a-prayin' ven strike
that one chaust"
Dale knew that he could do nothing
toward bringing peace. and he knew
that John Moreland would he angry
AT his interfering. Hut he nodded and
went toward the river. He didn't have
the heart In him 10 refuse.
Theu there came the keen thunder OF
n rifle shot.
hal~ hshs-i for Q memsJ' p~'~>.~
two sycamores on the nearer side OF
the river he saw pun OF smoke ris
ing lazily from behind a water oak on
the farther side; a l.ittleford had bred
first. bale went on, moving rapidly
and trying TO keep himself always 10
plain view.
Then came pun OF white smok.
and report from one OF the More
land rifles, then shots from both sides
- ana the battle Was on. Dale heard
the nasty whine OF bullet In fun
flight H.. heard the coarse I'm ~
half-spent rlcocheL He knew that he
was Ia some danger now, and he Ma
surprised 10 tnd that he was not
frightened.
When he halted again Il Was on his
knees behind the biz white sycamor.
that sheltered John Moreland.
Back, are yer frowned the noun
talneor. And with the grimmest In
NOR, II reckon ys had II hne, large
time In CinCinnaty. Nore friend l1Hr.
ris was well, hope. Git that none!
from hing
cut that out" said Bill Dale. III
doesn't get W. anywhere
A bullet threw particles Of sycamore
bark to his face, interruptiug. John
Moreland pointed Ia green turrow IN
the side OF the tree.
Ben Littlcford hisself." said More
land. Hes Hhind a. that water OAK
ncrost thar. Don't stick yore head
out =.
The mouutAinoer turned his gaZ,
over Dale's shoulder, aud his countc
nance seemed To freeze. Dale looked
around quickly ana saw Babe Little
ford, less than ten feet behind him
She had crept NJ through the ram
grasses aud weeds. IN one hand I'D,
carried q white nag made ot "a man
handkerchief and willow switch. SD,
halted uud >.t up.
Babe" Dale cried out. "What are
YOU doing h'r.t
Babe gave him 81 pale sm'e. III
oupd shout NEE NthiuDiu was %
Mo,cauI, m,hhe ltd stop ,lc ever
iaSun rlhuu she SAID.
john Norr.aud stared, and G.I Dale
stared. Ih,y we're iu @ Presence and
tney hurW 20. Habe went ON:
"lNc come to save ull e. yorr lives;
hut ef do 10. yen hat 10 muEr yore
men gust a-hthtn' right uoW-Ic>t COZ.
der en- Go stop a->huutiu, aud hold
mp this hcre-aud ] promise ye uu a
Litilcford> word at papIl call ye
better man an him cause ye done
it"
Size tossed The white nag to him.
"1he' aiut Lo tine to lose. John More
land hold up tie nag. III ye don't,
yen every one he ki!led, cause we're
every one .u O. trap
Il don't n'llcNe ye, babe snapped
the Morelund chief. "Nore people can
hold up a white rag jest as well -
We cUn'
Babe went pHicr. There was sud
den burst ~ bring from the MOre!and
rifles, aud She crept little nearer 10
John Moreland IN order that he mighI
hear plainly that which she had 10 tell
him neSt.
"l'r a-so.n' 10 'ieil We u, thls dan
ger" She said, and trust 10 YOU a-beln'
man enough 10 do what ! Axed We To.
Black Adam Hal. he's got q Dew-fatE
Toned rifie and 4lDOkeless "a tridges
sad steel bullets; and. ip n few @ini
utes hell he hid In n ciuni o. sssSfrss
back thar la yors meadow, vhsr he
means to act and pick OF You More
lands ons by on--nnd you and hin I
Dale fust. count O. the beatus you
two put On him but pap had nothln'
TO do with u. End riekellect that Now
I've saved I'll o. yore lives, cause; We
couldn't hs' heerd the sound O. his rifle
In all a. this noise: and We couldn't
ha' seed The smoke q his gun. cause
n don't n4ke mn s,nola HID nm fhs