The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-07-29
THE CLAN CALL
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Dale and Hayes set out for the north
end of David Moreland's mountain,
and each OF them carried hand-n1
for making stakes.
II was not often that the quiet hayes
permitted himself TO go into raptures
over anything; however, he went IN.
TO raptures over the Morcland coal.
1t was, he declared one Of the best
propositions he had ever seen. il
was no wonder that Henderson Con
was determined 10 get possession a.
II, he said.
Then they went 10 work.
by shutdown two days later they mao
chosen the route for the narrow gauge
railroad and set stakes accordingly.
Hayes told his general manager that
with q good force OF men the last rail
could be put down within two months.
During those two days they had
several ines seen Henderson Con IN
company with Black Adam BAH and
some OF his relatives. once they had
come upon Con talking earnestly with
Saul Littleford, the big, bearded, caunt
brother Of tie Littleford chief, Hayes
reminded Dale OF this, ana said 20
him further:
Con: will have the Littleiords on
his side the first thing you know!
Maybe some OF the l.ittletords, as well
as some OF the Balls, knew about this
coal before David Morel8nd got his
mountain 10y states grant al q few cents
per acre. If you'll take my advice, Mr..
Dale, you'll make friends Of these Two
sets Just as quick as you can
Dale thrust his haud-aX inside MS
belt and turned TO the mining expert (
"Dyou know, was thinking OF mat |
same thing when you spoke De re- I
piled. And / believe can manage IT, /
now that. Miss Lut,etord's academia, .
wounding has given the old iclt such F.
q big blow. I'm fairly sure I can uau- I
age il so far as Ben LittIotord is eou- .
cerned; It's John that's going 90 Dee /
hard 20 bring To taW. he should he /
home this evening, II hes mad good /
luck, and III tackle him a. 5000 a. lie /
comes"
Together they started across David /
horeland's mountain, walking rapidly !
with Dale leading.
Darkness came down on them when
they had covered half the distance. |
Ihe great hemlucks and pcplars
loomed spectral aud gaunt IN the early
starlight. The almost impeneJranle |
Tickets OF laurel and ivy whispered (
uneanny things and their seas OF pink ]
and snowy bloom looked somehow |
ghosty. Now and then there was he .
pnttering OF some little animals feet /
on The dry hard leaves Of uygon: !
years. a solitary brown oW' poured |
out its heart In weird and melancholy !
cries to the night IL loved There WAS |
the faint, far-oir baying az q hound !
anu the soft swish OF L!Tnthawke
wings.
Men from the core of ,vlzatlon
must feel these things Of THE wilder.
ness.
suddenly Dale drew back ;uc s;oOC
still. In The trail ahead. standing as
motionlesS us the frees about him. WGs
the tall figure OF n man. 70 was almost .
as though he were there % rlr the
way.
The Two went on slowly. me u.lre |
dut move, Dale spoke, auG tae ,oM |
,ame 20 lie IL was BY Heck; be was |
leaning Oh the muzzle OF DIS rife
ITS ynu. Is IT, Bill old boy Ee |
yawncd sluggishly. - was a.walan |
here TO- YOU. reckon mas, ga |
went 10 sleep a-standiu Le.e CO.. my /
fcet, !ye got news Biu.'
"Out with it," .-.r---- ..
i've been a-trailin' Henderson Con !
ai day Heck said In guarded tones.
Hes shore got them lowdown Balls /
10 belicyln they're already million
Lairs."
20 sueY that" said Dale. "lha's
~, news" IL y, 7~~7
But that amt alL" ry rc"a reu;
o. "Goifs got Saul Lrttef0~C. TOO
locK. stock, bar'l aud sigh's. re owns
saul jest the same Us ! own wy oic
spotted coon dawg Dime. Snr' ne
gits him a job a-bein mue boss. ana !
what other Litileiords ~ VIII stlcR /
gifts jobs a-diggin The blacs d.moul At
two dollars II day. Asides. a.. Of 'em |
Is 10 have big lot o money when
the dlvidm.up time comes, says Con"
"Much obliged to you, BY Daie Gc-
knOwledged. Lets 90; bout face, !
Byl I'm goln' TO tie hard knot in |
that vlllalnous game oi Henderson
uon's."
They reached John Morelsnds cabin
less than an hour later. horeland !
and bis son had just returned from
Uartersville, and Dale learned through !
Hayes that the two hillDen had shown I
good judgment and some business
sense 10 making their purchases.
When the evening meal was ever
Dale drew John MOreand out TO ID. !
cabin yard. where the many olu-fnsb-
toned flowers made the night mir sweet
with their blended odors rOr u no /
mehl Dale stood looking toward The |
very bright stars ana ihinMng; theu /
he told the big man az hts size Of /