Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-11-17

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.fs.rd W don't quite understand.
.It was a terrible thing. ! know.
said Dale. But it was the FORTUNES
Of war. The Littlefords have enduree
the fortunes Of war in exactly tint
s,m. way. Come with me; let's 90.
need your help: can do very LITTLE
without your help. Come. John More
lsnd!"
The hillman replied slowly: wen,
I'll go with ye over thar. But BED
he'll hat 10 make the tust break =.
s.bein' friends, cause I'm purity shoN
1 never will As soon - ! GIT IN!
hat. Bill.
He wen, TO the front porch and
took from chatrpos, his broad
r;nmed headgear. Then ske two set
out
They crossed an o1-waEnn road. 9
swest-scented meadow. the river oy
means OF the blown-down sycamore
smother kwee,-scented meadow and
another o1-wssoa road. and entered
the cabin yard Of the Littleford chief.
He-e. TOO, many old-fsshioned flowers
! were in bloom: cane fshinGpoie.
slender and white. leaned against the
rc,ch: 1t made Dale think OF
You val, OUT here" whispered
Dale, with : hand OF his companions
arm "rlI so in and see II l can per-
! susde LIttleford TO make the adSance.
In pretty sure can"
he started forward when e hound
-o<e from the stone step and growied
wsuinsly. AZ that Dale halted and
sang OUT:
Hello, Ben
The tror. door swung open creak
ing on wooden hinges and Babes IA
[ :he-. hsreheaded and with lamp In
ais hand, spp-a-ed IN the doorway
Ee knew the voice that had summoned
/ him
Core -.sh. in. Nj Dale he lD-
vired with the utmost oor'iiali'y
! Come right in
He <coldst the dog away. and Dale
entered the primitive home He was
shown ,c,o the hes; room where he
Z dropped easily into : rO.omy old rock
e. rh.t was lined with Al untanned
<AsS2szin- B-a Li,-letort put the
lamp OF crude -zb.e. drew up sn-
o:he- casi-. zut sat down facing his
yt<i,o-
y hope !e ANT .es, happened over
/ :c' q minute O. two OF business he
t1~iei: I hoS- yt're come 20 spend
tie u!sh; al ne ANYWAY
-Tu here II the Interests OF peace,
Dale began lookins AZ the hillm.u
S,u.Hsiy. = want you LirIletocts 10
- O good terms with ycur neich-
t-o-s. The Mo-elsrts John IS out
there - your gate now: he IS visiting
tor yec 10 ask him in and say 10 him:
Let's begin anew: le,'. be friends
yc-- people and ny people. you and
1e-' YoC want that ton't you. Bent
Bate did In sure
lItisto-t trpwred Laced his big IN
gers together and cwIrie[: his big
thumbs Nov that he vas once nor-
:: hone with ASSURANCE that his
daughter would en,irsl! recover. he
~.s 10 longer weak; he had sll his
cd courage and all his old. stubborn
Ill p-5te hack
III s1 John in he finally de
c5csi -ou: he'll hst 20 make the tuS,
a-ssk ~ s-he.n' friends Ne akin
s1 Into ~ house is purity du-r-i
Sc''t S-sr. toward friendship. a!n'I
l.v
Es srose. .osok Up the lamp wAke-,
20 tie t-oc. ico- and opened II. and
called INTO the nisht:
WcC'I re come IN, IohnT
= -sekoa will. Ben Was the lazy
a-s-ec. 70 minute Snyhow. BuI
-s'ckcs1 csiar <.sy long
Na-sisut followed Lit,leto,t into
lie ess. .aa-- u,,leto,t put the lamp
e->ss3s H. vc.r lexthe--b-ound Bible
&C lie able and they sat down They
i1.'ss-. steadily 4, each osher. and
Dale saw plainly that hc,A were i'll
:; >sss- S-.e,y, though, Mese,and. he
.at 5ooe 4 s-sa, deal when he had
na1s ilEo his cd eoeay's house.
S-osI. :heceh, Llt,leseed. he had
,:ace s-ea: deal when BE had asked
lob No-sasrt into his hone.