The Glenwood post., 1921-08-20
SYNOPSIS.

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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER L-Young Carlyle wilburton
Dale, or "Bill Dale" as he elects to be
John X. Dale. arrives at the Hallway
Switch, in eastern Tennessee. abandon
iny life Of idle ease-snd incidentally q
Determined to make his own way in life.
mountsineer girl BY Heck, charac-
isad home Morsi s i. 70 oh 5Hn Of 0f Il.
elan" which has an old feud with the
Littlefords. He tells Dale of the killing
OF his brother, David Moreand, years
man named Carlyle. Moreland's descrip-
ton of Carlyle causes Dale to believe
the man was his fathar.
CHAPTER H.-Dale arranges to make
his home with the Moreland family. for
CHAPTER II1.-Talking with Babe"
Lttleford next day, Dale is ordered by
to leave his girl" alone. Dale replies
.piritedIy. and they fight. Dale whips
the bully IN though ohn oAaly yssd W H. ss,
David's coal deposits. Ben Lttleford
sends . challenge to John Morsland to
meet him with his followers next day. in
battle. Aoreland agrees.
CHAPTER Iv.-Durins the night all
the guns belonging to thu L..ss...5Fss sk1
CHAPTER v.-Dale arranges to 20 to
Cncinnati to secure money for the min
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and line UP for battle. Babe" in an
effort to stop the fighting. crosses to the
M ass .ids Of the river. and !. acct
wounded
II was altogether by accident that
the Littleford chief found his weapons.
He had dropped small coin through
q crack In the floor. Babe was quick
to say that she would crawl under the
house and look for the coin, although
she had just put on a freshly laun-
dered blue-and-white calico dress. Her
anxiety showed plainly in her face
Her father questioned her sharply, and
she stammered in spite of herself. Ben
LittlefOrd's suspicious were aroused.
So he came out from under the cabin
floor with his hands full of the steel
Of rifle barrels, and with the money
forgotten. He placed the rifles care
fully on the floor of the porch, turned
and caught his daughter by the arm.
WHO hid em2" he demanded gruffiy.
Il hid EN-" was the ready answer,
defiant and bitter-"I, me! What're
you a-goin' to do about It'll"
Littieford flung his daughters arm
from him. He was king, even as John
Aoreland was king. His keen eyes
stared at the young womans face as
though they would wither 1t.
What made you hide 'emT he
growled. Say, what made We do it?"
ITO try and save human lives. ats
why!" Babe answered. THAT man
from the city-what'll he think O. us
a-dotn' this-away. a-fghtin' like crazy
wildcats7"
IF he don't like the way we do
here, he can go back home" retorted
the angry mountaineer. He amt tied,
Is her"
Babe smiled a smile that was some
how pitiful and turned OF.
THE amt no use in a-argyin' with
you. pap" she said hopelessly. IL
might nigh wisht was dead"
At that instant the gate creaked
open. Babe glanced toward 1t and saw
coming that black beast Of a man,
Adam Ball the Goliath, and he was
armed heavily: in one hand ha carried
n new hlgh-power repeating rife, and
around his great waist there was
new belt bristling with long, bright
smokeiess cartridges fitted with steel
1acketed bullets.
When Dale and his companion
reached the cabin, Addie Moreand met
saem. Anxiety was breaking her
heart
MIR. Dale" she pleaded, Il want you
to 90 down thar to the river and see
eff the's anything ye can do to stop
II afore II begins. You jest walk out
bold in the open and ye won't be shot
at, and IN be obleeged to ye. Oh,
know the amt but one chanst in ten
thousand, but I'm a-prayin' yen strike
that one chanst.
Dale knew that he could do nothing
toward bringing peace. and he knew
that John Moreland would be angry
at his interfering. But he nodded and
went toward the river. He didnt have
the heart in him to refuse.
Theu there came the keen thunder Of
a rifle shot.
Dale halted for a moment. between
two sycnmores on the nearer slue Oh
the river he saw a pun of smoke rls'
inv lazily from bphinI n wafer OAK Oh