The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

Charming WiIes Of Her-"Iook at
My New Dress"
where you want me to 60, eff It's
to Torment. Now tell me how it comes
that find my people and their ine'
mics as thick as m'lasses in jug,
while we walk on"
When Dale returned to John More
lands cabin from having seen Babe
Littleford safely to her fathers door,
he found Major Bradley and BY Heck
waiting at the gate. Heck had some
important, bad news, he said.
Better not tell me about it until
after supper" replied Dale. I'm as
hungry as you ever we're, By"
They went in to sit down to one of
the best meals Addie Moreland had
ever prepared. When they had fin
ished eating, John Moreland led the
way into the best room, where they
took chairs. The major produced
cigars. BY Heck, swollen with feel
ing Of greatness, lighted the wrong
end of his weed, faced Dale, and be-
gan to unburden his mind Of its weight
of information.
well, Bill, old boy" he began-and
then stopped to wonder why his cigar
| wouldn't smoke as we'll as the majors
swell, Bill, old boy" he went on, final
t w. Henderson Golf, he's shore been
!. as busy as a one-armed man In bum
Y blebee's nest. ! CANT see, igOd, what's
D wrong with this here seegyar. He's
went and brung about twenty-five Tor
d reys from two places knowed as Jer
e uslem cove and Hatton's hell, to hell
work his mine when he gifts 1t. They're
0 all a-puttin' up with them Balls. Thu
Y Torreys is part lnjun, Cherokee In
iun, and I've heered it said at the,
4 was as bad or wuss'n rattlesnak
broth"
Major Bradley blew little cloud o
:, smoke upward. More Of the game Q
= bluff, perhaps" he suggested.
"rm inclined to think So though,
fully said Dale. swell, we'll avoi
:. trouble as long as we decently can
!. and when we can no longer get aroun
:. Il. we'll call in as much of the la'
;, as we can get, and meet it half.wa!
Eth, Hayes?"
- Sure" nodded the mining expert.
70 Dale was on his way to the me-
- siding the following morning, when b
-, met Henderson Golf. Again Dale Wa
=, =. forcibly reminded of stories he ha
=. heard and read Of Mississippi rivt
~ steamboat gamblers Of the long ag
: Golf stepped out Of the trail, smile
IL and spoke with apparent good hume
Dale passed him without a word.
= Then the shyster coal man Gale
out, "Ready to sell yet?'
e. The Moreland Coal company's ma
ager halted and faced about with
70 pickering Of his brows.
"For a fair price, yes.'
I'D "Just what would you call a IA
prlce?"
H. "Oh. somewhere between two al
,os three hundred thousand promptly.
nj Golf shifted, and the corners OF |
mouth came down.
~ "You don't want much. You wol
get It from mel"
M II don't want it from you"
Dale turned and went on. he "
Tor sorry that he had stopped to talk vi
ng. the fellow.
not That afternoon he again met G
no in the trail. The bare sight OF
az SINISTER made him very angry now, a
,de his right hand fell upon the butt
IN the big revolver on his hip, Con Y
div about to sidestep in the laurels, wi
her Dale caught him roughly BY the al
do "See here" he said sharply, you
:? about cut your little swath. We
hen had enough Of you. You can't get 7
her coal at any price, and the sooner !
his get yourself out Of this country
better and safer It will be for ,
W. To be plain, I'm pretty apt to thr
you the very next time see you. )
Ight move on"
him Cot went of laughing wicke
hat "oh, all right, Dale; 90 ahead
she build the little road for met he $
Late that night every sleeper IN
,yer valley Of the Doe was awakened b
,e,r great, rumbling explosion, which
81. followed almost immediately p!