The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-09-16

peated.
do We think" drawied the other.
"'at I'm plumb fool enough to give
my find away 70 nothin'? l been pore
aIl o my life, mister!"
How am | to know" frOwned Dale,
that you've really got a findT"
"Ye'd believe yore own 1--WE eyes.
wouldn't YEP"
yes" Dale agreed, I'D believe my
own two eyes, Of curse. What's your
name, and where are you from?'
what do ! git Outen 1t? | don't
own the mountain it's in, but IT shore
can be bought 70 fifteen cents a acre.
And nobody knows about il but Jest
me. 1t lays closer to the railroad an
this here Moreland vein, too. What
do ! git Outcn It. miSter?"
The m~ountaineer seemed more hon
est than ever, but Dale was still on
his guard. He asked again:
"What's your name. and where are
you from?"
This time the answer came readily:
My name it's Walt Turner, and I'm
from Turner's Laurel, Madison county,
state o. Nawth CaIiner. But my find
il amt nOwharS CloSt to home. "Tain't
no mOre'n about two hours o walkin'
from right here, mister. IF you'd jest
up and go along wi me. I'd show it to
We"
Dale considered. There might be q
considerable vein OF this new coal.
Even if he was sent to the state peni-
Tertiary for a term Of years. Hayes
was entirely capable OF carrying on the
mining operations.
I'D like to take my mining man,
Hayes"
MOI" quickly objected Walt Tur-
ner. 81 don't want nobody else to
know whar it's at but jest you and
me. That away. We see, ef I'm treated
crooked I'll know edzactly who done II
and I'll shore git you! But | heerd
tell at you was pOw'ful square. mis-
ter"
"Could | get back: here before night
fali?"
1:"nrr'S eyes lighted. shore"
.Ih,u lead the way" ordered Dale.
walt Turner frsm Turner's Laurel.
Madison county. state OF North Caro-
lima, crossed the little creek on stones
and went straight to the northeast.
missing the Ball settlement by a good
mile, and hard on his heels followed
the Moreland Coal company's stalwart
general manager.
The way was exceedingly rough.
The two men climbed rugged cliffs,
threaded dense thickets of great laurel.
mountain laurel. sheep laurel, and
hue kleberry bushes. They were one
hour in a stretch of woods where the
!IemlockS, poplarS and hickorieS stood
- tldckly that the interlaCing branches
overhead shut out completely the light
Of the sun and half the light OF day.
Fearing a panther, or a wildcat, Dale
kept his revolver lOoSened and ready In
It's holster. Walt Turner armed him
self with a long staf-for snakes, he
said; ana then ne proved it by killing
i %ratt.cI that had eight rattlcS to It's
ali.
But They Travelled rapidly. nOtwith-
standing The fact thar the going was
iiticult; and TWO hours after the be-
ginning Of th" little journey Dale saw
before him a small and Amos circular.
ieyel-boltomrd basin walled in by low
cliffs. 4 small crfck ran through this
basin and made tWo easy WAYS of IN
trance. In tt,. hollow hey san clumps
II laurel and hurktr5rrry bushes. and
Wild grasses knt''t III; toward the
enter STOOD a solitary big and gnarled
black walnut Tree
They entered al tic point AT which
lac creek ran in. ami Went To the wal
nu; tree. There Turner halted and
arr,i Eli Dale NTH a peculiar CLINT
n his eyes. Dale Was looking at the
ris3rtl walls ni Stone. and ut the
h.i'k green forest that rOSa above
h.in; he WIS marYeIiu.. As only a
riie lover al beauty can marvel. ut
he wonderful grandeur OF il all.
Walt Turner. OF Turner's Laurel.
opened his slit OF 2 mouth aud Spake.
Here's the Kitty"
Date WAS brought owl " his en-
ioym-nt most rudeIy. From behind
ciump> OF laurel and hurklebrrry
bushes. from the tail grasses. from
,veryWhpre-it seened from noWhrrs
there sprang dozens NJ Rails and
's-~