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

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of rifles were staring at him with their
frnWning. m%urderOus eyes, and their
bullets would riddle him If he showed
fight. He glanced toward Walt Tar
ner. klnsman OF the Balls.
Turner was Laughing openly. Pore
little kitty"
"If ever | have the chance" NUT
tered Bill Dale, "Iil thrash you for
this cute little joke Of yours"
you won't never have the chanst."
laughed Walt Turner.
The Balls and the Torreys began
10 close in on all sides, ana y solid
ring Of dark and for the mos, part
'eardcd. wickedly triumphant faces
tormed Itself around Dale. Adam
Balls father, the acknowledged le:t!'r
Of that band Of outbreaks that was
now the Ball-Torrcy faction. g'arpd 1T
Dale with black eyes that were filed
with the fire Of intense hatred; then
he seized Dale's revolver and thrust
II inside the Waist band Of his worn
leans trousers. Dale felt the grip
Of rough hands on his shoulders and
/ arms. He fully realized his great
danger; but he strOve to keep all signs
Of fear out OF his cOuntenanCe. and
he was o unsuccessful.
~ presume this is what you call
taking the law into your own hands.
isn't IT," he said with a smile that
was forced.
"Edzactly - snapped old Bali. we
ketched we TO the law. and we held
We TO the law, and we turned We over
To the law; and EN-. by comics, the
law turned We loose the very next
day! And en- the shuriT he comes
out here and arrests four O US! Ef
the law won't try We and punish we
To- a-shoOtin' my son Adam in cold
blood. by %connies, Wen try We aud
punish We TO a-dOiu' It. But ye
needn't be skecred none at all. Ye're
plumb shore u git ~jeStiCe. I'll prom
isr We %ie>iice.
"You'vp evidently overturned the
fa.I ll,,, another inHn cpnfe>st'i 10
~ killing and ti,Hi tia; waS why
i.ry liberated me" >nii Date.
"It's some cussed frame-up." snarled
the leader Of the gang. mo man on
earth dom like no other man we'll
enough 70 that. Asides, you're hi
one at killed my son Adam. by gOn-
MES, and you're the II at must SUI
fer TO it. Right here Onder this here
Warput tree we're a-gOin' TO hold cote
and have yore trial. by jedge and jury,
and you'll shore git whats a-cOmiu'
Bill Dale cut ia with some bitter
ness: and you'll be the Judge, and
your plans have already been laid. and
I'm to be hanged by the neck until
dead; eh? Well. you'll pay dearly for
it, | promise you. We always have
10 pay for what We get, you know.
The M0relandS and the LittlrfOriS will
be quick TO settle the ccOun You
know that"
No" Old Bali disagreed holly. 81
don't knew tsatIe
He turned 10 the others
"Set down. boys. It's the samc price
as standin'. The jury will please set
owe thar" pointing 80 his right. The
pris'ncr and his guards will please set
right oye thar" pointing to his left.
The hon'rable jedse, which same 10
me. will please SET right thar" indi-
eating d spot at the base of the gnar!ed
walnut. The rest" he finished. will
Sas y - N tl,.u ~ nlnn- SAt
down. men"
His orders were Obeyed. Dale found
himself sitting on the ground between
two pairs Of mOuntaineerS and facing
a line OF twelve mOuntaineerS-the go
called jury. To his left was the self
appointed judge, and to his right
lOun9ed a score or more Of men whose
attention was then being turned to
ward a jug Of fiery new whisky that
had never been near to a revenue
stamp or anything else that was hon
est. Tie jug Travelled rapidly from
one hairy mouth to another.
Old Ball passed the jug to a mem
Der Of the Jury" and announced:
well, dammit, CO'te's open now"
kitty, kitty, kitty" taunted Walt
Turner. pore little kitty"
The mOckery began. 1t was ridicu-
l"us, and yet ii was grim. Adam
Balls father himself furnished most
Of the evidence; also he acted az
prosecuting attorney. or course there
was no counsel for the defense, and
1t wouldn't have helped il Dale had
had a %proverbial Philadelphia lawyer
on the grounds; all the proof and elO-
Quence and pleading in the world never
would have changed, in the slightest de-
gree, the sentence that had been cut and
dried for Bill Dale. The mock trial
was being held solely because the
Balls and Torreys felt that by hold
ing 1t they were insulting the majesty
Of the law and making their ven
geance sweeter. 1t became worse than
Night fell during the wordy and