Cheyenne Wells record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1???-1969, 1921-12-29

the hills, Of the feud betweesr her pe,-
Pile and the M6relands and Of hsw she
had hated the bloodshed. She tsid Of
the coming Of Major Bradley. Of her
burning thirst for education. Of the old
trainn'an who had thrown her news
paper each day, and Of the coming Of
Bill Dale.
Il was lonesome" she continued,
land nobody ever seemed to under
stand how felt. That is. until Bill
Dale came. After I met him, couldn't
see anything but him; he seemed to me
Ike somethin' I'd had and lost. j.. :"
"Then." said Mrs. Dale, .why did
you refuse to marry" t.
"wait-you don't know, II ALL" File
abetli Interrupted her. There was the
KILN q that heather. Adam Ball.
went to tend. the trial because knew
l could clear your son IL Major Brad
ley couldn't. You see, Mrs. Dale. I
happened to know who did kill Adam
Hall. and meant to tell II It was nee
essary. >.
'-.Dn the ,nornin' Of the KILN BIN
had started mp the river BY himself. II
was dangerous for him to 60 OF like
that. on account o. them Balls and Tor
reya. Back In the Big Pine country
theie Is a tall. thin nun named sam
Heck. He's q big eater. an awful liar,
and worshiper Of Bill Dale. Sam
heard my father say 1t was dangerous,
and he whispered: I'll Jest sneak
through the laurels and gyard Bill
from ahind him. Iheard him say It.
Mrs. Dale. Il .s,s -.
80 he went sneakin' along che foot
O. the north end O. David Moreiand's
mountain. with his rifle In his hand, to
guard your son. Bill didn't know he
was beIn' followed. because Heck Is as
crafty rs cat. got nervous about
Bill. SO went into the laurels and fol-
lowed Sam Heck. When I overlook
him. he was standin' behind a clump
O sheep laurel and Iookin' toward the
river. t.-r
II whispered, Where's Bilr ~
"He said, BE still, Babe" And then
he thumbed his rifles hammer back
without sound.
II looked toward the river and saw
Bill Dale a-walkin' up the nearest
bank, ind saw Black Adam slip be-
hind tree not far away. Bill saw
Adam, and he slipped behind a tree.
too. Adam shot at Bills hat. and
teased Bill. Bill shox at Adams hat
and then Adam Ball jumped up groan-
In like he was done for. and fell. all a.
twistin', to the ground. But he wasn't
hit. He put his gun out by the tree to
kill Bill as soon as he showed himself.
1t was one o. his old tricks.".
Elizabeth Littleford raised her head
slowly and went on In voice that was
much shaken: u
and yet stood there and begged Sam
Heck to finish him. The rest happened
In no time. Ball was already a-lo0kin'
along his sights. Bill Dale was nearly
out In the open. l." she faltered. and
then came rush Of words: II wouldn't
marry him without tellin' him, because
1t wouldn't be fair to him; and II
told him. he-he wouldn't have me.
The woman he marries mustn't be a.
q s-savage."
She stopped and stared at Mrs. Dale
almost defantly. Her head was high.
and her hands were clasped in her lap
so hard that they trembled.
II think you have made q mountain
out Of q molehill, my dear" the older
woman. said gently. what you did
was right, not wrong any good woman
would have done Just what you did.
Elizabeth, I am sure" AZ
Elizabeth I.ittleford faced Mrs. John
X. Dale squarely. There was 4 strange
glow In her eyes =
"But I haven't told you everything"
she. murmured:@.r took S3he Heck's
ride from him. and Killed Adam Ball
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