Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-08-12

III the LlttleIords all lost their guns JUS
II as the Morelands did"
II "The devil I"
II The mountaineers began to Grove
II about Dale.
| And who" asked their leader, "do
| We think done it?r
Bill Dale shook his head slowly and
threw out his hands.
How should | know?" He went
on: Babe told me about the LlttlefOrd
guns disappearing. | saw her down
at the river; she was fishing"
did she say anything" pursued
John Moreland, lat sounded like she
knowed whar them guns went tor"
'She told me- said Dale. "she would
give her life TO stop the fighting. She
seemed rather badly worked up over
it,"
From the cabins front doorway came
a wOman's sorrowful voice:
"And me, too; I'd give my life to
stop this here fghtin'. had boy,
a big, strappin' boy"
John Moreland frowned toward his
wife and interrupted, NOW, Adde,
honey, don't do that"
1t ended the talk.
Mrs. Moreland dried her eyes on
corner of her freshly ironed bingham
apron. and announced the MONDAY
meal The mountaineers dispersed. |
Grandpap Moreland went away claw
ing at his long white beard and grum-
bling over the loss of his beloved old
Lancaster.
An hour later Dale cornered the
Moreland leader on the vine-hung
front porch and suggested that they
look over the coal property that after
noon. He was eager TO go to work,
eager to be doing something worth
while, he told Moreland. The hillman
stood very still for what seemed to
the other a very long time, and had
no word to say. Evidently the feud
had all his mind now.
When he did speak, he said simply:
"AlI right, Bill"
After half an hour of fighting their
way through thickets of blooming lau-
rel and ivy, they drew up before an
Old and widowed cabin at the north
end of David Moreands mountain.
Moreland led the way in and pointed
to a spot under small paneless win !
dow.
"Thar." said he, sis whar we found :
my brother David"
The two men turned for the point !,
1t which the coal vein ran out to tie =
light of day. =
Dale picked up a piece of the shin =
ng black stuff. Judging by the little :,
he knew and the great amount of de- +,
cription re had heard, the vein was :,
cry large and the coal itself of the a
inest grade. -
1T was a big find" he told his com ",
'anion, "a big find. II was pity to
et it lie here untouched for so long; =,
nd yet it's worth more today than it n
'as ever worth before" -,
His enthusiasm ran warm, and More
md caught II quickly. Together they
astily planned out the little railroad ~
nat was to wind its way through the
lids and connect with the big rail- oh
)ad at the Halfway switch
Il know I'm a-doin' right about It," az
lie mountaineer said twice for the ~,
anetit of his conscience II know
ore David he would want me to do "a
us eff he could know" do
I'm sure of it," agreed Dale. I'm
art for Cincinnati tomorrow. I've on
IT enough money TO take me there mo-
I'd back. | have a very wealthy
lend there-hiS name is Harris; | on,
ink | can borrow enough from him II
finance the beginning of this thing. TOR
I'd I'll buy a locomotive and cars, IN.
d all the other necessary machinery,
lille I'm In Cinclnnati-unleSs | fail ua
get the money from Harris. When IN
get back, which should be within fol
INT days, Wen start the work. AT ma,
guess. I'd say Wen need twenty !
m. Can we get them?" ma,
shore" nodded the mountaineer nat
nd all Morelands at that" for,
They turned homeward. At last com
! Dale was happy. He had some way
ne TO do now-an aim in life. He n
4 difficulties 10 overcome. obstacles hon
remove, barriers to surmount-it IAN,
: his big chancel Dal,
sure
t was almost sundown when Dale III
urned from his visit to the coal whe
n-Big Pine mountain hid the sun dow
a little after three in the afternoon. rife
borrowed fishing rod and a min abou
pail, which made his going to the II
er seem proper enough TO join ford
roland, and set out TO meet Babe CLAIM
tleford. He was glad that nobody as 81
ressed desire to accompany him. III
ie found Ben Littieford's daughter was
IRE he had found her twice before 81
ing on stone the size Of a small his
rel. She was fishing with an IN Old
ed hook. which was equal TO fish I he,
not at all. and she seemed pleased BARI
n she saw him coming He sat SCUM,
n On the stone at her side. She "t.
- over little shyly. aBi .r'e,l TO river
sr her feet With ner Gallo. sxlrts. ditch
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