Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-09-29

0h. somewhere between two ana
three hundred .hosNnd promptly
Ger shifted. and alie corners oE BITS
mouth came down.
7Yon don't want much. You won'r
gel Il from me e.
u don't want Ii from ypn
Dale turned and went On. he was
sorry that be had stopped % talk With
the Fellow
That afternoon be again met Gofl
IN the trail The bare sight Of the
shysfer made him very angry now and
bis right hind fen upon the butt of
the big revolver on his hip. Cor was
about 10 siaesiep ID the laurels. when
Dale caught him roughly BY the arm.
~see here" be said sharply, you've
about cut your little swath, We've
had enough Of you. You can't get this
coal at any price and the sooner you
get yourself ont o. this country the
better and safer II VIII be for you.
10 Be plain. I'm pretty apt 70 thrush
yo6 the very next time wee yon. Now
move Onr
0oR went on laughing wIckedly.
"0h. all right, Dale: 60 ahead and
build the little road Tor meig he said.
Late that night every sleeper IL the
valley Of the Doe was awakened BY q
great rlimbling explosion. which YRS
followed almost Immediately by an
other great, rumhllng explosion. Be-
fore the revefDeratlons had died
away. Bill Dale sad dressed himself
aud was standing on the vine hung
front porch. and he was only q few
seconds ahead Of John M0reland.
Then there came the tearing sound
OF heavy explosion miles 70 The east
ward.
do " know what II is1r Inquired
the Inountaineer.
They've stolen our dynamite from
the tObacco-barn, and blown up the Of
tics and supplies building and the COM
rniasnry building; also they've blown
up the big trestie near The siding"
Dale answered.
-'Ats my guess. iooE said Alore-
land.
Within the next half hour Dsle and
Hayes Major Bradley. and the men
folk 81 the Morelands and the Little
fords had gathered around the wreck
Of the two biz. unfinished frame build.
Iliga Dale blamed himself much for
having left dynamite uaguarded IN the
tobacco-bnrn--buf nobody else blamed
him for Il
TITS time 70 let the law IN" he said
when he had viewed the julnbled mass
OF broken piankH and siEgbern by he
light Of lanterns He turned 10 stall.
wart Luke Afofeiand.
~You get on my horse and rfds 90
CarternyiiIe for he sheriff. Tel him
be can get the best posse In the world
right here. II be needs one. Et's the
proper thing. Isn't Il. mnjurS-
~Yes.~ said Major Bradley. "itsa the
proper thing. You'vs got a real grley-
ance now. But fancy Con- had n0ah-
ing 70 % with thlsi be u nbrewd
enough 70 know that a thing Ike this
would cook his Kouss. Con has been
playing blum game all along. yDu
know. Some Balia o. some Torfeys
perhaps q mixture OF both, have dome
lhis without Cons knowing anything
about a. I'd have sheriff t1owefs ar
resi- several ~ The Rails and tevaral
" the Torreya and Try ID srsrre Them
into turning states evidence 10 aaye
/ themselves
Ths major finished III low tone,
because Of the probability for caves
troopers. ard IN this Dc Nas wlne
Wen 10 thnt,~ Dale decided.
ne faced Hayes. hin rlghthand man.
and began to give orders tIke a yet.
erHn general manager The men we're
to take their rides with them ID work
10 the morning. but they were 70 are
no shot unless Il was 10 defense u
life Of property. ii the morning every
available wagon IN the vHlley was 70
be sent to the little sawmlll that was
III operation ten miles toward The law
land for more building material
BY Heck Joined lhem then. Eie
guessed just what had happened.
pluchcd At Dnie's sleeve and whis.
pertd:
~gpusen takes d sneak or two 10.
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