Licking Valley courier., 1921-09-29
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synopsis.
CHAPTER I-YounE Carlyle wilburton
known. son Of wealthy cesl operator,
John X. Dale. arrives ct the Halfway
Switch, In eastern Tennsssee, abandon
Ing a life Of idle ease-and incidentally Q
bride. Patricia claverihg. at the altar
determined s Mined to sS make hiI own way in lte;
mountaineer gil. "By" s Heck, a eSarse. %
ter Of the hills, takes him to John More
lands home. Moreland is chief OF iIis
elan" which has an old feud with the
Littlefords. He tells Dale Of the killing
Of his brother David MereIand. years
man named Carlyle. Morslsnd's dsscrip-
ton Of Carlyle" causes Dale to believe
the man was his father.
CHAPTER II.--Dals arrsngss to make
his homo with the Hsreland family. for
whom By sntertaihs deep rsSpsct
CHATTER m.--Taitins with ',nabe.
nttleford next day. Dale is ordered by
Black Adam" Bali. bully OF the dlStrict,
to leave his girl" alone. Dale replies
spiritedly. and they nght; Dale whips
ranges with John Morslaad q Sevsisp
Dayid'g oeal deposits. Aen. tittefera
meet HIN With he {olewsfSs next day. h
battle. horelsnd agrees
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the guns belonging to the Littlsfords and
the MorelanAs mysteriously disappear.
CHAPTER v.--Dais arranEes to 70 70
Cincinnati 10 rpcNre money Tor the IaiN-
ing Of the coal The tive clsns fna the6
SSS %SspTRs as u Tss sss Battle Sss Ssa Aadi
effort to step the fighting, crosass 70 the
Moreland side Of the river, and 10 acci-
dentally shot by her father and seriously
wounded.
CHAPTER VITO get proper surgical
aid, John Moreland,. Ben Lttleford and
city. Doctors assure them she y not
seriously hurt. Dale meets an cid friend,
Bobby McLAurin, who had married
Patricia clayerinE. Telling his. fathef. Of
David Mpreland's poals the CID gentle
mans actions cppyince hts sen af his
fathers guilt In the killing Of horsiand'
CHAPTER Wilt 10 arranged tina,
Babe" Is to stay with Mrs. MeIAurin
to be educated. Dale, refusing hts faith
er's proffered financial aid 70 deveiop tht
mine, interests Newton Whealoy. capl-
tallSI, VINO HkTOon 10 IuIufuu tno tuohoys
Dale realizes he leyes Babe"
CHAPTER VIII. - Returning 70 the
Hallway Switch, Dale meets MAJOR
Bradley. lawyer, and real friend Of the
mountaineers, whom he engages a.!
counsel for the company. 4 man named
to betray the MorelAnds by selling hinn
the coal deposits, and telling them they
are OF little value. Dale attsmpu 10
thrash him, but Goff draws q revolver.
Dale Is unarmed.
CHAPTER K.-Goff snlists ths aid sf =
sSrnHtsst Sass ,taSS s1sS ~ eh ~ S ri:
Littlefotds and Morelsndg aSfes 10 fefGsi
tho old feud and dwell In hsrMsRS.
BY Heck Joined them then. III
guessed Just what had happened
plucked at Dale's sleeve and whis
pered: ..... 10,
"Sposen takes a sneak or tive to
ward them lowdown. wanut-eyed
knock -kneed, .dadblamed Balls ant
Torreys and finds out what ! can fn'
out; hey, Billi" e.r % .'..rev
The answer came readlly;. rSuri
yau be detective. But be careful tha
you deh't lose anything for w. J
know, Il you don't gain anJthinGe
BY Heck and bis ride disappears
In the darkness Of the mountain hiEAi
A little after work.time that daI
BIZ Dale started alone on tho way
the narrow-gauge railroad for. tho BIZ
Ing. He wished to see for himself jus
what the damage had been to u
trestle. and he hoped to meet Gof. q
Ball, or a Torrey, and learn som'
thing that would be to his advantag'
Before he had covered two miles. b
had seen two Of the enemy akulkln
: through the woods, and he recognise
them for Torreys from Jerusalel
Cove aud Hatton's He'll; he knew
by their very swarthy skin, their hig
cheekbones and their coarse blac
hair, the outcropplngs Of the Cheroke
Indian blood In them. They locke
| cunning and wicked. Dale loosens
in Its holster the big revolver tn
, Major Bradley had persuaded him
carry for his own protection. Inh
: Moreland had taught him how to VI
I firearms.
At a point near where the lit
:, stream that flowed past the Halfwi
i switch emptled into Doe river, wheI
: Doe river turned almost squarely
=. the left, Dale halted abruptly. He hi
seen a man dart behind scrubby OF
: some thirty yards ahead Of him; qui
naturally, he concluded that the Il
,, low meant to waylay him, and he, to
J stepped behind o tree, 4 big hemlac
/ A silent minute went BY. Then pa
4 put his hat out on one side Of the IN
i, and peeped from the other side
. was an old trick that Grandpap Nor
r land had told him about. 4 III
cracked promptly and sharply, and
bullethole appeared In the rim Of
Z hat
e Following II, there came the coar,
bass voice Of Black Adam Ball, I
mouptaIneer 6pliathi
4 "YOu calpt fool me. ! jest shot
put u hole IN yare new hat and
= show We ut ! amt no bad shot. Y
: CANT hit my hatW
Dale's temper, the temper that h
. always been so hard to keep und
= control. rose quickly. He tried to n
4 son with himself, and couldn't;
I, passion mastered him. He snatch
I. the hig revolver from It's holster Il
{. cooked i. with rs steady n hand
J, ever held u weapnn tFaIned, he beg
z t0 take MIN NJ Ball's SLOUGH hat
& hnlf Of which WIS IN plaIn view nj q
IN sIde of the spruhhy nak,
VII ~ fooled you nnGe, back thare
J. the middle of the river" he cried h
:. ly, "and now I'm going to fool y
Z. againl"
:. There wns In his voice that old,
Z. primitive rige, which frightened h
Y. apd ppgEled him too, in bis better
N. mepls,
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