The Adair County news., 1921-09-27
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER L-Young Carlyle wilburton
Yale, or Bill Dale, as he elects TO be
known, son Of wealthy coal operator.
Switch, In eastern Tennessee, abandon
iAG q life of idle ease-and incidentally q
Rtde, Patricia Clavering, at the altar
t3tsrminsd to make his own way in s life
wountaineer girl BY Heck, q charac-
" Of the hills, takes him to John More
Mpd's home. Moreland is chief of bis
HttlefOrds. He tells Dale of the killing
Of his brother. David Moreland. years
tke, owner of rich coal deposits, by q
pan named Carlyle. Moreland's descrip-
Hep Of Carlyle" causes Dale to believe
y @an Wa s--[a.an ais Issner; rs1ts saass
SRAPTER n.-Daie arranges to make
~ home with the Moreland family, for
wAal be sntertains deep respect
=. CHAPTER In.-Talking with Babe"
Huleford next day, Dale is ordered by
eBl2ck Adam" Ball. bully of the district,
q leave his girl" alone: Dale replies
De bully. though badly used up. He ar
l1hges with John Moreland TO develop
pHyids coal deposits. Ben Atdeford
lsnde Q challenge to John Moreland to
6S&us. Horeland agrees. -1ss=EaszErS,
CHAPTER fV.-DlrISe the night ali
tfe guns belonging to the Littlefords and
the Morelands mysteriously disappear.
CHAPTER v.-Dale arranses to 60 to
lad 81 the coal. The two clans nnd their
Weapons, which the women had hidden,
kNd line up for battle. Babe" in an
f4ert to stop the fighting, crosses to the
Herelhnd side Of the river. and 10 aeci.
tsqtally. shot by her father and seriously
sssassS EssA---"S'
CHAPTER v1.-To get proper surgical
sd, John Moreland, Ben Lttieford and
GU. Doctors assure them she 10 not
SERIOUSLY hurt. Dale meets an old friene,
Bobby MeLRurin, who had married
Patricia Clayering. Telling his father Of
David MQreland's coal, the old gentle
mans actions convince his son Of his
tsthers guilt in the killing of Moreland.
CHAPTER Wilt is arranged that
Babe is to stay with Mrs. McLAurin
b be educated. Dale, refusing his faith
SIS proffered financial aid to develop the
mine, interests Newton Wheatley, capi-
tslist, who agrees to furnish the money.
Dale realizes he loves Babe"
CHAPTER VIII Returning to the
Halfway Switch, Dale meets Major
nountsineers, whom he engages as
counsel for the company. A man named
Coz, Of evil repute, tries to bribe Dale
% betray the Morelands by selling him
the coal deposits and telling them they
IRE of little value. Dale attempts to
thrash him, but Goff draws revolver.
Dale is unarmed.
CHAPTER IX-Goff enlists the aid Of q
turbulent crowd, the Balls and Torreys
10 make trouble for Dale's company. The
Ettlefotds and Morelands agree to forget
the old feud and dwell in harmony.
CHAPTER X.-''Babe" returns to her
homo, fearing she is a burden to the Nc
Iaurfns. Dale demonstrates, and she
agrees to go back, for the sake OF ar
education. Waylaid by Black Adam
Ball, Dale fights pistol duel with the
Desperate, and Ball is killed. Dale is ar
rested and taken to jail at Cartersyille
He doesn't see how his shot could hav'
killed Ball.
CHAPTER XI.-There is much specula
ton as to who really killed Ball, tn
general opinion being ii was By Heck
who had constituted himself Dale
guardian.
CHAPTER XII. - Caleb Moreland, sol
of John Moreland, admits firing the sho
which killed Ball, and takes Dale's plac
in jail. He is innocent, but takes tn
blame for the killing in order that Dal
can continue the development of tn
mine.
CHAPTER XIII.-On the pretext of in
vestigating another coal deposit, Dale i
decoyed to a gathering of the Balls an
Torreys. They try him for the murde
of Adam Ball, find him guilty, and sen
tence him 20 be hanged next day. He
rescued by By Heck. Gof is forced t
leave the neighborhood.