The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-02-18
Continued from last issue)
CHAPTER XIV.

In court at Gainesville, the new Eliza
beth Littleford alighted from an after
noon train at the Halfway switch. She
was dressed in 4 smart and neatly
fitting suit Of dark blue, with lacey
white at her throat and at her wrists;
she wore a hat Of dark blue relieved
by a touch Of white. In one Of her
strong and well.shaped, gloved hands
she carried a travelling bag of black
leather. =, -. .
4 big and sunburned young man In
boots and corduroys FASTENED to her.
He raised his br0ad-rimmed hat.
smiled, took the bag, and pressed her
hand as though he was very glad to
see her.
bill Dale!" she cried toyously above
the roar Of the passing train. "Blll
Dale, it's you!"
''Sure, it's mel" laughed Dale. "How
good you look! I can hardly believe
it's you"
~But it is" she smiled. Tell me:
what do. you think the outcome O. your
trial Is going to bev'
Dale noted that her English had I'M
proved, aud it WAS gratifying to him.
As for the trial .....
II don't know" he said. "But Ma
jor Bradley thinks I'll come clear. He
believes that somebody that was hid
den on the mOutainside above us shot
Ball to save nue.. BY Heck limited that
he knew that this was the case; and
he intimated that I would stand bet
tier chance Of acquittal than anybody
else would stand, and that If 1 re-
celved;, q sentence. the right man
would come forward with q confess
sion. i have an idea that BY Heck
himself killed Adam Ball-that Is, II
didn't do It. ~ =. =, ~ - = -
".And Gale Moreland-wasn't 1t fine
for him to do what he done for you.
Bill Dale? How are you Eettin' along
with the miner '.s:s>* g..
First rate Dale; answered. bright
ening at once. ss.'We're shipping now
And we're getting . smashing price
forseyerys ounce Of it.. ~. -
II see,""< said the young woman. He
went on: ,. ,.e..., =.
""All Of the boys and girls Of the
Morelands, except. the very little ones,
are. in school ut Gainesville, and
They're learning fast, When our Dor
frowed capital is paid back, the More
land families are going to buy farms
lying near Gainesville and 60 to them
A big lewland> farm close to good
schools and 4 good little town-well
there are worse places on earth. Pity
poor David Moreland can't know about
it." 80. ,.>l-
I'D say!'
She hung her head. She was think
Ing, as she had so often thought be
fore, Of her own benighted people.
And the Llttlefords?" she muir
INJURED. 1t had slipped past her lips
Dale and the Morelands owed tho Lat
tlefords nothing.
Dale understood. and no gave he
a sympathetic glance.
+ "A few Of the boys and girls OF tn
Littlefords are going to school In Car
tersvIlle, perhaps one from each fam
ily," he told her. 1T is rather e1
pensive, you know, on account OF tn
boarding, and they can't AFFORD I
send all their children. However,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. people VII
have their chance for education, TOO.
| "But it won't do much good to edu
cate one out = each family" said Ell
abeth. They'd come straight bac
here when they. got through, with tnel
schoolin,, and soon fogit-I mean To-
get.-it all. II they make their learl
in nay 'em anything, they'll have
stay where they can use it."
II She began to stare absently towar
her well-shod feet.
"Are you ready to 60" Dale aske'
Elizabeth Littleford raised her hea
Tx with a slight jerk and said rather avn
wardly:... ..-...-s ,. -.
I'LL HAS the valley changed muchT
III Not very much" answered Dal
."There's a new log church, where
old minister named Ashby Gro:
breaches the gospel of straight wal
ing and human kindness every Su
day. Henderson Cot isn't here al
more, but he sent me his address
case we wanted to sell the mine II
rorreys have gone back to Jerusale
cove and Hatton's he'll. and the Bal
are as quiet as mice. These, 1 believ
are all the changes worth mentioning
p Together they set out and wake
without saying much, to the crest
David Moreland's mountain, and the
they halted. The autumn sun, gre
II red ball Of fire, was just setting beyo'
the majestic Big Pine.
Dale pointed to long, moss-coVer
slab of brown sandstone.
.Let's sit down these and rest"
suggested. You're tired, Babe,
know. Don't mind my calling y
Babe do your II &
She looked at him as though 9