American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03

shore Earned purity id well. 1t must
ha' been yore third shot at got
ADAM"
u fired only once" disagreed Dale.
"Yonr son fired first; l fred second /;
and somebody else, l haven't the
slightest idea who, fired the other
shot"
"Aw, shet upi Ye can tell it at the
trial." growled old Ball. Then to his
kinsmen.
Well hold Dale right here, boys,
ontel the shuriff he's sent after comes.
And we'll not move Adam, which same
is accordin' to law. | reckon Shuriff
Tom Fowers'n find a different job
from what he expected to find won't
he, boys? Say, | wisht n o. you
reifers'd gf me a good, big chaw o.
tobacker. Be burned eff l don't. Adams
death, it has made me feel sort o.
bad, by comics, and tobacker's allus
a consolation
Bill Dale, you hain't got a chaw o.
tobacker on We, have ye-bought to-
hacker, store tobacker? It's q burned
sight better'n homemade, / says. Ye
say We don't chewl Chew-h-lI
Whyn't We say 'chaw,' like a mani L
allus knowed We wasn't no count, no
how. Nobody at don't chaw tobacker
amt no count. All right, Jim
Ike" to his nephew, "I1l take a chaw
o yores, then. And I'll take a tol'ably
big chaw, Jim Ike, cause Adams
death has made me feel sort O. bad,
and t~obacker's allus a consolation"
The sounds of the shooting had car
ried far, and 1t wasn't long until the
scene of the tragedy was crowded with
Balls and Torreys, L%ittlefords and
Morelands. Major Bradley and Hayes,
too, were there. Every man of them
was armed; a very little thing might
easily turn the place into a SHAMELESS.
The major saw this, and he was
afraid. He drew the leaders Of the
Morelands and the L~ittlefords aside,
and finally prevailed upon them to do
their utmost toward keeping peace un-
I'll The coming of the sheriff.
AT first John Moreland and Ben Lit
N'N'NAN y " NahAhS ~ OdlC IINAu
the Balls and Torreys who guarded
him, If they had to depopulate the
whole Ball settlement, Jerusalem Cove
and Hatton's Hell TO accomplish It'll
Happily, the majors counsel prevailed.
Sheriff Tom Flowers was a tall and
1.-the, smooth-faced man. He arrived
with Luke Moreland at noon, after
hours of hard riding. He saw the high
tension, and Immediately steeled him
self TO handle the situation. After
riding straight to the center of the
gathering and there halting his horse,
he said evenly:
I'm order that may know who to
arrest, | must know something of the
circumstances Only n man must
speak at a time. No playing bad with
me; and remember that, gentlemen.
I'll certainly drop the fellow who
starts playing boss with me, If it's the
last mov / make on earth. Now some
body gently use his powers of speech"
Major Bradley, more soldierlike than
ever, went forward. "As the attorney
of Mr.. Dale, who stands accused of
killing Adam Ball." he said to the Of
ficer, 81 beg leave to state that my
client will do no talking at present"
Dale understood, and he did not
open his mouth.
But old Ball had something to say,
and he proceeded to say it:
lie killed my sou, Adam" pointing
to Dale, Gin cold blood. Me and about
a dozen o. my kin was on our way
Long ridge to look at a bee tree.
when we heered three pistol shots, We
right up thar" pointing to the
aorthwards "and We come ~a-rnnnln'