The spectator., 1922-02-17

II WAS Il nlne-TaL itHCt, by' itb- patiently cut in John MorelsBd. You've done told that so much at it's dang nigh wore out. Sposen ye go back thar to the orchard ahind O the house and see what Gale and Luke's s-doin' hey, By?"
 Heck nodded and went toward the orchard He knew they didn't want him 10 overhesr what they were going to say, but it didn't offend him. Ii wasn't sa.y to offend the good -natured Heck
 Morsland turned to Dale. "Well?'
 Dale turned 10 Hayes. Were going to begin the building of the little railroad at the earliest possible moment. And because l don't know anything about the work, I'm going to ask you to take the lead. Now, there may be some fighting. l don't want you to go into this thing biind- ly, you see. If you're going to with draw at all, do it now
 Pm not stranger 10 fighting, Hayes replied smilingly. I've been through half a dozen coal strikes. l | think you may ceunt on me. Mir. Dale.
 Then lay out Il plan for immedi- I ate action"
 I'd suggest" acquiesced Hayes that We send 10 the little town in the lowland for supply of picks and | Shovels, axes and saws, hammers 1 drills. and explosives. In the mean | time. you and l csu stake out tine 1 way for the track
 II sounded businesslise, Dale i thought.
 i Within the hour John Moreisud and l his son Caleb st&rted for C"rtrrsvi!le on foot. and in the older mans Do '.et was money sufficient to buy the things that were needed.
 Dale and Hayes set out for the north end of David MereIaud's mountain, and each of them carried a han@-a& for making stakes.
 IL wa. not often that tho quiet Hayes permitted himself to so into raptureS over anything; however. he went in to raptures over the Moreland coal. IL was, he declared. one of the best propositions he had ever seen. Il was no wonder that Henderson GeI was determined te set Do session o' it, he said.
 Then they went to work.
 By sundown two days latef they had i chosen the route for the narroW gauge railroad and set stakes accordingly. Hayes told his general manager that 1 with Il good force of men the last rail could be put down within t@o months.
 During those two days they had several times seen lleudorSoa EufT in company with Black Adam EsIi and some of his relatives. once they had come upon Golf talking earnestly wish Sanl l.ttlcford, the big, bearded, saunt brother of the Litteford chief. Hayes reminded Dale of this, and SxiA to him further:
 Golf win have the Lialeznrds eH his side the h:st thin. you know Mayhe some of the l.ittictordS .S vc!! as soNe of the Balls, knew about this coal before David Morc!and get his mountain ny states grant al a few cents per acre If you'il take my advice, Mr. Dale you'll make friends ot these two sets just as Quick aS you Caa.
 Dale thrust his hand-AI inside Eis belt and turned to the mining expert.
 "Dyou know, l was thia.iu. of ths; same thing when you spoHc,' he rC- piled. And l believe 1 esR manage II, now that Miss Iittieiord's accidental woGndihg has gwen the old feud such hIg blow. I'm fairly sure can IHaii- age il <o far as Ben Litt.-tord is con ccrncd; it's John that's going fo he hard to bring to tSn. He Shouid he home this evening. II hes had gooJ luck, and I'll tackIe h'In sS soon ss ne comes
 Together they started across David NorClaMd.S mountain, walking raFdl$ with bale leading.
 Darkness caue down on them when they had covered half the distance. The great hemocEs and porlsrs loomed spectral and .aunt m tl- exriy 1 starlight. The almost impenetrSblt thicktts of laurel ana ivy whispered uItdHHN tblhs~, dlli 'tifti ststN VI IlhS and snowy boom looked somehow shOStly Now and then there was the paltering Of some littie animals feel on the dry. hard leaves Of bygoa" years. A solitary brown owl poured out its heart in weird and melanlh holy cries to the night II loved. There wa" the faint, far-0rr haying of houna, and tie soft swish Of a ni.hthsWk' E | wings.
 Men from the core of civilization must feel these things of the wilder. ness.
 Suddenly Dale drew back and stooa still. m the trail ahead, standing as m0tionlcss as the trees about hinl, UaS tne tall figure of a man. It was ain,o>s aS though he were there to bar ths way
 The two went on slowly. The ngure | ,iilpft ,apya nal. Snn.n spI ina fnry,