American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-24

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A big and sunburned young man I'm
boots and corduroys FASTENED to her.
He raised his broad-rimmed hat,
smiled. took the bag. and pressed her
hand as though he was very glad to
see her.
'Blll Dale ," she cried joyously above
the roar of the passing train. bib
Dale, it's you'll"
"Sure, it's mel" laughed Dale. "How
good you look 7 can hardly believe
it's you"
"But IL is" she smiled. Tell mel
wna 90 you rnlnR the outcome o. your
trial is going to BET"
Dale noted that her English had Inn
proved. and 1t was gratifying to him.
AS for the trial
81 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 me. BY Heck limited that
he knew that this was the case; and
he intimated that l would stand q bet
Ter chance of acquittal than anybody
else would stand, and that II i re-
ceived a sentence the right man
would come forward with a confess
sion. l have an Idea that By Heck
himself killed Adam Ball-that is, IL
! didn't do It."
"And Gale Moreiand-wasn't It fine
for him to do what he done for you,
Bill Dale7 How are you gettin' along
with the miner
"First rate" Dale answered, bright
ening at once. Were shipping now.
And we're getting a smashing price
for every ounce Of it"
81 see," said the young woman. He
went on:
"All of the boys and girls of the
Morelands, except the very little ones.
are In school at Gainesville, and
they're learning fast. When our bOr-
rowed capital is paid back. the More
land families are going to buy farms
lying ncsr Cartersville and go to them.
A big lowland farm close to good
schools and a good little town-weIl,
there are worse places on earth. Pity
poor David Moreland can't know about
it."
ard sayl"
She hung her head. She was think
ing, as she had so often thought be-
fore, Of her own benighted people.
"And the LittlefordsT" she muir
INJURED. 1t had slipped past her lips.
Dale and the Morelands owed the Lit
tlefOrds nothing.
Dale understood. and he gave her
a sympathetic glance.
"a few of the boys and girls OF the
L%ittlefords are going to school in Car
tersville, perhaps one from each fam
ily," he told her. 'It is rather ex-
pensive, you know, on account OF the
boarding, and they can't afford to
send all their children. However, I
Observation-Disclosures people VIII
have their chance for education. too"
But it won't do much good to edu-
cate one out o each family" said Eliz-
abeth. They'd eoma straight back
here when they got through with their
schOOlin', and o o fO'git-I for
gett- all. II they make their learn
in pay 'em anything, they'll have "a
stay where they can use it"
She began to stare absentEy toward
her well-shod feet.
"Are you ready to goT' Dale asked
Elizabeth Littleford raised her head
with a slight jerk and said rather awk
wardly:
Has the valley changed muchE'
"Not very much" answered Dale
There's a new log church, where al
old minister named Ashby Gross
breaches the gospel Of straight walk
ing and human kindness every Sun,
day. Henderson Golf isn't here any
more, but he sent me his address In
case We wanted to sell the minel The
Torreys have gone back to Jerusalem
cove and HattOn'S hell, and the Balls
are a. Quist ~ mice. These, i believe
are all the changes wSrth mentioning
Together they set cut and walked
without saying mHeh, 70 the crest o
DaVid ASr@laAa'A mountain, and therV
they halted. The aHtHmn sum-, a grea
red bah Of Are. was just setting beyond
the majestic Big PiAs.
Dale psintsd to a long, mOss-cOyere
slab Of brswn sandstone.
LISTS Mt o@WA Lhefo q rest, NJ
Suggested "YSu'Fs tired, Babe,
knew. Dont nind my calling yeu
Babe Do year
She licked at Aim as though she
, were surprised at his asking that. They
, sat aswA.
Bin Dale suddenly leaned toward hel
and tsek enc Of AsR hands; and be
III taxa II a. Jtuamv Eovna haf
deAs-as AsusA Ne were afraid Of it
Yea knew l lsvs you, don't yOT
Babel"
} I've been belisViR' IT," she told hin
: after u omsnt Of painful silence. She
was pale now. But it-BiI
Dial, ow dent seem just right
/ for we me. Because I'm such
a po., Z nobody. Pm as Ignorant
as sin and | haint-haVen't even gOi
: | good mannAFa put-huf 20 vnrr lone