The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-10-20


He turnsd herceiy upon her. ~Ts
scotlsndr' be shouted. "rm doae with
this country. A mans thsehts turu Ia
Bis old age 10 tis homeland. To Abar
Ae%nl"
Molly was swed By the old man'.
tsnaticai enthusiasm. "Whsn shall Va
gsr' abe asked.
This autmmn, lass before the
shows fall. But" he eigtched hef
b. tho arm-s3s1l say nought about
ar
@fiut y1u must arrange with the com.
pany for a nsw factor. and. II be Isn't
Trained"
Ills clutch became eonvulsive. mo,
. soFd r. he cried Hereby. "liAseBa |
Aoae weei by the company II Wont
BE- the sufferer II they thocht wss
going away they'd mol word, lass
Promise me Molly. lass, ye winna 60
back OF aie nswy
mo, won't 80 back on you" she
answered.
Iiu, abe did not like the Idea u
stealing away. although the company
would safer httie. And then there
would be the forfeiture ~ bis pension.
Hut she dared not bring up that sub.
J~~' Ia view NJ his evident Ohyesyion
After a while they began % make
preparations They spoke ~ the Jour.
nry MS being weeks. Instead u months
away. Then came night when the
factor topped NJ NniIy's door She
dr~Ssed quietly and vent out n her
rsstfif, fFirst'ta tho SsstA.e skSi4,jt. ahln&s.
Clouds ~ smoke we're Nhrllns doNn
sn ihrsu. Suddenly rig with two
horses came dashlng across the portage
and drew up a, the door.
Molly recognized lee Chambers md
Hnctett mud turned and fnccd them,
though her heart vas beating With
fear.
"wc'ys come for yon. Miss Mellon.
aid shouted Lee Chambers The
nre'a across the mnskcE. and there
woa't BIZ anything left Of this store IN
twenty mlu6tes Come along
lie shouted and geslicula,cd wildly.
and scctned hardly master Of himself
NcDonald started aud looked out
through the smoke clouds Hut rs
they approached the gift she drew
herself away.
"it's not truet' she crte,i. "rhs
ares Oh the other side, Why should
you come for usr'
Il tell you you'il he burned 10 . Gin
der inside " fifteen mlnateri' YELLED
Chambers We've got no tim. to
waste, We're going TO drive you out
~ danger, Come along 7"
Il won't comet" cried Molly. Don't
o. With them. father. He's not speak.
Ing the truth Look At his face"
iiackett pushed Chambers out Of his
way and strobe up TO the deor ~
guess that's true enough. what you
s~id. Nj. Mcdonald" no said -rh.
dr~ mn'i this sid. but win carru,h.
ers Ia dying They pulled him GU, o.
hts shack He's IN \ bad way. Mehhs
he'll Just live ill morning. Hes cali
ting Tor you"
~wiIi WIN hurnedf- rasr.Si lto,I, |
scokins 81 him with eycs OF horror
ITS gospel truth" cried Chamh.rs |
Tic can't rest tIll You ~ to hlm.-
" '"sesre why did yeu tell ,us aa m. |
TRUTH asked the girl. searching his |
face as II to read 10 the bottom Of his
soul
"R"cause we wanted to break Il I
gently. shouted l!acsrtt us sslscd
her by the arm. we haven't no time I
- waste" he shouted ''iis may die 4
any minute while were taking here =
"Hr didn't send you" crtcd Molly
With sudden con,lctlnn. why shoali +
hs have ~ut YOU We won't 60
You're iyt"s' let me 80 :"
She pushed her fa'her back into the
store and tried to bolt the dear IN
their fac~s hut they s~t their shoal.
hers against II and hruAe through.
Molly r~n 10 her r,>om. they were
here almost ~ ~0op A. she. She
She hrsrd SctNnaids
fesNhtc shou, cut or ~ Chambers
Irasp~i him by the threat, And then
ne VAS struggling madly In Nseketts
lrms.
Curse YOU" he shouted, with 4
'trta. ~ vile oaihs sslslnx her ~ the
Aair aud dsshins his hst into her tsce,
She fought bacA like t!sr~ss, hrsks
s~m him, and. ssstchins Mp the water
patchrv, smashed n acr~es his head
~tttns his fac~ with the frasmesu a
'erv~,a.n. Tie srast<d her BY the
hrost She chung to rho bed the
able, to the deer, screaming the while
'c'sI HIS fingers frightened ~ her
hr~st and the roem SWAIN hlacty
'roend her.
she ~as faintly cSwsc4cus Of . sas
hrust Into her mouth. cf being ear.
sesa. struggling. cat ~ the store. cett
r4nx htted Int the RIG Then shs ~
evsd 10 dnd h~~~e,t hnddled upn the
sr<. hev father bending over her With
m wrists tied, and mumhlsr IN hes
~ The engineer. seated IN front ~ 4
Sesn wss drv'nx tarsonsly slong tho
rsii southwark Hsckes,. With ore
y thrust ca, a either side " the
r'atesc. vas wtpiag the hiS~sd trom sis
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