Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-10-11

calves. There was about the sorry cav.
alcade an atmosphere incredibly for.
lorn the woman was weeping; as
the Tichenor car slid by. the farmer
gazed at its occupants alphabetically
and raised his hand In a gesture that
was half greeting, half farewell.
"There's one of them moving out,
sir" Darby said over his shoulder.
Its terrible of the bondhOlders to
dispossess them in the middle Of win
ter" Lorry declared.
"That's the man that kicked my
ribs loose from my spine." her hus
band reminded her. "Still. now that
his kicks are only a memory, can't
say I'm enjoying his pitiable condi.
ton as much as thought | was go
ing to-"
HE waved to you. Nate. He didn't
appear to be hostile"
"Oh, he knows me pretty well. I
went to school with him. An ignorant
chap but not bad fellow, wish him
luck"
Her hand stole across and over his.
II always knew yon couldn't hold a
grudge. darling"
I'm afraid II has to be fed regu.
larry In order to thrive. LOrry. and my
grudge against the people of Forlorn
Valley has been starved for nearly a
year. Well. ! went through with
n inst nc q prou,icoN tbo,, Z would
just as promised you would. can
forgive my own enemies. think. but
forgiving yours is quite a different
matter"
i've felt the same about you and
your prosecutors. Nate. STILL wish
we hadn't met that man and his little
family"
: He stared stolidly ahead. "Would
there be any sense in paying our debt
OF hate If we couldn't see our enc
mics suffer-" he demanded.
"Oh. Mattel" He looked at her and
saw her eyes were moist with emotion.
Were still hillblllies. dear. We should
have stayed outside several years
more. We're not quite civilized yet"
Are you Gliding me, Lorry? can't
recall having heard you put In a kind
word for these people heretofore"
Il know 1t, Nate. had my share
OF conceit, too" The words came trem.
blingly. 81 thought could hold a
grudge better than you could and
told myself had to be strong-for
your sake. ! was afraid you'd weaken
and wanted you to triumph in a
big way"
well, had figured on a very diff
ferent sort of triumph. sweetheart. l
wanted to let the people know that
something fine could come out of Eden
Valley. But my back is still a little
weak; sometimes 1t hurts-just enough
to keep my hate alive-just enough
to make me think that mercy would
be weakness"
poor dearl So you've been having
rough time. also? I'm glad. I think
we ought to fight our fights together
and in the open. I think, too, Nate,
we ought to he strong for our sons
sake. He is so dear to us, why
shouldn't we forget our triumph over
our enemies and teach him to love
humanity. even If human beings often
prove unlovable?"
You're GUTTER" he charged.
There are two little cemeteries up
In Eden Valley that are sound argu-
ments In favor of quitting, Nate. We
had our cOde-an eye for an eye and
tooth for tooth, and we lived ND
to 1t; but 1t seems to me we never de.
rived any happiness from It. I can't
be happy In Eden Valley any more,
because every time I'll leave II I'll
have to drive through this-this DESC
lation-this place where men have
lived and loved and fought and strug.
gled and dreamed their futile little
dreams-and went away In despair.
I'll never forget that wherever these
dispossessed people may wander they'll
always hate you and me-"
1--WE can get along without their an.
proval. Lorry."
Dut Soh VIC get diOHS WITHOUT the
approval of Nate Tichenor and Lorry
Kershaw. young Robin Tichenor and
those that. please God, will come after
him"
"Darbyi"
Eyes, SIR"
'Turn the car around and overtake
that farmer we just passed."
They passed the man and at Tiche.
nor's command Darby stopped the car
and Tichenor got out and walked back
to the approaching wagon. The man
pulled up, set his brake and waited
for Tichenor to speak.
Hello. Dan," said Tichenor.
You're Dan Clanton. aren't you? We
went to school together In Valley Cen.
ter"
Clanton nodded.
Where are you headed, DAM"
"God knows. don't. The bond.
holders foreclosed on my farm and
told me to co."
Tell you what you do, Dan-turn
around and go back to your farm and
stay there until you're evicted. Ii
that happens while there's snow on
the ground you just pull out to the
old Bar II headquarters in Eden Val.