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Show I t 1 r- to ). !! .I I I SYNOPSIS I lands from From a hu?e upon the fat ll-- s of forest iii i,. at the mouth ot :r - , ,c C tO 1.1 n (Q ... . Ann his lilt.'. .. ..I'll his familv ami nrres. tins I mi.1 to .... I.ir. nlante.l ... '!'';;He aati.-,j '., ., ar'sand fattened h stock on lie rid, in... f.,r I , af.au it!. century later, ..j i'i n:h. . W"" : better a lit'uj is 1 lur uliieli il.it. graiidfailM-ll" it untouent .i e. valleys here',... 111., with What sily re-r.e risi this jfj-- home (trim mill, Shel-;.erge- lust! damp:en pot J, Shellenherfier outside world. With jCTVICt s Shellenberer fui ip d!sturliii!r alteration seems to the atmosphere of Wolfpen. t Continued CHAPTER V t -- 5 ilroutnins farthor uml Into the Iilitf IhhkI of tlio a black clmnl in a ilrason's shape Salted into the white ptifTs aliove liileshe was :her away J:nesnest. things nre cettins harder to wash, Cyntlila," breakfast 'The and 'f said. i was dark after the 4'P snnlifrht. Tliey worked in silence f awhile, Cynthia washing the dishes, Shmkins yeast Into the white flour J'siltin? it in a wooden bowl on the sirih. Then Cynthia spoke, the words amlible a fragment of her ki-'as it passed easily out of the kitchen !ie ls A rie. iill any of our sell him Daddy a," '"tot's for your daddv to say, Cvnt.." i not like to see our nlaee look Some of the hills over ou Sandy re they've loosed." Maybe penplo do need lumber to l houses with in the towns and we 'n't to hold it just because n Pat-- : opened to see it first and want-- !' county full of timber about him r,k at and hunt in." ' couldn't hardly think of Wolfpen "iit the timber to be like green sea movins off into the sky." .It wouldn't be cut risht around the shore, and we could use a little y money. Maybe you could go over J J '''keville for a winter." It was T first mention of it she had ever ! f to Cynthia. 0h, could I? Then I could be there n Jesse is." Where is Jesse going?" Iiere I g0 blurting out what I was f supposed to. nut I don't reckon J aim only to toll you himself. He t! to read the law." e never said anything about it," mused, thinking on the quiet way With lur an(1 now he was - and can , irter and ontb ,ime. hes t f rour out man It tern, from hich hree from wife, M'S and III :rs odsj lest th. 0 i eon-- ncbial J 1 ! jo ...25 S isai1 TELRY uootlu IS laifTerentfrom the others. "Jesse be ;? ,. ( '; Vir." r .' ,.: e;l, Ih't e dace eiv,. Jfss,. ,. nral u lain ... .,; lit. his r!..tl.,t,s T.l lit;,. ;,, sc.. "" "f u..rld. .llld "!X c c !!',. ,J,, !U r:i-- f..r a dr.ivcr. or he a d: ti.av!,,. and buy c.tri ,. ,j ,jj( ;" ;'l,c a raft down ih.. l'., ii, ;. " c lltl to I on a at a:,d run a c,,al ll ll 'JC lii.U I, and do a ),,t ' It.i-e!- !- I i)'' thiti'js.-' I'-l'rollhti.-l! IliC p!:., c ,al,!l ,, s,.;,;.,. r!, ,.,,,y t. riR''t good at following P e wouldn't have to sell off ;arf t0 do that, would we?" The had rot,, , ' iThaf. Vrtur ,,a,,Jy t0 docldl- .v auswerea. 'ineir 4.:? mW' back tirivatelv Into el. ia2ann,ll0a "'P "mir I() "er garden to I"1'!! herself. Cvnihin t.Wle from the door, pondering , jsreat contentment 1 ..i.m tic same hp otiL'lit ,,.;, "Ves. ami uc I. on- - Jloltoin .net s jo," y j,, ti,.is, ,Jf, ,h( paitilcl Half '.line on," S'iiarr.d the Lnti behind She. lenliciL'cr. lie stood with his right hand still lifted in farcwei;. oh serving that the man did not know how to put bis knees into a line saddle mule. As SbellenberL'Pr disappeared down Wolfpen. Sparrel turned back through the lot toward the barn, feeling that the morning was iolvancing anil the nmoil u hich had always borne him through the spring work was suddenly broken. Me slum, l,c earing for the new lambs an, getting the hoys into the Long P.ottom and carrying forward the daily work of tlie plaee. hut some fragile quality had been shattered our of the delieate balance wldei, had made ail the yesterdays full of content in these things. Me went into the barn through the thick smell of horses; then lie crossed the harness-an- saddle room through the sweet odor of leather, and went Into the alcove where be prepared his herbs and mixed his medicines. Hut his mind was on the words of the man riding down the hollow, and on their portent for him and his children. "I just never thought about soiling any; a man buys land if he can and be sells only if he has to. I'd rather have my land. A family ought to have plenty of land around them. Cut here I'm getting along and it stands to reason in a few years it'll go to the children. Sometimes it 'pears like it's coming to the place w here you have to have more money Instead of making your own And I could saw on that new tilings. mill. I'd like to see how a big wheel saw the size of a millstone would go through a lot, when my new engine twirled it." Jasper found him there among his herbs and canisters enveloped in a smell of turpentine, ginger and tar. Through the small windrrtv came the bewildered Ideating of the new lambs. "How are they?" Sparrel asked just as though he were not thinking of I is.-.- l Shellenberger. "They're dropping pretty fast right now," Jasper answered, making the same pretense. "How's that young ewe?" "She's not making it." "We'll try this." Sparrel said. They walked around behind the barn to the railed lot where the ewes were afflicted penned. Sparrel treated the one; then they stood apart from her against the low fence. "What did you think about that feller's offer?" jasper asked, as though his thoughts had suddenly and without warning become audible. "I haven't had a chance to think about it much yet. son." "We better take it." "Whv so?" "It's a good price. Tliai'd b-- of money." limbs making Sparrel regarded the made friends with their mothers, and no reply. "I want to get married before long. Had." Jasper said with a boyish shy b- K C T11, , are (0 Nel-leani- h ,1m mm"": e. B(1 ,trl '' On , the hnna 'ai"'ayou ,hItlr;:- .iiinibinL' on i1P tr,n straw. H0'" i uke "" tfOP y Me- jjiflr' - I ... n,i guess." Maces h, v7,v "" 'e always jus: !,' :"! in.-''" - ""ix'ut ''.'it , , -- "".I i,' '"" . time?" " Mve. Pattern- - i '''. e-- -- . d 1 to jt , E4 .i the y ness. m -k V.m 1,10 fine r"nd of her Sparrel turned ords by hi"-n.T a " was covering ntA trflnf who 'WV Ilf " Wli. UHU IIIC son mother ,N Iamb against It th'.. moving a new man at twenty-fourfavored 1 Jnll..- well men, she meditated a was He s '"" Word a nnd wide in the shoulders, clear eye.h the chance of pon slnre si,e sat iast at a young mustache which empbasi.o, the gravity of his bearing. married Vlrove the pows un the Inne hv "I allowed you'd be getting VNhodo tarrU an'l Into ATobbo I didn't know. son. one day. "'low, .u" c 110 lpan,''l on the bars you favor?" ! I. I ike. Jane P.nrden over at name her tPiir the crlsn new emotional to utter fc.un".,ncm . all right. weir roiir-- ton, I puess she's a good girl ,mok I'l'l''-of good from sinjf n'hu"! She conies ... take her y "' ,,ie I ought to have a place br(,nch, found K ! uiit-es- of u, .Icssc said. ' lie ai'.iia all i i'!n w hen we Acre li t'e. (iidn l l.cV .. i I,,. i;, ., t lf ,. to '"'''I fll s.,, p ,),.,, !).,,,. for ail lh:i! ni.irn-v.: "I don't i; hf'il sell," .less,, said. the llioreip-'Jesse said. :'J it. Y..u se'I and art Wii it 11 do me ' -- ! siid Ih- rf:ses his offer. progress in the of Si Bdvent on.M v i ,,- , if coin., ft..;,; "Weil, il Sau, faneo-i- l .. ...... ;S-- r onr- 1 Hid ,,; tl. t 1 - first meal out of the and Julia, his wife, is Vsed Generation after generation nccs to ;S added comforts ami ennveni. homoste.nrt. nnu parrei nas mo ked. The family kocs easily Into S work of the new season, due to the ?!icltv of life designed loiip airo on Jesse fc WoHpen. Joy is abundant. r A stranger. s to study law. comes to Wolfpen, by name, nton liuyim timher land. Ppnrrcl r:e in i of aa ir real i li r.ften r" j!? teens, bpr other f u ln ai s, llVltl- fcTl Still ' L' !' Jur and hat thi t tllane of . j it .1 . J.., em in lev. lie are at last I.. tiie i. i r tii t r. -- 1 less sur: e Ailne to fe lna.tUers. al ln-Sparrel, itf i.w i t the ol.l water-..m- i iB jtr and At' nthia le'vver. null i that Ft"". .il, .i:K out of the .ast v, Saul. Ih I'yiithia is been burie.l urPttv urn in ... niative n.iss in litr g it .. lil'St h.l.l tin h m I'.il'.. rn. "i i , .iii..... r M'lti.-i- i.Ul S,,r.n !,,.,,. ..I ! rtn.:4 m, saw i.fi'f ilf re , .. a .I him s i L.i.lly Saul nr,.! m n wit n mm u li, n it v.as r. as.maliU t.. forced . !. vv t ain.tl.i-- r he ai via is lat'-md- - cabin KiV ... o. r!i ton. a ' ' r from s.en.-ft llfle. ll.liill n:y ! mi.t Ut-- r -- it an eamrnea to and n c it a place lit lur a .;.,, , l a,-- -' Seeing Happiness -- I hed, waaitifc lor Julia. U hen ti' lotiv g.:.., a. the state she had put out the .amp and had tak- bank, the post ...Mice, the Gibson Mouse, en her place by his side, he laid his i restaurant and pool - room, a few ' i .ii i on "" to ' dngs.Jas her face, stroking it gently, homes with ire. s and wide yards, and el r. :,''. y,,, ai id sail. "We won't much uiiss the then plunged down It;;,.y. through the ware- ... V ! a houses t,. the wharf where several ;u,.,i we m.v. hind Shell, nberger w ants and the won ;,,,.,. ' ' :' ': ' small boats were tied This was I'ikeli.jA.n .mi it won't ey will come in right handy." "I think that's Pest, too, Sparrel," ville. Ju'i.a i:.- just as though they had And I'ikeville had a f unite, t lie wise again Sparrel I ad a said, long talk about It. ,! '' .'''-B'V: men said. It stood at the hea l of navi!!. ts of the vou.ig ! "We didu't think much about not gation on the Hig w. r. Sandy in the heart real money wIicd we were of the coal region. It was only a mathaving ' if but it's a pity to young, did we, Julia?" lime. The boats had at last ju: ,c, ',i;i... v!. wasn't made "We had this fine pli.ee to start on, ter of one ,gi;. t.. stai t u come; day. so the more hopeful ami it wasn't a bit of trouble to make He stand predicted, the railroad would lengthen apart delaying for several things." ' ' up the valley, bearing i Its rails more but when the ;,oor crea-"h"I reckon It's not that way with our people and more trade. The country !.e. her ago., I; e. eyes upon hini. children." was full of coal ami timber; I'ikeville t"' o.eii.-his long limiting knife and "We can see them all get a good was the distributing ii! her throat. point; strangers start now." Julia said, thinking, as al- like Shellenberger were arriving and ways, of her children and not of herN" there was talk of development and nat"' aii.vtl.ii.g more about self. ural resources and progress. M.eilei.h,. tVI. or his ..iter, but the spirit "You're going over to town in the of The Pattern men rode Into Hardin he had brought into the fain-iiSlusser's II very stable. co.iiinued and multiidied in silence morning;" she said "Yes." ihi'oiigh the "Howdy. Sparrel. Howdy, boys," HarSpan-ewould have That was the talk they had about din called out. to decide, and when he had made up selling four thousand acres of timber-lanh's n in;, he would say what was to "Howdy, Hardin." lo Shoilenberger. I"' done. In the meantime the "Ulght smart gang of people in town respon-Mi'dittoday," Hardin said. All the lay heavy upon him. I'v Hilda was aw ake w hen the first "Looks like they're all hitched up daily purposes of bis life grew easily undecided birds in the orchard chirped around the court house out of tradition; that is Hie fence," Sparrel way It bail Hy the said. uncertainly for the morning. ah'. ays been done on Hut time Wolfpen. had to a full chorus swelled they "I got about all can take care of." for this problem there was no precewith the coming of daybreak, she was Hardin led the mules into the clean dent, and Sparrel found It bewildering in the barnyard opening the gate and stall smells. to sett,. ,.n W!iat was best t do. He "That mule that feller left here got could think about buying land and watching Sparrel and Jasper ride down Wolfpen toward Cannon on their way a shoe loose on the back offside." building a new mill, because three gen- to I'ikeville. P.efore they disappeared "It's a cause for wonder they're not erations before him had bought land the lower orchard, Sparrel all loose, the around and made new mills. Hut there was way he was riding that turned in the saddle and waved good mule down Wolfpen. Maybe you'd betnothing about selling. And how was a to hy Cynthia. ter try shoeing her. Hut have an simple, honest hospitable man like Spar-rShe was still leaning on the gate eye on her. I have to hobble her. myI'arrern to know anything helpful when Jesse came out if the barn with self." about partnerships or royalties or sellhis own black gelding. "I ll tlx her." ing off surplus timber while reserving "You open the gate fur me, will you, "When did lie get in?" or of the land the ownership marketing Cynthia?" ot logs. "Hay before yesterday. He said tell "Why. Jesse, wherever are you goHe sat with tiis perplexity In the you he'd pay for the stall." "Much obliged." corner by the fireplace in th? evening, ing to?" "I just took a notion to go over to "You doin' some tradln' with him fingering slowly at bis trimmed beard I don't feel at rest In my some way, Sparrel?" and looking Into the white oak hark town, too. mind this morning, and I'm going to "I don't reckon I am, Hardin. I have try to see Tandy Morgan about what I been figuring on It some. He wants to told you about the other day." lie rode buy some land and get out timber." v through the gate. "Will you water the "That sure Is what we need up in sliec. and tell Mother?" here, Sparrel, Is somebody to develop She had never seen this country, as he feller says." "Yes, Jesse." She waved him in a Hurry before. Sparrel gestured a good by to Hargood by to him also and watched lilni din nnd walked with his sons to the ride hurriedly down the creek after square, three tall men in black boots Sparrel and Jasper. and white shirts, Sparrel in the lead He overtook them at the Cannon selling the pace, Jesse and Jaspei in c ri i creek ford. slep behind him. ' Where are you "I guess you boys will look after going to, son?" SparI rel asked also in surprise. your own business," Sparrel said. "You aim to start back about the "I thought I'd just go over to town 4 y-rusnai time?" Jesse asked. too," Jesse said. "About the middle of the evening, I "I thought you went up to the field to look after that last piece," Jasper reckon," Sparrel said. They separated at the square. said, and there was an irritation in ids Jesse crossed the rutted and dunged voice. street into the crowded court-hous"Al.ral's looking after It." "What about the sheep, son?" Spar- grounds, passing knots of men who rel asked. It was as near as lie j'ot to were beginning to drink and talk trades, and went around the corner by reproving Jesse for coming away. "Cynthia will water them all right." the recorders otlice toward the pump Jesse spoke quietly, riding on with tils and watering trough. There In the center of a crowd was Tandy Morgan. lather and brother up the bank. v s .i" 'r .7. Sparrel said no more; he rode off at Jesse could hear Tandy's laugh bubble in his lungs before It burst In a circle - a lope up Cannon. vn "What are you going to do over at of ripples over the group of men. Tandy Morgan was already the best crimtown anyway?" Jasper demanded. "I've it some business of my own inal lawyer in the county. Kverv one Want to Get Married Before that as soon as this section (level-npeto attend to. Jasper," Jesse said. Long, Dad." In file rode Tandy Morgan would go to Frank- Jesse. Sparrel, They fort as governor of Kentucky. He ease with the and rapidity up Jasper ashes smoldering in the circle Julia fall of twelve hoofs, muted knew everybody In t tie county and the ireek, had arranged purposely for baking the most of the people down the river. Me in the soft dirt, beating quick In Huffy wheat biscuits for his supper. When Jesse walked up to the pump, one if were as there rider, only loved her and her way of speaking to rhythm and then nervously out of rhythm as Tandy crushed his hand nnd said; as such him through personal gestures "Why, how are you, Jesse, mighty were nine. They rode biscuits on the evening w hen though there to see you. How're all the folks?" glad the sounds the without words, only the butter was sweet from the churn. "About as well as common," Jesse of saddle leather and the mild friction lie took down the second volume of quick intervals of the hoofs collecting said. "How's yours?" Hie history of the United States and "Never felt better and bad less In into a more insistent one and then in held the pages open my life," Tandy said, t he laugh bubinto many. shattering his hands. There was the tale of the At the Tipper ford the Pattern men bling and breaking over the crowd. westgrowth of these states and of the "I'd like to see you a minute If the creek and began to climb crossed ward sweep of restless men who were going to be In your otlice any Hollow you're stone the by up Stej. bridlepath and seeking always leaving one tiling said. Jesse lime," Cranes-nesinto which lifted them slowly Now they bad done all out another. l!F, COMlM'F.fJ) (TO took the them around ridge, (Jap, that while he and his fathers lived out and lowered them into the Hig Sandy fields their days in the Hi'ttoms a few miles below I'ikeville. Muskmelon of Old World of Wolfpen. As they climbed, leaning forward lightOrigin, Authority Says The rough sketch must now he tilled hill-mules piee. The ii uskioelon is believed to be of he rained ly while manthe but in. The fact was certain, their way vvilh precise steps up the (lid world origin and apparently was ner rested with the makers of the fu mourrain. Sparrel and bis sons rose brought lo the New world by Columdestructcontinuous be ture. W.mhl it nut of Hie revolving thoughts that bad bus, for It was reported that he grew wast-cl ion and debris dirt and ugliness, them and relaxed Into the the crop on the Island of Haiti upon the like timber land and destroyed rouble.! sensation of riding up a the return of his second voyage to uui Or might i.liio end of the Hig Sandy? states a writer in the hillside on a capable mount. The America, Wolf of sleep manner in the orderly be it hills were now fully awake, and the Itaral New Yorker. Years later In l."'l.r liev.-would pen? Haste Mid greed It wild the as in life astir the orig woods; ('artier growing near the reported was l.ause for vision or plan. The Ohio i ii a of the land which had a. sent city of Montreal. In HiO!) melpossessors in the was filling, West ii'ding. the survived the patterns but had rot yet ons were grown by the cob'iilstls In Virwen- tilling: everywhere (from felt the hand of the Shetlenbei gers. ginia and they were reported to be men of unve the could learn) what he came out of the dense upper grown by the Indians prior to 1 7 IS trade. They of Hie Inexorable pressure woodland at the end of the ridge and near Philadelphia. One of the earliest Catletts-burgThe ouNi.ie had to paused for an insiant to look back at and most comprehensive books on garon I.ouWa. to then up Pinnacle barely visible through the dening was written by Hernard McMa-hoand I'aintsv ille. and now the the a Philadelphia seedsman, In lHi faint green of the trees, and down upit right were towing HiSandy boats In his catalogue were listed 13 variebends of on the the Hig green on fringed timber into Hlkeville. Most of the ties of melons,, seeds of which he had hillSandy river sweeping through the valthe lower Sandy was gone and the while Hie mules .laced their for sale. Such sorts as I'arly Itnmaiia, Then The ley. washouts. with sides were girted downward sto s. the men leaned P.lack Portugal, Minorca, Netted Creen-llesdemand was increasing; the hungry precise nnd Nutmeg were Included, all of backward lightly and dropped gradualt Sliellenber-"inow and mills must be fed, surwhich which were Old world varieties and aura of the into thought ly Wolf was up here on Cannon and and Isolated each one: Spnr-rel- , were described In European literature. "en wanting logs and land. And after rounded One of the Netted Nutmeg or Citron Jesse, Jasper in file; Shellenber the de all why md? No telling but In a P.nrden Jane varieties was brought into France from Morgan. ger, Tandy His children needmn'rid might cease. Africa by a monk In 1777; from thence of circle thought. revolving the stumpage. ed the money more than It Into o'clock rode the nine At spread to many count. des. From could they There was the new mill that this type was developed in America a of the little county-soutskirts with so straggling been had Me busy run a saw. on the dirt road which thickvariety known as the pineapple which had hardly seen his eat, ,U planting he was chatacteri.ed by lis small oval timber-lanened with houses farther along and beto sell crime no was it mill thick neitedness and spi'.v lla on It main street. came nevthe shape, gathered could at a profit. Sentiment In all probability wa- - the vor. This the hardware stable, the its worn livery edge Me closed the er prosper a man. of Skilbnan's Netted lair overforerunner and put It back on Its store and harness shop; then, ltory-booand the Netted dm about that (iuced the around on square public flowing He wound up the weights shelf of 1SS1. 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