Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-09-27
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so BY %EUNYa PASlNKs he,I,I
III, ijaaTiaie d mn yroudcnta 10,
spragaob Mas lag tfayp iqnsB; SSa
/, yot ho felt his blqo9"aS4Et SppHBV hassiag pSs
ii,these HORRIBLE Propositions made in .itie
4tcoolcssnod rosT ethodiov manner bytnthd
villa;rc" 'co;.;; maris~h0 AsaS aetifg Oh
frier1 % ,nIstaSiaqE 1Ionsieur Hamud.
The {. :. Sdoteotiysfo|tl liEo ,duuouuein
tho man liaht to- his teeth, butya looho |;
upon tha coldsbloodede proposiiltn tasn 4Roo
monsttS1s i 3o0eptnpnSSa pS bel hh'0SlplssEsaass Mth-
Tho 4. csivo did not dream s fora Ia omopt aa
that = ( Nlidgely would pay tho > least
attention to the conditions, soft was Win a
smiling face that he related q thq4 esat Of
the interview. ro,,u a.jna1J "sib,,J on1
TO his astouishment, Frank made atlio
romurk in tho cop.cstrpnncr:
.The gentlemen hayo Suited mo cxact]5;
: If had !aia down tho conditions 1miyjssslf /
/. could nos ,ovo been better, ,plcased,S 500
"Grcas Ilcavcnsl YOU do not mean to
fall in wit! any affair as barbarous las tko
ono proposed, do you?' exclaimed the dc
tective.
81 do" was tho laoonio reply. ,'nt y, ~
You must 10 l15ane." s'#u.D tt
1'No; I am perfectly clear hoaded.p .ponu
"But will uot permit you to bo party
to any such ho:iib.e scheme of butchcry."
elbow, then will you prevent it?"' "a,
81 ccltaiI., uGl!w .aI NI.n.
"Thcn you cannot act as my friend in
this nattcr; 1 will get somo ono who is less
fastidious'" ng
"You forget that am an officer" said
tho detective, "aud that can stop such .ah
arrangement under any circumstances
Frank Midgcy turned and fixed his 7cs
upon the detective. an'tr II.a
His countcnancc assumed an expression
of contempt, and thcrc was bitter sarcasm
in his tones, when he said: K. ,r.m.,, .u:,
eyes; when | asked you to act for mo as
friend and gentlemen, did forget that
you were policeman, whose duty twas to
arrest all offenders against the law" '''
Walton Spraguc colorcd to the temples.
lie saw at once in what moan light lie
must appear. 2 It5a ~tsR q
lie had a right, when the propositions
was first mado to him, to announce that it
could not proceed; bit, after once accepting
then falling back on his right as an officer
OF the law, was mean aud despioablo,Etluly
"GScusc mel" ho exclaimed, as atbI6sh
mantlol his face, in tonos so sincere that
the offcnded looked vanished fron, Frank S
face, and he said, in less sarcastic man
ner:
"Yon have right to withdraw from this
alfair if you consider tho terms barbarous,
but you have no right to usc your know
ledge as OH officer after having obtained it
as u fricndp' "ii.'nH
"I only spoke in ,youl own Interest," said
tho detective. H.,..',,.h
"It is to my interest to fight this duel."
"It is possible that youiarc in posseasion
of facts which you have not conGdcd to me,
still do not understand why you should
accept such extraordinary and absolutely
muracrous stipulations."
"Thosc stipu!a.ions arc only 10 the inter
est of secrecy, and it is as much to my
interest to have this affair conducted in q
secret manner as it is theirs"
"Why should you fight him at all?" a..
"Becauso wish to xiii him!"
"Can [ asl; you to explain why7"
81 must give my confidence to tho person
who is to act as my friend. fear an officer
has too much of it already" 10 ,,gauao.
"llavc you not forgiven mo My rash re :
mark?" t" HsigtG ( ,
81 will forgive you," answered Frank, in
a hearty manner.
4, "Thcn yor must not allude to it again"
81 will not; but answer me, hwill YOU
withdraw from this AFFAIR."" pp tia =
"l will not withdraw, but with your p6r-.
mission should like to insist That soni,o of
tho conditions should be modified"
~ do not wish them modified: thew snt
me exactly. l. will provo that fellows exc,
cutionnr"
"Dld you ever meet him bcforc7"th the de-
teotiyo venturcd to ask. .,s,ai..l.ln..II
"You must not ask me any questions. !. I
can only say, that rs man Of caution, I
have 10 right to avoid any honorable means
OF removing him from my path Z
"You must excuse inc for two hourslb
suddenly exclaimed the detective, and he
left the presence Of the youth who appeared
80 anxious to be butchcrcd.
One hour from the time, Walton, Sbraaue
had parted from Fronb MidgelA msffesie
nation was in. c'lrands of th6 p6lico de-
partment. ~
CHAPTER vi.
PREPARATIONS FOR A STRANGE DUEL ON
TIE BEACH.
Walton Spraguo was an honorable man
Promptly at tho expiration of tho two
hours he again presented himself to his.ncv