The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-10-27

presence Of Mumfee with n naughty ST.
lutte, but did not dcign to notice Phelps.
owe are on time, presumed" SAID
Mumicc, looking at his watch.
eyes," | replied, "and have several
minutes to spare before the time ap.
pointed"
"Thcn let me sec you moment, he
said. And we walked apart from the
Others
"Do You know how this trouble orig
inated?" he asked when we were out
Of hearing.
ono" replied; "dont you? My
principal did not consider it necessary
to tell me-"
"Just the case with mine. say, this
is going to be II bad business for US, Pm
afraid They say Phelps is II sure shot. "
eyes, and from what | can learn,
Barton il no Indifferent hand with II pis-
tol. :"
~ presume those are the weapons to
be used, he said, pointing to the case
held III my hand. "Let me sec them,
please"
| handed him the pistols, and saw by
the way he handled them that ne was
familiar with such things. lie examined
them closely for several moments, and
then said
"One or the other of those boys is
doomed.
Before | had time to reply Phelps
called to us:
Gentlemen, times up"
We walked back to where heand Bar
ton were standing, II little apart from
each other, and, having selected suitable
ground, Mumfre measured oil ten PAGES.
We then carefully loaded the pistols,
after which | walked to where Barton
vas standing.
rs everything rcady?" he asked, as 1
came up to him.
eyes. Is there anything you want to
say"
"Nothing, except to thank you for
your Kindness TO me, and to ask Of You
to see that my instructions of this morn
ing are carried out. Don't try to dis
cover what my real name is, for it would
he useless"
And without another word he took his
position Phelps was already in his
place with his pistol i'll his hand. |
handed Leslie the pistol selected for him,
and walked off Il few steps to his right.
A moments silence, and then Mum
fee. who was to give the word, cried out:
"Gcntlcmcn, are You ready?"
"Rrady." came from both.
cone -
They both raised their pistols, and the
sharp, metallic "click, click" of the
locks resoundcd upon the evening mir.
"Twol
| looked at Leslie Barton. Not n
muscle moved. His face was hard and
stern, and there was that same light in
his handsome black eyes that | had no.
ticed on the day that Phelps addressed
him in the hall Of the college.
"Three !"
simultaneously the reports OF both
pistols rang out--so near together were
they that it seemed that but one pistol
had fired. My eyes were iiXed upon
Leslie, and at the crack OF the pistols l
saw him stagger for moment, drop ms
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left breast, and, before | could reach
Inn, ne had l"Ilen backward TO the
ground 49,. ,....t,oo In
Az ! raised his I''''" upon NY N',D 'l'
gave one or t""G'SlS' "'oiiN "'Sna" ' n,iI
der passed over MN, ANA ne M'.n syn +
unciHHping ms haIIIS rom ms .''o''G,,
saw where the pan l"n Hl',VI'"' "it
oyer ms hI@f' ana H't ,, ''"' a.; 49,, ninht
"' l"S,le h'i, l'"'' '''"'' '''
from this world.
Laying ms mead gchllY nl'N upon ''lo
ground, ! turned ahd saw M'lmlou nc'l"-
ing over tine pF"Strat' form oil lh'IPS'
Approaching, asked
" Is he badly hurt?
h"diy, huft the IoNi'' why II"
WI" d',d before ne Touched 'no ground ut
iI"3N Nv 'lll', ANA ne l"Il'o" !" d u"'-
aIomt nar,"r ." " WV ''
liz 10 Lc,l too Shot dircrt,v
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seemed 10 lll'hN l WAS utt u'i ~ ,l"hN
nnI Wi'n 1 toiu nun 'll"I Oi'ct9 parton ii
ana fheipS were lying uc"u III lile 'c-
oar grove nc SPr'iS from i'iS oiI''ir' CA
claiming: ., u,....o :. ,,,r
; ana y9" a .S,IH 'i''S' '"o Ill i'''i
deIlil5 @'cI' olhIt , COCOON, o;n.,
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men go 10 your roo,ll t ana V vo,S, ',';1
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" "m,,wt r, =" amd s";1;na his bot p,
court lla . ana, sel%inB Ills n"'' lit
nun io'' HUN '"o io'"i'
went up to my room, and threw my
self into chair. My state of mind cal
more easily be imagined than described