Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-04-29
AS the hermit spoke Il

IdiiS Will tlicif CIlCS VI ucIlSiOii'
TIC yoiing stfangeE 90, Ehis
face dearly colorless with rage,
uttelsd o contemp,uops cry as
he dealt The man d slnart blow
on the cheek.
"Therc; see if that will not
awaken you. / say that one of
us must die. Take yoalF choice
of weapons and meet me at once.
/ am impatient TO have it over.
/ care but little if / fall, if | can
know ere | die that the ,lntime-
ly fate Of my poor sister has
been avenged. Come, Norman, F"
addressing his companion, "you
will be my second, while he can
select whom he will. If Lfall,
you know my request. DON'T
let him escape. Well, Loren
Gray, dare you meet me like a
man. or have you only courage
to war upon defenseless wo1
men?ystsAqam iayd yT9T odi nj
The hermit, fairly wrlthing
under the treatment he had re-
ceived, could only look upon
him in silence.
The excited crowd begap TO
hoot him, and the confusion was
becoming emiAous of danger TO
the Trembling man, when fhe a.
yenger silenced them with a
move of his haada90W9SIa
Then, drawing a brace of
heavy revolyers, he extended
them both toward the other.
"Take one" he said fercely,
81 see you are not armed; but
they are loaded alike, and you
have nothing to fear from that
score" E1E
gNithoat d word 4he beWild-
cred victim mechanically took
one of the proffered fire eSal.lns.
'Midthe applauses of the crowd,
the duelist led Ithe way toahe
door, and out into the open air.
Jostled and pushed by the ee.x,.- ex-
cited spectatofs, the hermit Slows
ly' followed. .-yoa 1ol elon,sI H.
Once outside and the young
strangers second began to
off the ground for the
duel. bes
As the preliminaries were ar
the duelists took the
positions assigned 'thcm!dl ni ~
The challenger emphatically
waited the slow movements of
his foe. -
al eaiEupen oa-to witness, y
said the recluse of Lone Cabin,
addressing the spectators, t'that
this is no quarrel Of mine. But,
after thes Streatment i have re-
ceived from this man, whom /
positively say | never saw be-
fore, / am driven to this. If i
fall, please see that | have a
proper burial. AS a last favor
| beg that you will not in any
way try to discover my identity.
viii yen promise tllat?penY4T.
Receiving the hearty assent
Of the bystandeEs, the man. sig7
nified that he was in readiness
for action. OF n 9HIl sihi gu 2iiihi
There succeeded the omi6ous
"one, two, three, fire." when the
young stranger rapidly dis
charged his weapon and with
such accuracy that his antago-
mist recled forward and fell to the
earth without making a hostile
movement.
Smiling grimly the slayer re-
manned motionless as the spec
tatoIs esisbed g the side Of he
fallen man.
SIS. he Observation-Disclosures ?
"Dcad as Il stone!" exclaimed
a tall, weather-bcatcn mountain
eer who was bending over the
silent form. s
"Then my work is done, and
the wrongs my poor sister suf-
fercd are avenged" said the
yonng straagxTEassie t9nedlto
JOIN cotapanion.s V8A&
Meanwhile some of the others
began to make prepafations for
the burial of the Hermit.
While a couple were, in the
act of raising the body to bear
it away, they were surprised to
see the long, flowing beard worn
by the unknown person fall to
the ground, and a face as white
and smooth as q maiden's sud-
denly disclosed to their gaze.
A~glance~told them that ii
was fahea aqd tiiat the Herniit
of Lone Cabin was a woman!
In the height o, the excite
ment folloking JtheA u saiseoser =
the stranger duclist reached the
spot, and as he caught sigltcef
the fair countenance he cried:
: "My God it is my sisierP'
and fell senseless.
, To cut the story short, by the
time the speaker recovered his
CONSCIOUSNESS after the fearful
shock he had received, the
wounded one began TO show
signs of returning life. 1t was
then found that though the shot