The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-17
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soon learned that the doctor bore
The name Of q desperate character lie
hnd louglH several ducls. | expected
that be- would post me- ~ a coward. and
be- did so. but he kept out Of my way.
The people, ! saw, attached great I'M
p]orlnncr to what they termed the de-
lrusr IT honor No matter how prompt
" q man resented m insult aud Knocked
ihr nggrr -or down. he was not Ia be-
taken into the fold Of brave men until
h. bad shown his willingness to burn
dangerous powder When any ono re-
preached me for not lighting the doctor,
| attempted lo laugh IL oil. but to my
sorrow ! found that IL was u serious
matter.
" lie would have killed me-" | said
one day 10 M acquaintance who sat In
my office.
Presumably" he replied
We'll, then, do You suppose ! want
To BE- killcdP'
"Of course not. but what Is lilo TN
lrs4 II be- hunurnblo''
Do you moan that since | have re-
fused Ia light a duel with that desperate
man my lie Is M longer houorablcP'
The fact That people do think you
have acted di'honUrably. you al not
deny.
- don't believe that Judge Blake
thinks So
but / warrant YOU that Miss Ja,sa-
mine docs
Ms blood iinglcd; my face burned.
Why should she pay amy attention Ia
the unfortunate nilhir'''
"l don't .uppu,r she pay. amy NOR.
attention Ia 1t than She can help Grny
loves her mud regard tut as u rival
liul. good Loui' le,cltimcd. "shc
ran not love hm'
don't know Stranger .urmisc.
have proved to be- true Miss Jas,a.
MINIS Is rather o peculiar girl lou ear
moi tell lt her %ariipns Once I thought
could. uuulund It, | thought N,
lowed mn. When | asked her, though
she told me ~runlidrntially that she Ill,
not.
A. | rode home. I tried ~ p'call Jas
.nmiucs luok. and expressions sine,
the doctor had challenged me- hut com
pairing them with her prc,iuu, actions
! could detect no change could dis
guisc il from my self M longer love,
the girl. A.. uctrcl the house | saw
her walking along the path toward
large spring that flowed from the foo
of the hill tied my horse and ioinr,
her. ! shall never forget the COLDER
light pf that ,vcning. falling ON her hair
made numerous experiments IN tryinl
tu work myself To- o paint where | cnulI
suddenly break un aud make n dcclara
: ton " my love. hut ms tongue was no
/, eloquent NJ, miud was a-lirr. but Il
: llucs were checked Finally. with a dc.
pcrate effort, ! said
Miss Jassaminc. | love you''
She stopped. looked nj me calmly an
replied you have made u mistake
, haven't yuu''
"Oh. no, how could | make q mi.
takc7 How could any une make q mi
/ take In loving you2'
r II don't know. hut | do know that
i did make a mistake in loving yot
Keep away from me No. YOU sha.
4 not take my hnnd loved you one
bccausc | thought You Wcrr brave an
Z chivalruus ! suppose II Gray had II
suited me YOU would have refused HI
challenger
Il would have Killed him on III
spot"
4 VERY likely. No. Mr. Brindon. Il
useless to talk to me- Of love. I can n,
marry q man who refuse. n challenge.
"lluw can one 80 fair be- so bloc,
thirstyP'
III is mo-, blood.thirsiincss Il is 10,
II chiyalry."
"ls thcc no rcdemptionP"
Possibly, but | see none
ii Perhaps can yet iiow YOU that
L. AM not n coward
re- u hope 10. bot ! see no means"
y. Il a hops fut nothing until thenT
r. Nothing
u You are a curious girl. Good ever
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