The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-20

win MS Old dull aDStrACJlOO, a lULiB
time since I've run agin anythin that makes
me feel more-kam,T
In Mr.. McKinstry's weak condition the
master did not dare to make Johnny's rev
elation known to him, and contented him
self by simply pressing his hand, but the
next moment the wounded mau resumed:
That bali Jest fits Seth'S navy revolver
and the hound hes made tracks outer the
country"
But what motive could he have in at
tackiGg you at such a time!' asked the
master.
He reckoned that either I'd kill you and
so he'd got shut of us both in that way,
without it being noticed; or if | missed
you, the others would hang vou-ez they
kalkilated to-for killing me. The idea
KEN to him when he overheard you hintin'
You wouldn't return my fire"
A shuddering conviction that McKiustry
had OWNED The real truth passed over the
master In the impulse If the moment he
again would have co roborated it by reveal
ing Johnny's story, but glance at the
growing feverjshness of the wounded man
checked his utterance.
Don't talk or it now" he said, hurried
ly. Enough for me to know that you &C
Quit me- am here now only to beg YOU to
compose yourself until the doctor comes
back-as you seemed to be alone, and Mrs
MchlOStrY-' De stopped In AWKWARD ell
barrassment
A singular confusion overspread the in
valid's face.
''She he'd steppt ont afore this happened
OWN to contrary opinions betwixt me and
her Ye mout hev noticed, Mr.. Ford, that
ginrally she didn't pear to cotton to We!
Thar amt a woman a goin' ez is the ekal Of
Blain Rawlin's darter Ia nussin' a man and
keepin' him in fightin' order, but in matters
IL
begin to think, Mr.. Ford, that somehow, she
amt exactiy-kam! Benz kan yourself,
yen put any unpleasantness, down to that
Wotever you hear from her, and for the
matter o. that, from her own darter too
for I'm takin' back the foolishness said to
you about your runnin' off with Cress-
you'll remember, Mr.. Ford. it warnt from
no ill feeling 70 YOU, in her or CreSs-but
on'ya want of kaml mout hev had my
ideas about CreSs, you mout hev had
yours, and that fool Dabney mout hev had
his; but it warn'5 the old woman's-nor
Cressys-it warn't Blain Rawlln's darter's
idea-nor yet her dartecs! And why. For
want O. kan! Times reckon it was left
out O. woman's natter Ard bein' kan
yourself, you understand it, aud take it all
in"
The old look of drowsy pain had settled
so strongly in his red ewes again that the
them, and with faint smiIe beg him to
= lrnnoSa hi,nsalf to slaeo This lie finally
did after "a VIII spored suggestion that he
himself was feeling more kamn Tho
master sat for some moments with his hand
upon the ,leepiug mans eyes, and vague
and undesirable sense of loneliness seemed
to fall upol hi Il from the empty raftcrs of
the deserted and silent house The rising
wind moaned fitfully around its bleak shell
Il, 1 Of 60,
ever receding voices. So strong was the
impression that when the doctor and Nc
HI stry's attending brother re entered the
room, the master still fingered beside tho
bed with n dazed sensation of abandon
meut that the doctors practical reas-
sur.ng smile could hardly dispel.
Hes doing splendilly now" he said,
listening to the sleeDer's more regular res
piration; land Id advise you to go now,
Mr.. Ford, before he wakes, lest he might
be tempted to excite himself by talking to
you again. He's really quite out of danger
now Good night! I'll drop in on you at the
hotel when l return
The master, albeit still confused and be-
wildered, felt his way to the door and out
into the open night. The wind was still
desDairingly wrestling with the tree tons.
but the far receding voices seemed to be
growing fainter in the distance. u It'll. as h.
passed on, they too seemed to pass away for
ever.
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Monday morning had come again, and
the master was at his desk in the school
house early. with a still damn and inxv
copy of the Star fresh from the press be-
fore him. The free breath of the pines was
blowing in the window, and bringing to his
ears the distant voices of mis- slowly gather
ing flock, a, he read as follows:
1.-THE perpetrator of tho dastardly out
rage at tho Indian Spring Academy on
Thursday last-which, through unfortunate
misrepresentation of the facts, led to a
premature calling out of several of our
most pubiic-spirited citzens, and culmin-
ated in a most regrettable encounter be-
tween Mr.. McKinstry and the accom-
plished and estimable pri cipal of the
school-has we regret to say. ESCAPED con-
dign punishment BY leaving the country
with his relations IT, as is seriously whis-
pered, he was also guilty of an unpar Ileled
ofFeuse against a chivalrous code which will
exclude him in the future from ever seeking
redress at the court of honor. our citizens
will be only too glad to get rid of the con
taminatioa of being obliged to arrest hi n.
Those of our readers who know the hirh
character of the .wo gentlemen who were
thus forced into hostile me ting. W Il not
be- surprised to know that the most am0le
APOLOGIES we're rendered on both sides. and
that the "entente cordiale" has been thor
orughly restored The b illet-which il is
said played a highly important part in the
subsequent explanation, proving to have
come from q revolver fred bv some out
si1er-has been extracted from Mr.. Nc