Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-05-11

while he debated whether he should gc
over to see the Map now, or wait IN.
til it was cooler. He had just decided
III favor OF waiting, when he heard Il
trampling from the side of the house.
For moment he gave it little mt.
tention. Then the long drawn bay of
hound came to his cars. Tho Colo
nePs feet dropped to the floor and his
head was raised. Another howl from
the invisible hound, and he pulled him
self to his feet, picked up his Int and
turned down the low stone steps in the
direction of the sound.
AS he came around the corner of the
house, there was sudden crunchipg
of the gravel on tho driveway. n bel,
low of mingled fear and anger, and
the Colonel WAS knocked Hat by year
ling heifer which, snorting it's SIR
prise, trailed across the grass-plot.
holly pursued by the Colonel's hound
The Colonel quickly scrambled TO
his feet and looked about for the causu
OF his downfall He saw the heifer
and the hound. The pursued wos
making at top speed for gap in the
stake-and-rider fence, where tho
crushed rails showed that its head
and feet had been Mt work. As hi.
eye fell upon the broken fence, he in
dulged i'll some highly favored re.
marks, and followed them with an c,,.
couraging yell to the hound. Inspired
by this, the dog promptly bit the
heifer in the flank, nearly tumbling il
over in the gap of the fence and draw.
ing from it bnwling cry OF distress.
The Colonel dashed forward to urre
on the hound, Int Just Ms h,
reached the fence, there was II shot
from the bushes, and the hound came
scnrrying bnch, its tail between it.
legs. AT almost the snme instant \
lonS-leggcd man emerged from behin,l
tree trunk little way of and ra,
forward, MI the while cndeavorinp T.,
pour powder and shot into the barrel
OF the gun which he carried.
AT the fence-gap he confronted Colo.
mel Beebe. There was mutual start
az the men recognized each other.
Then the Colonel recovered himself.
"Mnior Hawkins!" he broke out; 81
believe you have shot my hound:"
| IL have done TINT very thingi re.
turned the Major with decision. "And
let me add, that L shall repeat the per
Torrance every time that brute oil
| yours chases my cattle !"
The Major and he were old cronies,
and, though both were hot-blooded,
they had never had ser;ous falling
out, and the Colonel tried hard to re.
strain his temper. But this was the
third time that the Majors heifer had
broken down the fence separating the
properties and made havoc with The
Colonel's garden. The latter felt thai
patience well nigh had ceased to be :
virtue, particular now in view of the
Majors threats.
Major Hawkins!" he began, ant
there was significance in his use O.
the title: 81 have no wish to fomept
any trouble; but most positively ]
shall not allow that cattle of your,
on my place again. See that she i,
kept of, plense! AS to shooting IN,
dog, that is matter which ONLY nj
apology from you can recOmpense INT
Tor, and trust yon will render M,
one immediately
81 will do nothing of The kind
The best thing you can do is to shoe
your whelp and SAFE me the trouble o
doing SOP and the Major tapped
his gun suggestively.
"Then all I can say" camo slowl,
from the ColoneiG lips, rs that yo;
ere no gentleman -
The Major started as if he had bee.
stung. For the instant lie did not re
alize the import of the words. The,
dull flush crept into his cheeks, usu
ally very sellow, and he said concise
~: ''Yon are liar! -
The fatal words we're spoken
The color leaped into
the Colonel's face, and the Major.
flush grew deeper while his eyes re
turned the flash in those of the other
The two faced each other in silence 70,
a moment. Each was SO taken nbacl
that for the instant the insult of til,
other conld find no adequate return
in speech
Then the Colonel drew himself III
and said Jelly: