The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-08-01


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you CHANGED to meet c lady you had known
and to leave her dead? Or. if you have for
gotten, perhaps at least you will remember
this. which carry that it may Kill you. )"
And l flashed the sword that had been his
before his eyes.
Mother Of God! Il is the English boy
who;'-and he stopped.
1T is Thomas Wingfcld, who beat and
bound you, and who now purposes to tin
ish what he began yondcr as he was sworn.
Draw. or. Juan dc Garcia, will stab you
where you stand. -
Dc Garcia heard this speech. that today
seems to me 70 smack CT the thcater
though it was spoken in grimmest earnest,
and his face grew like the face OF a trap
ped wolf Yct l saw that he Lad no mind
TO fight, not because Of cow2rdice, for TO
DO him justice he was no coward. but be-
cause CT superstition. He feared to fight
with me since. as learned aftcrward. he
believed that he would meet his end at my
hand. and Il was for this reason chiefly
that he srrnve TO kill nc when first we
met.
The tuello has its laws. scnor. he
said courtcously 1t is not usual TO fight
thus unsccontlcd ard in The presence OF a
woman ii you believe that Eou have any
grievance against ac-,houSh know rot
of what voii rave or the name by which
You call 1nc-I will meet you where and
when you will . And all the while he
looked over his shoulder seeking so::le way
OF escape
You VII meet lnc now. answered.
'Dr&w or strike,
Then i.r drew" ::lt, we fc,l 20 il e:cSpcr-
a;yl- enough, Ill Tie sparks hc"v i::;..>etl.
AID the r;l;;;i. OF steel @i@n steel ,"::::!@
Gown tie quiet street Y; i:rst h,' had
so1llcv,i:;.; ,:!e better Of lae. fer my hate
made lac w..;;.. il. ,y play. hiit soon set
tlcti To tho ,,-1rii,, ;,.::! Grew ccuier
Slow i,:u>sc;; h::i: back. ;lnG eyer !:iv
;,la: -r.v. .scr".!G better :,nl his became
wilder N@!, had touci:ct! bin: twice. e:!cc
in the f:;cc. ;:::d held biz. With his back
against tl.c Wall u: TIE way; that led dow:
70 t! water -:i;.,. ana il E;.d cone - this
t"t !c >c;rc>!i.::. ,;r.3., = ;hrlst :; ,!!c IL
AZ! b.; .,,.,.; "a his t>:r!>c waiting II,
should tire Then when victor w;.> II:
E.v band t.i-:>,,T overlook El.'. Tor tie
WOMAN. WHO h;;li been watching Ecwllder.
cd SAW Jlli; her iaihi">S lover w::S II CAN
i ger of death ;.:.d sty;ii iglli~;.y seized NE
+, from behind. al he sane ,i!lc sending 1:p
! Shrek after >!ricll for help.
l shook her from HE quickly enough,
but not before Dc Garcia. seeing his aG-
vantage had dealt INC :: coward; $ thrust
! that took ne in tho right shoulder and
! hall crippled me. 81 TIA, IN 1ny turn
must stand on my defense If would keep
my life in me. Meanwhile the sllricks had
! been heard. and OF Il sudden the watch
came running round the corner whiStling
for help De Garcia slw ti:rln. and diScE-
gazing suddenly turned and ran fcr the
! water gate. the lady also vanishing, whlth-
or Go n"t know
Now the watch svus on me. and their
leader came III nc TO seize me. holding {,
| lantern in his hand struck it With the
| handle of the sword SO that il fell Upon
the roadway. where it hlazcd up like a
bonfire Then turned also and .lcd. for
! I did not wish 20 bc dragged before the
magistrates Of The city as Il briwlcr and
! in my desire ~ escape forgot that De
Garcia was escaping also Away went,
and three Of ,ic watch after me. bat they
were stout ami scan; OF breath. and ;. :.
the ti:nc that had run three tUrlunsS
! distanc,,l them. I halted 10 get lly breath
! and remembered tllit had lost Dc Garcia
and ;liG rot know When | should find hllH
again. 50 l went huncwurd. ctr>ing my
fortune and thc woman! who had claspcd
me from behind Just Us I WIS about 70
send th.. death thrust home. and also my
lack of skill which had delayed that thrust
50 long
BY now WAS ~ home and hcthought
inc that l should ,io We'll To 20 10 EonScca.
my master and ask his help. On the NOR
row went to my master : chamber. where
he lay ;ll,ed having been seized by i sud
den weakness that WIS the beginning of the
illness which ended in death As l mixed
a draft for him he noticed that my shout
der was hurt and asked me what had hap
pencd This gave me my opportunity,
which was not slow To take.
Have You patience tolistcn 10 a story.
said. for would seek your help
All" he answered. lit is the old case;
the physician cannot heal himself. Speak
ON. nephew.