The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-05-15

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% another, and If he had rejected that
I could have simply turned from him
and refused to do Il further wrong 10
right the wrong already done. But /
had not the courage to DO that. was
"a coward.
accepted the challenge.
''The sooner it is over the better" re-
marked Watkins.
Certainly" / responded. ''Let it
be this very day, at sunset, upon the
river bank. | viii send friend to you
to make further arrangements"
"Aud the weapons"
"PistoIs."
and 80 il was fixed.
I'm hour afterwari / found John
Price, a ycune physician, who agreed
to act rs my second.
He did nor urge me TO abandon the
idea, nor lid he enter upon the work
~ though he loved ii, but he did it b.
caG-e hc fi.ncied 7 was determined.
knew that Adams was q good shot,
ami hc knew that I was the SAME, for
We had often prlc,i-cd together, 50
ther, was 10 advantage 20 either in the
weapons.
Af,eg dinner Price came 10 me and
told .Ae tia. all was arrangs a.
After Prize, had gone l sat down and
wrote Two letters
What 81 coward | was 10 write them.
O.e was to my mother and the other
90 the giri who had promised % be my
wife.
y 1t row aHd think Of that hour
! E-.IIJ.r hour when I wrote to
my mother ami To my betrothcd.
White Heart ledge was high per-
pcudicuiar wall Of granite rising above
the river, the top crowned with dark
tr,es. Il received is name from Pc
cu'iar mark, where a mass Of white
quartz appeared, haIf way up The ledge,
ia the form Of heart.
Late ia the afternoon was upon the
sandy shore beneath tine ledge, and al
m5-s ut the same time Adams made
his appearance.
We were both anxious 70 be thought
brave men.
Hr diI no, speak TO H!e, nor did l
spaal, t. him. oar seconds conferred
awhile together, and then Price came
20 ny side.
Must this thing go on?:' he asked
told him ! did no, know how it
could be stopped.
/ led, for did SNOW.
Ile informed me tLat if would make
The least overture Of peace lac felt surc
that Adams would accept Il.
i lhiuE." lac said, "that Adams Is
sorry tor what has happened. You
struck him. and he cannot retract."
"Ani he called me liar"
~ IA are both good shots, added
Pricc, ''aud ii you fire together you
may both fall"
Ba, I dared not offer the hand OF
consultation. / told him i w:- ready.
lie wcut back to Watkins, and pretty
~o5l ;hcy measured oil the groand-i2
PAGES.
We We're to stand back 10 back, those
l. PAGES apart. We We're to turn at
the word one, raise our pistols at two,
and at the word three We were 70 fire.
caught the eyes OF Adams Is took
ny position, and was sure that 10 an
gry passion dwelt therein. For an in
slant the impulse was with M To
throw down my pistol and otf.r him
my hand, bIl | had not the courage to
do it.
oar seconds he>itateI, a, though they
saw what w;;s passing in our Thoughts,
bI. We offered no word, and they pro
cceded.
The word .'Oner' was given.
Icaunot tell all the feelings that
came crowding upon me at that mo
mrut. | thought of nay mother in her
distant home. | Thought Of the holy
love tAat had beamcj upon me since |
had grown - mans estate, and i
tlolsLi ;hI. ia ole sh,r. minute more
the black pail might cover it all.
Watkins was long time ii pronoun-
cing The VOL '.Tso. lie evidently
| hoD,l that on. of u would relcu;, but
ne hoped il vain
Olly breath held baci, the last fatal
word.
- We raised orr pistols . short, ago
nizaI cry, as from breaking heart,
burst upon the air, and in another iao-
meat two ligat shadows fitted upon
the sceue. vas "a prisoner. Adams
was q prisoner. Oar pistols lay undis-
charged upon the sand.
The two girls who loved Us better
than We loved ourselves, haG guessed
or secret.
Love has sharp eyes. Clara Woicott
knew, Labld's hot temper. She had
only to whisper her suspicious to Mary,
and two sleepiess sentincls were upon
us.
In that instant | resolved to be u
man. With the arms of my beloved
still encircIine me, | stretched forth
my hand, bat I was not in advance of
Laban. ~ though one spirit moved
u- oar hands met midway.
~ have bccn fool, " said Lahan.
sAud have been fool and a cow
ard" | said.
We returned from the DARK ground
lust A. the day was sOftenins into tw.-
light. and from that hour Adams and
mvself were fast friends, and they VINO
had saved Us from the great crime en-
ter upon the life path with Us, and
have blessed Us ever since
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