The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-06
NECK OR NOTHING.
By JEANETTE H. wALW0RTH.
copyright. 1897. by the Author,I
fro BE Continued

SYNOPSIS Strong Martin. son OF the over
seer on Governor Strong's plantation, San
Solci, attends college with the governor
grandson. Adrien Strong. He is suspected O
some college thefts in the closing term and
ostracized by the faculty and his fellow Istu
dents, Mamie Colyer, daughter OF a professo
alone stands by him. CHAPTER IlI.-Gover
nor Strong's daughter-in-law, the widowe,
mother of Adren, has made Liza Martin
Suong's sister, her protegee and educated hel
beyond her station. IV.-Mrs. Martin talk.
plainly 10 Mrs. Strong about spelling Liza
The case is discussed at Sans Souc. Liza
must be helped. but not brought in contact
with Adrien.
Quite a group of men had by this
time gathered around the fallen brute.
Most of them We're field hands. Seth
and the men to whom the runaway had
belonged were the only white ones
among them.
Seth was ON his knees examining the
horse. The man who had just spoken
of her in connection with blacksmith
was standing with his back to her.
In his left hand he held his broad
brimmed, wideawake hat, while with
his right he mopped his damp forehead
delicately with handkerchief of ex-
quisite fineness which exhaled the
merest suggestion of good cologne
He was explaining the beginning of
the accident TO Seth in that peculiarly
rich, lazy drawl that had brought Liza
from behind her damp handkerchief
some seconds before the tear storm had
quite subsidized. There was something
eminently soothing in his composure in
the midst Of the prevailing excitement
and confusion.
1T Is largely due TO my venerable
fathers youthful impetuosity. heard
an infema! rafting somewhere under
the trap and got out to investigate,
when father indiscreetly shook the reins
about the brute's ears to brighten off a
bottlefly, imagine. had noticed one
lowering near The motion always
affected poor Emperor unpleasantly,
and fathers voice did the rest. "
What while it took him to say ii |
Long enough for the girl perched in the
wagon bed to decide that he was self
poised well balanced, thoroughly cul- |
tured. AS for the rest of them-bah!
Just then Seth drew the coarse cuff |
of his shirt sleeve across his red moisr |
forehead The familiar action had never
Jared upon her nerves more disagree |
ably She sent her imperious young |
voice IN the direction of the group.
The man who had been explaining
the accident to Seth turned at the sound
of her voice and lifted his hat in salu-
tation.
Il never like to intrudc upon "A ladv's
emotion. | am quite sure Won enioved
every one Of those tears Perhaps now.
however you will let me thank you for
my fathers life Miss Martini take
it.
Here the rescued old man interposed
vivaciouSly:
ITS high time. Yes. Pom my word
and honor it was superbly done-ad-
mirably done for little girl! Now
wasn't it, RAN
Liza flushed angrily under this pat
ronage.
1T is pity it had TO be done at all.
but | could think Of no other way of
saving myself. assure you / was not
trying to save any one else. "
The younger man was composedly
scanning her, as she sat there. high
perched above them all Very few men
could have Invested such scrutiny of
every vestige of impertinence. He was
one Of the few.
Pom honor, the wonder grows The
efficacy of the blow seems so curiouslv
dlsproportiOned to the arm that dealt
1T. The blow so accurately planted
Now from trained athlete one might
expect such precision. "
The location Of the blow was pure
ly accidental. It's efficacy was due en-
tirely to my brothers. heavily loaded
whip handle 1t was a question Of
crushing or being crushed. preferred
the first alternative. That is all there
is to it. Come, Seth, please, if you can
be dispensed with
MIR. Randall Chambliss stepped back
ward from the wagon wheel in defer.
ence to her evident impatience. "A
natural and feminine preference. i'm
agine you will go through life MAIN
tanning that attitude. -
Seth was climbing into the wagon in
response 20 an impatient gesture from
her. The old man lifted AN arresting
voice.
"Yes, but all this time here we stand
like dots; not word of thanks to the
heroine of the OCCASION"
Thanks are always embarrassing,
sometimes absurd and on this occasion
uncalled for. Iacted exclusively
in self protection. Good morning,
sir. -
She bestowed an imperious little nod
on the old man, ignored the young one
entirely and trod furtively ON Seth's
foot, by way of setting the clumsy cot.
ton vain once more in motion.
The younger man stood contempla
lively chewing the end of HIS mustacht
and looked after the moving wagon.
One of the field hands had been dis.
patched TO the Strong stables for fresh