The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-05
THELHUECURAE

g. John. recognizing the brute Of week
ago, and turning as red ss a turkey
cock,
IN good afternoon ye. Mister Par
sea- Nc, We aca'f pass I'll F+sa aone rsl'
ye.~ cried the man wno had been drink
ing heavily. though he was toe seasoned
t. show any unstea9Iaess Isl gait.
fs@ cSlrafe drew back. Vital 30 you
want he asked he vas painfully white
now
what DO want repeated the bully
following ug the QUESTION VIII votIey
OF oa'hs ths. made the little man -hadter
tn tell ye what want ! want yer
apology furnbIe9 with the word
apology Ter lnterfer5u tween satber
al his hid Bar licked him .nore'n ever
fer yer blasted inisrferin'"
you internal coward exclaimed 81
John
Ills opponent gasre3.
let ne pass SAD the curate
No. - don't" crles1 the o-her. recover
ing from his aston isEn1eut at hearing q
strong word fro1r the parson
-. JOAN gszeE hurried}y about him
The path wound across the r1our. through
the green and purple 81 the heather. cut
ting i9w hedge here ard there and los
Ing Itself a. last - tss@ hsat-haze They
acre alone.
The oully grinned I've get ye nov
You aaEe. Indeed said s. JOHN
T@saag 90 mss black coat and fhrowirr IL
ou the heather. Ills sofI felt hat FOL
lo"ed Then he slipped th- Inks from rs
cuffs and relied w his sHtrf sleeves. while
his enemy g4spsa al his proceedings
NON. Ila Tead5.' said 1he e4rate
geatly
are ye goln' 70 fght?'' huvat out The
either, looking az hlra az Goliath might
have looked at Dav4.. Come or. ye---''
But the foul v@rd never passed his bps
frxzF STE 4
biow from small bat sin9uariy hard
fist The little curate was filled with a
aid. unholy joy. He had not felt like
t0is slnce his college days. he thanked
Prov .dcuce for his friends the Indian
cioss and dEnb-belfs. wn!3h had kept
bin IN srlfn the PAST three years. The
blood saGz Ia bis veins as na clTcleti
Fnpnc Goliath guarding the giants brutal
srnashes AID getting In stroke when oc~
raston offered. IL was not long er. the
big man found himself hopsslessi out
matched, his wind was gone. his Jaw was
swollen, and one eye was useless He
made final effort and sung out Il ter
rlhc blow AZ David. Partly PARTED IL
caught him on the shoulder Telling him
10 the eafth- Now. surely. the victory
was with the Philistiue. But no. The
young man reco.ls3 10 his feet IKE a
young sapllng. and the next that Goliath
knew vas. ten minutes later. when he
opened his available eye and found thai
his enemy was bending over him. wiping
the stains from his face with a fine linen
handkerchief
Feel bet;er?'' sand the curate
well. I'm
Hush man. it's not worth swearing
about" interposed his nurse, Now. get
Up"
He held cut his hand and assisted the
wreck To- its feet
YOU'D better cali a. the chemists and
get patched ~. Here's money"
The va1quished ore took the silver and
gazed stupidity at the giver. who vas
making his toilet
Please 10 away. and don't thrash your
hog any more" said 81. John persuasive
Goliath made "A few steps. then re
traced then. holding out . grimy paw
Mister p8rscn, Fna--I H.
"bont 81. another word. Goodbv"
and the cura'e sh.ok hands with him.
The hie man turned away. Presently
be halted onco mere. fin nc said
l. had 20 coule. Th@a he sham0led home
ward
81. John adjusted his collar. gave his
shoulder "a rub and t@1nec BIS coat and
hat As he started toward ire village a
gitj came swiftly - n2aet h!n
. John. Joha. yoa are ADlendidr' she
EaspoG as she reached hisl Il watched
yau from the hedge Wonder
y aa exceeding sorry. Miss Fsdu sto2 IS
said thv CITRATE colby. raising his hat and
making - raTs ou.
Nancy started ne though Le had struck
her her DASH ~ enthusiasm raiu3 ors,
IN Der excitement she haH Forgotten thar
event * a week sE, hut the cutttMx tone
of AIS voice reminded her. Sire bowed her
hea8. and De went On has way lie haa
gone about hfty yards when size called
his uame. Hsr yoice just reached him
het something ia i told him that he had
net suffered slDne
tie t1rnsd about and FASTENED to her
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