The Delta independent., 1899-02-03

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CHAPTER XVII

ADothe week opened. In honor Of
CApeAin Barclays restoration to health
ohe Ysasisss bad issued Invitations for .
ylanie 70 the White Gate Many Of the
0DesEs and ladies had accepted Most
q ths0 had been hidden Captain Mul-
lAns had bssn on sick report four days
Osntuions resulting from tumbling
iron o broken legged chair was the sx.
0and had his tongue in his cheek when
- spoke Of il and Of matters growing
ous of the 'coutusions" mentioned
1sssisr had heard rumors Of the former
A.oaA aud bud notified Messra Mul.
laDA BEallisan. OF al.. that he would
Aavs 70 dusling In his bailiwick- and
esp wss the mystery surrounding Ger
thin oonsultaeious held BY uight In
Nullans's quartefA
"Ths blood Of that young brazgars
- % his own head" aid Nullans 70
lls hsoohmsn. IAN you, Hodge. can
oo0solo the disconsOlate widow"
He had no more doubt Of the Issue of
- contemplated combat, no more COM
SaacsIoa in the matter. thsn had Thack.
0gay's valiant and inimitablo little Cas-
soa. ~ Oabasse. In bis duel with Lord
XoV. He had long bsen the leader Of
- aibssnian set. and despite every
e6oRt % ~ part Of the witnesses to
~ a6sav - the satler's to keep the
matter . secret rumofs got out and the
Tasgh-a. Ballaghs knew their chief had
hsea hsavsd BY that hated ooxcomb
Wian. Every o. Of them knew further
that Aullans must have sent his de.
maud for satisfaction. despite tho facs
that his ''p,seol OF. =" the right. had been
damaged BY the collision and was NOS
yes IN condition for effective service
Everybody who was In the secret know
that Mr.. Winn had instantly accepted.
pamiug BFayton - his sccond. pistols
~ the WeaponA and Suggesting his
latLss'e old dueling ssk thas bad eeeo
Long yeAss and some ssrvics " the old
army. - proper TO the occasion The
slime and placa however. would neces-
aa1ily depecd On the victim Of the knock
~As uttss sscsscy Deansime.
To Nullans theeV was nothing IN the
episode over which 70 brood OF worry
A. dxaOooa sseeeans In the old days he
bed "WinGsd his man according 10
ths nsehoAs described in 'Charlss
O'Msllsy" asA psscstosd occasieasily
~ hissapssi0s h sank He bad known
0na0 . ba1soo0 bsoil and Wa - hoWo
VitA pi6oo1, nses a 0hss-so mem a..
eA0uat8 VAsD not ussessdied By liQsos
H - ooW Q chancs of meeting % she
1slA 90 a tAs ~ - secresly hassd
'stAo 0obossary a the arrumy. and
- Deaas 70 shoot the life ous os Harry
Win u sezaioht shooting would Do is
Thas VIM bed taken advantage Of him
- k1oeked hin down when b. was
Asuak Was sRcuss sufacient for the
sins - planned: that be had brought
ths blow 1poo himself by an insult ten
tinss Dass brutal was matter that
euaossnsd him not at all He had no
Wifs a. child to worry about Mrs
Nallane and The various progeny wers
old snoagh 70 look out for themselves.
- indeed most Of them had long teen
aocussonsd 70 DO Mullane thirsted for
the osoisg meeting and for the prom
tnaDos it ousooms would give him
aooag all eood soldiers all over Texas
And - for Winn-bs who had come
riding home from his successful scout
barely Q fortnight before. buoyant,
AoDsfal, almoss hsppy-the change thss
had oo0o ovee him was something all
0so nv and noos could fully account
HW. CAahine the draft from the hank
- eas Antonio. b hsd now eoouRh 70
oaks Tfoss's rscsipt In full for the value
a ths soolsa scores. even 20 some rsoov.
srsA pa1sdss. slishsiy damaged by
soagh hasdlisg asd b. rain He would
a Al -..A ~
hia wife for certain bills that had been
ffoqoessiy coming 20 her accompanied
b. ufRsus demands. Laura said she had
NOT keps them. Which ought to b paid
Asssl b asked Which had besu lon2css
oasssandinef LAuras reply was shst
- did nos know. bot IL hs bed Rus
ehss money from San Apenio as lsss
ehe oaahs to have some to reud % Nine
Chalmetss. She positively had rot .
dinueg dress DC % b sen Winn did
- svsa glance q tho open douss Il .
Nc elossA hsns thick with costly
oowps HE wife bed hardly wosn st all.
~ that now. she said. were oat a
style. Thsee Weee other matters to Be
thought u sbsn dinner RowpA BE- told
hsr ernvely. and ber face cloudsd ~
eocs She b.d almost forgostse the
troubles of the week Rcue by
He went down TO his den end 80
sbsre thiukinG What ought be 20 do.
Whaf should he do with this money!
Every cent of 10 would Be swallowed up
~ he squLred tbose comm,saary &C.
cossts ana turned the balance tsso
e6ecks apd -sut is o6 TO pay tacse htliA
- sben. " Mall.De's bullet sped srss
enke Lawn asd ehs baby s0shf
''Rome he dafed - ay S:ss bod NO
hsoa Colisbuss' s'sdiagposis Of that sis-
osssoo was c9ssse TIN. too. u Nu'-
l.ss's lissna ~ .os i.ii h.n. thsrs