Graham guardian., 1900-05-24
THE WORLD
AGAINST Him,

81 have for some time suspected tha'
vou were allowing yourself to becom.
Interested in that country bumpkin.'
ee said. almost bru,ally; but did no,
Cream till tonight that yeu were 10
correspondence with him."
"Most of your dreams occur at night.
Do they not. captsinr Evelyn had
Gifted her eyebrows snd wss smiling
eoidiy. defiantly.
81 guess there 10 no dream about your
corresponding with him--at least that
De has written you to-day" returned
gvinkie. In a white heat. "You have
been in the house all the afternoon. and
6esides no one but him could have
could have"
winkle found himself aiding into .
pltfall OF his own making, and the
startled vacuity OF his small face caused
Evelyn to laugh out immoderately.
''0h!" she exclaimed. you. think he
Wrote me about the shearing process"
For a moment the captain could only
stare stupidity. then lame defense
came to his lips.
~ could not think Of anyone else
who could report such lie TO yos,~ he
said
Then am not to believe that IL rs-
sily happened" ?" queried Evelyn.
@The very idea Is absurd on the face
cy IT," was the captains perturbed re.
sponse.
II cant believe that Mr.. Fapshaw
would write me a deliberate false
hood" she returned. still smiling tan.
laiizingiy. "He is quite truthful and
honorable"
wiukle's lip curied and quivered i'm.
potently,
"Do you consider Il an honorable
ching TO write lie about a man--a-a
rival? presume r may call him
that. since you have encouraged him
Go that extent"
"He has never thought Of you as .
"a rival" mocked Evelyn. with pro.
nounced sneer. She moved towards
Che others. but he grasped her arm.
and detained her. His fury was now
uDbridled.
81 shall report this to your father"
he threatened.
'You intend to tell my father that
] correspond with Mr.. Fanshaw?" she
asked. sternly, eoldly.
III shall feel Il my duty as his friend.
Knowing that he would disapprove OF
It, and tina, you are doing a most fool
Ssh thing"
Then you will tell him a false
hood" she said with a white smile.
aud eyes which flashed like diamonds
an the moonlight.
"iou do not correspond with him?
Tie has not written to you to-dayP"
HE has never written me line in
mis- life. ! happened to be a listener
10 bis challenge and witness 20 your
cowardice. AS for his UNIQUE hu.
initiation OF you, actually quiverea
with delight when he cut Oft your
brazen radees of bravery. He repent.
ed Of having done it--like brave man
would-when he saw that had seen II
all, and he gave me the things TO sew
back on ycur coat, but you are light-
tng with woman now. and
sha,i retain them. ! may need them
In the future"
lie shrsnk from her as II she had
struck him in the face. And with
little taunting laugh. Evelyn left him.
She was so agitated that she avoided
the Others who were listening to the
negroesas they sang a spirited ballad.
~ Ronald Fanshaw could have WIT
messed what passed al Carnieigh that
evening, IL might have softened his
sharp self-censure for what he had
done In the heat of passion. He had
always looked upon duelling as radi.
cally wrong. and he now told himself
he had gone too far in further humili-
a,ing man after he had tacitly
thrown himself on his mercy Before
be had quilted the colonel's wood that
morning he was brought face to face
with a product OF his example that
edded fresh sting to his general dis.
content
He had almost reached the boundary
fence when he came upon his shaggy
haired, baretootcd brother, standing
up tt his ankles in the wet loan OF
sw,mpy spot. Dave was leaning on
rifle as tall ard sturdy-looking as him
self an old.fashioned treasure which
he brought out only on special occa-
sions. such as prize shooting matches
--ai which he was a champion shot
aud when there was threatened
"blach uprising"
"Why, Dave. what are you doing
here9" Ronald asked. In astonish-
.ment.
"Huh, amt a.doin' nothln'. but
what ! would a-6one. ef I'd a.been
needed would a-been plenty"
Ills brother stared az him.
''you mean you thought Of taking q
hand, Dave?"
81 was a-goin' 10 give you yore
chance fust." said the fellow: 'but,
son bet. ! was a-goin' 10 see which one
was able to keep on his feet after the
scrap an ef II had a-been him, he'd
e-been my meat blowed this tube
out with a prayer" tDave patted his