The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-14
CHAPTER VII.
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" H'l -Hk-i stuart. W'a'l.E. "ifh"--
.-eE.rE n.y. WHAT I'D You say
fna SAID Won had mace mem nate EHil.
s"l rn1 added that Eou hated yourself.
WI. ,fE s"" Why hey naturally would
!" sI.-rF t": tho TIM. at l"sEt. But why do
90 bate -'.r--ar' Have JoI reason to-
"T = w'- L.Js-s'trG.' said Stuart.
"A,ii. T cent make II arv palmer Clay
reptile. "i- isn't = question 7 will ask. f!ut
-oH say r.u want my advice. Wei. my ah-
yrr- :, r'v friend and 10 IT man who il rot
~. tri.G. TiTor. Ana i'm this ciSo II de-
IsHas "n whether Hhar That thing" cav
*. f5.f tt.. paper -vhi.T had fail.r on the
groom -"untt that thing zars IS trge."
Tha -r-----a- man looked ~ the paper hN-
-Uar him ard then hack IT Clay. ard spTaus
. hi- fo,r.
"Nn~. damn VIZ" le cried. what do YOU
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IT, STOOL atov~ Gay with both arms rigid
Fl his side and MS head hsut forward. The
dawn had ia=t broken. ard the two men
saw o-cb other in the CHASTITY gray light &.
ire morning. II any man. cried Stuart
tn1~klv. "Elros 20 say that that black
grari.v J." IS true I'll Kill him. You or anv
a" Else. Is that what sou mean. damn
,.clp II y - say CO, and ri break ey.ry
hone ~ your bylv.r
'kArIl. t-af = TlfgFr better g-1HlHi Cav.
~,r,ftorI- The gyav Won won't on wishing
YOU were dead and hating Yourself rn@!e me
almost Loss. faith in mankind Now YOU go
max" that speech 70 the President, and then
md tho man who put Up those rlacaris. and
Z you cant find the right man. take any
nan You moot ana make him cat il. paste
and aii. and beat him to death if he doesn't.
WY. tbs Is no time to whimper-becaUse
IN" world is fun Of ltarS. Go out and fight
ih'm and show them you are not afraid.
'"ni"und t"'. You had me so f"arei there
hat | almost thrashed you myself. Forgive
ii'. won I YOU ne begged earnestly. lie
r"s' nd ''.id out his hand ana the other
Took ~, a'"3.fEiy-- It vas your own fault.
''d young mot protested Clay. You told
>o'r story the wrong way. Now go home
ana s't s"f"g sleep and III be back in a few
i."''iS =" "-ii' YOU LOOK: he said. lie
''''l'''" ,t'''Th we u-"cS 70 Inc sun that
@-''' "P H"' 4 req not "'Sk Of neat above the
'o'' Et,'f al NE hinHhtaihS. see, faid
~ ''"' ~ -'.,H Us announcer DAY. seven
- 49, '@'EhI ~ s'Nth Gays once IN
~ ''"i'''- 49, u tidithlu'' on man.
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~ ann "'h'I people battle&-
81. .""'-'f hHf'i Signed ana pressed
"'."'' '-"'" '"i"i' ne dropped IL.
i-u am. t'iH E""i 10 rae. he said. I'm
"', '... 'i.'' ts i IDS morning, I'm 4 bit
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"lnt >".-
h+ '"'' '!dE promised And Il Il
a.. I'm nc i"4"1. cont forget ~
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''''- ! Won l. stuart replied. III call
On you II ! E''a them. IL raised his
At'S'i> m",h+nl'aIiy 10 MS helmet in satlut"
anu '''' H'HT mp MS sword turned and
s.io.' ""fS erect ana S'.Hi'fIy through tn
debris and weeds Of the deserted plaza.
'!hE remained m"tI2nl"ss on Tn" steps Of
inc i'l'Stdf arc i'ii""'a IN" younger man
with ms eyes lie dI'W Il long breath and
i'-@f = t'lS"I"+F S'if'h through MS peck
''F i"t MS 'Att'h""N' gazing aD'"I MN as
Re Hii So. a. t"oGSh looking Tor come one
20 Ni','t'l =" '"hh SPEAK MS iee4fsS- II"
hf''d has "y"s TO the stern sineoth-saaEe
'a'. 81 III. "fph"' statue abo's nm max
<f'ti''i 10 De "1tc:ih6 stuart departing
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