The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-01-22
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| Rothesay turned and saw Ralph
Caryl walking up the platform, hs
figure looking graceful as ever, his
face having that insolently-assured ar
that is sometimes so aggravating.
At the same moment Caryl saw Roh-
esay, and stopped abruptly. There
was a flush on Caryl's face and light
in his eyes that betrayed that, early IS
1t was, he had been drinking enough o
excite him.
"You here?" he exclaimed. Ely
Jove, fellow never knows chen he S
! going to meet his friends. | thought
you were shut up in Purcell's chan
Der, still playing at having fever. So
| you've decided to give up the gam.,
! eh?"
Evidently, the sight of Rothesay was
very infuriating to Caryl, or he woull
never have given way 20 his tempe
thus. Though he had known Rothe
say was at Purcell's, and all the cir
! cumstances, he had not seen the young
man until now.
Rothesay had risen, and was leaning
| on the thick stick that he required to
] walk with. His face had flushed a
| deep scarlet when he had seen the man
! who had thus addressed him; now it
/ was white as snow.
Beg my pardon for those words" he
said, speaking very low.
Cad! are you talking to me, Rothe-
| say, when you say such words as
those?" cried Caryl, coming nearer.
yes, am talking to you. Beg my
pardon, instantly, for insinuating
gross falsehoods about mel"
"Pshaw!"
Rothesay did not know but that he
had his usual strength; his anger
made him strong. o.
so you refusef' his white lips ut
tered.
BY this time the three or four peo-
pie who were near had gathered about
the two men.
Certainly. And may take this OPP
portunity, Rothesay, to inquire after
your sisters health and happiness? 1t
is long since / had the pleasure of
meeting her."
The last sentence was half lost, for
Rothesay's stick descended across
Caryl's face, and Rothesays voice
cried:
Coward! Beast!"
Then Rothesay sank back on his
seat, whittier than ever and trembling
violently.
Caryl staggered back, his nose bleed
ing profusely, his eyes blinded for a
moment. He heard Rothesay, as If
speaking of dog:
Cant somebody take the wretch
away?"
Men now tried to interfere, after II
was too late, as usual. Caryl thrust |
them away, and pushed forward near
Rothesay and said:
None of us Caryls are apt to for. |
get blow. Don't you forget thati'
Can you get out of my sight?" asked |
Rothesay, YEARLY.
At that moment the train came I'D. |
and Rothesay entered a car, still feel. |
ing so excited as not to realize his |
weakness.
Caryl also boarded the train, but he |
went into the baggage car, found some
water, and at last succeeded in re- |
moving the stains from his face. His |
shirt was spattered with blood, and he |
buttoned his coat over it.
He knew that a ridge of purple and !
red was quickly swelling up on his |
face, and he was furious at the
thought. He was completely sobered
now, and he bitterly repented having |
given cause for the quarrel. He hated |
Rothesay but he had been a fool, a
thoughtless fool. He would have given
almost anything had not the affair
occurred.
Perhaps some idiots would think I
nnUhf tn nhalInp hfv,, h,,4f H. n
duels has gone by, and that would be
getting into worse mess. No, |
can't afford to challenge him, but III
pay him for this hideous mark on my
face. Yes, I'll pay him well for that. |
Still was donkey to speak as did. |
and now everybody, will know where
| got this mark, and how | am going
to see Kate Purcell in this fix? Can't
do it-even If haven't the brass to do
that. No, must lie low for awhile.
Yes, twas bad move. l wish hadn't
drank that whisky of Burt's this morn
ing. This little job will make nv
work all the harder, Well, Rothesay
is of the field now, and Julia has Burt
TO manage. | shall have to let her
take charge foI awhile, that's plain"
He sat on one of the trunks in the
baggage car, and smoked furiously
while he unused thus, and felt the
horrible welt across his face growing
bigger every moment. He told him.
self that this was the worst mismoye
he had ever made.
When the train reached Boston.
Rothesay rode to a hotel and took
room where he lay down a couple OF
hours, conscious of the way in which
that moments excitement had shaken
him. He could not recall his thoughts
from the fact that he was Obliged To
leave Kate Purcell; that he was pre.
vented from ever speaking any warm. |
er words from those OF friendship to
her while Caryl was there.
Caryl, he feared with too much req.
son, would seek to win her, for
amusement If for nothing else: and
Caryl had the power to be very atten. |
tive, and he had no reason for think. |
ing Kate could have loved him.
He must leave her there like n bird |
towards whom he saw the serpent an. |
preaching. There was no way of pra- |
venting the catastrophe he foresaw-- |
the dreadful catastrophe of Kate Pur.
celfs becoming in love with Ralph |
Caryl
The thought was maddening. but ba |
could not shake II of. Did he not re. |
call too plainly the power Caryl had |
attained over his sisterp Ana ~ 80