Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-22

camp before as took place that after
noon. Every man as far back as the
second row Of hills seemed to do his
blamedest to put a finer soap-sh1ne
on his mug than the next one, and they
all knocked off work an hour or two
earlier than usual, too, so as stroll into
camp and get properly mellowed up
and ready for the thing that was to
come off, Of which they already had
an idea.
"Zack Renfrew, his face as shiny as
those Of the rest, but with a heavy
made it's appearance there when Zack
knew that there was sky pilot In
town, got in early, and spent most OF
his time in Kingley's groggery, not
drinking much, but expatiating upon
how warm he was going to make 1t for
the high courier who was to do his
talking that night.
Every seat in the hall was taken at
the hour the meeting was announced,
and large numbers Of red and blue
f1annel-shirted men stood behind the
benches at the rear. Zack Renfrew,
still wearing his portentous scowl,
had a seat on the aisle on the second
bench from the front.
IF Zack hadn't been so much bound
up in himself and what he was going
to say and do to break the sky pilot
up in his business, he would have no
ticed that the whole camp was on hand
at the meeting, something that had
never happened before in the history
of the outfit.
| At the hour the man in ministerial
clothes appeared at the door and walk
ed down the aisle to the platform.
Those that thus caught their first view
Of his back observed that he was bull
let-headed, that he was tall and slen-
der, with very broad shoulders and a
tapering waist, and that, despite his
parsons garb, his walk was sugges-
tive rather Of the bouncer Of a. big
honkatonk than Of a sky pilot.
when he stepped up to the platform
steps and turned around, the boys
saw that he was just as bullet t-headed
in front as he was behind, that his
eyes were small and beady-blue, and
that his face, with its very square,
forward protruding jaw, was covered
with about q months growth Of scrag-
ly reddish beard.
| "He rested one hand on the table
beside him, and surveyed the gang with
ing.
| "rMy brethren he began in voice
so mild that some Of those present
knew that it was assumed, and with
difficulty, we are gathered here to-
night to praise and do honor, and to
"'Same old thing spat Zack Rem
frew, jumping up in his place and
shaking q finger at the man on the
platform. Same old bunch O. CUFF, an
in about two minutes you'll be throw
ing heated air to us bout bein' baked
an fried an toasted in tn pit fr-'
"Well, that was about all for Zack.
The man on the platform had been
stepping down slowly and advancing
so cautiously upon Zack that Zack,
immersed in his discourse didn't take
much noticed Of him, or, II he did, didn't
bother about his advancing, anyway.
Then the man in the ministerial garb
had Zack by the slack of his blue flan-
mel shirt, and yanked him to his feet
so suddenly that the men in the back
Of the hall could hear Zacks teeth
rattle.
"Zack was a pretty sizeable and
husky man himself, but when the man
in the black clothing held Zack off
at his left arms length and deposited
four tremendously hard slaps with the
fiat Of his right hand on Zack's left
cheek, the victim of parsonphobia was
clearly seen by the boys to be away
outclassed.
What kind Of a bunch Of chaw
dye think y'r passin' me, hey, Petey?
inquired the man with the black clothes
in the vernacular Of the dance hall and
| Will lliS CAlA puSuCo Aoi VOL ~ oAAe
smack went that huge red right palm
Eand deposited another resounding slap
on Zack's face. Were dye think you
butt in f'r stampeder O. anythin' but
jack rabbits, hey% and then the bull
let-headed man switched his clutch on
Zack to the other hand and passed
Zack slap on the right cheek with his
left that sounded like the impact of a
stage slapstick. They tell me that
you've got tn bug in y'r conk that you
know how t. ride hard on anybody that
drifts y'r way that you don't like, hey?'
AT this point Zack reached back
for his guns, forgetting that all hands
had left their guns downstairs.
"'No you don't do any lead-squirt-
in t'night, Petey, nor no other night
wen I'm around, but you're agoin' t
do somethin else, an you're a-goin' t
do it blame sudden, at that, after
give you tn book t. read from: Y'r
Igoin' t. repeat tn words Rock o
Ages" an then y'r goin' t take
quick sneak out t. y'r claim t think
'em over and the man in black sud-
denly thrust Zack into his seat with
an awful thud, keeping his grip on him
with one hand, and reaching out for
the hymnal that was all ready and
stretched toward him.
"The corner was already turned
down at the Rock Of Ages page. and
the man who had a-hold Of Zack open
ed the book there, gave the book to
the thoroughly stunned Zack, and said
Read them words
"Zack read them in a low tone. He
might not have done so had he not