The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-01-28
WAS AFRAID
OF THUNDER

Kate was such a dashing girl that
everybody wondered when she mar
ried a quiet, unobtrusive man VINO
had a dread Of thunds rstorms How
ever, Clarence and Kate Hastings
seemed to get on well enough, and eer-
tainly both adored Their four children,
till Bruce Sayler came along and took
a fancy to Mrs. Hastings. Theh
Trouble began. Sayler was a fine look
ing man. with something aggressive
about him that usually gave him his
own way.
One evening sayler asked Hastings
to so with him to max a call. Has
ings unsuspecting accepted. He was
taken to the house Of a woman whom
he had never seen and left alone with
her while Saylar excused himself
Then an ifate husband rushed. in and
made a g eat ado about catching the
visitor with his wife. Hastings go
out safely, but the affair came to his
wife's eafs. In vain he pleaded inno-
cence and asserted that Sayler has
tricked him. Sayler told a different
stoey. that was believed by the wifa.
By this time Hastings had got THE
drift of the matter, which was tina.
sayler had acquired such an influence
over .his wife that She was about 10
join with him to remove her husbai d
Wy divorce in order to put sayler ii
ms place. Hastings was cIushea
Then out of his despair came action
The two men were members Of tn
same club and one evening SayIer wa
discouI sing loudly to a party OF
lliends, monopolizing the converse
ton, When Hastings stepped up |
him and said mildly:
"sayler, you are a puppy. You are
a thief, You are a coward"
Sayler glaled al him, but made n
.eply. Hastings drew away and SEMI
4 message to his enemy that he mig.
as well make UP his mind to ngAt
sooner or later, for he proposed t
.nsult him every time he en.eeed tn
club. sayler replied that due-ing wa i.
not in vogue in America. He woul
0 fight under the code, but II
Hastings did not refrain from his in
suits he would chastise him. To tn,
Hastings replied that he was armed
and Thai if Sayler laid a finger o.
aim he would kill him.
The next night and the next. when
yer ana wherever the two men me-
Hastings gave a deliberate insult, an
at last it came to be the opinion CT
he club members that sayler mus;
take some notice of the matter or re-
sign. Then he sent a challenge to
hastings.
No one took it upon himself or her
self to inform Mrs. Hastings about
he matter, and sayler, after
ng to her the first insult and assert
ng that he had paid no attention 10
he insignificant husband, did not
mention any of the later insults or tn
challenge. She was still very much
under Sayler's influence, but was un
decided flom day to day What course
70 take. When Sayler was with her
she did as he said; when ne was abb
sent she became undecided, and indie
clsion is wearing on any one. She be-
gan to wish Sayler somewhere else.
When Hastings got the challenge
that he was a month working for.
his reply was ready. AS the challeng
I'd party he had the choice of terms.
He sent a reply that these terms were
six chamber revolvers, the distance
five PAGES. the firing to continue till
both men were unable to fire n
longer or the chambers of both re
divers were empty.
saylor sent a reply that no one could
pc expected to fight under terms thai
mean death probably to both parti $.
Hastings sent word that death was.
exactly what he meant and what lie
would have sooner or later. Then h
resumed his insults.
BY this time the friends of both par
ties began to get an inkling as to
what was the trouble and sympathy
went with Hastings. Saylei began
10 look W All his aggres
s~iveness was gone. he ceased to talk
loud and volubly. he went about with
a hangdog look. Meanwhile he had
discontinued his visits to sNIrs. Hast
lngs.
Then came the last insult OF the
series. Hastings, meeting his enemy
in h club, said to him publicly:
You're a coward and won't fight,
but I'll make you fight before 1 ger
through with YOU"
The next day saylor sent a friena
20 Hastings to know what would sat
isfy him. Hastings replied that he
could only be appeased by Saylor leav-
ing the country under a writ
ten promise not to communicate with
Mrs. Hastings and never return. chen
there We're negotiations in which Say
Ter tried to get better terms. He fail
ed, Hastings standing firm in reauiF-
Ing either death or absence. Finally
sayler yielded. sold out his business