Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-08-24

out in the moonlight. There's beer
right smart talk"
I'm not responsible for the talk Il
fools choose to make it," said Coven
try impatiently. 1--WE done nothing
more than would with any pretty CIR
back cast"
"Then you don't keer for her. Ther
what you said up thar on the porch
warn't soY'
ooh, come" Coventry replied. "You
mustn't think that what man says
to girl in the moonlight is gospel
truth. The moonlight makes him BIZ
sentimental"
can the gal?'
1.-THE girl too A little Irritation does
no harm, and the next day it's forgot
ten"
Its forgotten-I see! You've just
been havin' fun with her then-not
meanin' anything - like they do back
whar you come FROM
Exactly"
"An' you're a-goin' back an leave
her after maxim her love you. 1t
maybe is all right In your section, but
we don't call it square hyer-not with
nice gals"
but the girl doesn't care for me.
She has a passing fancy perhaps, but
that's ALL"
"Yit she let you kiss her thar on the
porch tonight. seen her."
Coventry arose angrily. I'm not
accustomed to have my he began,
but Mort interrupted.
II know you amt, but you're goin'
to be- I'll trouble you to set quiet
thar while | talk. You come hyer an
meet a gal. She's nice gal, an
purity gal. She amt never seen man
llken you-or heerd one. The men
she knows amt much on dancin' an
scrapin' an bein' dressed up. They
are just men-the men around these
hyer parts
"YOu know that gal is fallin' In love
with you more an more every day,
an yet you stay hyer. When she
gives you what l amt never even
dared to ask her for; when she cares
so much she amt carin who sees II,
why, you gifts ready to pull your
freight for home an forgit her offun
your mind.
IT'S powerful curious world"
Mort continued, with grim smile. ]
ut don't appear to be put together |
right somehow. Hyer / am lOvln' |
the very groun' she steps on, an she |
amt carin' for me any more than for |
that same ground. An she loves you.
an you
The mans face worked in the moon
light, and Coventry was genuinely
sorry for him.
ut will be all right, old man." he
said, when I'm gone"
you're not goin' away" Mort re-
turned quietly, "leastways not until
you've married Glory
Are you crazyf" Coventry cried.
"You made her love you. Well, now
'ou're goin' to marry her."
But If won'tY
"Then I'm gOin' to kill yOu"
He said it quite calmly, and before
coventry realized the words he saw
he moonlight glinting along the barrel
f revolver.
Some men," said Mort, would have
nut bullet into you when you fust
ONE hyer foolin' around, but thought
on was in earnest, an Glory was hap
""
do you mean to say you're going
D murder me unless l agree to your
razy nOnsensef'
II don't know about murder. 1t amt
murder to kill a snake. But anyway
m a-goin' to kill you unless you do as
say. You want to think mighty quick
m goin' to count ten, an them
Coventry knew what would happen
len, and he had an instant picture OF
II that would follow his refusal and
vivid sense Of his folly.
"One three"-tbe words fell
-eadily like strokes Of pendulum
There was rustic of
lrting twigs. and Gloriana sprang out
the willows by the stream edge.
Don't shoot. MORT" she cried as she
'rang between the men, and then she
id something which stlngs Coventry
zen to this day when he thinks Of 1t.
ado you suppose I care for him." {
le cried, pointing disdainfully at Gov
ltry-"him?" Again came the accent d
hich hurt. 1T was you cared for I
] along. only You wouldn't speak, an @
had 10 make you Jealous so you t
ould, only didn't think 1t would 6
me to shootin'. want a man, an 4
re got him. s
Mr.. Coventry didn't stay for the we'd v
ng He went home, as he intended, O
G next day, but in telling his adven- b
res In the west he says nothing e
'out how he was used as stalking u
rise. v