The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-02-12
CHAPTER v.

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{ Just now, however, Mynheer Joe is
made the witness of singular scene.
Two foreigners are at it, hammer and
tongs.
How it came about it would be i'm
possible to state; each one believes the
bther guilty and that the apology
ought to come from that side.
A comparison between the two
causes the traveller to smile. In point
pf size they are surely antipodes. one
so large and massive, the other d.
minutive.
The taller man has voice like tor
hado bowling in the mountains, laying
trees PROSTATE and swirling up the
valleys Now and then it Is punctured
with the sharp, file-rasping exclama-
HONS that burst from his antagonist.
penetrating and shrill as the highest
notes of the violin. They growl and
kabble together, each endeavoring to
lay the blame of the collision upon the
bther. When two men possessed of
fiery tempers get into heated argu-
ment the result is seldom in doubt.
Sooner or later they come to blows,
hnd this period depends pretty much
npon the state to which their feelings
have carried them.
This promises to be the case in the
present instance. The little man is
game despite the enormous difference
In their size. He dances before his
heavy antagonist holding up his small
lists in way that proclaims him the
bossessor of some scientific knowl-
edge in the line of self defense. Should
the giant, however, bring one of his
eledge-hammer blows to bear upon
him these frail barriers must be
brushed aside as though mere cob
webs.
= Although the big man is angry 1t
Ean be seen that he is amused at tue
Same time. Unless the fury Of the
bther passes all bonds and he commits
hn assault the tall man will hardly
proceed to extreme measures. Just
how he is endeavoring to alarm his an
tagonist by an exhibition of lung pow
er-by bawling at him with all the
tremendous force of a cattle drover
bn the war path. His bull-like voice
and the queer EXPLANATIONS he uses
would be extremely amusing to Myn-
heer Joe upon another occasion. Just
now something of an important nature
has come into his understanding
that causes him to take a new interest
In this strange game that is being
played before him.
\ This smaller man answers ~ par
hculars the mental phota ph he
has drawn of Demosther@ Tanner.
the father of the fair Molly. He is
small, slightly bald, near.y fifty. full
bf life aud ginger. and ready to stand
hp for his dignity.
/ So Mynheer Joe decides on the spur
b1hthe moment that he has run across
nwho has chartered the daha-
2iice-he owes him debt OF,
gratitude on account Of the rescue
from the waters of the Nile-perhaps
the time has come when he can repay
that with interest.
Thus he finds more to engage his at
tention In the complication before him
than others who have been gathered
by the hot dispute.
In justice to Mynheer Joe let it be
bald that his sense OF fairness and the
eternal fitness Of things had much to-
do with his actions. He was never,
the man to sit calmly by and see big
Dog set upon small one. More than
once In his past career he has been
known to take the part of the weak
and oppressed. even 20 his discomfort.
nhere is some spirit left Of the age OF
chivalry-it did not die out with the
last OF the heimcted. mail-clad knights.
Thus 1t will be seen that other mo-,
lives influence Mynheer Joe besides
the one important fact that this is, as
be supposes. Molly's father who
stands fair show of being pulver-
lied.
/ He means to take hand in the
game if 1t shows signs of reaching a,
boint where blows must be exchanged.
Eordon's messenger Is full Of fight
he always was. and the fact that this
may be considered street brawl does
not once enter into his calculations.
It Is the smaller man who rushes
things and brings matters to a focus.
"You shall apologize or fight. sir!
DO you think am to be insulted with
lmpunlty? You are big coward! I
will show you how we do these things
where I came from? Defend your
seltv' he shrieks.
The big man Is thus forced to an is
hue. He gives a roar as the other
kicks at his shins. and looks as If
hbout to hurl his avoirdupois upon his
hiininutivc antagonist. when a hand
clutches his shoulder and Mynheer
boo steps between them. brushing
back the little bantam cock and facing
the Brahma.
"If you must fight take a man OF
Eour size. Take me. for instance.
Now come on he says quietly.
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