The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-13

THE flask belongs to Mr.. Ranney,"
ne said. please let him have it"
The flask belongs to me-" retorted
Jack. His shoOtin' war all accidental.
He only happened to hit whar he did.
But then, he can have the flask IL he
can git It, or you either"
Tarbox bit his lip. and looked to the
other members Of the party, undecided
how TO act Seeing his frresoIutiou,
Ranney stepped forward and said
Don't trouble yourself. Dir. Tarbox.
The flask is mine. and l will see to
getting it.
You viii. eh?1 snar.ed the bully.
Git away from me-out Of arms
reach--of ri smash you like a roast
/ later! =
Thus speaking the giant swung bis
/ fists about. but the young man did
not move. Instead he received blow
upon the head which knocked away his
hat, and seemed to change his whole
nature to that If young lion. With
a strength and agility wholly unlocked
for he dealt the giant a fearful blow
I full upon the nose, which threw him to
/ the ground, and deluged the Income
/ ly face and beard with torrents of
blood. There was a momentary strug-
gle upon the ground after the bully fell,
and then Stephen stepped back pace
or two
In moment tho ruffian was upon his
feet again, and with fearful curse he
placed his hand where he expected to
md a revolver. But 1t was gone.
Then he sought for his knife, but that,
too, was missing. The young man had
taken the precaution Of removing
them, so that now they stood upon
equal ground But what contrast
Nine inches in height the bully lowered
above his antagonist, while in actual
weight he was nearly twice his equal.
There was no parley nor hesitation,
Finding himself wcaponless, Jack
rushed for the young man, and would
have crushed him in a deadly grasp;
but the young man did not wait for the
process. A quick, fierce blow, falling
just where the other had fallen, stag
gered the rascal, and before he could
see what had become Of the man he
supposed already in his grasp a tre-
mendous crack in the ear brought him
again to the ground Again he scram-
/ bled to his feet, and again he was
knocked down, by a single reverberat-
! ing blow The fourth time he arose
but before he could wipe the blood
from his eyes sufficiently to distinguish
4 his antagonist, the hard earth again
became his bed
This time he did not rise Immediate
4 ly It was patent to every one before
! this stage Of the encounter that he was
ovef-matched for once, and at last
4 that fact seemed to become clear to
his own mind Drawing the flask from
his pocket, he cast it upon the ground,
muttering savagely,--
There's yer old flask Take it, II
/ yer want it SO badl'
Stephen stepped 10 the spot where
the coveted prize lay and picked it up,
placing It beside his rifle. Then turn
ing again TO the discounted bully
who had now risen to his feet he thus
I addressed him.
Jack Dunlaw, am not done with
you yet a few days ago you hrutally
insulted Cora Russell could have
shot you dead and should have done
It If had not pitied you Now you call
take your choicego. aud on your
knees ask pardon and then quit this
place forever. or die where you standl
This quarrel is not OF my seeking, aud
now You have begun it, take your
choice | give you three minutes to de
eide.
a half dozen watches were produced,
4 and the attention of our party was dl
yided hetween their slowly moving
hands and the excited group before us.
At first it seemed as though Jack de-
sired to renew the fight He looked
/ around upon those who had been his
confederates, but their sympathy had
gone, and 1t was apparent that stephen
Ranuey had in a moment become the
hero of the occasion Jacks eyes, too,
we're nearly closed from the energetic
blows he had received, and his courage
if any he had ever possessed, seemed
to have gone entirely
A nod, watch closed and returned
TO the pocket of its owner, announced
the expiration Of the time Not a
change Of muscle or expression passed
over Stephens features as he remark.
Cd,
THE time Is up, Jack Dunlaw; will
you live or die?"
Jack looked around once more and
plainly asked
What do you say. boys?'
DO as he tells yer, replied one who
had been Jacks most devoted support
er in times past
The last hope seemed to leave the
contemplate giant In q voice weak
and wavering. he said-
I'm leave; that orter satisfy ye."
You will do what | said, or
The sentence remained unspoken
Jack Dunlaw bowed his head aud
walked meellly away to make the re.
CURED apology l did not follow,
though many did Five minutes later
saw him, the blood washed from his
face walking slowly away into the
forest. We did not see him again. nor
did he return to that station to my
knowledge.
The favor which Jack lost was trans
ferred to stephen, and fine village,
which has since grown up here, bears
today the stamp Of his quiet energy
and courage, -Wayoriey Magazine,