The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-04-12
HIS GRUDGE?



contestants took an unfair advantage
OF tic other gae eet's
Yer referrin' to the set-to In the
Empire saloon last night, Vas. the
Teas man shot t'other Teller when he
WAS loolin' down ON the floor for a
half dollar he'd dropped. They'd had
some words about the cards, but none
OF us bout here expects d man 10
shoot when fother feller isn't expect
III nothin'.s- &sl0 x
do you know the Texas mans
name. sah 2" Is
mo, sir; be hain't been here long.
Why are you concerned about himy' 2
i've been loolsIn' fo' a man. sub, ana
when heard that this Texas man had
done mean. murderous trick ! Won
dered II he weren't the man I'm iookin'
for Has he been arrestedT'- =
WELL no. There amt nobody here
ns likes to tackle him. 'sa1
BY this time a number OF citizens
had gathered round the man who was
looking for some one. He was n white
headed old man, but very erect and
with plenty OF yigor, at least in his
eye. He was well dressed and had the
air of a gentleman. =
There he is now said one Of tie
bystanders MS a man emerged from
saloon and walked across the street.
Inc stranger started. the blood rush
ing into his face, then rushing back
again. His hand shook. Indeed he
- A
treinbled all soyer.ls Then he mastered
himseif and said coolly:
Gentlemen, that's the man I'm look
IN TO- request yo purmission to
change the co'se OF the law somewhat.
= would Ike to light the accused
There was look of surprise on the
faces of those standing by
I .Ob, he'd eat you up. said one OF
s them, Hes young and spry. and mean
! enough 10 rob dead Niger. You're
& TOO good stun to buck against man
IKE that.' s1s 1s7lsst
Know I'm not young, sub. How
could be when served under Gener-
al Lee In virginia. Trust me, sub,
I've Just enough grit left In me to tac-
he that maii-not another man; that
particular man"
The stranger turned and walked to-
ward the object of his search. The
crowd went with him. The Texas man
saw them coming and gave them de-
hant glance. Suddenly he recognized
the stranger and paled.
rive found yo' ut last, JIM" said the
Old man, but I've had long hunt"
Then, turning to the crowd, he added:
"Ihis man and -desiah yo'purmission
10 settle q private matte. VIII any
gentleman present make the arrange
mentsT
representative man was urged for
ward and at once began TO provide for
meeting. The principals were to
step back into the clearing" off the
street, stand thirty PAGES apart and ut
signal advance, firing till their re-
voivers We're emptied. The crowd sub
mitted under protest, for they did not
doubt that the Texas man would COM
NIT another murder. However, some
of the onlookers observed that he was
growing nervous under the veterans
glittering eye, which was never for a
moment Withdrawn from him.
Slowly as at n burial. for no one
doubted that one at least of the enc
mics would die, the party passed be-
tween two houses and proceeded over
cracking twigs through a wood to the
clearing. The Texas man and the
stranger walked d, little In advance,
the former peering straight before him,
as II to escape the fixed glance of the
veteran. who kept his head turned to-
ward his enemy, never for moment
relaxing his gaze. Once only did the
murderer turn TO meet that relentless
glance, and then he shuddered as If
the very marrow in hisi bones had been
frozen. One of the followers who held
the advance and saw the expression
OF the old mans eyes dropped back
and whispered to another: "Thet amt
no live man. He's come back from the
dead TO avenge some wrong rE.
In the center of the cleared space
the party stopped, the manager of the
Amir examined the principals to make
sure they had no concealed weapons,
relieving the Texas man of a revolver
and n knife, and then placed them In