The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-05
HIS GRUDGE?
Ioririinall

Yer referrin' to the set-to In. the
Empire saloon last night. Vas; the
Texas man shot t'otlier Teller when he
was lookin' down on the floor for a
half dollar he'd dropped. They'd had
some words about the cards. bnt none
OF us bout here. expects a man to
shoot when t'other Teller isn't expect
in nothin'.r
DO you know the Texas mans
name, suhy'
No, sir; he hain't been here long.
Why are you concerned about himT'
i've been lookin' TO- a man. sub, and
when heard that this Texas man had
done a mean, murderous trick won
dered IL he weren't the man I'm lookin'
for. Has he been arrested?r
We'll. no. There amt nobody here
as likes to tackle him."
BY this time number Of citizens
had gathered round the man who was
looking FOR some one. He was white
headed old man, but very erect and
with plenty of vigor, at least in his
eye. BE was well dressed and had the
air of gentleman
There he is now" said one OF the
bystanders as man emerged from
saloon and walked across the street
The stranger started, the blood rush.
Ing into his face, then rushing back
again. His hand shook. Indeed he
trembled all over. Then he mastered
himself 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.
I would like to fight the accused"
There was look OF surprise on the
!; faces of those standing by.
"Oh, he'd eat you up" said one OF
them. Hes young and spry and mean
enough to rob a dead Niger. You're
+, too good stun to buck against a man
/, like that"
Il 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 tao.
kle that man-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.
tiant glance. Suddenly he recognized
the stranger and paled.
"I've found yo' at last, JIM" said the
old man, 'but I've had long hunt"
Then, turning to the crowd, he added:
'"This man and deslah yo' purmission
to settle private matte. VIII any
gentleman present make the arrange
mentsT'
a representative man was urged for
ward and at once began TO provide for
a meeting The principals were to
step back into the Clearing" off the
street, stand thirty PAGES apart and at
signal advance, firing till their re-
volvers were 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
moment withdrawn from him.
Slowly MS ut a burial, for no one
doubted that one at least of the enc
miles would die, the party passed be-
| tween two houses and proceeded over
cracking twigs through wood to the
clearing. The Texas man and the
stranger walked little in advance
the former peering straight before him,
as If 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 10 meet that relentless
glance, and then he shuddered as II
the Very marrow in his 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: Tibet amt
4 no live man. He's come back from the
dead to ayenge some wrong"
In the center of the cleared space
the party stopped, the manager of the
affair examined the principals to make
sure they had no concealed weapons,
relieving the Texas man OF revolver
and a knife. and then placed them in
position, handing each revolver. The
/ master OF ceremonies stood with pls-
tol in his hand waiting for the crowd
TO get back out of the way. Now that
| the Texas man was face TO face with
/ his opponent lie seemed to have pass
ed under spell. He was covering
under the others merciless glance,
vainly endeaxoring TO turn his own
! aside. Then the veteran, as II to give
the man a chance to recover his
equanimity, turned to the manager.
I'VE ar waitin' 70 yo. sub"
The manager with elaboration rails
ed his weapon to give the signal, the
veteran still looking at him, then just
before the signal turned again to his
enemy. The Texas man had apparent
ly recovered from the spell and when
the signal shot rang out raised his
weapon with the rapldity of lightning
and sent a bullet tearing his oppo-
nent's coat at the side of the left breas..
and passing between the breast and
the arm. Before he could fire again
the veteran had emptied chamber OF
his revolver The Texas man stretch
ed himself upward on his toes there