The daily Alaskan., 1905-10-26
SERVING A SUMMONS
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man, llNluH ulAAlleSleu uSSltS " marry Bernice, Colonel Church per suaded her to break with Adams and accept Swift.
 When Adams received notice of the fact he simply remarked: That makes me a bachelor for life. Let's have a bottle Of wine" The only change mo- tlced in his dcmeanor was that he fought harder than before.
 Ten years passed. Adams, now a captain, secured years leave of ab- sence for the purpose of studying cav airy improvements abroad, and on his way called upon his old flame. He found her in great trouble. Her hus- band was in a mlre of debt, one of her children was very i'll, she was herself in bad health, and, to cap the climax, her husbands father was at the point of death. The condition of affairs re- Ouired that the husband get away in order to escape service for awhile from his creditors. Upon the death of his father he would inherit a fortune that would enable him to eXtrlcate himself. But to leave under the circumstances was next to impossible, The result of all this was that Captain Adams, with the help of an ingenious lawyer, as- sumed the debt and went into hiding. The case could not go on without Adams being summoned.
 For a month Adams, who was an eX- pert at Indian stratagems, found It easy to elude the baillffs. Then they became as foxy as he. Having tracked him to the country place of one of his friends they set their wits to work to get him where they could read the sum mons to him. One evening just before dark Adams heard Q furious firing in the grounds, and, true to soldiers In stlncts, rushed out with a revolver; but seeing a man coming for him with a paper In his hands, the captain fired several bullets over his head, checked his career and reueated to the house.
 Soon after this attempt to serve him Adams was standing one morning at a window when a company of the state militia marched down the road not far from the house. Their commander in trying to have them cOuntermarch got them Into confusion. Adams threw up the sash and called the proper direc- lions. While be was shouting the or ders a man emerged from behind a tree. at the same time fumbling in his side coat pocket. Adams caught sight of him just as he drew a paper and closed the sash.
 This escape made him more cautious for q time, but confinement was lrk- some to him, and he made an occasion al sally in disguise. One evening at a restaurant man at a neighbortng ta- bIe made offensive remarks to him, and Adams, going over to where he sat, slapped his face. The man did not at the time seem disposed to follow up the affair, but the next day Adams re ceived a challenge from one Tucker.
 Adams naturally inferred that the man was the one he had had the quar- rel with, but wondered how the fellow knew who he was. However, he was too much of a fighter to avoid any en- counter and accepted promptly. He at once sent for brother officer, and the affair was arranged to come of at dawn In order to avoid the bailiffs.
 Before leaving the house the grounds were searched, and the coast being clear the party drove away in closed carriage. Finding the others already at the appointed place, the ground was paced off and the principals placed in position. Suddenly from behind neigh boring trees a number of men stepped forth and surrounded the COmbatants, Then Mir. Tucker, throwing down his weapon, pulled a summons. Adams disgusted at the turn the affair had taken, raised his pistol, aimed at the paper and put q hole through 1t, at the same time sending 1t floating on the morning breeze. He then knocked down three of the men surrounding him, but the paper was recovered and read to him before he could get away.
 The doughty captain returned to the house he had been hiding In, much disgruntled at having been the victim of so we'll laid a trick. The truth Is the man who had lnsulted him In the restaurant was one of the detectives watching for him, suspected hls iden- tlty and had insulted him purposely. The captain had been shadowed on his way home and the challenge sent to trap him, but on his return he found a telegram that Mir. Swift, senior, was dead and there was no further neces- slty for his hiding.
 Thus 1t was that Captain Adams saved the fortune of the man who had taken the girl he loved from him, and by doing so kept the family from ruin. As soon as his services could be dis pensed with he proceeded on his trip, followed by the blessings of those he had served. On his return he hunted up the man who had fired summons at him instead of bullet and induced him to enter the secret service depart ment of the army.
 Ten years lated Adams, then a colonel, returned to visit the Swifts. He found both father and mother dead, but in their oldest daughter he saw the counterpart of his old love. His exploits with the detectives had caught