The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-09-15

SELF COntrOl. now Gars you tlliih !
gamble like you-by getting ,unSuSpect-
! ing victims drunk and then r"b5lug
them? ! watched you outragecESly
cheat Mr. Randall and ply him with
Honor il order to cover your charac-
teristica!ly clumsy manipulation OF the
cards, and IL stepped in tonight and
stopped to emulate the type Of game
which you solely pla! it was in order
! to save your victim from complete and
total ruin. II IS unnecessary to say
that when Mr.. Randall IS capable OF
estimating what has occurred and Is
ou>c more himself this deed will be
returned to him."
: Now. Kirby. yoh can't play that
game on me-" cried Moreau. jumping
to his feet "Yoh come In on my Kill
; and then try to do me out Of the sIoils.
That don't go. Kirby. I'm too old a
hand. Keep that line Of talk for sap
heads. The Randall plantation Is sold
under the hammer. and | get two.
tni:LS or
"Or what?" coIdly demanded Kirby.
carefully pocketing the deed. You
know me, Mr. Moreau, 30 don't try
to pull a derringer It's considerably
safer to wait until my back IS turned.
| say Mr.. Randall himself will destroy
this deed and that his plantation will
not be sold. and you may believe 1t
or not, just as you like. That ten thou
sand you virtually stole l cannos. un'
fortunately. refund; but, believe nr.
that is the entire extent Of your steal
ings. For once In your life you are
going TO release victim before he hrs
been completely sucked dry; for once
in your life you are going to be half
way decent
Decent? beloved the other
That's compliment from one OF
yoh standing
Like yourself. game for a living.
Mr.. Moreau." coldly interrupted XIII
by; "but, unlike yourself, | endeavor
to do so honestly. and | have never
vet stopped to the methods which you
exclusively employ. Although you are
seemingly not aware Of the fact. there
b a distinct difference between gam
bier and thief. Once had the priv
ilege Of meriting the friendship and
esteem Of gentlemen like Mr.. Randall.
and now warn you to keep your
claws off him. II ever in the future ]
| catch you bleeding him as you did this
evening YOU and will have different
/ sort of discussion. For your own sake
! l beg you 10 remember this.
Before Moreau could reply the sound
| Of a single shot rang out from one OF
the statcroomS and echoed itself over
the river ImpulSivp!y Kirby turned
| TO the door and as he did so MOreau
quickly Withdrew his hand from the
breast Of his lon. frork coat. 4 tongue
| of flame learii" from his Derringer
shattered fbr Siacnant tobacco fumes.
and witt. ih" n.'rid bite Of powder In
his nostrils and q bullet through the
lungs the younger man. fighting hard
against his fall. slowly eased himself
to the floor.
"For yoh. suh," courteouSly sneered
Moreau. carefully wiping the smoking
pistol and returning it to his breast
pocket. while he coolly watched the
writhing figure cough out its life. u
calculate, sub, yoh are now booked fob
that front seat in hades which you de-
clincd I'll teach yoh to play a low
down game on gentleman, sub"
AS he turned to refill his glass the
door was violently torn open and
large, forid faced man entered. Mo
reau turned. his hand slipping into his
breast pocket. For long moment the
two confronted each other in silence.
"Mr. Randall has just blown out his
brains" said the intrude. slowly al
length. Il guess that's your work. my
fine old bucko. But heard another
shot. Where's my pal. Gene Kirby
His eyes. reStleSsly searching the dark
encd corners. ut length happened ca
the huddIcd thing. now lying very still.
Gene" he cried. stopping and raising
the others head to his knee. Speak
to me, boy. It's your old pal. Bunce.
81 calculate yoh friend is past speak
ing, suh." observed Moreau, backing
toward the door and keeping wary
eve on the tlorid faced Yankee. Mt.
Kirby inspltcd me, sub. and has paid
fob it with his life. shot him In fair
and honorable combat"
Fair and honorable hades! snar!ed
Bunce, leaping to his feet "Shot him
In the back, you skunk-your usual fair
and honorable manner! You haven't
the nerve to stand up and face Grip
pied hen!'
STAND back. sub" warned the other.
drawing his Derringer. "Yoh are nat
urally excited, and 50 choose to over
look yoh words, which | will not do In
the future. But don't push me too far,
suh-don't push me too far, foh even
a gentleman has his limits"
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