The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-28
AZ ROOTH TARKINCToN ANDIfARRY LEON WILSON
JOVELHZED FROM THE PLAY By >W.B .M.FERG0oUN

" IN 4 2H. "a ~ xxx s # " s
slr5x.~ Ne pleaded. making nm implor-
ing gesture with his trembling hands,
.'are you comm with mc?"
Kirby, who had quietly resumed bis
place at the table. now slowly stunned
the deck and carefully inspected the
card that had turned up.
~No,r be said, with grave inaiity.
am not going with you. my friend.
The hands dealt; IN play Il out"
"For Gods sake. Genew implored
Bunce. Then got to quilt you. You
know what this means to me-" be add
ed despairingly, II hate TO 80, but
there's no sense In my stayin'."
@No. And thank you for staying
a. long IL you have" interrupted kir-
BY, with smile. rising and placing his
hand On the others shoulder. I'm
AFRAID I haven't been thinking very
much Of you. old partner. But I'm 30
ine to stay--cnll Il what you Ike.
However, this h not your hand. lar
kin. and don't want you 70 help me
play It out. Go. by all means. and at
| once. Did you get fresh horseT
"A fresh horse? Why. ! wouldn't
| even burst 10 ak for the one 1 come
| on. cried Bunce. hopping his face.
.You don't seem 10 rightly size up The
| mess wore In. Gene. III BE- lucky TO
| lit out on mr. own TWO feet. don't
even know where they put my hat,
\ and I'm skeered to ask for 4. Then y
amt no more use my askin' you TO
/ conner
| mo more use than in your STAYING
ssid Kirby.
Bunce hesitated for moment. then
\ thrust out bis huge hand.
1 -Goodby. you burned foolv' be gasp
4 ed. choking up
.Goodby, Larkin. but don't bet that
4 Il b goodby. They won't set me. III
1 ride your horse into town for you TO-
morrow
i Bunce bestowed ! nnaI helpless sp
peal upon the ceiling. gre his part
Il ners hand q farewell @rench. then
numbered hastily from the ROOM. while
Kirby. cumming softly 10 himself
! stroIIed to the open window and. lean
ing negligently against ~ frame. savs
himself up to retrospect
Il He wanted to be alone: be wanted q
n think. TO dream. TO 80 over and ove'
II again every word that Adele had spo
! ken. every smile. every gesture. Ill
!, Thoughts we're solely Of the immediate
n present ard pnss. For the future b
al dh not care neither Tom Randalr'
I'll homecoming nor HIS own inesitapH
4 unmaxking. He wondered what b
II would have been. what the end woui'
III have been. had his early life been LAX
= IN uleasanter ilneS-less harsh. ies
lonely Yes. utter loneliness was
Il great and sinister factor In moldin
m.n,s ds~tiux- what II the last u ID
al K,rbvs hsd proved an honor to tn
: ala name instead OF professions
4 rtv.v gambler. AMI why was be n
|, ua,p,nrf was not the nliesory .
Ill ~. ros.,,ush too bitterly sruef VIII
= "a saeIe sa,a those last words. ~Br
% ,r,vh,n,, /, he perhaps with one w
AL man no eou,dn't be beaten. even then
" 4 might l.e. and Il would b
III "a re truth AZ n had been prove
I. s,rc. the BEGINNING OF tin,e. But. eve
- ~. war. r,s,,Iny ana knew him I,
!. -h., No wa. could he Rightly ask Il
s.cr,scs, y.t tho.~ words had ava
~ sr.d nercc longing. had held out
!" nro,n,se ~ none Ana he could NJ
r,s.r,v renounee NOT lust yet. re
q 49,.
10 ~ ,rvrsS a. : hand rugged n b
W 49,. turned 10 confront Old crou
" - "a .,o,cr nos~clex.,v 70 his side
Mare Gene. 10 Gswd's sake 10