Putnam patriot., 1911-11-10
WITHOUT
 RESPECT
But With Respect It Was a
 Different Matter
By F. A. MITCHELL
Copyright by American Press Asso-
 ciation. 1911.


 South Carolina. one of those old fash
 toned but stately manors. that Is more | than IJ0 years old. Tue woodwork above it's cornices, its massive chim- ueys. It's futed pillars extending from | the porch to the roof. smack of aris- tocratic persons who dweit there when the place was new. but who dwell
 there no longer.
 When the Revolution came on Charles | Ringold. then lord of the manor. re- mained loyal to the king. but his chill | dren. all of whom were grown, chose | the patriot side. His two sons were with General Marion. the swamp | Fox" Ills only daughter. Margaret remained at home with her father. though her heart was with her broth CTS in the continental service One evening during that troublous | period Margaret. looking out of win | dow, saw q man in a scarlet coat rid ing toward the house Going out on to | the porch. she stood there between two of the great white pillars waiting for him. When he drew rein before her and doffed bis hat politely she saw that he was what woman would naturally admire. a gentleman. a sol dier and handsome. He came of the same aristocratic English stock from which she herself had sprung.
 May l ask" he said, are you loyal subjects of the king here. or are you rebelsY
 My father is for the king" was the reply
 And you?"
 Tt doesn't matter where my sympa- thy lies, for 1 am woman, but were
 man would now be fighting for the patriot cause"
 May see your fatherT
 'Certainly.'
 The officer dlsmounted The girl call ed q negro servant to hold his horse. then showed the man Into the library, where her father was reading. and left the two together. Captain Ar buckle. one of Colonel Tarleton's off cers. had been sent out by his chief to make inquiries among such Tories as he could find In the neighbOrhood as to where the Swamp Fox" was lurking. He asked MT. Ringod for information. but the latter frankly told him that though he was loyal to the British cause he had two sons fin Marions corps and begged to be ex rused from replying to bis questions. But since darkness was coming on he offered the captain entertainment for the night.
 Arbuekle accepted the invitation. not for the entertainment, but that he might pass an evening in company with Margaret, whose stately figure, comedy face and arlstoeratic bearing had made profound impression upon
 him. Women to young English bioods of that day were considered legitimate game, and Arbuckle vowed within him self that before he parted with the girl for the night he would take al least one KISS
 He kept his resolution. though he no
 more than kept il. for he got but one kiss He left crimson spot where his lips touched Margarets cheek and fire in her eye. Rising. she swept out of the room. leaving him discom 6ted He had not expected such re bun from n woman dwelling In this wild country, so far from old England | He was in doubt whether to regret | his act or to make an excuse to re main, with a view to a further effort | But for the present there was noth ing to do but go 10 bed.
 In the morning he breakfasted with Mir Ringold. and when the meal vas finished. feeling obliged to return to duty, he ordered his horse, The negro who brought It handed him note from Margaret. In which she told him that champion demanded satisfaction for the insult he had offered her the evening before Captain Arbuckle was aStonished He had played the same game many time at home. with no
 serious consequences to meet with ehullence tu mortal combat on n like pro1ocaton in the wilds of Ameriea.
 Hut for one thing the officer would have offered q humble apology. That
 was the champion \ spirit of rivalry J00I, possess on uf him Who was this man who was tu stand in defense of the woman who had so impressed him: Was he a lover, brother or n frendf In any event. could he. an EngiiShman tho proudest race on earth apologize for taking liberty
 with one born in a land recently ac 4uired from sayages2
 Tell your mistress. he said to the negro. that will communicate with her as soon as my duties as soldier will permit
 On his return to camp Arbuckle
 found that the command had got wind chase of him. Tarleton had left an or der for the captain n remain ln the camp in command ot small guard left there til the expedition returned This left him an opportunity to take care of the matter be had in hand He
 wrote MarEaret that since he had learned that she he'd a champion the fight must come of heiore any apoleg> could be made He waS impatient tt throw himself at her ieF n inu.m her pardon 1herefor he deS ged flr affair should be ~etFe et} a- ~a+1 t. es7, sible BeSiup~ be WHs g' to any duty that woald R'eefeee wi,h lt> settlement Would she 1sN Ner cham nion to name an early date. place. wea pouS and other details;
 A reply came JAag Sae felt de'lcacy in the ldentity of the man who " S to defend her being known. therefore she stipulated that be should fgbt masked The lime rrnnlh ne fh,t evnninc at sl,n