The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-05

server, was COQSluGEdUly mySILU0O Dy the actions of his unusual visitor
 His Iordship paced back and forth with stride that grew firmer as time brought forth no hostile impediments. His monocle ever and anon was direct ed both high and low in search of Shaw or his henchmen, while his face was rapidly resolving itself into bloom of rage.
 'Confound him." his lordship was muttering, looking at his timepiece with stern disapproval, T"he can't ex- pect me to wait here all day. I'm on his land, and f'f stay here as long as I likes' (At this junctlre he involunta- rily measured the distance between himself and the log) T knew it was all a bluff, his threat to put me off. Hang it all, where is the fellow? won't go up to his beastly house. won't gratify him by going up there even to give him his orders. Demmed cad, blowhard! Five o'clock, confound him! I dare say he's seen me and has crawled off into the underbrush. He's afraid of me; he's coward. It is as I feared can't see the rascal. There's only one thing left for me to do.E I'll pin a note Co this tree. Confound him, he shall hear from me. He'll have to read it.''
 Whereupon his lordship drew forth a large envelope from his pocket and proceeded to fasten it to the trunk of a big tree which grew in the middle of the road, an act of premeditation which showed strange powers. of prophecy. How could he, except by means of clairvoyance, have known before 1eav- ing home that he was not to meet his enemy face to face?
 As Mir. Shaw afterward read the note and tossed 1t into the river, 1t is only fair that the world should know its contents while it hung unfolded to the bark of the tall tree. It said in very scrawling hand ''S4r. Shaw, l have looked all over this end. of your land for you this afternoon. You doubtless choose to avoid me. So be it. Let me state once and for all that your conduct Is despicable. I came here personally to tell you to keep off my land shenceforth and forever. 1 will not repeat this warning, but will instead, if you persist, take such sum mary measures as would befit a per son of your instincts. trust you will feel the importance of keeping off. !" To this his lordship bravely signed himself
 There" he muttered, again holding his watch and fob up for close inspec- ton, ''he'H not soon overlook what I've said in that letter, confound him r' He had not observed the approach of Randolph Shaw. who now stood, pipe in hand, some twenty paces behind him in the road.
 What the devil are you doing" de- manded strong bass voice. 1t had the effect of a cannon shot. His lordship leaped half out of his cor1urOys, turned with agoni8ing abruptness toward the tall young man and gasped stOht' so shrilly that his horse looked up with start The next. instant his watch dropped forgot ten from his fingers,and his nimble little legs scurried for territory beyond the log. Nor did he pause upon reaching that supposedly safe ground. The swift glance he gave the nearby river was significant as well as appre- hensive. It moved him to increased | but unpublished haste.
 He leaped frantically for the saddle scorning the stirrups, landing broad 1 side, but with sufficient nervous ener. I gy in reserve to scramble on and up ward into the seat. Once there he kicked the animal in the Hanks with l both heels, clutching with his knees and reaching for the bridle rein 1n l the same motion. The horse plunged obediently, but came to. stop with l a jerk that almost unseated the rider the sapiing swayed < the good but for 1 gotten rein held firm.
 "Hay gasped his lordship as the horrid truth became clear to him.
 Charge. Bonaparte'' shouted the l man in the road,
 "Soldiers!' cried the rider, with 8 wild look among the trees. My dog,' called back the other
 'He charges at the word.''
 ] Well, you know, saw service iI
 the army apologized his lordship | with a pale smile9 'tGet ep!'' to the l horse.
 Whats your hurry?' asked Shaw | grinning broadly as he came up to tht
 log.
 Don't don't you dare to step ovel
 that log!' shouted Bazelhurst.
 .sAll right I see; but, after all 1 what's the rush ?" The other was puz
 zled for the moment
 "Tm practicing, sir" he said un
 steadily. ''how to mount on a rur
 demnit. Can't you see ?'g' <
 'In case of fire, imagine Vel Isyou made excellent time. By the way
 what has this envelope to do with it? l 'Who are you, sir?
 Shaw. And you?''
 "You'll learn when you read tha
 document. Take it home with you.''
 "Ah, yes; I see it's for me Wh
 don't you unite that hitch rein? An
 what the dickens do you mean by hay
 ing hitch rein anyway? No rider l "Confound your impudence, sir!
 did not come here to receive instruc
 tions from you. dem youw cried hi I lordship defantly.- He had succeede
 at that moment in surreptitiousl
 siashing the hitch rein in two with hi
 pocketknife.. There was nothing nov | %o rarorouf him from rrivirr tho ohfrl