The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-02-21
"A Romance of
The South Seas
BY
JACK LONDON
Copyright. 1910. by Street 9 Smith
Copyright 1911. by the Msemillsn Conps.v



Tudor surveyed him with whitening
disgust
"You haven't the soul of louise.
suppose any man could make love to
your wife
But have no Wife" Sheldon inter-
rupted.
Then you ought 10 have. The situa-
ton is outrageous. You might at least
marry her. as | am honorably willing
to do
For the first time Sheldon's rising
anger boiled over
You he began violently. then
abruptly caught control Of himself and
went on soothingly. "Tll call the
boats crew and launch n boat. You'll
be in Tulagi by 8 this evening"
He turned toward the door as If to
put his words into execution. but the
other caught him by the shoulder and
! twirled him around
Look here. Sheldon. told you the
| Solomons We're too small for the pair
Of us, and ! meant it,
as that an offer to buy Rerande.
lock, stock and barrel?" sheldon que
ried.
"No. it isn't It's an invitation to
| fight"
But what the devil do you want TO
| fight with me for?" Sheldon's irrita-
| ton was growing at the others per
sistence. I've no quarrel with you.
And what quarrel can you have with
| MOO I bova navor intorfara6 with won
You were my guest. Miss Lakeland Is
my partner. If you saw fit to make
love to her and somehow failed to sue
coed. why should you want to fight
with me? This is the twentieth CEN
fury, my dear fellow. and dueling went
out Of fashion before you and | were
born"
"You began the row." Tudor logged
ly asserted. "You fired me out of your
house. Ii won't do, | tell you. You
started it, and | am going to see it
through"
Sheldon smiled toerantly and pro-
ceedpd to light cigarette.
There isn't any row. 1t takes two
to make row. and |. for one. refuse
to have anything to do with such tom
foolery.''
"She's not your Wife" Tudor con-
tinued as though the other had not
spoken "A fellow has the right to
make love to her unless she's your
well. perhaps ii was an error. after all.
due to ignorance. perfectly excusable.
on my part. might have seen it with
half an eye if I'd listened TO the Cos
sip on the beach. All Guvutu and Tu-
lagi were laughing about it, The pair
of yOu trapped me into making II fool
of myself How was | tO know that
everything was not all right? You and
Hhe acted as # everything were on the
square. But my eyes are open now.
Why she played the outraged wife to
perfection. slapped the transgressor
and fed to YOU. Pretty good proof OF
what all the beach has been saying
Partners. eh? A business partnership?
Cannon my eye. that's what 1t is"
Then II was that Sheldon struck out.
coolly and deliberately. with all the
strength Of his arm. and Tudor,
caught on the jaw. fell sideways.
crunpling as he did so and crushing a
chair to klndling wood beneath the
weight of his falling body. He pulled
himself slowly to his feet, but did not
offer to rush.
Now, will you fght?" Tudor asked
grlmly.
Sheldon made as IL to repeat the
blow. but Tudor. white of face. with
arms hanging resistlessly at his sides.
offered no defense.
Il don't mean fight with fists" he
said slowly. II mean TO a finish. to the
death. You're good shot with re-
volver and rifle So am |. That's the
way we'll settle it,"
But men don't act this way in real
life" Sheldon remarked.
you'll find I'm pretty real before
you're done with me. I'm going to kill
you today. Speaking of JOAN
please keep her name out of it,"
Sheldon warned him.
"Oh. go ahead. knock me down. But
that won't close my mouth. You can
knock me down all day. but as fast as
! get to my feet Ill speak or Joan
again. Now. will you fight? III give
you a fair chance to kill me. but III
kill you before the days out. This
isn't civilization. It's the Solomon is
lands. and pretty primitive PROPOSE
lion for all that And two men and
one woman is an equally primitive
proposition. Wen settle IL In the good
old primitive way. | can't insult you
directly. ! know. You are too easy go
Ing or cowardly. ar both. for that. But
! can narrate for you the talk OF the
beach ah. that grinds you. doesn't itf
! can tell YOU what the beach mas TO
say ahont you and this young girl run
ming n plantation under n business
partnership
"Stop.' sheldon cried. for the other
was beginning again TO vlbrate and
oscillate before his eyes. you want
duel I'll give II 10 YOU But IL In alb