The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-09-05
BY ANDREW c. EWING

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armed and Of whom every Que waa
more or less afraid.
Notwithstanding that shooting was
rare I found when l got where it ex.
listed that l didn't like It 40 we'll az
had thought would. Indeed. no one
took me for shooter. | was small
and youthful looking. The long limb.
ed sons Of the south did not seem to
consider me Of much Importance. The
only person who fancied me was the
planters daughter. a girl about my
own age. She. had number Of ad.
mirers among those gentlemen. but
she said they didn't know anything
except about horses. and that wouldn't
suit her at all. I could write verses
to her. and. having fine tenor voice
and she a guitar. could sing love
songs to her accompaniment. i.
Her father. Randolph Hunter. had
no idea that. a love affair was In
progress between me and his daughter
until 1t had gone So far that It was
scarcely controllable. Then when he
found 1t out he said to me:
"Pe'mit me to remark. sub. that yo'
attentions to my dawter must stop at
once. II I eve catch yo' communicate
Ing with her in any way whateve' /
shall give yo' fifty lashes. the same az
l would give one of my sevants.
Hea' Ia check 70 20 salary. sub.
made out to the end Of the yea"
According to my ideas before com.
ing to the country. should have
thrown the check in his face and shot
him dead. Instead. put the check In
my pocket. babe him good morning
and took my departure. But l did
not--l could not-leave the country
where dwelt my love. l secured a po-
sition as tutor in the home of another
planter. who had no daughter Of a
marriageable age.
One day soon after this heard that
Mr.. Hunter had had difficulty with
a slave dealer. The trader had offer
ed to buy slave husband without his
wife. Hunter had replied that he new
er parted families. The trader after
this information offered him a special
" high price for the man. whereupon
Mr.. Hunter broke his cane over the
mans head. Neither of them was
armed. and the affair at the time went
no further. though feeling seemed to
exist that there would be and very soon.
Before going south had bought a
revolver. expecting to have many FRA
cases with 1t. Though the southern
ers seemed to consider me- too deli
cate-perhaps Insignificant better ex-
presses ito have any trouble with. I
didn't think 1t prudent to part with
my weapon. I carried it at my hip
under my coat. where it would not be
seen. as the southerners did. One day
I had occasion for its use, but not as
had intended.
Taking an afternoon horseback ride.
suddenly heard shots. that seemed to
come from a point just ahead Of me
and around turn in the road. My
first inclination was to turn about to
escape stray bullets. but this was so
little In keeping with my previous
chivalrous Ideas that I kept on and.
turning the bend. saw Mr.. Hunter and
another man. both on horseback.
pumping lead at each other from re-
volvers.
But they were too far apart to do
much damage. Mr.. Hunter was near
est to me. A moment after I came in
sight Of him he threw his revolver in
the road. inferred he had emptied
It. A momeL. later his opponent drew
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Squirting my horse beside Mr.. Hun
ter. I handed him my revolver. The
matter being one of life and death to
him. he paid no attention to me, but
my pistol, His opponent. who
had now come very near, fred shot
at him and missed him. Hunter re-
turned it with no better effect Then
the two pistols exploded at once. Hun
ter's opponent fell off his horse in the
road and died in u few minutea Hun.
ter left arm was shattered.
For a few moments the conditions
were singular. A man lay dead in the
road. His slayer contemplated him
then turned and looked
at me. 4H
"Well. subj" he said. II suppose lam
Indebted to yo' TO my life."
Il am pleased to have saved It for
your family" replied.
He turned again to his enemy.
"Who was hep I asked.
"A niger trader. subj"
When we parted Mr.. Hunter asked
me to call upon him during the even
Ing. I met my love on the veranda.
and she jumped for me. throwing her
arms around my neck. I found her
father within, his arm in a sling.
Il presume. subj" he said. that II
y0' hadn't handed me that weapon !
should not be here to fo'bid yo'r mar
Rage with my dawter. Thereto I'm
constde'd out Of the game.' 4.
mo. SIR" responded. II will marry
no mans daughter without his con.
sent"
He reached out his hand. grasped