Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-03

euuas4ancss you'll have 70 asrse your.
elf that l can't 50 now-not Tor fsw
minutes anyway"
II don't agree to no such thing. you
blamed young foolg' ejacuIated Colo
mel Todhuntsr. do you reckon Tn
| a-soin' 10 let you ana STAN Tucker
| shoot each other full O. holes or lst
yen wait unarmed. for him % ri .
crack at you just because you've sesn
| dt 70 come into town and begin drink
In. subj"
sWe're both nee whits ana twenty
one, colonel" said Tom Strickland.
GLOW are You goin' to prevent itr'
At this Colonel Todhuntor lost his
temper. ''I'l prevent Il BY thrashin'l
you within an inch Of your life. suh.
| IL you don't turn right around and ct
ont o this here barroom. that's how!'
he announced rssolutely. II amt
a-goin' to stand no 1oolishnoss. Tom!'
"That ain't fair. Colonel Todhunter."
protested Tom Strickland. .You'rs
Miss Nays father. and you're my IA
theirs Oldest and best friend. cir. I
wouldn't lift NY hand against you for
the world-but I've cot to wait hero
till STAN Tucker sets back!'
"Tom.' said Colonel Todhunter,
'.you've either got to 20 home right
now, sub, or thrash me. or take the
best thrashin' nom me you ever 60tt ;Is
al your life. subj
Tom Strickland looked into Colonel
Todhunter's eyes. They shone with
the light Of righteous battle. Il was
q preposterous situation. The humor
OF It suddenly struck the younssr man,
and he laughed outright Then. sud-
denly, looking beyond Colonel Todhun.
tt, his own eyes hardened into a dan.
gsrous anger.
cts too late. colonelv' be exclaimed
e1ultantly. Here comes the very man
we're talking about"
AZ he spoke Stamford Tucker enter
ed the barroom. advancing directly to-
ward him.
II reckon you still insist on . per,on>
al difficulty with me. Tom 0h1ckland?"
he asked. you amt changed your
mind none since the last few u1inutssrs
II don't change my mind that sasy.S
replied Tom Strickland. smiling. ''Es1
peclally when . little upstart Ike you
eets to TALKING too freely about M
father. You've got to stop Il or elsa
make up your mind to take the con-
aequences."
ut amt what I've said about your
father that's rubbing you the wrong
way" retorted STAN Tucker. Its be.
cause you've found out that I'm stand
in too good a chance with Miss Mary
Todhunter to suit you"-
Tom Strickland sprans ct tho speak
Or. AS he did 50 STAN whipped out q,
pistol. 1t was quickly done. but not
quick enough to give an opportunity
to fre before the other struck. Toms
fist smashed into his face and felled
him to the door. The pistol dew ten
feet away.
There was q moments silence.
Get up," said Tom. "and come ae
me like a man. I'll thrash you within
an inch Of your hfe!'
STAN Tucker staggered 20 his feet.
wiping the blood from his face. But
he made NO move toward the man who
had struck him.
Tom Strickland stepped coolly to
where the pistol lay. picked it up de-
liberately and put It into his own
pocket.
.I'll get even With you for this.
Strickland" cried young Tucker. I'm
even up things before I'm done with
you
You'll never have q better time
.l~-k< tSrS To Rs,Hf
you amt in the humor I'll leave your
pistol with the bartender here In . lit
tie while and you can get It later. But
I give you fair warning. STAN Tucker.
The next time you make a move for q
weapon you're going to get badly hurt
I'll be ready for you since you insist
on it."
STAN Tucker moved toward tho door.
His little eyes were venomous With
hate.
III get even with your be repeated.
You'll suffer for this yetr' And then
he disappeared.
You've played the wild on your
watch. Tom" said Colonel Todhunter
sternly. This amt no time Tor you
to be pickin' fights with old Eph Tuck
er's son. 1t don't look right. and jt
won't help your father none in his po-
litical fight. either"
II didn't bring it on. colonel" re-
piled Tom Strickland. stamford Tuck
er's seen fit to say things about my
father that no man can say and not
get a licking from me, II I'm man
enough to lick him. That's all there
is to it. SIR
To save his life Colonel Todhunter
could not continue his Tebuke But BE-
managed to part from Tom Strickland
with something like an expression OF
disapproval on his countenance.
II reckon l amt cut out to preach
to other people what they should do
ana what they shouldn't" he confessed
to himself later. "! ccs.. &C have ~
en- that blamed young fool lecture
as long as my arm. but it just wasn't
In me to do 1t under the circumstances.
And that's wrong. because the only
good excuse an old mans got for Twin
Is to sorter act as guidepost to keep
young men from followin' the roads
that lead to trouble. Bein' mighty lit
tie good in that line myself, I'm a-goin'
to unload my responsibility on old Bill
Strickland and let him straighten Tom
out his own way, sub. And then I'll
ask the Old Marster up above to mako