The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-18
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 Pard. yUu keep your nose out of this, d'yoa sseI You mind your own busi- ness want goin' to hurt her any.''
 The captain paid no attention to him.
 'sYup. know him." he said grimly. Then he added, pointing toward the lighted window of the house ahead: ~YouHSmfth, you gosant there and stay thezel Trotl Don't make me speak twice"
 But MT. Smith was -&oo=far- -g6ne- with anger and the ''spirtts'' raised by rad Simpson tO heed the menace in the Word8-
 '-smaeh. hsyf'' he sneened- ~Oh,- yes, Emithg W0I, Smith aanst gotn', d'y0u seeI He's gofn' to dOs5Rhatshe pleases. I recten I'm on top ofsthe rcost here! I know what's whatI You can't talk to me. I've got.rigats, ,I have, and''-
 '.Blaat ESur rightsF'
 ~What2 What7 Blast my rights, heyT on, yesi Think because syousve got money you can cheat me out of 'am. do you7 We'll, you can't! And how about thes ether part of those rzghts7 S'pose I walk right into that house aud''-
 Stop 1ti shut upE You'd better not''-
 aAnd tntD thaf bedrooa1 and just say, sEmmaa. here's your'''--
 He didn't finish the sentence. Cap tain Cy's big fist struck him fairly be- tween the eyes, and the back of his head struck the walk with a smack g Then, through the fireworks which were illuminating his muddled brain, he heard the captains voice:
 ~Y0u low down. good for nothin' scampI" growled. Captain Cy. 'An this day I've been hat1n' myself for the way PvO @cAsd to yQu. I've hated ny- self and been trxan' tOsspunk.u cour- age to say 1t.ssans oRPs But IsxVas too much of coward, I guess. Andsnow the Lord, Almighty has made me say St You want your rights, do you9- So7 Then get lem if you can It's you and ne for tkf snd41FeH see fVE4ao's the best man Teacher. if gyouszes ready I'll walk hOmezvV9Eh- you nows
 MT. Smith was net. enttHelE cOFved by the captain.
 ~xou sOF" hs yelled. ''Go aheadl And I'll go to lawyers tomorrow. But tonight. ana 4nside-of. f1ve.minutes, Pn walk int0 hat+hOuse. of yours and get my'-
 The captain dropped Miss Dawes arm and strode back toawherer his an tagonisttwas- sitting in the dust of the walk Stepping. down, he shook big 1oFshnger in the eman's Eface, and his eyes gIeamedaomfnous1y
 ~YouAve been cut west,.s they tell me" he whispered stern7y. 'sYes? Wen, out west they take the 1axv into their wnShands sometimes, hear. I've been in South America, and they to it &here too. Just so sure, as you go into my house tonight and touch we'll you know what meaE-5ust so Bure T1l kfll you like a dog, if I have to chase you to Jericho. Now, you can believe that or not. If I was you I'd believe it"
 Takingithe frightened edDschooImastress by the arm once more, heswa1ked away. gz. Smith said nothing till they had gone some distance. Then he called RfteP them You wait tn tomorrow4'' he shout I'd. "You just wait and see what'u happen 6oEoErOwT'
 
 the gate efrthe perfect boarding house. MfaS Dawes was silent likewise, but Ehe thought a great deal At the gate Hhe said: Captain Whitaker, I'm ever so much obliged to you. can't thank you enough"
 He hesffated, then said: .Don't try, then That's what you Baid to me about the cow.''
 She gazed werriedly at him. 'sBut Pm almost sorry you were the ! one to come. I'm afraid that man will | get you into trouble. Has he-can l he- What did he mean about to- | morrow7 Who is heP' The captain pushed his cap back | %om his forehead
 ssTeacher,'' he said, there's a prov | erh, ain't there, about lettin' tomor- row take care of itself? As for trou- | b1e-we1l. did think I'd had trouble l enough in my life to last me through, | but I cal'Iate I've got another guess. | Anyhow don't you fret did just | the right thing, and I'm glad I did it. If M was QaaK ue T wouIdn,t fret