The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-01-23

CHAPTER u.
In Which q Young Woman Trsspassss.

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\ n r. SHAW was tall young man
IM of thirty or Whereabouts, smooth
faced, good looking and athlet-
@ ic. 1t was quite true that he
wore a red coat when tramping through
his woods and wales, not because 1t
was fashionable, but because he had a
vague horror of being shot at by some
nearsighted Nimrod from Manhattan.
A crowd Of old college friends had just
left him alone in the hills after spend
ing several weeks ut his place, and
his sole occupation these days, aside
from directing the affairs about the
house and grounds, lay in the efforts
to commune with nature by means Of
a shotgun and fishing rod His most
constant companion was pipe, his
most loyal follower a dog.
As he sauntered slowly down the riv-
er road that afternoon, smiling retro
spectively from time to time as he
looked into the swift, narrow stream
that had welcomed his adversaries Of
the morning, he little thought Of the
encounter In store for him. The little
mountain stream was called a river by
courtesy because 1t was yards wider
than the brooks that struggled impo-
tently to surpass It during the rainy
season. But 1t was deep and turbn-
lent In places, and II had roar ut
times that commanded the respect Of
the fOolhardy.
The poor devils might have drown
ed, eh. Bonaparte?" he unused. nd
dressing the dog at his side. Con
founded nuisance. getting wet after
all, though. Lord Bazelhurst wants
war, does he? That log down there Is
the dividing line In our river, eh? And
I have to stay on this side Of 1t. BY
George, he's a mean spirited person,
and It's his wlfe's land, too I won
der what she's like. It's pity a fel-
mer up here in the hills. StilI'-light-
ing his pipe-'I dare say ! Gin give
as well as l take. If l stay Off his
land they'll have to keep off of mine.
Hullo, who's that? man, by George,
but he looks like a partridge. AS
live, Bonaparte Is pointing, Ha, ha,
that's one on you, Bony" Mr.. Shaw
stepped into the brush ut the sile of
the path and watched the movements
Of the man ut the log" now less than
100 yards away.
Lord Bazelhurst, attired in his brow
corduroys and his tan wuistcoat. ce
tainly suggested the partridge ms he
hoped nimbly about in the distant
foreground, cooking his ears from
time to time with all the aloofness OF
that willy bird. He was, strange to re-
late, some little distance from Bazel
hurst territory, an actual II not n con
fident trespasser upon Shaw's domain
His horse, however, was tethered to d
sapllng on the safe side of the log
comfortably browsing on Bazelhurst
grass. Randolph Shaw, an unseen OBJ
server, was considerably mystified by
the actions of his unusual visitor
His lordship paced back and forth
with a 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 lordshlp was
muttering, looking at his timepiec,
with stern disapproval, "he can't ex
pect me to wait here all day. I'm OF
his land, and I'll stay here as long as
llke!" (At this juncture he involunta
III. Itatn, l.nttK faNt
himself and the log) 81 knew It wal
all bluff, his threat TO put me off
Hang II all, where Is the fellow?
won't go up to his beastly house.
won't crafty him by going up there
even to give him his orders. Demmet
cad, blowhard Five O'Clock, confount
him! dare say he's seen me and hal
crawled off into the underbrush. Hei
afraid Of me; he's coward II is a
feared. can't see the rascal. There
only one thing left for me to do. III
pin note to this tree. Confound him
he shall hear from me, He'll have t
read It,"
Whereupon his lordship drew fort
a large envelope from his pocket AM
proceeded to fasten 1t to the trunk o
big tree which grew In the middle
the road, an act Of generalization whic
showed strange powers of prophecy
How could he, except by means
clairvoyance, have known before lea'
ing home that he was not to meet hi
enemy face to face?
As Mr. Shaw afterward read tn
note and tossed It into the river, 1t !
only fair that the world should know
its contents while II hung unfolded t
the bark of the tall tree. II said In
very scrawling hand: "Mr. Shaw
have looked all over this end OF you
land for you this afternoon. fo'
doubtless choose to avoid me. SO b
It. Let me state once and for all tina
your conduct Is despicable. cam
here personally TO tell-yo &c keep OF
my land henceforth and forever.
will not repeat this warning, but wi
instead, II you persist, take such sun
mary measures as would befit pei