The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02


said. II was reck'nin' what somebody'd
cart somepin' afo' long hut they amt
no call TO to use wceplns. / don't never
draw mine into no friendly tusslc, an
No' all better put away that stick. I'd
he liable To break it If | sh'd git u holt !
on II. Mcbbe we'd better talk this over"
lie spoke with the easy unconccrn of
one free from apprehension. and he did
hot even arise from his chair, nor shift
his position until the old man, too
furious In his anger to heed the spoken
words. delivered a powerful blow in his |
direction with the trusty bungstartor |
Ihen with an oellike wrigElc he avoided |
tho blow. 50 that the bungstartcr |
whi2zed through empty air and the old |
mans violence was wholly wasted.
And even that was not all. Even as |
the head of the bunpstarter passed |
! through the unOCCupcd space where his |
own mad been mp to that instant he
reached forth his left hand and selling |
the handle of the weapon twisted 1t |
deity out of the old mans grasp In
another instant he brought his right
hand In play and snapped the seasoned
hickory as easily as he might have
broken clay pipe and threw the two
pieces out through the open doorway.
Even money on the stranger" said
( Raisdell Elccfully, but Bassptt shook
his head There was TOO much intcrcs.
in the fray for him TO be botherng
about bets.
And the interest grew Stil more in
| iuriatcd by ms temporary discontinue,
the old man threw himself upon his foe
as II to destroy him with his bare hands
So great was the force of the onset that
the two went crashing To the floor,
smashing the stout chair to fragments
WIN their combined weight And the
"'u man was tearing ana ciawinS like
wildcat
I Yet me stranger arose laughing. lift
Ing himself and hia adversary from the
hoor with no great effort apparently.
10 an pears to be mighty mad he
SAID. still laughing after he had caught
the old mans two hands in his own and
twisted them downward and outward,
'put ShuckS' What's the good -
qua I'm over a few matches? Let's have
drink an tax this over pcaccablc.'
Had not the old man clearly perceived
The futiIity Of struggling he would uu-
doubtcdly have struggled. AS 1t was
he saw the possibilities Of yielding grace
fully and of rcapIng profit.
Now y"' talk reasonable" he said
| calmly. How como yu' all didn't say
I that afo'?" And being released from the
t others grasp he walked around behind
| the bar
1 The others followed to the front of IT,.
{ Bdss,tt handing a twenty dollar bill tn
4 lila.sd,ll as they went. and after they
1 had imbibed the stranger pulled out an
{ enormous wad.
How much To- them matches?" he
a ask u, pceling of srconback
: - done told yo' how them was 10
/ customers" said the old man. IL don't
. make no charg" 70 EN- no mon does
= 70 scttin into a char, hut they is some
g hrcIkage To pay TO. That there bung-
y starter was worth TO dollars, an them
:. chairs is 'Nponsive. | reckon this II b,
about right And he put the $40 in his
$ drawer.
= Cheap enough replied the stranger
: AHhHy' ihey vas m" fun INTO IT :
P, '"'N Is "p mn Jackpot an $Io am
z WIN HSiu 'h Wheh IL comes To- tha,'
e "a' y'cNPot' ash'" b'alsdcl
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