The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-26
CHAPTER xI-Continued.

,l4George Lescott brought me up here |$42l befriended me. Until year ago |noitad never known any life except l enut of the Cumberland mountains.
 Of Ill met Miss Lescott, I had never ! co,wn a woman of your world. She er ss good to me. She saw that in Ii te of my roughness and ignorance |settnted to learn, and she taught me. mol chose to misunderstood, and dis. hi Id me. These men saw that, and |beoleved that, if they could make you lr nlt me, they could make me kill rol. As to your part, they succeeded ,idn't see fit to oblige them, but |,o that I've settled with them, Pm
 NJ ling to give you satisfaction. Do fight now and shake hands after nrd, or do we shake hands without lting?"
 pan Horton stood silently studying the untaineer.
 Pl4 Good God!" he exclaimed at last |wOr1d you are the man I undertook to on ticize!"
 l d Ycu ain't answered my question, ' carsgested Samson South.
 |, NSouth, if you are willing to shake to Ids with me I shall be grateful l Thy as well admit that, if you had line ashed me before that crowd, you i'd hardly have succeeded in mak. l x me feel smaller. I have played ouO their hands. have been a damned
 Q n. T have riddled my own self ,jpect-and if you can afford to ac. It my apologies and my hand I am
 airing you both."
 |o I'm right glad to hear that" said 1isl mountain boy, gravely. T told ,o-l I'd just as lief shake hands as
 ht. But just now I've got to to the telephone"
 l It The booth was in the same room fy ], as Horton waited, he recognized ol, number for which Samson was pr Hing. Wilfred's face once more fmished with the old prejudice Could thbe that Samson meant to tell Adri fl1ne Lescott what had transpired
 thas he, after all, the braggart who |maasted of his fights? And, if not, B 1t Samson's custom to call her |Ar every evening for a goodnight
 russsage? He turned and went into iss hall. but, after few minutes, re- med.
 be I'm glad you liked the show D |or 3 mountaineer was saying. NO,
 ap Thing special is happening here ] lgc cept that the ducks are plentiful |ns. Yes, like it fine MT. rtOn's here. Wait minute-I ess maybe he'd like to talk to you. " The Kentuckian beckoned to Hor- n, and, as he surrendered the re- [a tver, left the room. He was think |asg with smile of the unconscious S0mor with which the girls voice had Pnst come across the wire:
 |d "I knew that if you two met each Pl her you would become friends" pNI reckon" said Samson, ruefully, |S len Horton joined him, we'd better ok around and see how bad those flows are hurt in there. They may |nped a doctor" And the two went Prck to lind several startled servants to their beds the disabled he mbatants, and the next morning Id cir inquiries elicited the informa- tl,n that the gentlemen were all fable |od be about, but were breakfasting in ateir rooms"
 Tt Such as looked from their windows |adat morning saw an unexpected eli ax, when the car of MT. Wilfred eorton drove away from the club car ling the man whom they had hoped |g9 see Killed and the man they had ,ped to see kill him. The two ap- ,ared to be in excellent spirits and oronghly congenial as the car rolled tt of sight, and the gentlemen who ere left behind decided that, in view r the Circumstances, the "extraordi- tolry spree" of last night had best go dladvertised into ancient history. &3Ftk CHADTEP MI