Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-02-13
CHAPTER Vli-coo.ingea.

CHAPTER Vli-continDeo.
Lescoft stayed N 2 week after that
simply tu Difference 20 samson IS insist
euce TO leave al once might SAVIOR -
f.gat under Ere. b2t R1eu the week
was 0ai t1e painter Turned hls h0rsef
he&5 toward }ewn. and h.s train swept
l.m back 70 the Bluegrass and the
East
A quiet % sabrokel and deadly
routine settled doan Ga Misery The
conduct % Tie SCucbs IL keeping hands
OF. and acknowledging the 5asuce CT
Tausrsck sp.cers jail sentence had
been tbe-y answer % the declaration
o. tue HoImsns ia letting Samson ride
i1to and ost ~ Hizon. The truce was
estsb shed When. Q short tine later.
TsmaracE left the country 10 become
q railroad brakeman. Jesse P8rvy
passed the word that his men must.
u1tl further orders. desist from VIC
ience. The word had cFept about that
Samson. too. was going away. and. il
this we're true. Jesse felt that his fu-
tgre would ae more secure than his
past Purvy believed Samson guilty.
despite the exoneratioD Of the hounds
Lescott had sent box Of books. and
Samson had taken team over to
Hix0n. and brought them back
He devoured them ali from title
page 10 hnis line. and many OF tbeIa
hfs "a E.s.s efls 30 81 a
he arestled long and gently with
his uncle, struggling to win the old
man consent 20 his departure. Ia,
spicer souths brain was no longer
plastic What had been good enough
FOR the past was good enough Tor tAs
futgre Nevertheless, he arranged A.
fairs 60 that his nephew should be
able To meet financial needs, and to go
VAers he chose lu a fashion betting
South
November came 10 bleakly. with
raw and devastating breath Of fatality.
The smils died from horizon 20 hort
Eou. and for days cold rains beat ana
dashed tie forests And. toa ard the
end Of the month. came tbe day which
Samson had set fer his departure.
Al the threshold, with the saddle.
bags over his left forearm ana the rife
in his hand. he paused His uuele stood
al h.s elbow and The boy put out his
hand
Good by. Inc spcer. was all he
said The old man vho had been his
second father shook hands. EIs lace.
too. aas eXprea sior.ess. lut be fen
that be was saying farewell 60 a sol.
der Of genius who was abandoning the
neld And he loved the boy with all
the centered power Of au Isolated
heart
A halfmle along the road. Samson
halted and dismouuted. There. ia A
small cove. surrounded by a tangle u
briers and blackberry bushes. stood a
small and dilap.3ated meeting house"
and churchyard. which he must visit
lie made his way through the rousn
underground to the uukempt half-acre
and halted before the leaning head
stones which marked two graves. VITA
sudden emotion. he swept the back
Of his hand across his eyes. He did
not remove his hat. bat he stood in the
drizzle OF cold rain for a moment Of
silence. and then ho said
Pap, halut tergot. I don't wan,
ye ter ,hlnk laet I've forgot.
Before be arrived 81 the Widow Nil.
lers. the rain bad stopped and the
clouds had broken
Sally opened the door and smiled
She had spent the day neryinE herself
for ibis farewell, aad az least until
the moment OF leavetakng she would
be safe from tears. The Widow Nil.
Ter and her son soon left them alone.
and the boy ana girl sat before the
blazing logs.
For time, an awkward silence fell
between them. Al last. the bow rose
and went over 10 the coracr where he
had placed his gun He took il up aud
laid it on the hearth between them.
Sally" he said, q wants ter tell va
some things tibet l halat never said
ter nobody else In the fust place. I
wants ye ter keep this hyar gun fer
ne"
The girls eyes widened with sur
Prise.
-Hain't We a-Eoin ter take hit with
Fe. Samson
~He shook his head.
Il haint a-goin' Ter need hit down
9slow. GOhOcy don't use en- down