La Junta tribune., 1915-02-27

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Carr had for some time bsen promi.
nent Democrat. The election that hand.
ed one OF the two leaders In the war
with Mexico In the presidency was
coming on. Carr supported Lewis Cass
and Dabney entered the neld for Zach.
sry Taylor. There was nothing in this
10 antagonixe the rivalx. but. both want
Ing the same woman. II helped to do 10,
One evening nj social club when
politics was being dlscursed Dahney
cast On aspession on Cars m0tives In
supporting bis candidate. and Carr
gave him the Ne.
In th0ae dsys 10 call man Q liar
vas to receive . blow In return. But
these two men understood each other.
both knowing that Dabney's aspersion
upon Cars political status was 4 noti-
6cation to him that u be wanted Misc
Conway be must nght for her. not with
bis nsts. but with the weapon com
monty used among gentlemen In those
days, Derrineer pistol. Dabney made
no reply to Carr calling him q liar. but
later sent . friend to him demanding q
rstraction and an apology for the In.
suit Carr refused either to Ntract o.
apologize. and meeting was arranged
between The two men.
The political Discussion that had tax.
en place between her two suitors and
the insult one had given the other soon
came to the ears of Belle Conway. for
Il was public property Indeed. II was
commented upon BY every newspaper
In the county. No one but the principals
10 the affair knew the real cause Of the
did1culty behind the one that was put
forward to the world. There WAS NO
mention In the journals Of probable
duel between the two men. but there
was IN expectation Of onA
Miss Conway saw . mention Of the
trouble In print but had no idea Of It's
purport She neither realized that %
slight an affair would lead two men to
try to kill each other nor had the faint.
est suspicion that she was the real
cause Of II She could not understand
how SO gentiemanlike person as Dab
ney could accuse another gentleman Of
impure motives or how the other could
ding back the accusation IN way she
considered lifted only for a rowdy
Nevertheless she knew enough Of
southern customs TO realize that no
gentleman there could call another q
liar without serious consequences.
During the morning n carriage was
driven up to Colonel Rathbone's house.
and lady aiigbtet. A few minutes
later \ colored servant came to Miss
Conway. who WIS 1t work with the
children. and snid:
''Miasy Reile. Missus Dabney down In
Dc pario' and wants 70 see 20 right
away"
Nin Conway looked at The messen.
ses With sseonishment Why should
ths oseAR ee AscAteal1 Dobos1 WlsA
70 see hes sod % hurEsediyi leaving
the childreo and their bsssous. ~ went
ss 0ocs % The pasb0e. Thsse sAe fouoA
ths caller evidently moved By . gysai
emoejou.
-Niss Cosway." saSd she latess. -sgu
~ swass u The csuss uudssiyiag this
Quansi bsswsee ~ 600 and NJ. Car
Il en- swsre " 10 cuuss except Q
poliussi di6essoce."
That b merely . psssext II sss
he rsai ause"
slT
-Yea 10. He'd 20 shown Q prefer.
anes To- one q the other this unf0'tu
nate s6air would eos havs occusSsA"
why b Il % unfortunately asked
Miss Conway snxi0usiy.
ny son snd NJ. c. aFs going %
asht dvsI!'
Fright . dueif When whersr
II DON'T know"
Il must ses these men. and togethss.
I viii decide bssweea them 1t 0pcs."
u would be imJs~sibie for Mins Coo
way 20 sse them together. Tbsv Wss
bot one way for her 10 set ip the INST
tss. Mr.. Daboey psomissd 70 opd 0us
u possible wh~a and where The aRsis
wss 10 take place. and Miss Conway
vas to b. thsrs snd make ~ effort "
stop Il
Ths srss morning st sunriss in ~
epen upscs 10 . wood esar Nursrsss-
boso. whils ssevnds wsss pacing ~
ths sroasd fes iheis pssscipsls 70 0ghs
%. . eassiass copsaipins Aiss Conway
drove Up. and The lsdy sespps6 est
~ wss srvssed wteh ssseeishosss -
~ dsssins pss1y.
-0sssis0sW.- she aaiA. .yoU - q
~ ssuth sss ma II boese. ~ ooeh
! - ~ koeW 70 u asy Way sosss
tote ~ easss ~ ehls s9sis."
Tbe Quesejee was esseised la sljeoea
n hsse ~ Woed u 90 whs0
sesthes a yos weuIA essse3eo sbae u
I ~ seews . 1srsdsd pssssssocs sss
s1tbss u yes shis s9sis weal1 ~ bavs
eeeusysl % ~ lafos0sse , cvessel
cd yss wtlI drug this QusnsI W1ll
1ees1e betweso yoa."
TAsaeb ussss was - esply \ Wse
evidess that tpsh psiDc5paie asss0ssd
70 tAs peuss~ett0o.
sDe yss psv0Iser sste1 nlao CO.