The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-05-06
(Copyrish.. soss. By W. J. waIa q ca
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CHAPTER lion AGISsry creek, az a.
foot OF rock from whIch he has falipn
sally Miller nnds 0eorgs Lescott. Land.
scApe painter, unconscious, and altar ~.
WING him. coca for assistance.
CHAPTER v-The bioodhounds lose the
trail At EplCeT 9outh's door. Legcott dis
covers artistic ability in Samson While
gkotohing with Legcott on the mountain.
crowd Of mountainesrH. Samson thrashes
him and denounces him ~ the truce
buster who shot Purvy.
CHAPTER YIII-In New York samson
guides art and learns much Of city ways.
Orennle Lescott perBuadas Wilfred HoP-
ton. her dilsttanta lover, to do q mans
WORK In the world.
CHAPTER N-Promptsd By her love,
Sally teaches herself to write. Horton
throws himself into the business world
and becomes well hated by predatory
nnanciars and politicians. At Bohemian
sporty social parasite. and Horizons snS-
my.
CHAPTER x-FArbish SEES Samson ana
Drennie dining together unchaperoned at
the Wigwam roadhouDa He conspires
with Others to make Horton Jealous and
succeeds.
CHAPTER xT-Fsrb4rh brings Norton
and Samson together at the Kenmore
clubs shooting lodge, and forces an open
rupture. expecting Samson to kill Horton
and 90 rid the political and financial thugs
Of the crusader. Samson exposes the plot
ana thraahss the conspirator1.
CHAPTER xII-samson IL advised By
HIS teachers to turn to portrait painting
Drennie commissions him to paint her
portrait. Sally goes to school Samson
goes to Paris to study. Drennio finds In
his studio pictured evidence of his loyalty
to Sally.
CHAPTER XIII-Tamaraek kills Jim
Asberry. is surrendered to the militia and
feud Ia on again and the law helpless In
the face OF murder. Sally sends for Sam
son.
we won't have to fight each other.
What do you suggestH"
IF the court orders the militia to
make an arrest, the militia has no OPP
ton. In the long run, resistance would
only ALLEVIATE the sympathy of the
world at large. There is just one
thing to be done, South. It's thing
l don't like to suggest" He paused
then added emphatically: when my
detail arrives here, which will PROB
ably be in three or four days, you
must not be, here. You must not De
in any place where we can find you.
For a little while, Samson looked at
the other man with slow smile OF
amusement, but soon 1t died, and his
fl.ce grew hard and determined.
I'm obliged to you, Callomb," he
said, seriously. 1T was more than l
had the right to expect-this warning.
l understand the cost of giving 1t. But
it's no use. can't cut and run. No, by
God, you wouldn't do I'll You can't
ask me to do it,"
by God, you can and will" Callomb
spoke with determination. This isn't
a time for quibbling. You've got work
to do. We both have work to do. We
can't stand on matter Of vainglorious
pride, and let big issues of humanity
go to pot. We haven't the right to
spend mems lives in fighting each
other, when we are the only two men
In this ENHANCEMENT who are In per-
feet accord-and honest"
The mountaineer spent some min
utes in silent self-debate. The working
of his face under the play of alternat-
ing doubt, resolution, hatred and insur-
gency, told the militiaman what
struggle was progressing. At last,
Samson's eyes cleared with an express
sion of discovered solution.
"All right, Callomb," he said, briefly.
you won't find mel" He smiled, as
he added: Make as thorough a
search as your duty demands. 1t
needn't be perfunctory or superficial
Every South cabin will stand open to
you. | shall be extremely busy, to ends
which you approve. l can't tell you
what / shall be doing, because to do
that, I should have to tell where
mean to be-"
In two days, the grand jury, with
much secrecy, returned a true bill, and
a day later considerable detachment
of infantry started on dusty hike up
Misery. Furtive and inscrutable Holl-
man eyes along the way watched them
from cabin doors, and counted them.
They meant also to count them coming
back, and they did not expect the
totals to tally.