The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-17

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something OF the coward about one
who has wronged another. and / felt
that / should cringe before this girl
had permitted to think / was her lover.
True. ! did not kiss her. She kissed
me, and so quickly that / could not
prevent her doing so. But 1 acknowI
edged to myself that would not have
prevented her II / had had no end OF
time.
] did not dare 60 downstairs to sup
per, but ordered a meal served In my
room Contemplate creature that ]
was, | did not dare go out OF ii. in
tending TO get away by an early train
the next morning.
About o O'Clock there came knock
at my door. and In walked the man
had personated- He resembled me.
but IL seemed TO me there was consid-
cradle difference in our appearance
There was a thundercloud on his brow.
I'm in for it, said 20 myself; but,
thank heaven. it's not the girl l have
to facer'
For a few minutes / listened TO a
tongue lashing such as 1 have never
heard before or since At first I bowed
before the storm, but presently my
anger began to rise Not one word
did 1 speak during that tempestuous
interview. the hurricane blowing all
one way, till. like q thunderbolt, i fell
upon my visitor and sent him sprawl
ing on the floor.
He rose with blood In his eye and
was coming for me when he suddenly
restrained himself This Is no place
and no way TO settle so important a
matter. You will hear from me pres
emily"
With that he went out, slamming the
door, and / heard him stamping down
the corridor. 1t was IL o'clock when
a young man who gave his name as
McCabe came to my room with a chal-
lenge. ! was expected to meet Mr..
Thomas Underwood the next morning
at sunrise at such place as / might
designate. Not seeing how ! could re-
fuse, / consented to do so, provided
Mr.. McCabe would act as my second
as well as that OF my opponent I
also wrote a note to be given the
young lady at such time as McCabe
thought proper. apologiZing for not
having made her instantly aware OF
her mistake. Having settled these
matters with my visitor. he departed.
/ sent word to the office that should
be called at an early hour I'm the morn
ing, then turned in. and, my mind hav-
ing been relieved by my apology to the
lady and punching her lover, I fell into
a comfortable slumber.
The next morning as i went out on to
4 b. h. b.
me but the young lady whose blunder
had made all the trouble She advanc-
ed toward me-
Where are you going7" she asked
ITO leave by train.'' replied. brave
ly lying.
mo, you're not. You are going out
to fight Mr.. Underwood"
did he tell you thatT'
mo, but / suspected IL. I have lain
in wait for you to stop this nonsense
1 couldn't do anything with him. I'm
going to see If you have better sense" "
wondered for a moment, then told
her / owed Mr.. Underwood satisfaction
for knocking him down and felt Obliged
to give it to him
Every WELL" she replied I'll &c
with you
AT that moment Mr.. McCabe appear
ed. He seemed much surprised to SCI
Miss Lawrence and was not averse
to her going with Us to the grounds
with a view to stopping what he con
sidered an unfortunate AFFAIR. We
walked half a mile, then turned OF
the road and. passing into an oper
space behind some trees, found my en-
emy waiting for me. Underwood, Oh
seeing Miss Lawrence, looked thun
derstruck.
'Tom," she said, you are about tC
act very unjustly on account OF what
was not this gentleman's fault, but
mine. You are going to punish ma
through him wish you to apologize
to him for having said anything Il
him about a matter which was mine
not yours
"In do no such thing" said Under
wood savagely. If you prefer him tG
me say so and have done with It"
'I certainly prefer the way he is act
ing to the stand you take"
Then you choose between us and
choose him"
'T certainly don't choose you unless
| you GOL1G W yOuA SGucCSA
tTf can't fight him here IN fight
him elsewhere"
IF you fight him at all you may
consider all OF between u.s."
$50 let Il be-" And, turning his bach
ON Us, he strobe away bristling with
anger.
never saw Mr.. Underwood again
but / saw a great deal OF Miss Law
renee. Indeed, instead OF spending my
outing alone I spent II with her con
stant companionship- When / returne<
TO the city informed my mother thai
had gone back on my volunteered
promise to live with her alone 50 Ions
as she lived. Fortunately she had the
good sense to resign her position as
head OF my house and cheerfuIly turn
ed IL over TO my wife
Napoleon Bonaparte said. II win con
troll circumstances Since he faileC
| I'm doing so feel excusable for goinl
hack ON ns- resolutions