Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-19
or shake hands. Either way suits me" j"

speak, and Samson slowly went on:
But whether we fight or not, you've
got to shake hands with me when we
are finished. You and me amt going
to start no feud. This Is the first time
I've ever refused to let a man be my
enemy If he wanted to. I've got my
reasons I'm going to make you shake
hands with me whether you like 1t or
not, but If you want to fight first it's
satisfactory. You said awhile ago you
would be glad to be more explicit with
me when we were alone" He paused
, and looked about the room. Shall
throw these damned murderers out OF
here, or will you go into another room
and talk?"
Leave them where they are" said
Horton quietly We'll go into the
reading room. Have you killed any OF
them?"
"I don't know" said the other. curt
ly, "and don't care"
When they were alone, Samson
went on:
81 know what you want to ask me
about, and don't mean to answer you.
You want to question me about Miss
Lescott. Whatever she and I have
done doesn't concern you. I will say
this much-if I've been ignorant Of
New York ways and my ignorance has
embarrassed her, I'm sorry.
II suppose you know that she's too
damned good for you-just like she's
too god for me. But she thinks more
of you than she does Of me-and she's
yours AS for me, have nothing TO
apologize to you for. Maybe, I have
something to ask her pardon about,
but she hasn't asked it.
George Lescott brought me up here
and befriended me. Until a year ago
had never known any life except
that Of the Cumberland mountains.
Until I met Miss Lescott, I had never
known a woman Of your world. She
was good to me. She saw that IN
spite Of my roughness and ignorance 1
wanted to learn, and she taught me-
You chose to misunderstood, and dis
like me. These men saw that, ana
believed that, If they could make you
insult me, they could make me kill
you. AS to your part, they succeeded.
I didn't see fit to oblige them, but,
now that I've settled with them I'm
willing to give you satisfaction. Do
we fight now and shake hands after
ward, or do we shake hands without
fighting?"
Horton stood silently studying the
mountaineer.
Good God!" he exclaimed at last
"And you are the man I undertook to
criticized"
"You amt answered my question"
suggested Samson South.
South, II you are willing to shake
hands with me I shall be grateful. I
may as we'll admit that, If you had
thrashed me before that crowd, you
could hardly have succeeded in max
ing me feel smaller. I have played
into their hands. have been a damned
fool. I have riddled my own self
respect-and II you can afford to ac-
cept my apologies and my hand I am
offering you both"
I'm right glad to hear that" said
the mountain boy, gravely. Il told you
I'd just as lief shake hands as fight.
But just now I've got to go
to the telephone"
The booth was in the same room,
and, as Horton waited, he recognized
the number for which Samson was
calling. Wilfred's face once more
flushed with the old prejudice. Could
1t be that Samson meant to tell Adri-
enne Lescott what had transpired?
Was he, after all, the braggart who
boasted Of his fights? And. II not,
was 1t Samson's custom to call her up
every evening for a good night mes
sage? He turned and went into the
hall, but after a few minutes. return
ed
I'm glad you liked the show :"
the mountaineer was saying. mo,
nothing special is happening here
except that the ducks are plentiful.
l.. Yes, I like 1t fine Mr..
Horizons here Wait a minute
guess maybe he'd like to talk to you"
The Kentuckian beckoned to Hor-
ton and as he surrendered the re-
ceiver, left the room He was thinking
with a smile Of the unconscious hu-
NOR with which the girls voice had
just come across the wire:
IT knew that II you two met each
other you would become friends"
| 'T reckon" said Samson, ruefully,
when Horton joined him, wed better
look around and see how bad those
fellows are hurt in there. They may
need doctor" And the two went
back to find several startled servants
assisting to their beds the disabled
combatants, and the next morning
their inquiries ELECTED the information
that the gentlemen were all "able to
be about, but were breakfasting in
their rooms
Such as looked from their windows
that morning saw an unexpected cli-
max. when the car of Mr.. Wilred Hor-
ton drove away from the club carrying
the man whom they had hoped to see
kill him. The two appeared to be in
excellent spirits and thoroughly con-
genial as the car rolled out Of sight,
and the gentlemen who were left be-
hind decided that, in view Of the cir
cumstances, the "extraordinary spree
of last night had best go unadvertised
into ancient history.
(To be continued.)
Hard on cireuses.-The European