Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-08-27

meantime, I'll telephone"
On the train Samson was surprised
to discover that, after all, he had MI.
William Farbish for a travelling com
panion. That gentleman explained
that he had found an opportunity to
play truant from business for a day
or two, and wished to see Samson
comfortably ensconced and introduced.
The first day Farbish and Samson
had the place to themselves, but the
next morning would bring others.
The next day, while the mountain
eer was out on the fats, the party OF
men at the club had been swelled to
a total of six, for in pursuance Of
the carefully arranged plans of Mr..
Farbish, Nj. Bradburn had succeeded
in inducing Wilfred Horton to run
down for a day or two of the sport
he loved. When Horton arrived that
afternoon, he found his usually even
temper rufled by bits of maliciously
preached gossip, until his resentment
against Samson South had been
famed into danger heat. He did not
know that South also was at the club,
and he did not that afternoon go out
to the blinds, but SO far departed
from his usual custom as to permit
himself to sit for several hours In the
club grill.
And yet, as is often the case in care
fully designed affairs, the n element
that made most powerfully for the
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accident. The carefully arranged meet
ing between the two men, the adroitly
melted passions of each, would still
have brought no clash, had not Will
fred Horton been affected by the flush
ing effect of alcohol. Since his college
days, he had been invariably abstemi-
Gus. Tonight marked an exception.
He was rather surprised at the cor
diality of the welcome accorded him,
for, as chance would have it, except
for Samson South, whom he had not
yet seen, all the other sportsmen
were men closely allied to the politi-
cal and financial elements upon which
he had been making war. Still, since
they seemed willing to forget for the
time that there had been a breach,
he was equally SO. Just now, he was
feeling such bitterness for the Ken
tuckian that the foes of a less per
sonal sort seemed ~unimportant.
In point of fact, Wilfred Horton had
spent a very bad day. The final straw
had broken the back of his usually
unrufled temper, when he had found
In his room on reaching the Kenmore
a copy of a certain New York weekly
paper, and had read a page, which
CHANGED to be lying face up Ia chance
carefully p~rearranged). 1t vas an item
of which Farbish had known, in ad-
vance of publication. but Wilfred
would never have seen that sheet,
had 1t not been so carefully brought
to his attention. There were hints
of the strange infatuation which q
certain young woman seemed to en-
terrain for a partially civilized stran-
ger who had made his entree to New
York via the police court. and who
wore his hair long In imitation of a
biblical character of the same name.
The supper at the Wigwam inn was
mentioned, and the character of the
place intimated. Horton felt this OBJ
j%ectionable innuendo was directly
traceable to Adrienne's ill-judged
friendship for the m~ountaineer, and
he bitterly blamed the mountaineer.
And, while he had been brooding on
these matters, a la acting as Far
bish's ambassador had dropped into
his room, since Farbish himself knew
that Horton would not listen to his
condolences. The delegated spokes-
man warned Wilfred that Samson
South had spoken pointedly of him,
and advised cautious conduct, In a
fashion calculated to infiame.
Samson, 1t was falsely alleged, had
accused him Of saying derogatory
things in his absence, which he would
hardly venture to repeat in his pres
ence. In short, it was put to Horton
to his opinion openly, or eat
the crow of cowardice.
That evening, when Samson went
to his room, Farbish Joined him.
i've been greatly annoyed to find,"
he said, seating himself on Samson's
bed, that Horton arrived today"
Il reckon that's all right, "ssaid Sam.
son. He's a member, isn't he?"
Farbish appeared dubious.
II don't want to appear in the guise
of a prophet of trouble he said. but
you are my guest here, and l must
'gun-i1ghter' and a dangerous man.
He won't takes chances with you.
If there is a clash, it will be serious.
He doesn't often drink, but today
he's doing 1t, and may be ugly. Avoid
an alteration IL you can, but If it
comes He broke or and added seri-
ously: You will have to get him, or
he will get you. Are you armedf"
The Kentuckian laughed.
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