The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-03-04
CHAPTER xi--contlnued.

George Lescott brought me UP here
and b~efriended me. Until a year ago
] had never known any life except
that OF the Cumberland mountains.
Until met Miss Lescott, ! had never
known a woman Of your world. She
was good to me. She saw that In
spite OF my roughness and ignorance I
wanted to learn. and she taught me
You chose TO misunderstand, and dis
liked ne. These men saw that. and
believed that. II they could make you
insult me. they could make me kill
you. As TO your part, they succeeded.
o 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
mountajneer.
Good God!" he exclaimed at last.
And you are the nan I undertook to
criticized"
"fcu amt answered my question:"
suggested Samson South.
South. II you are willing TO shake
hands with me ] shall be grateful. I
may rs we'll admit that. II you had
ell .shed me before that crowd, you
could hardly have succeeded In maxi
ing me feel smaller. ! have played
into their hands. ! have been g damned
fool. have riddled my own self
respect-and II you can afford to &c.
cept my apo:c"ies and my hand I am
Offering you BOTH"
I'm right glad TO hear that" said
the mountain boy. gravely. e" told
you I'd Just as lief shake hands as
fight. But Just now I've got to
60 TO the telephone"
The booth wal 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
II be that Samson meant to tell Adri,
enne Lescott what had t%ranspired!
Was he. after all. the braggart who
boosted Of his lights? And. II not
vas II Samson's custom TO call her
up every evening for a goodnight
message? He turned and went into
the hall. but. after a few minutes. re
turned.
I'm glad you liked the show . =
the m~ountaineer was saying. mo
nothing special IL happening here
except that the ducks are plentiful
... Yes. like II fine. Mr.
Horizons here. Wait n minute
guess maybe he'd like to talk to you
The Kentuckian beckoned TO Hor
ton, and. as he surrendered the re
ceiyer, left the room. He was think
Ing with a smile OF the u~nconsciou:
humor with which the girls voice haC
Just come across the wke:
Il knew that II you two met each
other you would become friends"
Il reckon" said Samson, ruetully
when Horton Joined him, wed better
look around and see how bad thos,
fellows are hurt In there. They ma,
need a Doctor" And the two wen
back TO find several startled servant,
assisting TO their beds the disabled
combatants, and the next mornIn,
their inquiries elected the informa
ton that the gentlemen were all "abl'
to be about, but were breakfasting II
their rooms"
Such as looked from their Windows
that morning saw an unexpected ell
max, when the car OF Mr.. Wllfre,
Horton drove away from the club car
rying the man whom they had hope,
TO see killed and the man they ha,
hoped to see kill him. Tie two ap
peared to be in excellent spirits ant
thoroughly congenial as the car role,
out OF sight, and the gentlemen whit
were left behind decided that. In view
OF the circumstances. the "extraordi
nary spree" OF last night had best g
unadvertised into ancient history.
CHAPTER XII.