Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-03-13
CHAPTER XI-Continued.

George Lescott brought me up here
Aud befriended me. Until a year ago
I had never known any life except
that of the Cumberland mountains.
Until I met Miss Lescott, I had never
known woman of your world. She
was good to me. She saw that in
spite of my roughness and ignorance
wanted to learn, and she taught me.
You chose to misunderstood. and dis
liked me. These men saw that, and
believed that. if they could make you
insult me, they could make me kill
you. AS to your part, they succeeded.
] 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
fghting?"
Horton stood silently studying the
mountaineer.
Good Cod" he exclaimed at last
And YOU are the man l undertook to
criticized"
You amt answered my question"
suggested Samson South.
south, if you are willing to shake
hands with me l shall be grateful
may as well admit that, if you had
Thrashed me before that crowd you
could hardly have succeeded in max
Ing me feel smaller l have played
into their hands ! have been a damned
nj, i
respect-and if you can afford to &C
cept my apologies and my hand I am
offering YOU both"
I'm rigL, clad to hear that" said
the mountain boy, gravely. q told
you d just as lief shake hands as
fight But just now I've got to
90 to the telephone"
The booth was in the same room.
and, as Horton waited. he recognized
the number for which Samson was
calling. WHfred's face once more
flushed with the old prejudice Could
It be that Samson meant to tell Adri-
enne Leacott what had transpired?
Was he, after all, the braggart who
boosted of his fights? And, if not
was it Samson's custom to call her
up every evening for a goodnight
message? He turned and went into
the hall, but, after few minutes, re-
turned.
I'm glaG you liked the show ="
the mountaineer was saying. NO
nothing special is happening here
except that the ducks are plentiful
Yes, I Ike it 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-
ceiyer. left the room. He was think
ing with smile of the unconscious
humor with which the girls voice had
Just come across the wire:
4 knew that if you two met each
other YOU would become friends"
i 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 a 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 informa-
ton 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 eli
max, when the car Of Mr.. Wufred
Horton drove away from the club car
Tying the man whom they had hoped
TO see killed and the man they had
hoped TO see kill him. The two ap-
peared to be in excellent spirits and
thoroughly congenial as the car rolled
ont OF sight, and the gentlemen who
we're left behind decided that, in view
OF tbs circumstances, the "extraordi-
nary spree" Of last night had best go
unadvertiSed into ancient history.
CHAPTER XlI.