Mexico Missouri message., 1915-02-04
CHAPTER Xi-continued.

George Lescott brought me up here
and befriended me. Until year ago
l 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
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
fighting?"
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 we'll 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 damned
fool. ! have riddled my own self
respect-and if you can afford to ac-
cept my apologies and my hand am
offering you both"
I'm right glad to hear that" said
the mountain boy, gravely. 81 told
you I'd just as lief shake hands as
fight. But just now I've got to
go to, the telephone" a
The booth was in the same room,
and as Horton waited, he recognized
the number for which Samson was
calling. Wilfreds face once more
flushed with the old prejudice. Could
1t be that Samson meant to tell Adri.
'enne Lescott what had TRANSFERRED?
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 goodnight
message? He turned and went into
the hall, but, after few minutes, re-
turned.
I'm glad you liked the show -
tie mountaineer was saying. mo,
nothing speeial is happening here
except that the ducks are plentiful
Yes, I like 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
ceiver, left the room. He was think
ing with a smile of the unconscious
humor with which the girls voice haC
just come across the wire:
Il knew that if you two met eacl
other you would become friends"
Il reckon" said Samson, ruefully
when Horton Joined him, wed bette
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. disable,
NOAhu0bdhNNt ohu lllG ubAL InOFnl0
their inquiries ELECTED the informa
tion that the gentlemen were all "abl
to be about. but we're breakfasting i
their rooms"
Such as looked from their window
that morning saw an unexpected cl
max, when the car of Mr.. Wilfre
Horton drove away from the club ca
rying the man whom they had hope
to see killed and the man they ha
hoped to see kill him. The two al
peared to be in excellent spirits an
thoroughly congenial as the car role
out of sight, and the gentlemen VIII
were left behind decided that, in vie
of the circumstances, the "extraord
nary spree" OF last night had best &
unadyertised into ancient history.
B.