The Delta independent., 1915-08-20

Hoot of rock from which he has fallen,
6ally Miller finds George Lescott a land.
scape painter, unconscious. and after
viving him, goes for assistance.
CHAPTER II-Samson South and Sally
taking Lescott to Samsons home. met
by Spicer South, head of the family. who
tells them that Jesse Purvy has been shot
and that Samson is suspected of the
crime. Samson denies it.
CHAPTER III-The shooting of Jesse
Purvy breaks the truce in the Holman.
Eouth feud.
CHAPTER Iv-samson reproves Tama.
rack spicer for telling Sally that Jim
Holman is on the trail with bloodhounds
hunting the man who shot Purvy.
CHAPTER v-The bloodhounds lose the
trail at Spicer South's door. Lescott dis.
covers artistic ability in Samson While
Tke1enng Wsh Lese9t the mountain
crowd of mountaineers. Samson thrashes
him and denounces him as the truce.
buster" who shot Purvy.
CHAPTER vI-Lescott tries to per-
suade Samson TO go to New York with
him and develop his talent sally loyal
but heartbroSen. furthers Lescott's efforts.
The dance at Vile McCaser's threatens
trouble to Samson and Lescott.
CHAPTER vII-At the dance Samson
tells the South clan he is going to leave
the mountains Lescott goes home to
New York Samson bids Spicer and Sally
farewell and follows.
CHAPTER vIII-in New York Samson
studies art and learns much of city ways.
Drennie Lescott persuades Wilfred Hor-
ton, her dilettante lover, TO do a mans
work in the world.
CHAPTER IX-Prompted by her love.
Sally teaches herself to write. Horton
throws himself into the business world
and becomes well hated by predatory
financiers and politicians. At a Bohemian
resort Samson meets William Farbish. |
sporty social parasite, and Horizons enc
my.
CHAPTER X-Farbish sees Samson and
Drennie dining together unchaperoned at
the Wigwam roadhouse. He conspires
with others to make Horton jealous and
succeeds.
CHAPTER .XI-Farbish brings Norton
and Samson together at the Kenmore
clubs shooting lodge, and forces an open
rupture, expecting Samson to kill Horton
and so rid the political and financial thugs
of the crusader. Samson exposes the plot
and thrashes the consprators
CHAPTER xII-samson is advised by
mis- teachers to turn to portrait painting.
Drennie commissions him to paint her
portrait. Sally goes to school, Samson
his studio pictured evidence of his loyalty
to Sally.
CHAPTER XIII-Tamarack kills Jim
Asberry. is surrendered to the militia and
shot from ambush by Holman. The
feud is on again and the law helpless in
the face of murder Sally sends for Sam
Son.
CHAPTER XIv-samson goes home.
catches Aaron Hollis in the act of muir
goes to saiiie Captain anS caiomb Hons hi hears af
the killings.
1--WE done been your oxecutioper for
twenty years." complained voice,
which Samson at once recognized as
that of Aaron Hollis, the most trusted
of Purvy's personal guards. 81 haint
never laid down on ye yet. Me an Jim
Asberry killed old Henry South We
laid fer his boy, an would "a got him
eff you'd only said ther word | went
Inter HiXon an killed Tam'rack Spicer,
with soldiers all round me- There
hain't no other damn fool in these
mountings would "a took such a long
chance es thet I'm tired of it.
They're a-goin' ter git me, an wants
ter leave, an you won't come clean
with the price of railroad ticket to
Oklahoma. Now, damn yore stingy
soul. l gifts that ticket or l gifts you!"
Aaron, you can't scare me into doin'
nothin' / amt amin to do" The old
baron of the vendetta spoke in a cold,
stoical voice Il tell ye | amt quite
through with ye yet. In due an proper
time I'll see that ye get yer ticket"
Then he added, with concihating soft.
ness: We've been friends a long
while. Let's talk this thing over be-
fore we fall out"
Thar haint nothin' to talk over"
stormed Aaron. "Ye're Jest tryin' ter
kill time till the boys gifts hyar, and
then l reckon ye lows ter have me kilt
like yer've had me kill them others.
Hit amt no use. I've done sent 'em
away. When they gifts back hyar.
either you'll be in hell, or I'll be on nv
way outen the mountings"
Samson stood rigid. Here was the
confession of one murderer, with no
denial from the other The truce was
off Why should he wait? Cataracts
seemed to thunder In his brain, and
yet he stood there, his hand in his coat
pocket, clutching the grip of a maya
zine pistol. Samson South the old, and
Samson South the new were writhing
in the life-and-death grapple of two
codes. Then, before decision came,
he heard sharp report inside, and
the heavy fall of a body to the floor.
A wildly excited figure came plung-
ing through the door, and Samson's
left hand swept oGt and seized its
shoulder in a sudden vise grip.
DO you know me?" he inquired, as
the mountaineer pulled away and
crouched back with startled surprise
and vicious frenzy
mo, damn ye! Git outen my road"
Aaron thrust his cooked rifle close
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