The Huttig news., 1915-04-10


 Sally Miller finds George Lescott, lapd- scape painter unconscious, and after re- viving him, goes for assistance.
 CHAPTER II-Samson South and Sally taking Lescott to Samson's home, are 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 South feud.
 CHAPTER IV-Samson reproves Tama- rack Spicer for telling Sally that Jim Holman is on the trail with bloodheunds hunting the man who shot Purvy.
 CHAPTER V-The bloodhounds lose the trail at Spicer South's door Iescott dis covers artistic ability In Samson. While sketching with Lescott on the mountain. Tamarack discovers Samson to a jeeriug crowd of mountajneers. Samson thrashes him and denounees him as the truce buster" who shot Purvy.
 CHAPTER vI-Lescott tries to per- him and develop his talent Sally loyal but heartbroken, furthers Lescott's efforts The dance at Vile McCager'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 Ix--Prompted by her love. Sally teaches herself to write. Horton throws himself into the business world and becomes well hated by predatory nnanciers and politicians. At a Bohemian resort samson meets William Farbish. sporty social parasite. and Horton's ene- my.
 CHAPTER X-Tarbish sees Samson ana 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 conspirators
 CHAPTER xII-Samson is advised by his teachers to turn to portrait painting Drennie commissions him to paint her portrait. Sally goes to school; Samson goes to Paris to study. Drennie finds in his studio pictured evidence of his loyalty to Sally
 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 mur- derng Jesse Purvy and kills him. He goes to Sallie. Captain Callomb hears of the killings.
 "South." he said to Samson, when he had led him aside, they didn t want to hear what you had to tell the grand jury, but they are going ahead to indict you on manufactured evi- dence."
 Samson was for a moment thought full, then he nodded.
 That's about what I was expecting |"
 Now" went on Callomb, Eve un- derstand each other. We are working for the same end, and, by God! I've had one experience in making arrests at the order of that court. l don't want it to happen again"
 "I suppose" said Samson, you know that while am entirely willing to face any fair court of justice, don't pro- pose to walk into packed jury. whose only object is to get me where can be made way with. Callomb, I hope we won't have to fight each other. What do you suggest?"
 If the court orders the militia to make an arrest, the militia has no op- tion. In the long run, resistance would only alienate the sympathy of the world at large There is just one thing to be done. South. It's thing I don't like to suggest" He paused, then added emphatically: When my detail arrives here, which will prob ably be in three or four days, you must not be here. You must not pc in any place where we can find you.
 For a little while, Samson looked at the other man with a slow smile of amusement. but soon it died, and his face grew hard and determined.
 I'm obliged to you, Callomb, he said, seriously. Tt was more than l had the right to expect-this warning. I understand the cost of giving it. But it's no use. can't cut and run. No, by God, you wouldn't do it! You can't ask me to do t"
 By God. you can and will!" Callomb spoke with determination. "This isn't a time for quibbling. You've got work to do. We both have work to do. We can't stand on matter of vainglorious pride, and let big issues of humanity go to pot. We haven't the right to spend mems lives in fighting each other, when we are the only two men in this entanglement who are in per feet accord--and honest"
 The mountaineer spent some min- utes in silent self-debate. The working of his face under the play of alternat- ing doubt, resolution, hatred and insur- gency, told the militiaman what struggle was progressing. At last, Samsons eyes cleared with an expres- sion of discovered solution.
 "All right. Callomb," he said, briefly, you won't find mel" He smiled, as he added: Make as thorough a search as your duty demands. It needn't be perfunetory or superficial. Every South cabin will stand open to you. shall be extremely busy, to ends