The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-28

q cruciflx from his bosom. both men
kissed the symt,ol and for two years
the quest Of vengeance continued. In
the Indian summer Jules and Bap-
tiste put up at MacTavish's house.
Two other men arrived, Mr. McDon-
aid, q civil engineer and his assistant,
Mr. Huntley, who were surveying for
O Canadian railroad. Mcdonald was
splendid specimen of physical man
hood about 40 years OF age and very
entertaining. His ability at his pro-
fession had made him rich and with
Lall he. was man OF courage and
I, likeable.
MacTaviSh's daughter. Hiida, q
strong and beautiful girl OF Swedish
type, did the cooking and housekeep-
ing and 1t was not surprising thnt Nc
Donald and Jules soon noticed that
each were contesting for the smiles
of the Scotchmnn's daughter and Hill
do was not averse to the pleasantries
OF the good looking boarders for her
life was far from being q happy one,
her mother no. being able to stand
the irascible ,dacTavish had run away
when iiiida wGs child and the faith
or hnd vented his revenge and hatred
ul,on the daughter. Soon the rivalry
between Jules and Mcdonald became
IN open book. Jules loved Hilda while
! the. other man was simply playing
for dishonorabie advantage. One
day. the men admitted their rivalry
face to face. Jules was willing to
play the game fair. but demanded of
Mcdonald IL his intentions were honr
lest. The roue laughed in the other
mans face. admitted that he had a
tNlfe in America, but boasted OF his
power over women. In his bravado
he, told OF an AFFAIR some years ago
with q little halE-breed girlSup In the
INipissine county. It was the story or
Ahnetta. Jules shoulf have killed
him on the spot, but one impulse pre-
vented. he was q man OF honor. he
could not aseessinate, he must fight
this flend, man TO man. and Il would
be before the day had spent. Then
ne must also tell Baptiste who would
also want to kill him, which he wuold
| IL Jules fell In the fight. Mcdonald,
feeling that he was losing ground
with Hiida, planned to work her ruin
through her father. He told Mac
sTayish that he had a good mother in
Americn that would care for ana edu-
cate Hiida, and that then he would
marry her. The old Seotchman wac
7 only toe willing TO get rid Of the
| girl rand demanded OF her that she
would so with Mcdonald. Jules had
| told Hifda of the good love and the
bad love and she had found that the
leaglneer's love WIS q passion, and
| she had learned TO love jules. When
Mac cravish ordered her to 10 with
NfcD Donald she resisted The old man
in hia rage would have seized her by
the throat and stFangled her, but
Jules bore hini TO the floor OF the
cabin. while Baptisse from outside the
window covered McDcnaid with his
Wincheater. The fight was desperata
and long, but ydlss selEed EIiida, ana
with Baptiste and fEuntley who had
dIs0oyered his matters yiliainy. T'he
four hastened 10 ahe creek and In a
canoe which hed been furnished with
snpplies for S'he ttip. made toNards
the canaGisn railway for Montreal.
Mcdonald fclloTed ana Jules left the
party st q iardihg 20 meet him. Al
ld6spe-Ate duel was Fought III which
Mcdonald was killed and juice and
/ A;s party, after buTylag the body. has:
tened sEshis homo and Ehappiness. y
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