The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-06

to do so.
Nevertheless the fracas seemed in
evltable.
"0h, don't know" Mr.. owen Pep
per murmured 10 himself, Il reckon
they'll be somepin' diddin' soons the
old man u done elected TO them
drinks"
No other conclusion was possible
in consideration Of the attitude Of
the company toward the one-eyed man.
1t was noticeable, however, that Bas-
set was the only person present who
refused to drink with the one-eycd
man. when old man Greenlaw, having
made his proclamation, and having
satisfied himself that the desired
status was to be maintained temper
arily, turned and resumed his station
behind the bar much less perciptate-
ly than he had left it,
Very deliberately, but without de-
lay, he produced bottle Of whiskey
and sufficient number Of glasses for
all, and spread them out on the bar,
and all with the exception noted
stepped forward promptly Mr. Bas-
set, however, raised his voice.
BasSCtt Gives Views.
81 amt gwint to drink with no"
he said, and went on with bunch OF
language that would not appear SEEM
ingly in print.
Although he did not specifically state
that he was Characterizing the one
eyed man, all understood that he in
tended his words to apply to no one
else, and that the refusal to drink
was prompted solely by the desire to
subject him to the last and most SUI
preme indignity that could be offered. /.
AS for the others in the room they
we're content for the moment to OBJ
serve the etiquette of the occasion,
and they poured out their drinks
THAT thar" said the old man calm
ly when Bassett had finished, is
matter 70 yo' all an One Eye to settle
among yo' two Yo alI's drink is done |
been set out, an it'll have to be paid
To-, whether go takes it or not" And
he looked intently at the one-eyed man
as il to make sure that this last state
mcnt was thoroughly understood.
As for that gcntlcma, he remained .
to all appearance entirely indifferent
Joo 'I'i,' irs"p, shrol, h,s corrosmro II /
woe ~' % 'i IT, ho,in ,g' Jotnrminod for raa.
sons Of his own to put himself in a
position in which his personal safety
was no longer to be taken into account +.
hin,
Stotod III. Irfo an vonturn
WIN no had donn II No one hut him
soIf understood and tha Irvstery was
mover thnreaftor cleared IN hnt the
poneral bolinf was thot he had he-
c Conn, On iryatu,tod NV mo nrrsni+ NJ
pamb,ipp nc n nrorcssIon hat he had
stalod bic Iifc in Tho venture for The
nurr Ioyc ~ cxcjtcmcnt without thc
hone Of ony adcnnotc winning 10 he
made made in INV %vcnt s
Somn inLlino NJ thie cama IN lin
Rlaisdou as no noted tho imnossive
dcmcanor Of tbc man he hated win
M Ioss intensity than did tho others
and bcing himself ~ somewhat SINH
lar disnositiop he WAS irresistjbIy i'm
ncIled 70 cynrcss his admiration Of One
Eyes dauntless bearing.
"Yo all sho' is kin 10 the devil" he
said. knowing no higher compliment
to offer. And others solitary optic
cleaned with appreciation of his foes
tribute.
"a rccokin if me an yo was TO travel
an set in together" he said. thought
fully, they wouldn't nobody be liable
ro' to get away with a heIlova lot.
hain't never had no side pardner. bein'
s never knowcd nobody afo what
nlayed no kvind Of a game with com
sjdcrinl but ef yo' nil d. I,eer about
takjn' flyer, dunno but what I'd
take chanst
:" reckon tb amt notbin vo' all
wouldn't take" replied Blaisdeu,. |
n'Viding' 'twa'nt nailed down"
The words implied Indifference and
hn strove to make his tonn CORRESPOND
to them hut thprn was M one nrasenf
so Ignorant of thn methods NJ draw
nokcr as to fail to SOC that no was AZ
Inast Interested in tho tentative nro-
nosaI
And thev nerceivod new noriI in
tha nresnnce If thc most dangerous
ners6n in tho NIisstssinni vaIIay yot
ono in thn room failed IN remember
tbat Rlaisdo,I,s wondorfnl skill vim
cards was at least ono NJ thn main
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