Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-01-19

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Spain peevishly. what possessed you
to send for me to do the shooting, any.
wayT
His companion answered gently
Lefever's patience was noted even
among contained men-"Henry," he re-
monstrated, II sent for you because
thought you could shoot"
De SPANS expression did not change
under the reproach. His features were
80 regular as to contribute to this I'M
disturbed expression, and his face
would not ordinarily attract attention
but for his extremely bright and alive
eyes-the frequent mark Of an out-of-
door mountain life-and especially for
red birthmark, low on his left cheek.
disappearing under the turn Of the jaw.
It was merely strawberry, so called,
and after knowing him, one forgot
about the blrthmark In the man that
carried II. Lefever's reproach was
naturally provocative. II hope now"
retorted De Spain, but without any
show Of resentment, "you understand
I can't"
mo-" persisted Lefever. good-na-
turedly, II only realize, Henry, that
this wasn't your day for the job"
The door Of the outer office opened,
and Jeffries, the superintendent,
walked Into the room; he had just come
from Medicine Bend in his car. The
two men rose to greet him. He asked
about the noise In the street.
THAT noise, William, comes from all
Calabasas and all Morgan's gap" ex-
planned Lefever, still fondling the
rifle. 1.-THE Morgans are celebrating
our defeat They put 1t all over us.
We were challenged yesterday" he
continued In response to the abrupt
questions Of Jeffries. 1.-THE MOrgans
offered to shoot US offhand, two hun
dred yards, bull's-eye count. / thought
we could trim them by running In a
real gunman, SO / wired to Medicine
Bend for Henry. Henry comes up last
night with brand-new rifle. This is
the gun. The lever" he added with n
patient e1pletive, "broke. Henry got
to shooting too fast"
"That wasn't what beat me-" ex-
claimed De Spain CURLY. And taking
up the offending rifle, he walked out
Of the room.
"What do you think, William" Le-
fever grumbled on. "The Morgans ran
In a girl to shoot against us-Nan
Morgan, old Duke Morgan's little niece.
And I never before In my life saw
Henry SO fused. The little Music
Mountain skirt simply put 1t all over
him. She had FIVE bull's-eyes to Hen
rvs three when the lever snapped. He
forfeited"
"Some shooting" commented JEFF
fries, rapidly signing letters.
I'VE expected some when Henry I'M
slung his gum" Lefever went on with
out respecting Jeffries' preoccupation.
"As II is, those fellows have cleaned up
every dollar loose In Sleepy Cat, and
then some. Money! They could start
bank this minute"
Sounds Of revelry continued to pour
In through the street window. The
MOrgans were celebrating uncommon
ly. Rubbing 1t in, eh, John?" sug-
gested Jeffrles.
"Think Of It," gasped Lefever, "to
be beaten by an elghteen-year-old girl"
snow that" declared Jeffries, wax
ing up as II for the first time inter-
ested, us exactly where you made your
mistake, John. A gunman shoots his
best when there's somebody shooting
at him. That's why you shoot we'll
because you're gunman, and not q
marksman."
THAT boy can shoot all around me,
JEFF"
"For instance" continued Jeffrles,
If you had put Gale Morgan up
against Henry, and told him to shoot
at each other, instead Of against each
other, you'd have got bulps-eyes to
burn from De Spain. And the Gala
basas crowd wouldn't have your
money. John, II you want to win
money, you must study the psychology
ical."
There was abundance of raillery in
Lefever's retort: '"Thats why you are
rich, Jefff"
"No, am poor because ! failed to
study II. That is why l am at Sleepy
Cat holding down division. But
now that you've brought Henry up
here, wen keep him."
"What do you mean, keep himT
demanded Lefever, starting In protest.
v mean need him. ] mean the