Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-09-03


and hope and pursued him. Straight
for the loading donkey at the dog
landing Bryce ran. Beside the donkey
stood neat tier of firewood: in the
choDping block, where the donkey
hrenap had driven it prior TO aban-
doning his post TO view the contest
between Bryce and Jules Rondeau, was
double-bitted axe. Bryce jerked il
loose, swung It, whirled on his pur-
Suers. and rushed them. Like turkeys
scattering before the raid of a coyote
they fed in divers directions and from
safe distance turned TO gaze APP
rrehensively upon this demon they
had been ordered TO bring in.
Bryce lowered the axe, removed his
hat, and mopped his moist brow. From
the center OF the clearing men were
crawling or staggering to safety
with the exception of the Black
Minorca, who lay moaning softly.
Colonel Pennington. seeing his fondes,
hopes expire, lost his head completely.
Get Off my property, you savage !"
he shrilled.
Don't be a nut, Colonel" Bryce re-
turned soOthingly. "rn get off-when
| get good and ready, and not q. second
sooner. In fact, l was trying TO get
off as rapidly as l could when you
sent your men TO bring me back.
Prithee why, old thing? Didst crave
more conversation with me. or didst
want thy camp cleaned out?"
He started toward Pennington, who
backed hastily away. Shirley stood
her ground. bending upon Bryce. as he
approached her, a cold and disapprov-
ing glance. "Fll get you yet the
Colonel declared from the shelter of
an old stump behind which he had
taken refuge.
Barking dogs never bite. Colonel.
And that reminds me: I've heard
enough from you. One more eheep
ont of you. my friend. and I'll go up
to my logging-camp, return here with
a crew of blnenoses and wild Irish and
run your wops, bohunks, and cholos
ont of the county. l don't fancy the,
class of labor you're importing into
this county, anyhow"
The Colonel, evidently deciding that
discretion WAS the better part of valor
promptly subsidized, although Rrvae
could see that he was mumblirg threats
to himself. though not IN al audible
voice.
The demon Cardigan halted beside
Shirley and stood gazing down at her.
He was smiling at her whimsically.
She met his glance for a few seconds;
then her lids were lowered and she bit
her lip with vexation.
shirley" he said.
You are presumptuous." she qua
vered.
You set me an example in presump-
ton" he retorted good humoredlv.
did you not call me by my first name
a minute agoY' The heir to Cardi-
CAMS redwoods bent over the girl
''You spoke TO me-after your promise
not TO, Shirley" he said gently. "You
viii always speak to me-"
She commenced to cry softly. ~
loathe you" she sohbed.
For you ] have the utmost respect
and admiration" he replied.
mo, you haven't If you had, you
wouldn't hurt my uncIe-the only hn-
man being IN all this world who is
dear to me-
|, GOSH" he murmured plaintively.
I'm Jealous of that man. However,
I'm sorry / hurt him. give you my
word I came here to fight fairly"
HE merely tried to stop you from
fighting"
mo, he didn't, Shirley. He inter-
fered and fouled me. Still. despite
that, if had known you were a spec
tator / think I should have controlled
myself and refrained from pulling off
my vengeance In your presence. /
| shall never cease TO regret that sub
jected You to such distressing spec
tacle. do hope. however. that you
will believe me when | tell You | am
not a bully. although when there is
fight worth while, never dodge it
And this time / fought for the honor
of the House of Cardigan"
'If you want me to believe that, you
will beg my uncle's pardon"
II can't do that He is my enemy
and I shall hate him forever; / shall
fight him and his way Of doing business
until he reforms or / am exhausted"
You realize, of course, what your
insistence on that plan means, Alr
Cardigan"
Call me Bryce" he pleaded
you're going TO cali me that some day
anyhow. so why not start nowf"
"You are altogether insufferable.
sir. Please go away and never pre-
sumo to address me again. You are
quite impossible"
He shook his head. Il do not give
I'D that readily, Shirley. / didn't
| know how dear-what your friendship
meant to me, until you sent me away
I didn't think there was any hope until
YOU warned me those dogs were hunt
! inc mp-and called ne Bryce" He