The evening world., 1921-02-09
topy'gu,. 1919. by lrving BaobeloEJ
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING INsTALMENTs.

yclllng at the dog. We made more
noise than you'd hear at the end of a
boss race. 1t sCairt the young Teller
lie put on more steam and went up
the ladder TO the roof of the wood
shed like a chased weasel. The dog
stood barkin' as If had treed a bear.
Traylor grabbed the ladder and pulled
It down.
"'You stay there till l get away
an 'you'n be safe" said he.
''The man looked down and swore
and shook his fist and threatened US
with the law.
Mr.. Nucklcs rode close to the
wuodshed and cooked up at him.
MY brother, l fear you be not
Christian he said.
He swOrC at the minister. Thav
settled him.
WHAT'S all this erDout? Mr..
NucklCs asked me.
-'He and his friend are from Mis-
sour1, says. They're lookin' tor
some runaway slaves an they come
mere and pitched into us, and one gol
throwed agin' the barn an the other
clum tC the roof
"T reckon he better stay thar tin
he gifts little o Gods grace in his
soul" says the minister.
''rncn he says 70 the dog: 'Pontp,
you keep i'm right thar
The dog appeared to understand
what was expected Of him.
The minister got off his boss anf
hltChed him and took off his coat and
out it on the ground.
What you gOin' TO do2' says.
"MeY says the minister. I DO
gCin' to rassle with Satan for tho
soul o. that ar man, an II you keep
watch / reckon you'll see at the
CrOund'H be scratched mp some fore
| git through
He lOosened his collar an knelt on
mans soul would see its wiCkedness
and repent. You could have heard
| MIN half a mile away.
Mr.. Traylor drove of with the
damaged SLAYER sottin' beside him and
the saddle boss hitched to the rear
axle. see my chance an before that
prayer ended had got the fuGitiVeS
under some hay in my wagon and
| started or with them on my way TO
Livingston County. ! could hear tho
prayin' until l got over the hill into
Canaan barreus. At sundown / left
them in good hands thirty miles UP
| the road"
Samson spoke not more than a
dozen words on his way back TO New
salem. Amazed and little shocked
Oy his own conduct he sat thinking.
After all he had heard and seen, the
threat OF the young upstart had pro-
Noked him beyond his power of en-
durance. Trained to the love Of lib
erty and justice, the sensitive mind Cd
The New Englander had been hurt by
the story of the fugitives. Upon this
/ hurt the young man had poured the
! turpentine OF naughty, imperial man
ners. In all the strange adventure h
seemed to him that he had felt the
] saFp n rNTT 4
in the prayers OF the negro woman
| and the minister, in his own wrath,
| The more he thought of IT the less in
! Clined he was TO reprOach himself for
/ his violence. Slavery was a relic or
ancient imperialism. 1t bad no right
in free America. There could he no
peace with II save Tor "A little time.
He would write 10 his friends of what
| he had learned OF the brutalities OF
| slavery. The MiSsOurians would tell
| their friends of the lawless and yio-
lent men OF the North, who cared nob
a fig for the property rights OF .
Southerner. The stories would travel
like fire in dry grass.
So, swiftly, the thoughts OF men
were being prepared for the great bat
tie lines of the future. Samson saw
the peril Of it
AS they rode along young Mr.. Biggs
| took flask half full Of viii skey from
his pocket and offered IL to Samson.
! The latter refused this tender OF coIlI-
tesy and the young man drank alone.
| He complained Of pain and Samson
made sling OF his muffler and put
| 1t over the neck and arm of the in
jured Biggs and drove with caro- to
avoid joting. For the first time Sam,
son took a careful and sympathetia
look at him He was a handsome
| youth, about six feet tail, With dark
| eyes and hair and a small, black
mustache and teeth very white and
| even.
In New Salem Samson took him 90
DR.. Aliens office and helped the doc
tor in setting the broken bone. Then
he went to Otut's store and found
Abe reading his law book and gave
him an account of his adventure
I'm both glad and sorry" said
Abe. I'm glad that You licked the
SLAYER and got the negroes out Of his
reach ] reckon I'd have done the
same If could. I'm sorry because IL
looks to me like the beginning OF
many troubles. The whole subject OF
slavery is full OF danger. Naturally
Southern men will fight for their
property, and there is a growing
number in the North who wall fight
for their principles. II we all get 10
fighting, / wonder what win become
, | of the country, II reminds me OF the
nan who found a skunk in his
house. His boy was going after the
Crittcr with Il club,
"Lool5 here, boy" he said, when
/ you've ~at a skunk in the house it's
a good time 10 be careful. You might
, spyie the skunk with that club, bu:
/ the skunk would be righ. certain 10
l spyle the house While he's our guest
: ] reckon wen have to be polite,
whether we want to or not"
Looks to me as II that skunk had
5 come to stay until he's put out" said
2 Samson.
4 'sThat may be-" Abe answered. ''BuA
/ / keep hopin that we can swap a hen
, for the house and get rid OF him. ANY,
4 how, it's IA good time to be careful"
"IIe may be glad TO live with me,
% out l amt willin' to live with him. -
Samson rejoined. "I amt awful proud,
j uut his station in life is a leetle too far
below mine. II / tried to live with him
e ( would get the smell on my soul 40
2 that, ST. Peter would wonder what TO
do with me-"
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