Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-19

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adversary once n has thrown him.
And there was that In his mind which
made the acquisition Of this knowledge
seem to him desirable indeed.
AS he Joined a group of men maxi
ing their way below, he overheard the
Colonel, Miss Lucy's admirer, explain
ing the gentle pastime. Tying a mar
once you have thrown him." the Colo
mel was saying, us the climax OF
prowess. / Saw Cal Blodgett throw
and tie Nick PAWN at a barbecue at
Mount Zion campground, and / have
to remember it, for the young
lady / went with deserted me for the
hero, sir-aetually stuck flowers Into
his hair. Here we are"
Two enormous fellows were strug-
Cling, while nearby lay q convenient
rope. Finally Vieksburg Joe tied the
fireman, and he lay helpless, unable
to get up.
III wifi give you Ave dollars II you
o throw me and tie me that way"
called Drace to the victor when the
excitement had q little subsidized.
Joe looked at Drace q moment. The
young man looked powerful enough to
be dangerous, but-ive dollars was
Eve dollars. He smiled, bowed,
spread out the wrinkled rug and took
Drace by the hand to lead him forth.
To the establishment Of all, BRACE
threw Master Joe; but he could not
tie the champion.
"Show me how It's DONE" said Vir-
gil, "and I'll give you the money"
For a long time, and until the Colo
mel and Shottle were worn out with
waiting. the two struggled and SO apt
was the student that he succeeded fin
ally In turning the master oyer and
tying him. But 1t seemed that the
burly champion was too willing. and
Drace insisted on another fall. And
now, though the struggle was genuine
on Joe's part, Drace tied him. Still
more. another five promised, and Vir-
GIL was willing to quit.
"Ffnest sport I ever had" he said
as he turned away to the upper deck
again to avoid the questions and fe-
lcitations showered upon him. :.
BRACE was muslng-not, 1t must be
confessed, upon the serious purposes
which had brought him to the South,
but upon that girl of the red roses
when Shottle appeared again. Liberty
stood In his presence, not with a droop
but straight in the manly resolution
to discharge the duties an adverse fate
had thrust upon him. In the belief
that 1t would make him look more like
a slave, he now wore his coat turned
wrong side out.
master, I salute you" he remarked.
"All right" said Drace. "But turn
your coat. I want my slave, the grind
er of my mill, to appear respectfully
clad. You may sit down."
II thank you, sir"
"You didn't last long"
mo, master. The tangled-haired
bag kicked me sidewise, like a COW.
In only two pots! But what can you
expect of a man that has an ace-full
beaten? How long can a man preserve
his freedom at that rate? And a fel'
low with a spindle chin and a nose
no bigger than the average wart beat
me with four jacks. Crushed me And
he would have crushed julius Caesar
Just the same. Well, after all, free
dom has many responsibilities. As q
slave I'll cultivate what virtues I can
get hold of, and look toward old age
and a cabin on the hillside. And now
as it is natural for every man to hide
his degradation, will you permit me tc
call you Virgil In the presence Of 9th
er peopleT
"T thought you didn't believe in the
natural thingl But all right; I gram
your request. And now 1 suppose II
better give you some pocket7change
1t isn't well for even a slave to b.
broke"
The slaves face frightened Will
hope. "You couldn't make 1t as mucl
as five dollars, could youT
"No, thirty cents"
Shottle took the money and sa
dropping. brace gave him a cigar, ant
they smoked for a time In silence. A
last Shottle looked toward Drace, hi
face guiltless of the whimsical hume
that had hitherto possessed 1t.
Master" he said, II don't want t
be inQuisitive, and If I'm prying int
what's none Of my business, ! won
mind your saying SO. But ! want t
i be a faithful slave, and I a serv
: you best II I know what-what are M
masters purposes in life. For exam
pie, was there any special reason 70
I your learning to throw and tile tina
: way? Is there anybody In particula
t I could help you to put the rope ont
J Drace made no answer for a mt
a ment, but bent a searching eve upo
] his new seryitor. Somehow the man
/ soul seemed to shine transparent !
. his face; and through 1t Drace sa'
+ sincerity; moreover the longing
: youth for comradeship was stron
within his lonely soul and won hill
from reticence.
Liberty" he said, did you eve
hear Of a man named Stepho la Vittei
Liberty nodded. eyes, I've heard
y him; they say he's an outlaw, a smu,
It gler.n
g "And worse" said Drace. He's IL
nan who-Tdherfy. give me yol