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fer r lbet O: o' ' ,d up in it .aid iuh, b H er g i a ort f : - .het l i c- .:i C done ite r it e " . . dbe drew , bed a litt.e !'. . , r male tro : 4 j ffre . I them t ter - RritI-e d c .1: ' ! : ' -' 'r ,. =, 5gal." ' ter , t I ,il l :fC. ..t "t ri al, in the tnsi,, d. h. en yr he ait a -coter, t:r . L , , (p i tacomte b ac l int -th i lon i n er' v oie ii- a m.nllt nt h Sa he adll-lbut God oder fire. be l hoe her and drc os, and. be d :own il he r:;d. Ar , e £ b ....g'in am1 , too .? Don t ye aoet to Aething. im .lumh ureoa bein' ornery at'.i:. dff'rcount at. Soreodd. a Ywhle' she told ye she said, earily, aI tn't ye oughi ter bo eit.' Iett and Samson dscut'd the frequently. At times the boy ostinate in his deter intion tou aetd as oher times he g"butave waod •O" It a-goin' tfr ce and oppor ~"1, The bon roS~a, aSa d 1eto b ha aDE down in the ra;:d. "Air ' ' mor be ag'pnst en, toous than ae rlat Iants tr hwould bave a clanS gath Sa ist trie?butare from anigh t ~' and somer in. From plumb f betiln' ornery amid' ighto 'cshue, jt." e nodded. a"Ie dong told hold he said, wearily, SBuint, yewhile the younger hit." doott and Samson dtocu these diver reriountly. At times the boy obsttnate in moreis determinn back deation to : at other times t;e gave way th aarnings for change and oppor. Sda thce on Saturdayden days and I S more portentous than a ric that. It would be a c ssan ath toles which the South adherents if ome riding up and doefiwn undeis Swar-clou its tributaries from "nigh daa"l ( and "over yon." From fore go until after midnight, shuffle, jig Spdling would hold highn if roughl ItheL But, while the ound ler folthe ad themselves had to these diver. the grayer heads would gather Swith therio suggesticonclave Jesse burvy Soncthee more beaten back death, and ithod had probably been devising, "fig4 those bed-ridden days and N 0tIi, plans of reprisal. According Smalua lnt report, Purvy had an, Swhich the mountaineer eagerly ajmaced that his would-be assassin. I:'it on Misery, and was "marked I. so, there were obrious ex tobserve pessur which the Souths must pr on a to rmeeta In particular, the than hi :t' thrash out to definite undereek of i.h8 ithe moralizing woreportn, thate -- Soduth, their logical leaderi Ito abandon thems up and down Mcrisiery Itributarclouds were thickand women being. • i hnter bad finally resolved to Les iel. He had trained of Samson Samwh ltot n lat pillecew all his artillery of h, and the ahouse of Wile Mc-it 'ready, the suggestion thacket fenthe boy was - months to consider, and mules. tI he dnterior of the housrmativelye came St Lescotturkey in thadvance of hiswere - library of carefully picked lt, hi which the mountaineer eagerlyt con ia to devour Inm, thate interval. the oo. t e of merry-making brooded tce heme wa curiousf a to observe Thre was brousnessght towa bear on too,ad that have himself a finalxed it in a fashion, which mighad left the dteaming under a reek ojugs Sthe morning wore rsons danced Il tsed" way ithin, and the moreap ladhouses up anped to the road to utr, and forecast with youth Seira t oward the mill. Li l the wakere deepof Samson, wayho SandI the trhouse could bile prc tethered horses and mules.of .eit was, of the house, b est. n Of terms, and straw"uck, he wouereld .antold him, that under thest yte of merry-making broodedst. Samson betoo, that he himself was mixedyone. That e P5s place as head of the M now never been lues- th , ,. wa talking of deser I. ' r [..at a pink-skinned for uer, who eore "a woroman's bow of btbon at his clln r, was to blame. !,e (luition of loyalty must be square put up to S:amson, and it must o one today. Hlis answer must be deti it aud i lueq;i';cO: al. As a guest of in pic',r South, Lcsctt t was entit led to i.t cUosidesradn v hich i5 accorded o~'ne thi' i:. .:;, t'." vital affair of the u:.u a ',id , it , balked by < n. ,' :: a1. ! Ir a stri ,-,l'or, \vho. in lhi :i.:: 1, !'"I the ..,ioirity, should be drivin, e,n, the coutry as an i:::idioas: miiaS ie-11 1 m t, t si bly, truce ';till old. but at I. N si:e( its s laning t utd Cnatters . o 5 i i:htttd w\itb the I I 'ir ¶ lt, . t n' , t `i . \ ,O i that r1a:i', a ont r. :t . o i la l, 1: as tsle lh icintal, (t to r , klnowing hat to J)ll he trigger ;',ant to die himi lf, yet l O'.ring that .an,ther trigger might at iiny moment bI, drawn. i'urvy dared -':r "I Reckon Hit's A goin' Ter Jest About Kill Me." not have Samson shot out of hand, be en cause he feared that the Souths would C, claim his life in return, yet he feared li( to let Samson live. On the other hand, at if Purvy fell, no South could balance ye his death, except Spicer or Samson.' I'i Any situation that might put condii e tions to a moment of issue would m either prove that the truce was being, observed, or open the war-and yet m each faction was guarding against such' ui an event as too fraught with danger. ei One thing was certain. By persuasion st or force, Lescott must leave, and Sam. s] son must show himself to be the youth he had been thought, or the confessed t' and repudiated renegade. Those ques- re tions, today must answer. It was a difficult situation, and promised an ii eventful entertainment. Whatever q conclusion was reached as to the art- a ist's future, he was, until the verdict n came in, a visitor, and, unless liquor g inflamed some reckless trouble-hunter, f that fact would not be forgotten. Pos. v sibly, it was as well that Tamarack g Spicer had not arrived. I Lescott himself realized the situa. c tion in part, as he stood at the door of s the house watching the scene in;'de. t There was, of course, no round danc, I ing-only the shuffle and jig-with I champions contending for the honor of their sections. In the group about the door, Lescott P passed a youth with tow-white hair s and very pink cheeks." The boy was v the earliest to succumb to the tempta" tion of the moonshine jug, a tempta' tion which would later claim others. He was reeling crazily, and his albino y eyes were now red and inflamed. "Thet's ther damned furriner thet's done turned Samson inter a gal," pro s claimed the youth, in a thick voice. s. The painter paused, and looked ,e back. The boy was reaching under his e coat with hands that had become e clumsy and unresponsive. t, "Let me git at him," he shouted, n- with a wild whoop and a dash toward ie the painter. ,d Lescott said nothing, but Sally had ie heard, and stepped swiftly between. w "You've got ter git past me fust, g. Buddy," she said, quietly. "I reckon d ye'd better run on home, an' git yore it mammy ter put ye ter bed." CHAPTER VII. re Several soberer men closed around to the boy, and after disarming him, led h- him away grumbling and muttering, 11- while Wile McCager made apologies to ys the guest. re- "Jimmy's jest a peevish child," he of explained. "A drop or two of licker In makes him skittish. I hopes ye'll look ?d, over hit." vy Jimmy'S outbreak was interesting to a Lescott chiofly as an indication of ld what might follow. Unwilling to in est troduce discord by his presence, and on involve Samson in quarrels on his ac he count, he suggested riding back to Misery, but t!e . i. :c e a: t 7Y the suggestion b: "Ef they nain t beh ci',il t.r my to frit rnds," he1 sa . ., si'lt , 1h 'v 1:ct ter account :, , Y st ' :'.. hyar, a:.d I' . i,. ' . . , :, ] (oi11 h I ii . , 1 i,;tt t ,!,.v I. miustn't inodd 1 A short whil' inlited n .: i 11 1 i ltl I(. tl I.' t',i. Ii ti~\al. tl i',, . ' hard- 1 vha ,.,' :d ',i tii _.. ; SA l i : , I,, ,iit . ' i's ' ' Stinl-H Iuc -n nint d te as te b, iuf t - t i h r . r ' 1 1t, in'.,, 116, ,,O . . . i a, ' "Siin .A , i' c b(-,,n t, \', ' .\i Cager, (ily as okst inutl "\' 'e all your " Sinfolhs ihr', an ,v' wa nid I h-r ash ye bout this h-tor report thint yer iowin' "'\\ 'ht ,fhit??" C(iunt i(, d th1 boy. " it iih , I s inhi ty like the war's a-goin' ter i on ag'in pretty soon. Air ye a-coin' tr quit or quitair yeor a-ir oi' ter stick? Thet's what we wants ter .n ,'}v'." "I didn't make this here truce, an' I hain't a-goin' ter bust hit," said the boy, quietly. "When the war com mences, I'll be hyar. Ef I hain't hyar in the meant ie, hit hain't nobody's business. I hain't accountable ter no man but pap, an' I reckon, whar he is, he knows whether I'm a-goin' ter keep my word." There was a moment's silence, then Wile Mc('ag,'r put another question: "Ef ye're plumb sot on gettin' lar'nin' why don't ye git hit right hyar in these mountings?" Samson laughed derisively. "Who'll I git hit from?" he causti (cally inquired. "Ef the mountain won't come ter Mohamet, Mohamet's got ter go ter the mountain, I reckon." Caleb Wiley rose unsteadily to his feet. his shaggy beard trembling with wrath and his voice quavering with senile indignation. "Hey ye done got too damned good for yore kinfolks, Samson South?" he shrilly demanded. "Hev ye done been follerin' atter this here puny witch doctor twell ye can't keep a civil tongue in yer head fer yore elders? I'm in favor of runnin' this here fur riner outen the country with tar an' feathers on him. Furthermore, I'm in favor of cleanin' out the Hollmans. I Swas test a-savin' ter Bill-" "Never mind what ye war jestbr a-sayin'," interrupted the boy, flushing bre redly to his cheekbones, but con trolling his voice. "Ye've done said bla enough a'ready. Ye're a right old man, H Caleb, an' I reckon thet gives ye some an license ter shoot off yore face, but ef hit any of them no-'count, shif'less boys of deg yores wants ter back up what ye says, I'm ready ter go out thar an' make 'em da eat hit. I hain't a-goin' ter answer no more questions." bo There was a commotion of argu- "S ment, until "Black Dave" Jasper, a sat- ! urnine giant, whose hair was no black- I UI er than his expression, rose, and a he semblance of quiet greeted him as he iH' spoke. fe "Mebby, Samson, ye've got a right ter take the studs this a-way, an' ter er refuse ter answer our questions, but bE we've got a right ter say who kin stay v. in this hyar country. Ef ye 'lows ter th quit us, I reckon we kin quit you- sc and, if we quits ye, ye haii't nothin' Y, more ter us then no other boy thet's oz gettin' too big fer his breeches. This S, furriner is a visitor here today, an' w we don't 'low ter hurt him-but he's h got ter go. We don't want him round F hyar no longer." He turned to Les- « cott. "We're a-givin' ye fair warnin', c, stranger. Ye hain't our breed. Atter P this, ye stays on Misery at yore own risk-an' hit's a-goin' ter be plumb S risky. That thar's final." n "This man," blazed the boy, before S Lescott could speak, "is a-visitin' me an' Unc' Spicer. When ye wants him t ye kin come up thar an' git him. Every damned man of ye kin come. I hain't a-sayin' how many of ye'll go back. c He was 'lowin' that he'd leave byar ter morrer mornin', but atter this I'm a-tellin' ye he hain't a-goin' ter do hit. t He's a-goin' ter stay, es long es he likes, an' nobody hain't a-goin' ter run I him off." Samson took his stand be- i fore the painter, and swept the group with his eyes. "An' what's more," he added, "I'll tell ye another thing. I hadn't plumb made up my mind ter leave the mountings, but ye've done settled hit fer me. I'm a-goin'." There was a low murmur of anger, and a voice cried out from the rear: "Let him go. We hain't got no use fer damn cowards." "Whoever said that's a liar!" shout ed the boy. Lescott, standing at his 1 side, felt that the situation was more than parlous. But, before the storm could break, some one rushed in, and whispered to Wile McCager a message above his head, and thunder for at tention. S"Men," he roared, "listen ter me! " This here hain't no time fer squaD D blin' amongst ourselves. We're all Souths. Tamarack South has done a gone ter Hixon, an' got inter trouble. r He's locked up in the jailhouse." k "We're all hyar," screamed old Ca leb's figh, broken voice. "Let's go an' o take him out." 'ý Samson's anger had died. He turned, 1' and held a whispered conversation d with McCager, and, at its end, the host of the day announced briefly: 0 I "Samson's get somethin' ter say ter b l ' I .I t I, 1 ir tt I , it l ' er . ,;. m , t' ( i I , t I i. . , h" . s,, e hei s a ny ot f ,I:ci trta I t , w u l<' ..I E ,i i .r t. I vl'' ti : ! ' I I: I . ' "'" " ' . fritiv h i T :,l h er I 1 1 Ih i , t, r , o y. .,.." "I "a ir yi,'! I v".' , iI~' tlr t"0 ke m. y oI '.v(,rd abiut! [i' I "L ' i inquirqid San!- Sa 'o I '. v.' (,I" II(f ls iISSi!IIt, of t and th, box} turIl('] to L,'cott. doz.' "I wn .(' t(r t,,,o " y lioll. v,'it ,. she beers any of thi- tllk. Ilit ',uW i " ' I fret. Intr. Till her 1've itad ter go 'c-o,:,- fine. " i"I tree Smoi trot stil per a N den ,:.~.;:,. ,eye ;"This Hain't No Time for Squabblin siu Amongst Ourselves." enc flig ther country a piece, ter see a i- a, 1 man. Don't tell her whar I'm a goib h.e He turned to the others. "I reek iir I've got yore promise thet Mr. Lesc: Ea hain't a-goin' ter be bothered afore e gits back?" Wile McCager promptly gave the a surance. "I gives ye my hand on hit." "I seed Jim Asberry loafin' rour' 4 jest beyond ther ridge, as I rid (' hyar," volunteered the man hl;o brought the message. ' "Go slow now, Samson. Don't be no d blame fool," dissuaded Wile McCager. "Hixon's plumb full of them Hollman:, +'i e an' they're likely ter be full of licker- . f hit's Saturday. Hit's apt ter be shore 4 f death fer ye ter try ter ride through ,. s, Main street-ef ye gits thet far. Ye + m dassent do hit." + "o "I dast do anything!" asserted thea boy, with a flash of sudden anger. +, . "Some liar 'lowed awhile ago thet I t- was a coward. All right, mebhy I be. .+ k. Uinc' Wile, keep the boys hyar tell ye a hears from me-an' keep 'em sober." .+ i He turnel and made his way to the fence \r here his mule stood hitched. + ht When Samson crossed the ridge and er entered the lHoilman country, Jim As- +f ut berry, watching from a hilltop point of + ay vanttage, rose and mounted the horse. er that stood hitched behind a nearby - screen of rhododendron bushes andi in' young cedars. Sometimes, he rode just . t's one bend of the road in Samson's rear. 1is Sometimes, he took short cuts, and tn' watched his enemy pass. But always e's he held him under a vigilant eye. nd Finally, he reached a wayside store es- where a local telephune gave communi n', cation with Hollman's Mammoth De- I ter partment store. wa "Jedge," he informed, "Samson mb South's done left the party et ther mill, an' he's a-ridin' towards town. ore Shall I git him?" me "Is he comin' by hisself?" inquired tim the storekeeper. ery "Yes." in't "Well, jest let him come on. We 6ck. can tend ter him hyar, ef necessary. ter- So Jim withheld his hand, and merely I'm shadowed, sending bulletins, from time hit. to time. he It was about three o'clock when Sam run son started. It was near six when he be- reached the ribbon of road that loops oup down into town over the mountain. She His mule was in a lather of sweat. He 1I knew that he was being spied upon, ter and that word of his coming was tray lone eling ahead of him. What he did not know was whether or not it suited ger, Jesse Purvy's purpose, that he should r: slide from his mule, dead, before he use turned homeward. If Tamarack had been seized as a declaration of war, tout- the chief South- would certainly not his be allowed to return. If the arrest had nore not been for feud reasons, he might :orm escape. That was the question which and would be answered with his life or sage death. ande The "jalhouse" was a small build r at- ing of home-made brick, squatting at the rear of the courthouse yard. As me' Samson drew near, he saw that some loab ten or twelve men, armed with rifles, Sall separated from groups and disposed done themselves behind the tree trunks and uble. the stone coping of the well. None of them spoke, and Samson pretended 3 Cs- that he had not seen them. He rode ;o an' his mule at a walk, knowing that he was rifle-covered from a half-dozen rned, windows. At the hitching rack direct atlon ly beneath the county building, he host flung his reins over a post, and, swing Ing his rifle at his side, passed cau y ter tiously along the brick walk to the *1 ', Ishoot at :J:ss' r : you done hit." Samson laughed. IE .as till?. w"ln i t y a-g''-in' to keep. "I kin git out tomorrer e: 1 p_ s the fine. lit's te' d l',i''ar. "ll it's a dollr a day'." "I reckon 'e don't 'low ter pay hit, do ye?" "I 'locwd mebby y "out pay h'it f'r "Ye done 'lowehit.d plumb rong. I cone hSar ter ghe of ye needed help, but hit 'pears ter me they're lettin' ye off easy." doe turned on his heel, and ent back to his mule. The men behind the trees began circling again. Samso tn mounted, and, wtith his chin ell up, trotted back liong tthe lain street. It was over. The question was answered. he t'sollmans regarded the truce a still effective. The fact that they were permitting him to ride out alive fas a wordless assurance of that. Inci dentally, he stood vindicated in the eyes of his own teor pl they're. Lescott sta turned on a eek after that simply in deference to Samson's insist ence. To leave at once might savor of flight under fire, but alohen the week was out the painter turned his horse's head toward town, and his train swept him back to the ridluegr ouss and the deast. Continued next a week FOR SALE M Y ENTIRE HERD Ot THOROITGHI BRED ANI) GRADED JERSEY COWS including one thoroughbred Jersey Bull 4 years old, no relation to any of the cows; and one 3 year old grade Jersey + Bull, no relation to any of the cows; one thoroughbred Jersey Cow, will be fresh soon; and 30 head of good grade young Jersey Cows and Heifers. For further information see R. M. GRAY Question It has been asked us several times, "How can you afford to give away that beautiful $400.00 Upton Parlor Grand Piano as you advertise you will do? 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