The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-04-23
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Mountain the word was given to fire.
Two shots rang out OH the cool cvcn-
ing breeze, and IcyerheiNted among
the pines on The hiilsideS 9Thc echoes
had not ce,iseh aS Clamor staggered
hnds 1cil TO the ground, the blood
rushiDg in a stream from his left
breast. Movers had remained erect,
wial the smoking pistol in his hand,
but 'a moment altcrward his face as.
sumcd . deadly rallor, aud he, too,
sank down. hts shirt saturated. with
blood, siio wing that he had been lear
fully, il not IhoitalIy wounded.
% Both of the seconds, who wera
The only persons present except the
principals, had hurried to The side OF
Clamor, and did not see Ncyers. fall.
Clamor moved his lins, aud bending
nearer, the two men caught the words,
Tell Will to come lie then bcctme
insensibIc, but the seconds un crsiool
that he wished to speak to Neycrs bc-
fore he dicl, for they saw that the
wound was mortal, anl looked around
for VIII, whom they ha.llcft standing.
They were horror-stric to see that
he was stretched upon the grass, with
the blood gushing from hisnouth and
nostrils. They brought him to where
Clamor was lying, anl BY the all Of
a stimulant brought him to. Harry
bad recovered sufficiently to speak to
his former friend in BROKEN sentences,
the substance of which was a plea for
forgiveness, TO which Ncvcrs nodded
assent, for he could not as yet speak.
"' viii, she said she'd be sister
to me, and kissed me, because asked
nher,' were the words that followed.
sI "'Grcat God 7 exclaimed Nevers,
summoning up strength with super.
human effort; hayeisliot you, IIar-
ry, and caused my own death. for a
girl that coul,l not love either of us,
and is already married. Il didn't
know that, Win, and / am to blame
for forcing you to fight me- answered
the dying man. Never mind, Harry,
we are both going;' AMI with thuse
words upon his lips, Ncvers raised
himself and fell across Ills friends
body, for Olamor was dead.
1.-TWO men returning from their
labor Oh the creek were met by tile
seconds, and having the necessary
implements, were conducted TO the
scene Of the duel, whore the body of
poor Clamor was soon placed under
the ground, no collin being deemed
necessary.
/" "Nevers was carried to the camp
In an insonsible condition, and being
placed in room at the hotel. was at
tended bv two physicians practising
i'll the camp. The news of a duel
spread throughout the community,
and created more chagpIn among the
rough inhabitants than sor ow or ex-
citement, for many hal resolved to BE-
present the next morning. and deslg-
mated the ruse of the dn,hlists as "a
mean dirty trick, unworthy of gcntle-
men, Nellie Wil,llove, who was
really a woman of fine scnsibilitics,
grew sick at heart when she heard OF
the tragedy, and visited the room
where Nevers was lying between lie
and death. Her lover did not recog-
nizc her, and she left, fillel with
strange thoughts for woman of her
class.
"As she passed along the hall
George Wildlove, who had at that
moment nscended the stairs, stopping
her, asking in rough. voice whore
she had been. .NellieAwas not in the
mood to submit to insoerce at that
moment, and replied that il was none
OF his business whcreupon Wildlovc,
who was inl0xirate,l, male a motion
as if to strike her and would probably
have done so had he not received q
blow himself rom behind, which sent
him roelhIg against the wall. A tall
wel'-'lressed man had delivel el the
blow, and disdaininsall notice of the
miscrcant whom he had struck, Stool
gazing fol a momentat the frightened
woman who stood before him. The
only words the stranger was he ird to
utter We're, Mrs. Jones, YOU will
please to follow your husband he
has followed you and your paramour
long enough Mrs. Jones, as the
man had called her, did not reply;
but with a fallering step, followed her
husband from the hotel, While Wild
love stood !. trembling against the
wooden partition aa .t
" A wagon drawn by two mustangs,
containing man and woman, was
seen by acrowd OF miners and gam
blers assembled in front of the Arcade
Saloon, as itlrattltd out of the camp
Oh the road to Chinese Camp, and
they knew that Nellie WiIdloye would
never again return to lludson's Bar.
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