Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-09-27

OF the words one, two, three; the combatants
to fire at tue, word three. ~ 81, I, ~, 1'
mIt did not appear that there could be my
fraud or advantage in signal thus decided
upon, anp>yet tho two mysterious men WHIP
were ctiaa in this mattsrssdtdA succeed ID
taypsspasse. foul raudiaySeRassqpol Will
TS9'Ts:asss - ,y "a
1m Gie|rASTNilR y Y ~ VT S|sIEass,;
-. a3eiq ss1a saGS GSr 4 mi Aso us4aSpa En-
TCssshfE nlasma stood Stalkfoa d fog
Ifonts9t s;;stpsff sfflesspriooipal, ,&smhiis rWpltob
Spaigso SpnSes@ ia5sh ,pslow, toni lwitb
Ahsf 2 fas NON euts Aldema sa}d3
"kfe soy %9dH gcntiemen?n.W f"">
"Ggat tS}nsSa3 Frank sSnthasl the
"a aseas sbsss aesfsasa, tag.gaus is
sueel Yp1ge%S< vas: tRe coolsrepl y.ssassaS
TSson Sbfsgqd ssia sS'asF aaa q 'pg cl5saaip
"san asd6e sssit and aa aap ph5rsS, 7aosoraiug
to fh0'tcfipssDf' sa1sgroemepr III
:gap.ag:Allsma dfllpal spehs sbnthoddcd
ltsih lsS4 se!lifelstiyely 50 hss@
,"l amSSpgapsGo4lSto' ~, l1 asenge anysbreach Of
e., e. 'fs%s sns ss'a thesdsssst i sgoid7
|,A1t shslll 6, s. F. i5!:, sas she'FspS IN
WhrS asusal fssa FFank!a$ a$asEedaho
detective, addressing his pl1Sopal. Y |,
| 81 ami" was the calm reply.
NtMPo" arc ready, gcntlomenl" called
Walton Sprague, as he stepped to one side
to allow thGSl6odB cbatfldt6 pfo6ced
An instant's silauoe followed, then camd
vwiit4ass.fasEjINepstf ,i4ass abt'aet9eHthe yo'd, Pr!
si5hal} .i,@,"',,gnt,,.s 4. " 4, .,I..
Walton nsprague had his eyes fxeea on
NIonsfcur IIamud aud lis secondly w
Despite the, ,darkpcssth hc detective noticed
q signal paseihg between tho. two men which
was immoaia tcyfollowcd by the final word
ySeefend the report of p pistol. ,tt@@ir3}Gli /
WHlton' 4Srrague'sa hana was quickly
clappsdupbn tho butt Of his pistol. ~
i Heshadk dkeon eyes and ikeener cars, and
Ehad detected the suGtl %, 1 fraud when it vas
too'late to ihtcr{efe..icyn :, y ..,.,..,.sskrl !
lIamud's pistol Mas discharged Just ofhc--
third of Second ahead Of thd utteirapco of
the, fpal si.hal; andsin that brief SPADE of
time aafoul murder might have been com
mittcd. ~" ~ '-i '''~'''ii !
A..h.i!l:ngaooncf followed. The insenasd
trc;sheFyhad failad its purpose I'LL. s.s '.s
9pstead ofShIling avictimtothc intended
plotS Fupk, Nlidgcly was uuihiurcd;h and
a!mostnt tiles oomcot his ossyn pistol
flashed viii, ltt,amud::sTyI34 y rtvsr
The, battle eommepc9d, in real earnest
Neithen sf',ho coubntan!s, Msro ii;iarua u y
the first shot, and d~accordihg to thd agree
mcht they instantly advanced, toward each
other, firing as the advanced
I, W,|t6p Stnsuc paidsno sat,ohtio9 t. ho
tho. pfinc pals. ( He Know now hA trcaJh- !
cry and murder was Intended, and he kept
his eye fastened onyC6main Aldema.
In moment his \caStipn was justified!
IIo saw that individuala aassw pistol.
In the same nstanf&dss bi,e tho darkness,
the detective saw the5tfaitor raise and level
The aifp vas Frank !Midgoly.
Waltqa spraguo was just tue man for
suoh an (emorgency, and the Smohicnt had
now comssfos him to actA {i.ii[.sisS
The $50 principals were {bla4ing away at
, caoh haotlier}rapidly,sybed asthird flash ilIu-
minatcd%the surrounding dhrkucSs, and a
third report broke the Stiffness li
! . The last flash had bclchcd from Walton
Spraguc's pistol, and his aim had been a1
! Captain Aldema, ,.,,
| |na His suspicious were instantly confirmed
I as almost Simultaneously with the report o
4 the detective weapon oamo fourth from
! Captain AIdehia, SIKH.
! E|1 Thcwhoe scene which wo have described
transpirod in less than a minute ~,
9 q Suddenly, fresh sign Of treachory was
; Hdi*olosed.of o. re.'ub ~ ~
"A fifth person appeared upon the field.
II rTho lattor was armed and commenced
4 blazing away.
Q JUST as ,,ha appeared upon lho1 scene
a IIamud fcllupon' His face in tho wet sand
without uttcring cry or groan.
Still tho fight continued, and tho combat
ants, four of whom still rcmapcd, advanced
g CLOSER and closer to each other.
6 ,Sudderly Captain Aldcma went down
r lie, too, failed to utter groan or cry.
The third NAH seeing both of his com
!, pdhio9s dowp, took to his heels and disap-
Il pcarcd, and tho fearful fight SO strangely
begun and ended was over.
n Walton Spraguo rushed up to Frank
o. Midgoly md asked: "a"
II care you hit?',, ih
# 'm"No,' was tho firm reply. "Are youT
h "Thankf Hcach!" calculated Frank, "wt
. have boon preserved through foul conspi-
racy and intended murder!" .... as.-