The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-08-06
,Twon,t do. no how. Wouldn't one of

YOU gentlmen be kind enough to acts"
Garland instantly declined, and so did
I. / had no intention of being q party
to what I considered little better than a
murder. I inquired, however, what were
the weapons and the distance. His an
swer Mortified me.
"Well stranger, it's pretty rough"
said the second. "It's his arrangement,
though" pointing to the figure in the.
storm-cloak. ''They hold each other by
the left hand, shoot at the word-navy
pistols. Both will be killed, sure. That
amt my business, though. If men will
De such fools faint my affair."" err
"Sir!' I answered, s'can you be a party
to a murder like this? for murder it is,
and nothing else. In Heavens name let
us try and end it before it goes further!
"Sail in! Stop it if you can! Ye don't
know Red Bill and Yank as we'll as l do,
| or We wouldn't talk that way" replied
| the second. E##." 1"' @$#% ait.W
Immediately advanced and addressed
the tall stranger. @@@~ ,@.s@ .
&"I trust, sir" I said, "that you will not
persist in the terms of the duel. 1t is
murder. If either falls you cannot be
regarded guiltless of a terrible sin" ao"
He raised his eyes to mine and shook
his head. "You are wasting your time,"
he simply said. III l5'. '5.. -. %o'' -,
He had a fine face, a fair brow with
delicate lips, but eyes that had a strange,
almost unearthly glitter.
"Can nothing move you? Think OF
your friends, Of your sister or mother;
consider their terrible grief when they
hear of this fearful tragedy" :'12h' III.
He shook his head and coolly smiled.
II have no friends, was his only answer.
"YOu waste time" Of 81 ~ w." "a ~"
returned to Garland. The second of
Red Bill again advanced, conversed with
him a short time, and then joined his
principal. Red Bill made a gesture Of
assent, and the two duellists advanced
toward each other. The second took two
pistols from the coach; the loading took
place in the presence Of the principals; a
coin was tossed for choice of weapons.
Red Bill won. They took their posi-
lions. The few spectators beneath tie
tree were commenting on the appearance
of the men and hazarding opinions as to
the result. 4''.-' :. "
"Gentlemen," said the second, in a
loud voice, cit is necessary that I should
make some explanation. This ere gentle
man has seen fit to come here without a
friend. He also insists on Fl fighting &C
cordin' to agreement made last night,
N~avyRpistols, hold each other by the left
hand, and fire at the word. My friend
has won the choice of pistols, consequent.
" the other party has the right of giving
the word. None of you gentlemen see
fit to act as his second, and he requests
me to give the word. I'd rather not dc
it, but if no one else will, I suppose ]
must" va -
He paused. No one answered. A mo
ment, and then he called out in a cleal
voice: a.
"Are you ready" =
Their left hands met, the pistols wer'
slowly raised till the muzzles Of each al
most touched the cheek of his opponent
Calmly and firmly came the respons'
! from each:
"Ready" ,.r "
, "One! two! three! fre!" A:+
Before the word fire, the report of Re-
p Bill's pistol rang out on the air, and wa
y followed instantly by that of his oppo
T nent. Both men fellto the earth, the on
~motionless and stiff, the other in tcrribl
q commissions Of agony. The tall strange
had met his death without a pang; tn
ball of his treacherous foe penetrating
and passing through his brain. "
j Red Bill had fired before the word
But retribution, swift and terrible, fol
1 lowed. " ~" "-'
The pistol of his adversary had explod
ed in time to send a ball crashing throug
e his lower jaw, and infiicting a most terri
BILE wound. The surgeon pronounced j
fatal. Red Bill was placed in the carr!
age which, with the second and surgeon
n was driven rapidly away. We untetf
y cred our horses from the tree and mount
ed again to the saddle. AS we rode ava
from the fatal spot, the sun broke throug
the heavy clouds and fell in a halo of r.
n dance around the form Of the dead due
list. D.. ".. "- e. @f' !J't :
The small ,cavalcade spurred the:
d horses toward the city. At Islais Cree
d we passed the coach, the horses founde
ing in the mud. As we dashed by, tt
3 head of the second wa thrust from tt
< window and T canoht two wOrds-HRi1]