New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-15

handy, tor had heard no very good report OF tue
sparse inhabitants of those valleys.
oh. yes all right replied. Good night
And rolled over on my side. .
But had hardly closed my eyes before he dis
turbed me again by asking suddenly: i say,
Oliver, did you ever fight a dueP
Figh: a duel repeated drowsily. NO. never;
did, your -, g .oo
but don't see why shouldn't fight one now. L
That woke me up. What are you talking aboutf
l exclaimed. Who are you gong to hght Win
Why, with you, of course, said he. Pm not
afraid. Now theu--mind yourself And without
more ado he suited the action to the word;
flash, a loud report. aud the whlstl!ng OF a
bullet past my ear brought me to realizing sense
of the pleasant position that ] was ~ was out
of that tent and behind the biggest rock that L
could find before YOU could have SAID KNIFE! MY
nimbleless astonIshed myself. Mefciiully there
was no moon, and the red glare OF our camp ME
only served To make the shadows blacker.
Percval Numbered out after me, cuTsng ana
swearing Stand up. you skulAing deyu he
roared why don't you stand up aud hght ike
man? And bang went another barrel
Now this time, said he with upsy solemnlty'
I'm gong TO take a careful ann and MT You. On,
| see Won, you beggar!-dOuJ you AdJIet Jou'Soii
The worst of 1t was that was by no means sure
that he didn't see me. lie advanced WIN s s.G
unsteady steps, and began proving round my r9ck,
while |, cTOuchmg upon all fOUr~, lodged MN by
succession of uelseiess hops, IKE nuge tOad.
Bang! bang! went two more barrels. mat makes
four thinks /. Whether he saw me or not, saw
him plainly enough. and | had my own loaded
revolver IN my hand all the time. con thnk l
ever felt more tempted to shoot man IN nv NE
Fortunately he let Oft bis last two barrels before
the temptation became too strong tor me. one OF
the bullets passed over nv head. aud heard the
other strike the ground beside me. Ihrh rose
erect feeling myself master OF the situation.
Now. IerIpal' | sand, ! could shoot You say
times over u chose; but OF course | snail do moth
ing Of the kind TO aud lie down loufe very
drunk, You snow. amt
That, a Hc' ue interrupted.
Very We'll Lie dawn AMI 20 TO sleep anyhow
Perhaps you'll have the grace % beg my pardon TO-
lie growled anil 1lu,terel a good deal; bat event
uqIv ue o!I return ID the tent and threw himself
down. t.eu proceeded 20 take certain pieeautiun-
airy measures; alter winch l. too, sLt,icnrd M ,ei
on tic ground. bat 40 sooner had done so than
no gooi fr.ng 70 Sleep. ne said slow work
Sleeping. Let's nave another duel Where's the
VEN s.u.Ie cartr;aoe that We posses, is safe at
the bottom Of tIe sir. lIa. answered l win q
chuc .le; Tor mad Just hto time TO anticipate tua{
danger. cared vc~y ut.o Tor NJ curses am
worst / hll Il m my power 10 disable him; and l
suppose he was sober enough % understand 'h"J
too for he deSI,teI alter a time, and appd-
reutlv went Oh to eep 40 last. don thiuh ! was
many minute, in following hI- example wonder
now az my temeIlty; but The TACT WAS was 80
dead tired thdt DO was a- urh ~ cotI" 90 10 HoIu
INV eyes open until be began % >hOrr and, besides,
didn't Sc that he could eco M any haEM' no" tHat
/ wa. possessed of the one elective hIeafm that
Tbat on.y shows what an ass ! was The next
thing a. which | was cou-COu, wa that tcIciFal
was standing over me IN the gray lglt Of the dawn
with my revolver ia bis hand. And now, Master
Oliver said be, think I've pretty we'll turned the
tables upon you.'
indeed he had. gave myself mp for lost. and
hope l may never a2aIn feel a. IrIShteue" as uiu
at that moment. But ieTcIyal bust out lIuehing
You ~tupId OLD tool he said quIlc aDl$blyi 10
you take me Tor q murderer; It was all joke
my firing at you last nl-nt. only wanted tc scare
4, and | a.. a, drunk than YOU are.
I didn't I'm the least believe him; but II seemed
more polite to pretend 10 DO So
Come along mp the hill, ard see the sunrise ne
went on. \ breath OF fresh AR Will do Us oo'n
good ,
domur.d to this proposition, allsging. what
was perfectly true that hadn't had hall my iair
SHARE OF sleep; but added politely that hoped ne
wouldn't Ter M prevent HIM from climbing to any
.TGnfoun Won = he exclaimed ancrly l believe
vou'Ir IN tuul, OF me. LCok here then ne
caught me Dy tne arm. dragged me rather roughly
out oi tie tent. and ilHgInE my revolver INTO Tie
torrent. VIII gbat satisfy youF he ASKED. H..
The end col II that had 70 20 WIN NM
Auythugfor pc &c. thought and reflected Win
comfort That Tie guides would be taGh III Tue
course of few hours after which my mai rare
we'll To this red-hared Tuiian should very soon be
'Pcrtval lei the way across to the northern side
of our narrow valley, and We were soon scraI4bupg
up oy bJu.drr5 and slippery shals AT great pace,
he whieflmg and singing, apparently IN the highest
spirits. and silent. su Ky and ont Of breath. rom
time 10 time | suggested that we had mounted high
e.,u-h; bat bee always replied brisky. ia dear,
no. We sd II have e. TO another i've hundred feet
at least nrfur. we can get anything of view, and
there's heaps OF fue' AMI then he went on al ger
h.. to himself q, though at some Hrst-ratc joke.
A. was aoTr..ly unpleasant. l was beginning 20
have q very strong suspicion that the man was of
hts head. Drums be was not: Tor he never made
false step, and We had already passed some places
which demanded steady head; hut Ms manner
w,s decidedly odd, and Wien n" Turned 10 speak 10
ue. saw ught in hl, eyes which didn't Ike.
one tglu- was quite determined about; didn't
tr..4 %
maniac; ana, to show how determined was, sat
ne down O-gediy on r)cE, ana observed
. Tha's euou-h for me. Not step further do 90
Just as you like ansv cred lerclyal with more
sua,Ity than had expected of him. 'OllYer, old
chap he continued, seating himself close beside
uc. ana assuming an extremely friendly ana COhu-
GcutiaI zone, / want yOu to tell me something.
Ia, Of no great CUUhc !u,uCe; but | sc fancy 10
know. What did AIIss Neville say TO you In that
s0h. 5otncrr exclaimed 4 can't tell you all
she .al and il l could l wouldn't. never show
yo1 read me her first one retorted Percval.
Yes and precious fool ] was TO do It. II you
want To hear about her yOu had better write to her
yourself; 1 can't undertake the duties Of go-be-
Frrrlval began to frown and glare. Now, I'll
tell you what il Is. Oliver he said; mean 10
have this out Of you ~ iair means or i0uL 1ou
had better make up your mIuu 10 mat No30Iy
can saw that, all my pIevIus wranglcs with Ter
cival / had not been iorbcaranCe ITSELF; but there
is point at which, like the TRADITIONAL worm. l
turn; and that point he had now reached. | re-
fused pont-blank to give him the information he
asked Tor and coucLed my refusal II forclble terms
The next minute [ was lying upon my face, aud
Pcrclyal knceIng on the small Of my back. was
tying my arms lightly behind me with a silk hand
kerrnlef The fellow was rs strong as inlsCn, ana
/ us | have said before, am but a wee mar sue
ces,fnl resistance WAS hopeless; but let out with
nv feet TO the best OF my ability, and bad the
pea-ur of catching him one on the sun whic2 l
don't thiul he could have liked. lie made no COM
plant however but quietly finished his op aiion'
p ked me mp under his arm like feather, and car,
better keep stll, unless you want to Xii us both'
was all that he said; and indeed thought It as
well to take his advice How on earth he managed
under his arm is more than can cNplein: bat he
did it mot without humping and Scraping me con-
narrow iedgc There he deposited me. and. descend