Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-27
TIE BELLE ISLE DUEL.
Luke SLarp in Detroit Free Pres.

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Tie four Of rs were having a game d
eUchre-n quiet game of euch;e, har.wei
had ,alied it when he invited US 10 SIT cow
10 The game: it turned ont otherwise never
knew TO this day the particulars OF the dis
a.stel if al happened 50 suddenly Ny rccoi
lection il about this:
.You fcn:-gcl, 4" cried Har,well
y, such thing answered West
j say ycU iit
Then yon'rc d liar.
There was blank pause st tins anu bott
: SIN -kins a:1 G:Iyseif stood up for knowing
/ Hartweil and West as we did both OF u ex
{ pec:ed a fight right there. HaTtwen bad
( flung down his cards and giarei at Wes; viii
! his face - pale as PAPER West on the utteI
hand was flushed. bis teeth were set an1 hi,
6st cienchei
Gentlemen, gentlemen, said. -rei;i9IHtei
+ where You are. We can't hare raw. ycu
I know
I Certainly NOT echoed Simpains
I Hartv.eIl 20; up without a word and walked
/ on. West seemed 10 b. himself again till ]
I went - look over the cards TO see il my part
( M, ci.:-.e had beea true when with an i'm
I paten; gesture he swept the whole pack &
the for
No man living can say / chea- a. rar,,S,
/ he cried Indignantly.
We'll. you have certainly pat il out of any
! bodys power 10 prove it" | answered. indig-
nant at his higt-ha Ided way OF carrying
thing.
d, you say IL lie shouted.
oh, SEE here, West, you can't get up a
row with me. Better settle tie one you
have 18th Hartwen He's an old army man,
ana never knew any one to have the cOur-
age t. call lin liar before"
Well, | call him that. / cali any one else
thai VINO says | cheat at cards. If HartweH
has anything 70 say TO Inc, be can send his
.nau % my fGicad Simpkins, who viii act for
me; eh, SimpkinS!'
i TANK you are both acting like a couple
o. schoclboys," answered Simp&inS in a non-
comm,ttai way.
IRIS, and left them together. As passed
by HartwelI's room he called to me, and !
went in
~rvo 6cen waiting for you, he said
Have you any objection to ACTIN FOR me
in this matter;'
" hat action do You wish me 70 take!'
Can depend on You rs lay friend:7
Certainly
An right Then want you 10 take a
challenge from me to that man. ! ought
have knocked him down, but hate q public
lrawl@
Nov, look here. Hartwen You're both in
the wrong in this affair looked over the
cariS ard"
The cards hive rothinst to do with me
Ever thing dates from the moment he caliel
me liar He shall apologize or fight"
-Ol, tiluad r! Fight! Thiui. @, the alb
sarjiry Of tee whole thing: I'll not Hitter
either II you 10y thinking there Is any dan
ger aboUJ the affair. hut just imagine the
papers getting kJld ot it. Th!ns wha:
couple OF fools they will make TT you. y
duel in Detroit! Tie idea i too absurd for
tlIinkii 6 about"
Absurd or not, the fact remain, that that
man called me a liar. VIII vou ,srrs my
message!'
-Oh, of course. III like to have the writing
OF it up"
lett Hartwell ard raped at Sinlkin.
door
Simpkins was partially undressed and he
opened the door with some degree Of caution.
On, its you"
Yes. say, Simpkins, HartwelI is mad
right through and there's blood IN his eve.
Can't you get West to apologize
Il don't believe it.
well. | wish you wou!d kind OF lead him
up to that point. We don't want To he mixed
up with any such nonsense, you know.
~Df course not. I'll see you tc-morrcw.
What if he won't though,"
Why, hang it, We challen 20 him-our side
does | suppose | ought 10 write out
formal warrant but j haven't n blank I'm
retained by HartwelI-"
Next morning Simpkins called on Ire with
quite an air OF Importance.
~sur client he said. granily, mot only
refuses - apologize, but he reiterates his
osi.iaa! statement and adds several strong
adjer,ivcs Here you viii find written oat
The plan # the campaign
"S!ap ..l.s, You are taking a mean advan
ia 3, n, in this matter. You are running
in Documents in this case because you knew
hal e.. 3 3. Il 10 give you formal written
ch,l.-. Wei. accept the writ on behalf
Of E,. pr opal
'.ho;r u, I.Eht. They are principals, not
III H. g:i,l wers out of the scrape.7
-ouS. u iiartwel, and We both went over
tlo t.4u..iiaary document together A
the chat laa-et par !, West wrote-Cr Simp-
ki:s wry,- It Tor hi,n-I have certain right
or cho'5-G- Weapons, etc. / chooe WIN
chester repeating rifles. The seconds sEall
place their principals one on each side q:
Belle Isle any point they may agree upon.
Iha ;im, viii be O'Clock in the morning.
As shat hour strikes the principals shah al.
vance into the wood, until tGay meet and fire
or each other without notice and on sight
The seconds shall toss up Tor choice Of sides
Of the island
~Why, that is all idiotic sort o, fight" said
Hartw5li.
Ger aiHiy 1t is. Just the sort of fight
far " 1rner, like Wet, would want to be
In. Noa know Won termed hin I'll wild
West yuur-e,s and he desc rived the title
You are quite Justified in refusing to have
anything - do vita such an unsport ,man..k1
or. rather, unssutlenanly proposition
While wogi: have preferred the napier
or thu pistol, ye: shall certainly acccp- the
proposition / will surprise him with my
rife Workmanship, fancy
.iG-- as | thought Then you'll both take
u tha woods
Won Will so to all the ureliminaries With
Snpi.nS. will you. And if you win the toss.
tpSe the Cana Ia side of the island for me.
T at will put the morning light at my back
l wpaier where person can get the loan q
" .ncheSter
y q; day Simplius ami went M on the
steamer u the island, AMI Wa walled up the
ceater almost 70 the upper end.
Sc here, SimpSinS, have You thought
that there Is one chance in tan thousa nd
that this quarrel might have tragic end
Now. what DO You propose to do in such a
c,.se!'
Hang me if know said Simpkiu-.
On tae contrary, Simplin-, they'll hang
va II yUu don't krow !
Mt in Michigan, old man Wha; do YOU
propose t. DO =
Wei, l Il tell you. Ia drop note tc
each OF tie newspapers saving that AT = a. m.
such a day there Is to b. a duel on Belle Isle |
between two men from ths fashionable board |
IN house. such street. send a note, also. !
t. TIE chef OF police-a SOFT II God's-s3ke |
i siairiES note from the mother Of ore Of
tn zoe who is unable to Prevent the !
sau-htcr That would insure the lrssen, Il I
many entsElr.>inE reporters a-.i half dozen !
policemen. Just think Of the columns in toe 1
paIers 'Twould make 10th of en- *
ashamed that they wouldn't say the word du.i I
or t'c next century
~NHuH have u prapo-e something LIS |
trgIch.rogS jhaa that couldn't cog, ..a- g, l
ans such betrayal u friendship aui t. con I
lGrnce reD,,ei IN IN.
SIN ,i''s. goa are saivelug hsp csi;e /
= re-
GA, 1 mean il, you know yoa are
Il haven; cu:aa TO handy words. VII /
you te>s W. Tor I'O,iti nj
III 4 moment How does this proposition /
strike yo3i Hou drive your stake A. 70
cr''ar ri.i ul the island III drive mine Is
nll- iurJhsr down on tho opposite side, with
Tia: swamp between Wen start our mon
ma ..s. f.s-y D -r.,1nr around ali the f-r.s.-sr