Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-19


Ebly lie misunderstood. From what be toIc
me-, understand that you made proposition
which no gentleman would make. There
. fore you are no gentleman. It remains Z
he seen II you are coward as we'll I an
aware that your last proposition i
mode Of the duello practical in
some parts Of your country. OF that m,
friend Nicaire vas ignorant Although til,
practice is irregular, waive that considera
ton. and personally accept your proposal O
key Of powder under the specified coadi
lions. You will oblige me by naming tt.
time and place.
Say tomorrow 1t o'clock in the after
noon. Ireckon the little wood Of Plessis, OF
the road to Versailles, Is a quiet enough
place will supply the kes of powder fol
your use and you will supply the one fol
minen
very well. sir" said Foulon. bowling q
shall be there. The terms to be rigidly ad
hered to- To apply the cigar which one has
just r N smoking to the open hole in the
kegr
Precisely" answered the colonel
Il presume said the lieutenant, with q
sinister smile, that in any event the serv-
ices OF doctor or surgeon will be unnec-
essary.'
Il am sure of it" said the colonel, with a
grin.
Foulon left tho room, and when he had
gone Col Skerrett said: @rll fight this here
devil, but amt gwine to be bowed to
atoms, nor l amt gwine 10 let that there
fool blow himself to atoms" Tie three
I friends took measures accordingly
! The next day, at the appointed time, the
1 i've men, all smoking vigorously, were on
the ground. Each party had brought its
| powder-keg along. The major and DR. vi
caire tossed up The major won.
Foulon turned CHASTITY pale, but walked
firmly to the keg which the Americans had
brought and sat down on it 1t was an Or
binary cider key. and Maj Marsh knocked
out the bung, All then retired to a safe dis.
lance except the colonel, who remained
standing by Foulon's side The latter, down
whose face the sweat was rolling. took his
| cigar from his mouth and advanced it, still
glowing, toward the open bung-hole.
"Hold on here" said the colonel, that ere
cigar is lit
Certainly it is gasped Foulon, his lips
quivering in spite OF himself
"Wel,' said the colonel, with q grin, you
bent such darnei fool as to put lighted
cigar into keg of powder, be your
Sir, replied the lieutenant vainly en-
deavoring to hold the cigar motionless in
his shaking hand Il have given my word
that if lost the toss-up shouli put this Lit
cigar
Hold on; you didn't say lit
swell. the cigar l was smoking"
@Pnt it out then"
Sir, you have run the risk that ran. !
have lost, and but do as you would have
done. will put the lighted cigar inco thi,
bung-hole-"
1Put in the chawed-up end, thon"
You insult Inc again. sir"
@Bles; your heart, You fire up a darned
sight easier than this ere powder ever will
Do you think that would put the burning
end OF cigar into the bung-hole of key of
powder. Great Jsrusalem.'
Il have told you again. and / repeat it,
that you are no gentleman. But IL am a
gentleman of honor. Bah! You shall see
me die as one. l keep my pro mise
Foulon slowly advanced the burning cigar
toward the opening in the key beneath.
60 away here, You shall be kiln shouted
Vicaire to the colonel; but the latter re-
manned quietly beside the victim. Vicaire
covered his face with his hands and waited
for the awful moment which was to blow his
friend u atoms. There was n dead silence.
and then slight hiss was feard Vicaire
lookel up. Fouiou, his face purple with
rage, was holding his cigar. after repeatedly
poking it into the bung-hoie The colonel
was one broad grin.
as this powder:' askei Foulon
Tooth POWDER" answered the colonel
o ia ",,nisH
nut, u'' f"uioh' snahins NO" WIN rage
SIM vi 'eai' "a YOU nad io7V tue 'o,s up
our neg WIS iuii Vi gunPo"der' "na'
'nen'
lave PIT 'he cigar OH oeio'e put IL
al, az '''e eo'oiei,
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or s"ou'ei 'ou,on u 'ne co'onsI
sun YOU were no Sen''einah- say no" Sou
are Dwarf;
three Gays tne ir'ends wa,kei ABOUT
rar's anu saw oo'h rouioh ana |ieaire sew
erai 'iihe'. iaey were not po''ea IN 'he
cafes ior tne frehcnmen iearei the storm oil
r"icu'e wacn kho"iease "t tns gr"'e que
uu1. "ou'u p.ihe upon mem. Nei'her were
'nes n"rse"npPei' ior 'Nlre argue' ina,
'hes "ouii pi'oioiy retahl1e' anu III such
case Tue whipping womb oe oniv mo- IL
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vi Tue io'.i "a ua' ai'sr '"i' du'i tne
,nree i'ienas iappehei 10 o' on ono OF the
large anu oean,nui steamo aus carrying eA-
carsions iowa 'he seine 'oi SSerre'' ike
n Consistent YANKEE. was In the piiot-hooe e,
watching 'he WORKING OF tue wheel he
came down aiterward ana sauntered D'cK
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Near mem were no less iniFiiuais 'han
rouion ana Nicaire. Neither party al
a,eNaeu Tue o'he'' ne Doi' was III Tue ''''u'
die oil tae river. FOR n long Instance on
ei.her sue tne pahhS were slraiSh,' anu Tue
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wiid stampeie oil passengers IN the bow OF
q uoa' Wa hiade 'o"ari Tue stern ana
r0uioii' Wuo was summing near an opening
IN ice raining, was .nroSn rom MS oai-
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onei Stre.cneo OUT ms long arm erasied
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sn,iie na''dei !. 10 MS ia'e i'er'ary- roaion
oolo.eu e up an. sun easH
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