The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-17
THE BELLE ISLE DUEL
Luke shszE in Detroit Free Press.l

euchre-a quiet game of euchre, Hartweil
lad called it when he invited us to sit down
to the game: it turned out otherwise. never
knew 70 this day the particulars Of the dis
Gster. it all happened so suddenly My recol-
lection is about this:
"You renigged," cried Hartwell
"No such thing" answered West
Il say you did"
"Ihen you're a liar"
There was a blank pause at this and both
SimpkinS and myself stood up, for knowing
Hartweli and West as we did both of us ex-
pacted a fight right there. Hartwell had
flung down his cards and glared at West with
his face as pale as paper. West on the other
hand was flushed, his teeth were set AMI his
fist clenchel
Gentlemen. gentlemen, said, remember
where You are. We can't have a row, You
know
Certainly not echoed Simpkins
Hartweh got up without word ami walked
Off. West seemed to be himself again til !
went to look over the cards to see ii my part.
n3r's charge had been true when with an i'm
patent gesture he swept the whole pack TO
the & ,or.
be cried Indignantly.
well, you have certainly put it ont of any
body's power to prove it, / answered, mitz-
nant at his high-hahded way OF carrying
things.
DO you say it, he shouted
"Oh, see here. West, you can't get up a
row with me. Better settle the one you
have with Iartwcu Hes an Old army man.
and never knew any one to have The cour-
age to call him a liar before
"Weu, call him that | call any ono else
| that who says | cheat at cards If HartweIt
has anything to say to me, he can send his
man to my friend Simpkins, who will act for
me; eli, Simpkius!7
81 think you are both acting like a couple
Of schooIboys,' answered Simpkins in e non
I c5mmittal way.
IrJse and left them together As passed
by Hartwelp5 room he called to me, and
| went III.
I've been waiting for you" ne said.
"tIave You any objection to acting for me
i'll this matter;'
"Nhat action do you wish me to take"
Can depend on yod rs my friend:'
Certainly
"All right. Then want you to take a
| challenge from me to that man / ought to
| have knocked him down, but I hate a public
| hrawln
NOW, look here, HartwelL You're both in
the wrong in this affair. looked over the
cards and"
"The cards have nothing to do with me.
| Everything dates from the moment he called
me a liar, He shall apa1or4z4 or firbto
oh tbupd4rt Fjrbt,, Think Of the ab-
sptJity OF tbe Who'll, tbiax III not f,t.er
| either Of ya,. nv thinking thera is any dan.
| ger about the affair. but Just imagine the
papers getting hold OF it. Think what a
| couplc of fools they Will make of You. \
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Nar+ r,lrrino Sirrr,,ins called on me viii
mite an on, oe i,nnoTtqnca
! On client - he said rranllv .no+ onI,
refuses to anologize, but he reiterates hi:
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original statement a.r' a'n'. - 80. r~~s-.s
| adJcctvcs Here you VIII ind written on
the plan OF the campaign
! "SimpAins, you are taking mean advan
tage Of me in this matter. You are rmnlin;
in documents in this case because You knew
had neglected 10 give you formal writer
challenge Well / accept the writ on behal
! Of nv principal
You are right. They ere principals, no
man. wish | Wera out OF the scrapa.'
sought HartWaii, and we hota Went owe
the extraordinary document together a
the challenged parry, West wTote-or Smp
kins wrote it for him-I have certain right
Of choosing weapons, etc. l choose Win
! chester repeating rifles Tho seconds sLGi
place their principals ouo on each side o
Belle Isle at any point they may agree upon
The time viii he O'Clock in the morning
As that hour strikes the principals shall ad
vance into the woods until they meet ANA fir
on each other without notice and on sight
The seconds shall toss ~ Tor choice Of SIDE
Of the island,
NJ, that IS an i4loJ.c sort OF light sal
Hartw-li.
Ger Giniy il Is. just tAe sort Of fight
far W 's.erner, like West, would want t. b
In You know yoH termed him tn " il
West, yourself, and he deserved the It'll,
loa are quite justified IN refusing to hay
anything to do with such an HnSPort5manik
or rather, uugentIemanly proposition.
~ hi.e would have preferred the raple
or the pistol, yet shall certainly accep- lh
proposition. VIII surprise nm WIN ~
rIlia htaFSshAnSalp fancy
Just as / thought. Then youH both tax
| to tha woods