The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-12
THEY WILL.NOT FIGHT
The Anderson Walden Duel Has
Been Called Off.
ANDERSON DIDN'T MEAN 1T
Harry McCallum, in the Role of Peaeemaker.
Averts What Might Have Ended
Seriously.


the sensational scene which took place in
the city council, when Councilman Ander.
son gave the lie to City Treasurer Walden.
Walden was known to be Kentuckiau
and it was generally agreed that he would
not allow the Insult TO go unresented. The
method of the proud sons of the chival-
rous state OF settling their differences is toe
well known, and Treasurer Waldeu's
friends asserted that the honor of the
family would be defended even if it led to
duel.
Councilman Anderson's friends became
alarmed as to his safety and begged him 70
make an apology that would be satisfactory
before matters grew any worse. There
were numerous visitors calling at the city
treaSurer's Office, and among them a
HKRALD reporter dropped in to see whether
the affair was as serious as reported on the
streets.
When The HERALD reporter stepped into
the city treaSurer's room he noticed that
the arrangement of furniture there was
something suspicious. A horse shoe had
been hung up over the treasurer's desk, as
Ii to appeal te the god of battles in the pend
ing hoStilities.
The treasurer sat at his desk glum and
moody, so different from the usual merry
vein he assumes. He was pale and nervous,
He, however, made an effort to throw of
the depression by humming an air from the
"Mikado," but the tones came out very
plaintively and had something in them that
suggested burning oil and lingering death
His efforts at driving off the spell by as
Stunning gay temerity was too apparent to
deceive the practiced eye that saw through
the Dretense.
| Walden has fine face full of determine
| ton, and the square set jaw of a bull dog.
| he hung his head tilted forward la Napo.
| leon with that sudden downcast glance
/ peculiar to the man of destiny His very
appearance was MANAGING in the extreme,
and the more ne tried to hide his dire in
tent the more forbidding and revengefuI
did he appear
| As the reporter was taking his measure
Harry McCallum came rushing into the
| office, his eyes all mixed with an unsettled
stare, and as he breathed heavily he wiped
the perspiratiOn OF his forehead and began
| talking into Walden,s ear in an undertone.
something that he did not want the re-
porter to hear. But newspaper reporters
ear becomes very acute at long range prac-
tice, and by close study of the movements
OF the lips can catch the meaning of sounds
that would be meaningless to the unprac-
ticed ear.
This probably was the gist of the CONVEX.
sation. We don't pretend to give it YER
batim, and do not hold ourselves RESPONSE
BILE for any errors that may occur:
1.-THE thing has got to stop right here.
| We've had trouble enough already. We
can't stand it much longer. l have Just
been up to see Anderson and he was
| worked up TO fearful pitch. If you had
come on him there's no telling what would
have happened. A lot of fellows that would
like to see duel between you two have
been telling all kinds of stories about you
going to get the drop on him and that kind
Of stuff. When | called he had his coat
of and was sizing himself before
the glass. just to cod him, l asked him
what his fighting weight was. He said
165 pounds, and he looked it. viii IL
be catch as-catch-c can, London prize ring or
rough and tumble" L asked. He said he
was not up on science, but that he could
hold his own in a rough and tumble. You
can gamble that he would be hard man to
tackle. Take my advice, don't bother him,
as he is quick as kitten and fierce as
wild cat, and no man will get fat by chas-
ing him around. Of course l told him
you were a Kentuckian and would
not spoil your hands with his
kind of meat This brought him to his
senses, and L never saw man grow sor-
rier quicker. There is only one thing to
do, then, said, and that is to apologize
He didn't take to this at once, but on re-
Election he came to his milk. He said he
never meant it; could not have meant il
and been in his right mind; always had
thought great deal of you, and wanted me-
to fix the thing up.n
Snow, Walden, you see how the thing
stands. You know how we are fixed. We
lost Hyams, and some blame you for it.
told them that they were off, and that
Wally could be relied on in helping the
boys out, and tried to grease it over for
you. But the impression is out and 1t
can't be helped. We not only lost Hyams,
but came near losing the county, and Good
II hQt ha bos
not more than got his head out of the drift
yet"
''Nobody expected anything else," broke
in Wally, who by this time was getting nil
mind on the duel.
That's so, but we had to nominate him
or he would be still calling the council
boddlers. You know that. Don't you see
how the thing workeda We couldn't have
elected anybody anyway, and by giving
it to Goodwin we shut the Tribune up
You've noticed the difference, have youl"
There's difference" modify asserted
WaIly, who begBn to tumble that Mac was
leading him around by the nose.
stBut this is not here nor there" con-
tinued Mac, seeing that Wal.y was showing
signs of growing weary. ''This muss is be-
ing talked of all over town and people are
surprised. But they all blame Anderson
For all that, Anderson is working for the
party While in principle L believe you in
tended right on the licenses, we couldn't
afford to stick on such points. 1t amt good
politics. Anderson was working for more
money. The more moneys collected, the
more there is to spend. The council can't
make showing unless they have money.
That's the way Anderson sees it, and
think he's right
"That hasn't got anything to do about
him acting as he did ~ exclaimed Wally ex-
citedly, displaying some temper.
81 know you Kentuckians won't stand
that kind of talk. 1t means blood, and
don't blame you. OF course tits hard to
t take But you are not living in Kentucky
7 now and what rules there doesn't go here.
; We don't care much for such things and
! you shouldn't. It's all folly to go TO killing
, each other because someone loses his head
/ and goes off half cooked. Utah pretends TO be
civilized, at least we are educating them ~
as to how to carry elections. 1t may not be
exactly square, but it wins and that's what
politics is. We got out Of it mighty slick,
too, didn't we! Well / should smile. II
: cost me some worry, but | never jump
/, without knowing where I'm going to light
| You KNOW enough of me for that
When they take me for sucker, they
fine that I'm an eel. Couldn't hold me
! with pair of pincers. That's what l call
' on the shoulder).
3 Harry, you're daisy and l can't helE
! admiring you, though Ican't go quite as fal
as YOU"
/ Cert, old boy, you don't have to. l &c
: for you. You know how did it, and now
], that have got you here, nave right Il
$ ask you to straighten this thing out. You
can do it by Just one word"
: ''What is thata'
. Let it drop"
t "You shall hear nothing more from ma
+ ''That's like you, old boy, shake" (Tht
two shake hands, the duel is defeated ant
the curtain falls on an unpe rforme(
J tragedy
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