Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-25

TWO MEN OF NERVE.
One Was Loud MOuthed and the Other
Quiet, but Neither Was Afraid.

Quiet, but Neither Was Afraid.
From the st. Lows Chronicle.
81 have been among the western cowboys for
twelve years." said J. A. Barnett of Salida,
Col, land have seen their nerve put to the
severest test, but l didn't know the human
family produced men who could not be made
to finch in the face of certain death until three
weeks ago.
Il took an outfit for a roundup in western
Kansas. In the party were Joe billiard and Dud
Powell. The latter was a hurly-burlv, loud
mouthed. devil-may-care sort of a man who rad
been in frontier brawls Innumerable. and who
in his time had. perhaps. shot out almost as
many lights. just for the fun Of the thing as are
now blazing IN this city tonight. billiard. how
ever, very different order OF man. He
was 70 duet and demuIe as to be an enigma to
the rollicking rofs;erer' of the little ves'o rn
towns ard settlements. He was never known
TO use an oath. and 20 lar as any or ms knew he
dldn know the taste Of liquor. He was from
somewhere in the east. and that he had a his
tory was he unanimous verdict of US all. Bat
there va some hing ia his manner hat said
palmer than words that he wouldn't do to fool
with
While orr outfit were in camp south Of
Dodge City Powell got noisv drunk one even
ing and seemed bent on provoking ballard ire.
iliaIi 'pok me GINNING SOOi iGlureG4F. Nnlr N
oniy had The effect OF eau ing Powell TO become
more ANNOYING and brutal in his per si-tent
hng1. At he SUPP err table Powell walked up
behind Hard and enptIed a cup OF coffee
down his back. billiard sprang from his .t3ol
ike frenzici tiger. His eyes fas he'd fire and
his frame quiyered with anger. Il ought 10
shoot Won down like dog" he said 'bu; viii
give you Il chance for your life &cet NE AZ
sunup tomorrow morning with your WInch-- ter
and we will fgh;i 1t ont at fifty PAGES rh-re
was II deadly determination in his voice That
sent n Fhrdder round The supper table. and
Powell. though mnud.ln drank. bianched white
a beet. he silence hat broodrd over ,ho
camp hat night was awful. | Iriod 20 reason
vl;h Hi!lard. but he was mmoy able. He b ID
made ap his mad to kill Powell, and he wa 60
ing 20 do il or die in the ATTEMPT. Bofh men
wea. qVie-ly to their cot a. 5 clock and were
sound asleep in a half hour. had 4 .iIjl ii III
OF It. II was my duty 20 prevent the tish'. and
al nv Vc-sua ION had failed to shake illlari.
tholgh Powell seemrd q little more reasO, able.
~ ell 10 cut long story short. they Ine, The
next morIiag, ea'h with repeating Min
chester. Diliard stepped of the fifty ;accs,
and "a he turned hIi;g Wa 20 begin. seven
hots each were fred. the men ad ancing on
each o'her a each shot Who they were sen
aIg'ed b. abvu: only ten feet hey both dropped
TO he ground. Powell WAS dead and billiard
brea hing his last. Two of Powell ; bal
lets had ploaghed through Di!Ia d. rig hi Chez.
one had pierced HE left ear. three Other hsd
lodged in his shoulder and he seven h rcne-
trsted The brain. A ward stick sr.pend, i
straight from Powell heart would have covered
every one OF the seven bullet holes in his BODY
showing billiards. desperate determine ion ard
cool aim. lie had intended TO hi. him in The
hart. and his last shot DID it. l don't think
the world will ever know another such duel be-
cause don't believe there arc any two men with
the nerve of billiard and Powell, who were so
unlike in outward character and yet SO alike in
leonc bravery"